CVS Health Corporation (CVS) Dividend History
DivTrkr holds 169 recorded CVS dividend payments, running from January 16, 1985 to October 22, 2026 — 42 calendar years. Together those payments total $36.14 per share. CVS has most often paid quarterly.
CVS's payment rate did not increase in the most recent complete year, so its growth streak currently stands at zero.
Over the last five complete years the CVS payment rate compounded at +5.9% a year, and +6.6% a year over the last ten. That is what the payments actually did; it is not a forecast.
Across 42 years of recorded history, CVS's payment rate has never fallen materially from one complete year to the next.
CVS dividends by year
| Year | Total paid per share | Payments | Median payment | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2.66 | 4 | $0.665 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | $2.66 | 4 | $0.665 | +9.9% |
| 2023 | $2.42 | 4 | $0.605 | +10.0% |
| 2022 | $2.20 | 4 | $0.550 | +10.0% |
| 2021 | $2.00 | 4 | $0.500 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | $2.00 | 4 | $0.500 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | $2.00 | 4 | $0.500 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | $2.00 | 4 | $0.500 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | $2.00 | 4 | $0.500 | +17.6% |
| 2016 | $1.70 | 4 | $0.425 | +21.4% |
| 2015 | $1.40 | 4 | $0.350 | +27.3% |
| 2014 | $1.10 | 4 | $0.275 | +22.2% |
| 2013 | $0.900 | 4 | $0.225 | +38.0% |
| 2012 | $0.652 | 4 | $0.163 | +30.4% |
| 2011 | $0.500 | 4 | $0.125 | +42.0% |
| 2010 | $0.352 | 4 | $0.0880 | +15.8% |
| 2009 | $0.304 | 4 | $0.0760 | +17.8% |
| 2008 | $0.258 | 4 | $0.0645 | +7.5% |
| 2007 | $0.229 | 4 | $0.0600 | +53.8% |
| 2006 | $0.156 | 4 | $0.0390 | +7.6% |
| 2005 | $0.145 | 4 | $0.0362 | +9.0% |
| 2004 | $0.134 | 4 | $0.0333 | +14.7% |
| 2003 | $0.116 | 4 | $0.0290 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | $0.116 | 4 | $0.0290 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | $0.116 | 4 | $0.0290 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | $0.116 | 4 | $0.0290 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | $0.116 | 4 | $0.0290 | +2.7% |
| 1998 | $0.113 | 4 | $0.0283 | +303.6% |
| 1997 | $0.0485 | 4 | $0.0070 | — |
| 1996 | $1.56 | 5 (timing) | $0.0275 | — |
| 1995 | $0.380 | 4 | $0.0950 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | $0.380 | 4 | $0.0950 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | $0.380 | 4 | $0.0950 | +2.7% |
| 1992 | $0.370 | 4 | $0.0925 | +2.8% |
| 1991 | $0.360 | 4 | $0.0900 | +1.4% |
| 1990 | $0.355 | 4 | $0.0887 | +9.2% |
| 1989 | $0.325 | 4 | $0.0813 | +23.8% |
| 1988 | $0.263 | 4 | $0.0656 | +19.3% |
| 1987 | $0.220 | 4 | $0.0550 | +12.8% |
| 1986 | $0.195 | 4 | $0.0488 | +8.3% |
| 1985 | $0.180 | 4 | $0.0450 | — |
How this growth is measured
Year-over-year growth here compares each year's median payment with the year before, not the calendar-year total. Ex-dividend dates drift, so a quarterly payer can book five ex-dates in one calendar year and four in the next. Comparing raw yearly totals would show a phantom cut of around 25% in a year where the company did nothing but pay slightly earlier. Using the median payment removes that distortion, and also ignores one-off special dividends.
Years marked “timing” booked a different number of payments than CVS's usual cadence, so their total is not directly comparable with neighbouring years.
Recent CVS dividend payments
| Ex-dividend date | Amount per share |
|---|---|
| October 22, 2026 | $0.665 |
| July 23, 2026 | $0.665 |
| April 23, 2026 | $0.665 |
| January 22, 2026 | $0.665 |
| October 23, 2025 | $0.665 |
| July 22, 2025 | $0.665 |
| April 22, 2025 | $0.665 |
| January 23, 2025 | $0.665 |
| October 21, 2024 | $0.665 |
| July 22, 2024 | $0.665 |
| April 19, 2024 | $0.665 |
| January 19, 2024 | $0.665 |
| October 19, 2023 | $0.605 |
| July 20, 2023 | $0.605 |
| April 20, 2023 | $0.605 |
| January 19, 2023 | $0.605 |
| October 20, 2022 | $0.550 |
| July 21, 2022 | $0.550 |
| April 21, 2022 | $0.550 |
| January 20, 2022 | $0.550 |
| October 21, 2021 | $0.500 |
| July 22, 2021 | $0.500 |
| April 22, 2021 | $0.500 |
| January 21, 2021 | $0.500 |
| October 21, 2020 | $0.500 |
| July 22, 2020 | $0.500 |
| April 22, 2020 | $0.500 |
| January 22, 2020 | $0.500 |
| October 23, 2019 | $0.500 |
| July 24, 2019 | $0.500 |
| April 22, 2019 | $0.500 |
| January 24, 2019 | $0.500 |
| October 23, 2018 | $0.500 |
| July 24, 2018 | $0.500 |
| April 20, 2018 | $0.500 |
| January 23, 2018 | $0.500 |
| October 23, 2017 | $0.500 |
| July 20, 2017 | $0.500 |
| April 19, 2017 | $0.500 |
| January 20, 2017 | $0.500 |
| October 20, 2016 | $0.425 |
| July 19, 2016 | $0.425 |
| April 20, 2016 | $0.425 |
| January 20, 2016 | $0.425 |
| October 20, 2015 | $0.350 |
| July 21, 2015 | $0.350 |
| April 22, 2015 | $0.350 |
| January 20, 2015 | $0.350 |
| October 21, 2014 | $0.275 |
| July 17, 2014 | $0.275 |
| April 17, 2014 | $0.275 |
| January 21, 2014 | $0.275 |
| October 17, 2013 | $0.225 |
| July 18, 2013 | $0.225 |
| April 19, 2013 | $0.225 |
| January 22, 2013 | $0.225 |
| October 18, 2012 | $0.163 |
| July 19, 2012 | $0.163 |
| April 19, 2012 | $0.163 |
| January 19, 2012 | $0.163 |
Showing the 60 most recent of 169 recorded payments. The full log is on the page.
CVS dividend history questions
How many dividends has CVS paid?
DivTrkr has 169 recorded CVS dividend payments between January 16, 1985 and October 22, 2026, totalling $36.14 per share across 42 calendar years.
Has CVS ever cut its dividend?
Not in the history DivTrkr holds. Across 42 years of recorded payments the per-payment rate has never fallen by a material amount from one complete year to the next.
How fast is the CVS dividend growing?
The CVS payment rate compounded at +5.9% a year over the last five complete years and +6.6% a year over the last ten.
How often does CVS pay a dividend?
CVS has most often paid quarterly — 4 payments a year. Individual years can show a different count when an ex-date drifts across a year boundary.
See the current CVS dividend yield and next ex-dividend date, or track CVS free with DivTrkr to see what this history pays on your own share count.