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CVS Health corporate breakup 2026
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FIRST ENTRY NOV 04
NOV 04 · Day 1
CVS to split off drugstore business
Leerink Partners analyst Michael Cherny said the split feels like a complete shock.
The decision followed a comprehensive strategic review by the company's board of directors.
The insurance and PBM company will retain the CVS Health name and be run by David Joyner.
NOV 04 · Day 1
CVS Health plans to split itself up
Aetna and Caremark will remain together in the healthcare company, alongside CVS's specialty pharmacy, Oak Street Health, and Signify Health.
CVS has posted eight consecutive quarters of beating Wall Street earnings estimates.
Joyner told the Wall Street Journal that the company was not splitting up because of regulatory issues.