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title: "How safe is CVS Health’s dividend?"
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description: "CVS Health's dividend is considered safe despite a ten-quarter pause in increases. With a payout ratio of 31.9% and strong free cash flow coverage, the freeze signals caution amid its turnaround rather than distress. While stock surged 78%, risks remain from high debt, Aetna acquisition scars, and litigation charges."
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# How safe is CVS Health’s dividend?

Quick ReadCVS's $7.8 billion in free cash flow covers its $2.66 annual dividend more than twice, despite 11 consecutive quarters without a raise.A leveraged balance sheet with $175 billion in liabilities and $323 million in recent insider selling are the key risks shadowing CVS's payout.Q1 2026 marked CVS's fifth straight earnings beat, with adjust...

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