CVS HEALTH Corp
CVS Health Corporation is an American multinational healthcare company that owns CVS Pharmacy, a retail pharmacy chain; CVS Caremark, a pharmacy benefits manager; and Aetna, a health insurance provider, among many other brands. The company is the world's second largest healthcare company, behind UnitedHealth Group. In 2023, the company was ranked 64th in the Forbes Global 2000. CVS started in Lowell, Massachusetts by brothers Stanley and Sidney Goldstein and their partner Ralph Hoagland. The name stood for Consumer Value Stores.
Basic company information
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- Ticker / security symbols
- CVS [1]
- Listing exchanges
- NYSE [1]
- SEC industry
- Retail-Drug Stores and Proprietary Stores [1]
- Business sectors
- retail [2]
- Company / filing name
- CVS HEALTH Corp [1]
- Headquarters location
- Rhode Island; Woonsocket [2]
- Business address
- ONE CVS DR., WOONSOCKET, RI, 02895 [1]
- Founded
- 1996; 1963 [2]
- Legal form
- public company; Delaware corporation [2]
- Incorporation jurisdiction
- Delaware, United States [1]
- Leadership in background record
- Larry Merlo; David Joyner [2]
- Official website
- cvshealth.com ↗ [2]
- Employees
- 300,000 · reported year 2019 [2]
- Annual revenue
- USD 372,809,000,000 · reported year 2024 [2]
- Fiscal year end
- December 31 (SEC record) [1]
- ISIN (reported securities)
- US1266501006 [2]
- CIK
- 0000064803 [1]
- SIC code
- 5912 [1]
- Country in background record
- United States [2]
Company positioning and business
CVS Health Corporation is an American multinational healthcare company that owns CVS Pharmacy, a retail pharmacy chain; CVS Caremark, a pharmacy benefits manager; and Aetna, a health insurance provider, among many other brands. The company is the world's second largest healthcare company, behind UnitedHealth Group. In 2023, the company was ranked 64th in the Forbes Global 2000. CVS started in Lowell, Massachusetts by brothers Stanley and Sidney Goldstein and their partner Ralph Hoagland. The name stood for Consumer Value Stores. [3]
Background text: Wikipedia contributors, CVS Health. Selected introductory paragraphs, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Official filing data is cited separately.
Management and corporate governance
The Wikidata background record identifies Larry Merlo; David Joyner in the chief-executive role. This background entry is not an official confirmation of the current board or executive roster. [2]
Understanding company scale
Employees: 300,000 · reported year 2019. [2]
Annual revenue: USD 372,809,000,000 · reported year 2024. [2]
Financial year, securities and disclosures
The SEC submissions record gives CVS HEALTH Corp a fiscal year end of 1231 (MMDD). Individual filings below identify their own reporting period; the filing date is the publication event, not the financial year end. [1]
Listed securities: CVS (NYSE). Multiple symbols may represent different share classes or securities of the same registrant. [4]
History and key events
Form 10-K filed; reporting period ends 2025-12-31. [5]
Financial results and regulatory disclosures
Annual, quarterly and current reports from the collected SEC record. Insider Forms 4 and 144 are excluded. This is a selected list, not a live filing feed.
Source-verified relationships
Related entities and concepts
Frequently asked questions
When was CVS HEALTH Corp founded?
Founded: 1996; 1963. The linked source provides the background record. [2]
Where is the headquarters of CVS HEALTH Corp?
Headquarters location: Rhode Island; Woonsocket. The linked source provides the background record. [2]
Which business sectors are recorded for CVS HEALTH Corp?
Business sectors: retail. The linked source provides the background record. [2]
CVS HEALTH Corp relationship map
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2 verified direct relationships. Industry peers are not relationship edges.
Sources and review dates
- SEC — CVS HEALTH Corp filing identity and securities ↗
- Wikidata — company background record (CC0) ↗
- Wikipedia contributors — CVS Health (CC BY-SA 4.0) ↗
- SEC securities directory ↗
- Company chronology / filing ↗
Reviewed 23 October 2026. Financial periods and historical event dates are shown separately. Figures reflect their stated source dates; this page is not a live quote or investment recommendation.