CLAIM #18652 · CVS Health Corp (CVS) · 2026Q1 earnings call · May 6, 2026 · due Dec 31, 2026
“In our Pharmacy & Consumer Wellness segment, we now expect full year adjusted operating income of at least $6.18 billion, an increase of approximately $90 million from our prior guidance.”
Brian O. Newman · CFO
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Look at: Pharmacy & Consumer Wellness segment full year adjusted operating income
It came true if: >= $6.18 billion
Where: Company earnings release / 10-K segment reporting (Q4/full year results)
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“revenues to be at least $405 billion. We are also updating our outlook for full year cash flow from operations to at least $9.5 billion, reflecting improved underlying performance, primarily related to working capital. In our Health Care Benefits segment, we now expect full year adjusted operating income to be in a range of approximately $4 billion to $4.34 billion, an increase of $420 million relative to our prior guidance, reflecting the favorable prior year development that we experienced in the first quarter. We continue to expect a full year MBR within our previous guidance range of 90.5%, plus or minus 50 basis points. This outlook continues to maintain the same respectful and prudent view on medical cost trends until we have greater visibility into how those trends are developing. In our Pharmacy & Consumer Wellness segment, we now expect full year adjusted operating income of at least $6.18 billion, an increase of approximately $90 million from our prior guidance. This increase reflects our strong underlying business performance in the first quarter and our revised expectations for the remainder of the year. We are also pleased to reiterate our full year guidance for our Health Services segment. In aggregate, we now expect full year enterprise adjusted operating income to be in the range of $15.53 billion to $15.87 billion. We now expect a roughly 60-40 split of earnings between the first half and second half. You can find additional details on the components of our updated 2026 guidance on our Investor Relations website. Before we open the call for questions, I just want to reiterate how incredibly encouraged we are by our performance in the first quarter. We drove over $1 billion of year-over-year AOI improvement at Aetna. Our updated CVS Pharmac”
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SEC filings for CVS ↗ · Claim quote is verbatim from the 2026Q1 earnings call.