CVS Health Corp vs Shell PLC — how do they compare? CVS Health Corp trades at $93.39 (market cap $119.58B), while Shell PLC trades at $90.2 (market cap $250.44B). The key difference: Shell PLC is far larger — about 2.1× CVS Health Corp's market cap, and Shell PLC pays the higher dividend (3.45%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| CVS | SHEL | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $119.58B | $250.44B |
Sector | Health | Energy |
52-Week High | $110.60 | $94.15 |
52-Week Low | $65.51 | $70.31 |
Enterprise Value | $181.93B | $292.14B |
Dividend Yield | 2.84% | 3.45% |
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Following its acquisition of Aetna in late 2018, CVS Health now provides an even more integrated healthcare-services offering for its members. Legacy CVS combined both the largest pharmacy benefit manager, processing over 2 billion adjusted claims annually, and a sizable pharmacy operation, including nearly 10,000 retail pharmacy locations primarily in the U.S. Adding a managed-care organization with 24 million medical members gives the company a strong position in the insurance industry and should help CVS better control overall healthcare costs for its clients.
Read more on CVS →Shell is an integrated oil and gas company that explores for, produces, and refines oil around the world. In 2021, it produced 1.7 million barrels of liquids and 8.7 billion cubic feet of natural gas per day. At year-end 2021, reserves stood at 9.2 billion barrels of oil equivalent, 50% of which consisted of liquids. Its production and reserves are in Europe, Asia, Oceania, Africa, and North and South America. The company operates refineries with capacity of 1.8 mmb/d located in the Americas, Asia, Africa, and Europe and sells 15 mtpa of chemicals. Its largest chemical plants, often integrated with its local refineries, are in Central Europe, China, Singapore, and North America.
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