Cvs Health Gross Margin Growth & History (CVS)

Cvs Health's gross margin was 15.45% for fiscal 2017.

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Cvs Health annual gross margin history

Cvs Health annual gross margin

Fiscal yearPeriod endedGross marginChange (percentage points)
20172017-12-3115.45%−0.81 pp
20162016-12-3116.26%−1.05 pp
20152015-12-3117.31%−0.90 pp
20142014-12-3118.20%−0.56 pp
20132013-12-3118.76%+0.50 pp
20122012-12-3118.27%−0.94 pp
20112011-12-3119.20%−1.91 pp
20102010-12-3121.11%+0.38 pp
20092009-12-3120.73%−0.18 pp
20082008-12-3120.91%−0.19 pp
20072007-12-2921.10%

Cvs Health gross margin trends

Over the last five reported fiscal years, Cvs Health's gross margin decreased from 18.27% to 15.45%, a change of −2.82 percentage points. The latest reported quarter, Q3 2018, shows 15.50%.

About the metric

What gross margin means

Gross margin measures the percentage of revenue remaining after the direct costs of producing goods or services. It helps show how efficiently a company turns sales into gross profit before operating expenses.

Calculation and source

How gross margin is calculated

TickerStat calculates gross margin as SEC-reported gross profit divided by SEC-reported revenue for the same fiscal period. Changes are shown in percentage points. Fiscal periods can differ from calendar years, so exact period-end dates are included.

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