What if you invested in CVS Health in 2015?
CVS · Healthcare · Data through 2026-06-01
If you invested $1,000 in CVS Health in 2015
The same $1,000 in the S&P 500 would be worth $4,521(+352.1%)
The S&P 500 returned $4,521 on the same $1,000. S&P 500 outperformed by $3,057.
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Year-by-Year Returns
$1,000 invested in CVS Health starting January 2015
| Year | Price | Value | Annual |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | $70.64 | $1,000 | - |
| 2016 | $70.46 | $997 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | $58.53 | $829 | -16.9% |
| 2018 | $59.95 | $849 | +2.4% |
| 2019 | $51.37 | $727 | -14.3% |
| 2020 | $54.96 | $778 | +7% |
| 2021 | $59.91 | $848 | +9% |
| 2022 | $91.32 | $1,293 | +52.4% |
| 2023 | $77.34 | $1,095 | -15.3% |
| 2024 | $67.31 | $953 | -13% |
| 2025 | $53.25 | $754 | -20.9% |
| 2026 | $73.27 | $1,037 | +37.6% |
What this return means
$1,000 placed in CVS Health (CVS) in 2015 is worth $1,465 now. The total return is +46.5% over 11.6 years, as of 2026-06-01.
That is only about 3.3% a year once you compound it across 11.6 years. A plain S&P 500 fund would have grown that $1,000 to about $4,521 instead, beating CVS Health by around $3,057. The index compounded at about 13.9% a year, a reminder that a single stock can lag a basket of them.
The path was not smooth. The best single year was 2022 at +52.4%, and the worst was 2025 at -20.9%. At its lowest point the position was down about 42% from an earlier high. These figures use split-adjusted closing prices and exclude dividends, taxes, trading fees, and inflation, so a real after-tax result would differ.
This is historical math, not financial advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
What if you invested $100 a month instead?
Most people do not drop a lump sum in on day one. They add a fixed amount every month. Putting $100 into CVS Health at the close of every month from January 2015 through June 2026 means 138 buys and $13,800 contributed over about 11.5 years.
$100/month, dollar-cost averaged
$22,904
+66.0% on $13,800 in
Same $13,800, all in at the start
$20,210
+46.4% on $13,800 in
Spreading the buys out beat going all in at the start by $2,694. That happens when the price spent time below where it began, so averaging in caught the cheaper months. Averaging in also meant an average buy price of $62.33 per share across the whole stretch, so the monthly buyer never had to time a single low. Neither number counts dividends, taxes, or trading costs.
Illustrative fixed $100/month example, not a recommendation. Figures are computed from CVS split-adjusted monthly closes through June 2026. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
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For informational and educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results. All calculations are based on split-adjusted closing prices from Yahoo Finance and do not account for dividends, taxes, or trading fees. See our methodology and full disclaimer.