Analysis of Liquidity Ratios
Quarterly Data
Liquidity ratios measure the company ability to meet its short-term obligations.
Liquidity Ratios (Summary)
CVS Health Corp., liquidity ratios (quarterly data)
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).
| Liquidity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Current ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as current assets divided by current liabilities. | CVS Health Corp. current ratio improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then slightly deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 not reaching Q2 2023 level. |
| Quick ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments plus receivables) divided by current liabilities. | CVS Health Corp. quick ratio improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then slightly deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 not reaching Q2 2023 level. |
| Cash ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments) divided by current liabilities. | CVS Health Corp. cash ratio deteriorated from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |
Current Ratio
CVS Health Corp., current ratio calculation (quarterly data)
| Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | |||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current assets | 67,858) | 70,143) | 67,756) | 68,706) | 65,682) | 68,341) | 62,142) | 61,483) | 60,008) | 60,842) | 56,559) | 55,719) | 56,369) | 59,211) | 62,506) | 58,958) | 50,302) | 48,185) | 46,901) | 47,857) | ||||||
| Current liabilities | 79,189) | 81,553) | 79,206) | 75,054) | 69,736) | 72,409) | 68,457) | 69,780) | 67,807) | 64,709) | 59,311) | 60,104) | 62,017) | 62,044) | 63,694) | 59,560) | 53,303) | 52,544) | 49,376) | 50,631) | ||||||
| Liquidity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ratio1 | 0.86 | 0.86 | 0.86 | 0.92 | 0.94 | 0.94 | 0.91 | 0.88 | 0.88 | 0.94 | 0.95 | 0.93 | 0.91 | 0.95 | 0.98 | 0.99 | 0.94 | 0.92 | 0.95 | 0.95 | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current Ratio, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abbott Laboratories | 1.64 | 1.74 | 1.64 | 1.68 | 1.63 | 1.86 | 2.01 | 1.85 | 1.85 | 1.83 | 1.79 | 1.75 | 1.72 | 1.70 | 1.57 | 1.43 | 1.44 | 1.54 | 1.68 | 1.58 | ||||||
| Cigna Group | 0.77 | 0.73 | 0.73 | 0.72 | 0.73 | 0.73 | 0.83 | 0.81 | 0.83 | 0.70 | 0.72 | 0.76 | 0.77 | 0.79 | 0.83 | 0.76 | 0.74 | 0.61 | 0.65 | 0.64 | ||||||
| Elevance Health Inc. | 1.44 | 1.41 | 1.44 | 1.43 | 1.40 | 1.35 | 1.36 | 1.36 | 1.47 | 1.48 | 1.49 | 1.57 | 1.55 | 1.59 | 1.64 | 1.53 | 1.65 | 1.70 | 1.64 | 1.61 | ||||||
| Humana Inc. | 1.59 | 1.37 | 1.37 | 1.39 | 1.52 | 1.35 | 1.53 | 1.53 | 1.62 | 1.72 | 1.71 | 1.67 | 1.77 | 1.81 | 1.69 | 1.66 | 1.82 | 1.83 | 1.75 | 1.65 | ||||||
| Intuitive Surgical Inc. | 4.76 | 5.31 | 5.22 | 5.26 | 4.40 | 5.10 | 5.36 | 5.22 | 5.08 | 5.58 | 5.99 | 6.71 | 6.86 | 7.04 | 6.38 | 4.96 | 4.53 | 4.64 | 5.04 | 5.44 | ||||||
| Medtronic PLC | 2.39 | 1.76 | 1.76 | 1.58 | 1.86 | 2.61 | 2.91 | 2.89 | 2.65 | 2.10 | 2.16 | 1.87 | 2.13 | 2.75 | 2.77 | 2.67 | 2.59 | 2.36 | 2.56 | 2.46 | ||||||
| Shockwave Medical Inc. | 11.76 | 14.43 | 5.69 | 4.16 | 7.25 | 7.29 | 5.32 | 6.07 | 5.54 | 6.36 | 6.66 | 6.96 | 9.63 | 12.21 | 14.90 | 10.53 | 9.03 | 6.76 | 9.13 | 10.37 | ||||||
| UnitedHealth Group Inc. | 0.79 | 0.80 | 0.80 | 0.81 | 0.77 | 0.82 | 0.77 | 0.78 | 0.79 | 0.77 | 0.77 | 0.74 | 0.74 | 0.82 | 0.84 | 0.75 | 0.69 | 0.70 | 0.67 | 0.73 | ||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).
1 Q4 2023 Calculation
Current ratio = Current assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 67,858 ÷ 79,189 = 0.86
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Liquidity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Current ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as current assets divided by current liabilities. | CVS Health Corp. current ratio improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then slightly deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 not reaching Q2 2023 level. |
Quick Ratio
CVS Health Corp., quick ratio calculation (quarterly data)
| Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | |||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 8,196) | 13,043) | 13,807) | 14,618) | 12,945) | 17,197) | 12,116) | 8,442) | 9,408) | 9,826) | 7,119) | 5,598) | 7,854) | 9,256) | 14,869) | 10,081) | 5,683) | 5,193) | 6,063) | 5,896) | ||||||
| Short-term investments | 3,259) | 3,145) | 3,080) | 3,102) | 2,778) | 2,792) | 2,877) | 2,900) | 3,117) | 3,015) | 3,006) | 3,190) | 3,000) | 2,831) | 2,596) | 2,632) | 2,373) | 2,334) | 2,462) | 2,426) | ||||||
| Accounts receivable, net | 35,227) | 32,927) | 29,546) | 28,331) | 27,276) | 26,317) | 27,233) | 26,451) | 24,431) | 25,283) | 24,164) | 23,855) | 21,742) | 23,816) | 22,520) | 23,037) | 19,617) | 19,789) | 18,174) | 19,509) | ||||||
| Total quick assets | 46,682) | 49,115) | 46,433) | 46,051) | 42,999) | 46,306) | 42,226) | 37,793) | 36,956) | 38,124) | 34,289) | 32,643) | 32,596) | 35,903) | 39,985) | 35,750) | 27,673) | 27,316) | 26,699) | 27,831) | ||||||
| Current liabilities | 79,189) | 81,553) | 79,206) | 75,054) | 69,736) | 72,409) | 68,457) | 69,780) | 67,807) | 64,709) | 59,311) | 60,104) | 62,017) | 62,044) | 63,694) | 59,560) | 53,303) | 52,544) | 49,376) | 50,631) | ||||||
| Liquidity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quick ratio1 | 0.59 | 0.60 | 0.59 | 0.61 | 0.62 | 0.64 | 0.62 | 0.54 | 0.55 | 0.59 | 0.58 | 0.54 | 0.53 | 0.58 | 0.63 | 0.60 | 0.52 | 0.52 | 0.54 | 0.55 | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quick Ratio, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abbott Laboratories | 1.00 | 1.04 | 1.00 | 1.07 | 1.06 | 1.22 | 1.33 | 1.21 | 1.28 | 1.25 | 1.19 | 1.16 | 1.14 | 1.01 | 0.93 | 0.83 | 0.88 | 0.93 | 0.98 | 0.94 | ||||||
| Cigna Group | 0.54 | 0.61 | 0.61 | 0.59 | 0.58 | 0.61 | 0.52 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.58 | 0.59 | 0.64 | 0.66 | 0.46 | 0.50 | 0.42 | 0.41 | 0.51 | 0.53 | 0.53 | ||||||
| Elevance Health Inc. | 1.30 | 1.29 | 1.32 | 1.31 | 1.27 | 1.21 | 1.22 | 1.23 | 1.33 | 1.33 | 1.35 | 1.43 | 1.42 | 1.45 | 1.49 | 1.37 | 1.52 | 1.58 | 1.51 | 1.49 | ||||||
| Humana Inc. | 1.24 | 1.15 | 1.16 | 1.18 | 1.20 | 1.13 | 1.21 | 1.21 | 1.20 | 1.32 | 1.28 | 1.26 | 1.37 | 1.47 | 1.35 | 1.29 | 1.47 | 1.51 | 1.36 | 1.32 | ||||||
| Intuitive Surgical Inc. | 3.83 | 4.44 | 4.36 | 4.30 | 3.56 | 4.19 | 4.49 | 4.40 | 4.34 | 4.66 | 5.12 | 5.76 | 5.96 | 5.93 | 5.40 | 4.00 | 3.75 | 3.80 | 4.15 | 4.53 | ||||||
| Medtronic PLC | 1.54 | 1.18 | 1.18 | 1.01 | 1.30 | 1.87 | 2.07 | 2.06 | 1.91 | 1.58 | 1.63 | 1.37 | 1.50 | 2.05 | 2.02 | 1.95 | 1.90 | 1.69 | 1.88 | 1.83 | ||||||
| Shockwave Medical Inc. | 10.61 | 12.99 | 4.43 | 3.53 | 5.93 | 5.81 | 4.30 | 4.88 | 4.62 | 5.29 | 5.55 | 5.88 | 8.37 | 10.70 | 13.40 | 9.50 | 8.44 | 6.17 | 8.47 | 9.72 | ||||||
| UnitedHealth Group Inc. | 0.73 | 0.75 | 0.74 | 0.75 | 0.70 | 0.77 | 0.71 | 0.72 | 0.72 | 0.71 | 0.71 | 0.68 | 0.68 | 0.75 | 0.76 | 0.66 | 0.63 | 0.64 | 0.62 | 0.66 | ||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).
1 Q4 2023 Calculation
Quick ratio = Total quick assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 46,682 ÷ 79,189 = 0.59
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Liquidity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Quick ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments plus receivables) divided by current liabilities. | CVS Health Corp. quick ratio improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then slightly deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 not reaching Q2 2023 level. |
Cash Ratio
CVS Health Corp., cash ratio calculation (quarterly data)
| Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | |||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 8,196) | 13,043) | 13,807) | 14,618) | 12,945) | 17,197) | 12,116) | 8,442) | 9,408) | 9,826) | 7,119) | 5,598) | 7,854) | 9,256) | 14,869) | 10,081) | 5,683) | 5,193) | 6,063) | 5,896) | ||||||
| Short-term investments | 3,259) | 3,145) | 3,080) | 3,102) | 2,778) | 2,792) | 2,877) | 2,900) | 3,117) | 3,015) | 3,006) | 3,190) | 3,000) | 2,831) | 2,596) | 2,632) | 2,373) | 2,334) | 2,462) | 2,426) | ||||||
| Total cash assets | 11,455) | 16,188) | 16,887) | 17,720) | 15,723) | 19,989) | 14,993) | 11,342) | 12,525) | 12,841) | 10,125) | 8,788) | 10,854) | 12,087) | 17,465) | 12,713) | 8,056) | 7,527) | 8,525) | 8,322) | ||||||
| Current liabilities | 79,189) | 81,553) | 79,206) | 75,054) | 69,736) | 72,409) | 68,457) | 69,780) | 67,807) | 64,709) | 59,311) | 60,104) | 62,017) | 62,044) | 63,694) | 59,560) | 53,303) | 52,544) | 49,376) | 50,631) | ||||||
| Liquidity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash ratio1 | 0.14 | 0.20 | 0.21 | 0.24 | 0.23 | 0.28 | 0.22 | 0.16 | 0.18 | 0.20 | 0.17 | 0.15 | 0.18 | 0.19 | 0.27 | 0.21 | 0.15 | 0.14 | 0.17 | 0.16 | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash Ratio, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abbott Laboratories | 0.53 | 0.54 | 0.57 | 0.66 | 0.66 | 0.74 | 0.75 | 0.65 | 0.78 | 0.75 | 0.71 | 0.67 | 0.60 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.34 | 0.38 | 0.41 | 0.37 | 0.36 | ||||||
| Cigna Group | 0.18 | 0.20 | 0.22 | 0.20 | 0.17 | 0.19 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.14 | 0.13 | 0.15 | 0.24 | 0.32 | 0.15 | 0.20 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.20 | ||||||
| Elevance Health Inc. | 0.87 | 0.90 | 0.92 | 0.91 | 0.86 | 0.87 | 0.86 | 0.86 | 0.95 | 0.97 | 0.97 | 1.08 | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1.10 | 0.95 | 1.08 | 1.14 | 1.07 | 1.04 | ||||||
| Humana Inc. | 1.13 | 1.09 | 1.11 | 1.06 | 1.10 | 1.07 | 1.02 | 1.02 | 1.08 | 1.20 | 1.12 | 1.12 | 1.29 | 1.39 | 1.22 | 1.16 | 1.37 | 1.44 | 1.28 | 1.15 | ||||||
| Intuitive Surgical Inc. | 3.15 | 3.86 | 3.77 | 3.59 | 2.90 | 3.50 | 3.78 | 3.58 | 3.66 | 3.98 | 4.42 | 5.04 | 5.30 | 5.27 | 4.85 | 3.44 | 3.13 | 3.11 | 3.37 | 3.79 | ||||||
| Medtronic PLC | 0.88 | 0.77 | 0.79 | 0.63 | 0.85 | 1.26 | 1.37 | 1.36 | 1.27 | 1.17 | 1.18 | 0.99 | 1.06 | 1.33 | 1.27 | 1.25 | 1.16 | 1.03 | 1.20 | 1.21 | ||||||
| Shockwave Medical Inc. | 9.51 | 11.73 | 3.22 | 2.94 | 4.80 | 4.62 | 3.40 | 3.94 | 3.89 | 4.54 | 4.85 | 5.30 | 7.91 | 10.19 | 13.04 | 9.08 | 8.14 | 5.88 | 8.13 | 9.45 | ||||||
| UnitedHealth Group Inc. | 0.34 | 0.42 | 0.44 | 0.43 | 0.36 | 0.46 | 0.36 | 0.37 | 0.36 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.37 | 0.42 | 0.35 | 0.28 | 0.30 | 0.32 | 0.32 | ||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).
1 Q4 2023 Calculation
Cash ratio = Total cash assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 11,455 ÷ 79,189 = 0.14
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Liquidity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Cash ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments) divided by current liabilities. | CVS Health Corp. cash ratio deteriorated from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |