CVS HEALTH Corp (CVS) dividend history and payment record
CVS HEALTH Corp pays dividends quarterly. We hold 168 payments for it, going back to January 1985 — the full record is below, with what it has paid and when. We don't publish a predicted next ex-dividend date for CVS. As soon as the company declares one it will appear at the top of this page; until then the record below is what we hold.
CVS dividend at a glance
| Most recent payment | $0.665 per share, July 23, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Indicated annual dividend | $2.66 per share, at the current rate and cadence |
| Payment frequency | Quarterly |
| Change over the past year | Held at $0.665 |
| 5-year growth rate | 5.9% a year, compounded ($0.50 → $0.665) |
| Typical time to payment | Paid about 13 days after the ex-date |
| History on file | 168 payments since January 1985 |
CVS HEALTH Corp's dividend schedule
CVS HEALTH Corp has paid quarterly across the 41 years of records we hold, with the most recent ex-date on July 23, 2026. Its ex-dates usually land in the last third of the month.
Payment follows the ex-date by about 13 days, based on the announcements we hold for CVS.
Increases have a season: of the 15 raises in our record, most take effect with the January payment, so that is the ex-date to watch for a change in the amount.
CVS dividend history
The last 16 payments on record, of 168 going back to January 1985.
| Ex-date | Amount |
|---|---|
| Jul 23, 2026 | $0.665 |
| Apr 23, 2026 | $0.665 |
| Jan 22, 2026 | $0.665 |
| Oct 23, 2025 | $0.665 |
| Jul 22, 2025 | $0.665 |
| Apr 22, 2025 | $0.665 |
| Jan 23, 2025 | $0.665 |
| Oct 21, 2024 | $0.665 |
| Jul 22, 2024 | $0.665 |
| Apr 19, 2024 | $0.665 |
| Jan 19, 2024 | $0.665 |
| Oct 19, 2023 | $0.605 |
| Jul 20, 2023 | $0.605 |
| Apr 20, 2023 | $0.605 |
| Jan 19, 2023 | $0.605 |
| Oct 20, 2022 | $0.55 |
Amounts are per share as reported on each ex-date, and are not restated for later share splits — a split shows up here as a step down in the per-share amount. Shown for schedule context, not as a yield.
Special dividends
Payments well outside CVS's regular rate. These are one-offs — they are excluded from the growth figures above, and they are not assumed to recur, so they do not feed the predicted dates.
| Ex-date | Amount |
|---|---|
| Oct 16, 1996 | $5.90 |
Frequently asked questions
- Do I need to own CVS before the ex-dividend date?
- Yes. You must already hold the shares when trading opens on the ex-dividend date to receive the payment. Buying on the ex-date itself is too late — the seller keeps that dividend. See ex-date vs record date vs payment date for how the dates fit together.
- How often does CVS pay a dividend?
- CVS HEALTH Corp has historically paid quarterly, across 168 payments since January 1985.
- How much does CVS pay per share?
- The most recent payment was $0.665 per share, with an ex-date of July 23, 2026. At that rate and frequency the indicated annual dividend is $2.66 a share. This is the cash amount, not a yield — a yield depends on the share price you pay.