CVS Health

CVS Health Corporation
Formerly	CVS Corporation (1996–2007); CVS Caremark Corporation (2007–2014);
Type	Public
Traded as	NYSE: CVS; S&P 100 component; S&P 500 component;
Industry	Healthcare; Managed care; Insurance; Retail;
Predecessor	Melville Corporation
Incorporated	Delaware
Founded	1963 in Lowell, Massachusetts, U.S.
Founders	Stanley P. Goldstein; Sidney Goldstein; Ralph P. Hoagland III;
Headquarters	Woonsocket, Rhode Island, U.S.
Number of locations	9,135 (2024)
Area served	United States
Key people	David Joyner (president and CEO)
Products	Health insurance plans; Medicare Advantage; Medicaid managed care; Prescription drugs; Over-the-counter medications;
Services	Primary care; Pharmacy benefit management; Retail pharmacy; Home health care;
Revenue	US$402 billion (2025)
Net income	US$1.77 billion (2025)
Number of employees	c. 300,000 (2024)
Subsidiaries	CVS Pharmacy; MinuteClinic; CVS Caremark; Longs Drugs; Navarro Discount Pharmacies; Omnicare; Aetna; Oak Street Health;
Website	cvshealth.com
	Footnotes;

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.