Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

The balance sheet provides creditors, investors, and analysts with information on company resources (assets) and its sources of capital (its equity and liabilities). It normally also provides information about the future earnings capacity of a company assets as well as an indication of cash flows that may come from receivables and inventories.

Liabilities represents obligations of a company arising from past events, the settlement of which is expected to result in an outflow of economic benefits from the entity.

CVS Health Corp., consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity

US$ in millions

	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2020
Accounts payable	15,892)	14,897)	14,838)	12,544)	11,138)
Pharmacy claims and discounts payable	24,166)	22,874)	19,423)	17,330)	15,795)
Health care costs payable	15,064)	12,049)	10,406)	8,808)	7,936)
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	20,810)	23,515)	20,245)	21,971)	18,513)
Other insurance liabilities	1,183)	1,141)	1,140)	1,303)	1,557)
Current portion of operating lease liabilities	1,751)	1,741)	1,678)	1,646)	1,638)
Short-term debt	2,119)	200)	—)	—)	—)
Current portion of long-term debt	3,624)	2,772)	1,778)	4,205)	5,440)
Liabilities held for sale	—)	—)	228)	—)	—)
Current liabilities	84,609)	79,189)	69,736)	67,807)	62,017)
Long-term operating lease liabilities	14,899)	16,034)	16,800)	18,177)	18,757)
Long-term debt, excluding current portion	60,527)	58,638)	50,476)	51,971)	59,207)
Deferred income taxes	3,806)	4,311)	3,880)	6,270)	6,794)
Separate accounts liabilities	3,311)	3,250)	3,228)	5,087)	4,881)
Other long-term insurance liabilities	4,902)	5,459)	6,108)	6,402)	7,007)
Other long-term liabilities	5,431)	6,211)	6,732)	1,904)	2,351)
Long-term liabilities	92,876)	93,903)	87,224)	89,811)	98,997)
Total liabilities	177,485)	173,092)	156,960)	157,618)	161,014)
Preferred stock, par value $0.01; none issued or outstanding	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)
Common stock, par value $0.01, and capital surplus	49,661)	48,992)	48,193)	47,377)	46,513)
Treasury stock, at cost	(36,818)	(33,838)	(31,858)	(28,173)	(28,178)
Retained earnings	62,837)	61,604)	56,145)	54,906)	49,640)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(120)	(297)	(1,465)	965)	1,414)
Total CVS Health shareholders’ equity	75,560)	76,461)	71,015)	75,075)	69,389)
Noncontrolling interests	170)	175)	300)	306)	312)
Total shareholders’ equity	75,730)	76,636)	71,315)	75,381)	69,701)
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	253,215)	249,728)	228,275)	232,999)	230,715)

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31).

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Balance sheet item	Description	The company
Current liabilities	Total obligations incurred as part of normal operations that are expected to be paid during the following twelve months or within one business cycle, if longer.	CVS Health Corp. current liabilities increased from 2022 to 2023 and from 2023 to 2024.
Long-term liabilities	Amount of obligation due after one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer.	CVS Health Corp. long-term liabilities increased from 2022 to 2023 but then slightly decreased from 2023 to 2024.
Total liabilities	Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of all liabilities that are recognized. Liabilities are probable future sacrifices of economic benefits arising from present obligations of an entity to transfer assets or provide services to other entities in the future.	CVS Health Corp. total liabilities increased from 2022 to 2023 and from 2023 to 2024.
Total CVS Health shareholders’ equity	Total of all stockholders’ equity (deficit) items, net of receivables from officers, directors, owners, and affiliates of the entity which are attributable to the parent. The amount of the economic entity stockholders’ equity attributable to the parent excludes the amount of stockholders’ equity which is allocable to that ownership interest in subsidiary equity which is not attributable to the parent (noncontrolling interest, minority interest). This excludes temporary equity and is sometimes called permanent equity.	CVS Health Corp. total CVS Health shareholders’ equity increased from 2022 to 2023 but then slightly decreased from 2023 to 2024.

CVS Health Corp. (NYSE:CVS)

Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity