Last checked Jul 25, 2026
CVS Health Corporationcvshealth.comCVS Health Corporation is not currently listed as private-equity-owned.
Ownership & Acquisition History
CVS Health Corporation is a publicly traded company (NYSE: CVS) and is not currently controlled by a private equity firm or private equity fund.
Notes
- CVS Health is publicly traded (NYSE: CVS), so there is no single private equity sponsor with controlling ownership.
- CVS Health’s own corporate history states the first store was founded in 1963 in Lowell, Massachusetts.
- Multiple reputable references identify the founders as Stanley Goldstein, Sidney Goldstein, and Ralph Hoagland.
- Logo URL provided is a direct SVG file hosted on Wikimedia’s upload domain.
Sources
- CVS Health — Investor FAQs
CVS Health Investor Relations - Confirms CVS Health is a public company (NYSE: CVS) and provides corporate-history context (e.g., public-company status).
- CVS HEALTH CORPORATION DEF 14A (proxy statement)
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) - SEC filing evidence consistent with CVS Health being a publicly traded issuer with dispersed share ownership (not controlled by a PE sponsor).
- Our history | CVS Health
CVS Health - Founding: first Consumer Value Store founded in 1963 in Lowell, Massachusetts.
- CVS Health Corporation | Consumer Health | Research Starters
EBSCO - Founders and founding context: founded by Stanley and Sidney Goldstein and partner Ralph Hoagland; began in 1963 in Lowell, Massachusetts.
- File:CVS Logo.svg
Wikimedia Commons - Source page for the CVS logo; direct file URL used for logoUrl.
- https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ACVS_Logo.svg
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- https://www.cvshealth.com/
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- https://www.cvs.com/
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- https://logotyp.us/get/cvs/
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- https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-management-administration/cvs-co-founder-dies/
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- https://cvsconstructionpropertyadmin.com/history/
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- https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/05/29/metro/stanley-goldstein-who-helped-start-build-cvs-drugstore-empire-dies-89/
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Ownership FAQ
Is CVS Health Corporation owned by private equity?
No. CVS Health Corporation does not currently appear to be private-equity-owned.
Who owns CVS Health Corporation?
Public company (CVS Health Corporation, NYSE: CVS)
When was CVS Health Corporation last checked?
This page was last checked on Jul 25, 2026.