CVS Health Corporation (CVS) Shares Up Significantly After Jim Cramer Said He Was Looking For A Good Year

We recently published Jim Cramer’s Biggest Winners to Buy: Top 20 AI & Other Stocks He Got Right in 2026. CVS Health Corporation (NYSE:CVS) is one of the stocks discussed by Jim Cramer.

Pharmaceutical retailer CVS Health Corporation (NYSE:CVS) has become one of Cramer’s top stocks in the sector. Throughout this year, the CNBC TV host has maintained that troubles in the sector have allowed the firm to establish a strong foothold for itself. CVS Health Corporation (NYSE:CVS)’s shares are up by 55% over the past year and by 30% year-to-date. The stock gained 12.3% between May 7th and May 13th. On the 6th, CVS Health Corporation (NYSE:CVS) reported its earnings and increased the full year outlook for profit per share to range between $7.30 and $7.50, which was higher than analyst estimates. For its fiscal first quarter, the firm posted $100.43 billion in revenue and $2.57 in adjusted earnings per share to beat analyst estimates of $95.09 billion and $2.20. Here is what Cramer said about CVS Health Corporation (NYSE:CVS) in January:

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“The sixth best sector and the only other sector to finish 2025 up double digits was healthcare, which finished up 12.5%. Coming into last year, there was a lot of worry about what the health and human services department might do to the industry under the leadership of RFK Jr. But when the worst of these fears failed to materialize, the healthcare stocks were able to make a big run into the end of the year. Guess what was the best performer? CVS Health, up nearly 77% as the company recovered under new CEO David Joyner, and their top competitor Walgreens, is shutting down a lot of stores. Joyner’s money. I’m looking for another huge year.”

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