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CVS Lifts Outlook on Q3 Beat as It Writes Down Health-Care Delivery by $5.7 Billion

CVS slows primary-care expansion after reassessing its delivery unit.

Overview

  • Third-quarter adjusted EPS of $1.60 on revenue of $102.87 billion topped LSEG estimates of $1.37 and $98.85 billion.
  • CVS raised its 2025 adjusted EPS guidance to a range of $6.55 to $6.65 per share.
  • A $5.73 billion non-cash impairment tied to health-care delivery assets led to a quarterly net loss of $3.99 billion.
  • Aetna’s medical loss ratio improved to 92.8%, helped by favorable premium deficiency reserve effects and stronger government business performance.
  • Pharmacy and consumer wellness sales rose 11.7% to $36.21 billion, boosted by prescriptions acquired from Rite Aid, as CVS closes 16 Oak Street clinics with an $83 million charge and plans fewer new sites in 2026.