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CVS HEALTH CORPORATION
$88.901d -1.5%5d -3.9%settled close · 2026-11-02

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Mkt cap $113B (11/2)β 0.2652w $70–110Shares 1.27BInd. Retail-Drug Stores And Proprietary StoresNYSE since 1952Emp. 300,000HQ Woonsocket, RIcvshealth.com
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Who’s talking about CVS

3 long1 shortlatest 2026-07-09
DateVoiceStanceVenueThesis
2026-07-09Jim Cramer (CNBC)Host, CNBC's Mad MoneyBullishCNBC TelevisionCVS is the last mass-market pharmacy standing as Walgreens shrinks and Rite Aid is gone, with Amazon as the…
2024-10-15Ram AhluwaliaCEO, Lumida WealthBullishForward GuidanceBad news is fully priced in at a decade-plus valuation trough; strong free cash flow and ownership of Aetna…
2024-09-05Ryan HendersonHead of Research, Fiscal.aiBearishChit Chat StocksOversized physical retail footprint is a liability as the sector migrates online, and every profitable…
2021-10-06Rom WilsonFounder & Portfolio Manager, ACM Capital ManagementBullishDennis HongThe Caremark acquisition made CVS agnostic between declining in-store pharmacy traffic and rapidly growing…
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Earnings

Next report: 4 Nov 2026 before the open

Confirmed date · consensus EPS 1.67. Reactions below are the next settled session over the prior close.
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Notable options days

Sessions in the last 120 where CVS’s settled options volume ran ≥ 2× its trailing 20-session baseline, or delta-dollar flow ran ≥ 2.5× — 10 of 120 sessions qualified.

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DateCloseRVOL Δ$ flow ($M)Call % LEAPS %+20 sess.
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+20 sess. = raw price change over the following 20 sessions — not market-adjusted; the tape tells you where to look, not what happens next.
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