All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)

Total Real Returns

CVS: Total Return Chart (with Dividends Reinvested)

CVS total return snapshot: CVS returned +36.15% over the past year and +20.76% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Feb. 21, 1973, CVS is up +18,255.55% in nominal total return, or +10.24%/yr, and is currently −14.80% below its total-return high on Jul. 21, 2026.

Data ending Wed Aug. 19, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Wed 1973-02-21💬 to Wed 2026-08-19 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
CVS × 		+18,255.55%
+10.24%/yr 		+11.65%/yr
R2=0.952
CVS Health Corp NYSE Common Stock

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Wed 1973-02-21💬 to Wed 2026-08-19 Start
Value 		End
Value
CVS × 		$10,000.00
1973-02-21 		$1,835,554.68
2026-08-19

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-08-19

  YTD YoY
CVS × 		+20.76% +36.15%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
CVS × 		−14.80%
on 2026-08-19
from 2026-07-21 peak 		−83.11%
on 1974-12-23
from 1973-04-16 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Wed 2026-08-19 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
CVS × 		+36.15% +71.86%
+31.09%/yr 		+57.18%
+16.27%/yr 		+31.24%
+5.59%/yr 		+31.46%
+2.77%/yr

Annual Returns

Year CVS
2026 (YTD) +20.76%
2025 +84.35%
2024 −40.77%
2023 −12.53%
2022 −7.63%
2021 +54.87%
2020 −5.14%
2019 +17.26%
2018 −7.04%
2017 −5.75%
2016 −17.83%
2015 +2.90%
2014 +36.56%
2013 +50.38%
2012 +20.28%
2011 +18.94%
2010 +9.12%
2009 +13.17%
2008 −27.16%
2007 +29.43%
2006 +17.61%
2005 +17.89%
2004 +25.61%
2003 +45.89%
2002 −14.96%
2001 −50.35%
2000 +51.15%
1999 −27.12%
1998 +72.69%
1997 +55.41%
1996 +60.58%
1995 +18.86%
1994 −20.90%
1993 −21.00%
1992 +23.17%
1991 +9.29%
1990 −2.81%
1989 +23.64%
1988 +44.90%
1987 +0.92%
1986 +9.83%
1985 +40.20%
1984 +6.81%
1983 −1.41%
1982 +87.42%
1981 +8.62%
1980 +26.37%
1979 +4.27%
1978 −5.39%
1977 +4.21%
1976 +48.61%
1975 +182.33%
1974 −41.38%
1973 −58.17%