CVS

CVS Health
Health Care Services · Health Care · as of 2026-08-19
Last close
$93.65
-1.3% on the session
1-year return
+37.7%
+22.3% over six months
Volatility
31.0%
annualized, trailing year
Max drawdown
-16.4%
worst peak to trough, 1y
What the numbers say

CVS Health is a health care services name in the health care sector. Over the past year it returned +37.7%, against +0.1% over three months and -14.8% over one. It trades 10.8% above its 200-day average, so the longer trend is confirming recent strength. Annualized volatility of 31.0% is above the market's typical range.

Its worst peak-to-trough decline over the year was -16.4%, and it has traded a median $731M a day — the figure that decides whether a position can actually be entered and exited at posted prices. Its daily moves correlate 0.07 with the S&P 500 proxy, so it has been moving substantially on its own.

Where it ranks
Within Health Care#12 of 59
Stronger than 81% of its sector on the momentum profile
Across the whole index#202 of 500

How CVS scores on all four profiles

Its standing on steadiness, defensiveness and rebound — plus the factor-by-factor breakdown behind each score, and its closest and least-correlated peers among 4 others in Health Care Services.

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Full metrics
1 day-1.3%
1 week-1.1%
1 month-14.8%
3 months+0.1%
6 months+22.3%
1 year+37.7%
12-1 momentum+61.6%
Volatility (1y, annualized)31.0%
Max drawdown (1y)-16.4%
Distance vs 200-day average+10.8%
Return per unit of risk1.22
Median daily dollar volume$731M
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