<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<!--XBRL Document Created with the Workiva Platform-->
<!--Copyright 2026 Workiva-->
<!--r:019e2735-8897-7c0e-9fea-b1c988af4fa0,g:7a95e57b-2d20-4510-ac54-609785e3efd0-->
<link:linkbase xmlns:link="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase http://www.xbrl.org/2003/xbrl-linkbase-2003-12-31.xsd">
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.cvshealth.com/role/Cover" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#Cover"/>
  <link:presentationLink xlink:role="http://www.cvshealth.com/role/Cover" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_CoverAbstract_019e2735-8898-7a53-8764-a3e315ca31d0" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_CoverAbstract"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_DocumentInformationTable_019e2735-8898-7015-a70c-660f1371f116" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_DocumentInformationTable"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_CoverAbstract_019e2735-8898-7a53-8764-a3e315ca31d0" xlink:to="loc_dei_DocumentInformationTable_019e2735-8898-7015-a70c-660f1371f116" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_LegalEntityAxis_019e2735-8898-7b8a-b0a8-99e34fd4569b" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_LegalEntityAxis"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentInformationTable_019e2735-8898-7015-a70c-660f1371f116" xlink:to="loc_dei_LegalEntityAxis_019e2735-8898-7b8a-b0a8-99e34fd4569b" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityDomain_019e2735-8898-79b6-a660-1c5b665b5c18" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityDomain"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_LegalEntityAxis_019e2735-8898-7b8a-b0a8-99e34fd4569b" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityDomain_019e2735-8898-79b6-a660-1c5b665b5c18" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cvs_EBP017Member_019e2735-8898-7772-8640-23e39dd94033" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#cvs_EBP017Member"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityDomain_019e2735-8898-79b6-a660-1c5b665b5c18" xlink:to="loc_cvs_EBP017Member_019e2735-8898-7772-8640-23e39dd94033" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_019e2735-8898-70b3-a970-b8d225dbb6df" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_DocumentInformationLineItems"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="2" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentInformationTable_019e2735-8898-7015-a70c-660f1371f116" xlink:to="loc_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_019e2735-8898-70b3-a970-b8d225dbb6df" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_DocumentType_019e2735-8898-7f4e-ba36-0c9d613c6248" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_DocumentType"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_019e2735-8898-70b3-a970-b8d225dbb6df" xlink:to="loc_dei_DocumentType_019e2735-8898-7f4e-ba36-0c9d613c6248" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityRegistrantName_019e2735-8898-7f06-86d4-0bbf438592c3" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityRegistrantName"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="2" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_019e2735-8898-70b3-a970-b8d225dbb6df" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityRegistrantName_019e2735-8898-7f06-86d4-0bbf438592c3" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_AmendmentFlag_019e2735-8898-7657-9e23-6e82ec61de74" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_AmendmentFlag"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="3" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_019e2735-8898-70b3-a970-b8d225dbb6df" xlink:to="loc_dei_AmendmentFlag_019e2735-8898-7657-9e23-6e82ec61de74" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityCentralIndexKey_019e2735-8898-7477-9710-af52dc9728be" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityCentralIndexKey"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="4" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_019e2735-8898-70b3-a970-b8d225dbb6df" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityCentralIndexKey_019e2735-8898-7477-9710-af52dc9728be" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
  </link:presentationLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.cvshealth.com/role/StatementsofNetAssetsAvailableforBenefits" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#StatementsofNetAssetsAvailableforBenefits"/>
  <link:presentationLink xlink:role="http://www.cvshealth.com/role/StatementsofNetAssetsAvailableforBenefits" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanStatementOfNetAssetAvailableForBenefitAbstract_019e2735-8898-7e4f-92df-5adecd673819" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanStatementOfNetAssetAvailableForBenefitAbstract"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanStatementOfNetAssetAvailableForBenefitTable_019e2735-8898-79fe-b433-3c2e839b4e0c" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanStatementOfNetAssetAvailableForBenefitTable"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanStatementOfNetAssetAvailableForBenefitAbstract_019e2735-8898-7e4f-92df-5adecd673819" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanStatementOfNetAssetAvailableForBenefitTable_019e2735-8898-79fe-b433-3c2e839b4e0c" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_LegalEntityAxis_019e2735-8898-75a4-8329-8a0b13fefb89" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_LegalEntityAxis"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanStatementOfNetAssetAvailableForBenefitTable_019e2735-8898-79fe-b433-3c2e839b4e0c" xlink:to="loc_dei_LegalEntityAxis_019e2735-8898-75a4-8329-8a0b13fefb89" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityDomain_019e2735-8898-78cf-b739-adc8acc8be52" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityDomain"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_LegalEntityAxis_019e2735-8898-75a4-8329-8a0b13fefb89" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityDomain_019e2735-8898-78cf-b739-adc8acc8be52" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cvs_EBP017Member_019e2735-8898-7656-91bd-fa9df062bd00" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#cvs_EBP017Member"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityDomain_019e2735-8898-78cf-b739-adc8acc8be52" xlink:to="loc_cvs_EBP017Member_019e2735-8898-7656-91bd-fa9df062bd00" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis_019e2735-8898-70b6-b50a-9a3b91491e29" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="2" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanStatementOfNetAssetAvailableForBenefitTable_019e2735-8898-79fe-b433-3c2e839b4e0c" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis_019e2735-8898-70b6-b50a-9a3b91491e29" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_InvestmentTypeCategorizationMember_019e2735-8898-7c1f-a3c2-929fac33e133" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_InvestmentTypeCategorizationMember"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis_019e2735-8898-70b6-b50a-9a3b91491e29" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_InvestmentTypeCategorizationMember_019e2735-8898-7c1f-a3c2-929fac33e133" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_MutualFundMember_019e2735-8898-722e-8e19-194bfbee6028" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_MutualFundMember"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_InvestmentTypeCategorizationMember_019e2735-8898-7c1f-a3c2-929fac33e133" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_MutualFundMember_019e2735-8898-722e-8e19-194bfbee6028" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CommonStockMember_019e2735-8898-7a62-a24b-899f40eb125e" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CommonStockMember"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="2" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_InvestmentTypeCategorizationMember_019e2735-8898-7c1f-a3c2-929fac33e133" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CommonStockMember_019e2735-8898-7a62-a24b-899f40eb125e" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CorporateBondSecuritiesMember_019e2735-8898-7634-968d-70de8f50b5ad" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CorporateBondSecuritiesMember"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="3" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_InvestmentTypeCategorizationMember_019e2735-8898-7c1f-a3c2-929fac33e133" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CorporateBondSecuritiesMember_019e2735-8898-7634-968d-70de8f50b5ad" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_USTreasuryAndGovernmentMember_019e2735-8898-7cb0-916e-f7b31e3af24d" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_USTreasuryAndGovernmentMember"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="4" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_InvestmentTypeCategorizationMember_019e2735-8898-7c1f-a3c2-929fac33e133" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_USTreasuryAndGovernmentMember_019e2735-8898-7cb0-916e-f7b31e3af24d" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EbpOtherInvestmentMember_019e2735-8898-7ada-9368-a690cc00531c" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EbpOtherInvestmentMember"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="5" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_InvestmentTypeCategorizationMember_019e2735-8898-7c1f-a3c2-929fac33e133" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EbpOtherInvestmentMember_019e2735-8898-7ada-9368-a690cc00531c" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanCommonCollectiveTrustMember_019e2735-8898-7b14-910c-d65851a5e95b" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanCommonCollectiveTrustMember"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="6" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_InvestmentTypeCategorizationMember_019e2735-8898-7c1f-a3c2-929fac33e133" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanCommonCollectiveTrustMember_019e2735-8898-7b14-910c-d65851a5e95b" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanSyntheticInvestmentContractMember_019e2735-8898-77ee-9d2f-4c1318db5e49" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanSyntheticInvestmentContractMember"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="7" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_InvestmentTypeCategorizationMember_019e2735-8898-7c1f-a3c2-929fac33e133" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanSyntheticInvestmentContractMember_019e2735-8898-77ee-9d2f-4c1318db5e49" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanStatementOfNetAssetAvailableForBenefitLineItems_019e2735-8898-7328-b604-041015298f17" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanStatementOfNetAssetAvailableForBenefitLineItems"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="3" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanStatementOfNetAssetAvailableForBenefitTable_019e2735-8898-79fe-b433-3c2e839b4e0c" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanStatementOfNetAssetAvailableForBenefitLineItems_019e2735-8898-7328-b604-041015298f17" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanAssetAbstract_019e2735-8898-77fb-bc21-26f565e92a0e" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanAssetAbstract"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanStatementOfNetAssetAvailableForBenefitLineItems_019e2735-8898-7328-b604-041015298f17" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanAssetAbstract_019e2735-8898-77fb-bc21-26f565e92a0e" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentFairValueAbstract_019e2735-8898-7d11-86c9-51b8614828ef" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentFairValueAbstract"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanAssetAbstract_019e2735-8898-77fb-bc21-26f565e92a0e" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentFairValueAbstract_019e2735-8898-7d11-86c9-51b8614828ef" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentExcludingPlanInterestInMasterTrustFairValue_019e2735-8898-7da7-b81a-f67fbc75c1fa" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentExcludingPlanInterestInMasterTrustFairValue"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentFairValueAbstract_019e2735-8898-7d11-86c9-51b8614828ef" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentExcludingPlanInterestInMasterTrustFairValue_019e2735-8898-7da7-b81a-f67fbc75c1fa" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentContractValueAbstract_019e2735-8898-7908-942c-35ac059eeb37" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentContractValueAbstract"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="2" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanAssetAbstract_019e2735-8898-77fb-bc21-26f565e92a0e" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentContractValueAbstract_019e2735-8898-7908-942c-35ac059eeb37" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentExcludingPlanInterestInMasterTrustContractValue_019e2735-8898-71eb-b7cc-db90b7c4a883" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentExcludingPlanInterestInMasterTrustContractValue"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentContractValueAbstract_019e2735-8898-7908-942c-35ac059eeb37" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentExcludingPlanInterestInMasterTrustContractValue_019e2735-8898-71eb-b7cc-db90b7c4a883" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentExcludingPlanInterestInMasterTrustFairAndContractValue_019e2735-8898-792c-8465-a69082fbc5fb" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentExcludingPlanInterestInMasterTrustFairAndContractValue"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="3" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanAssetAbstract_019e2735-8898-77fb-bc21-26f565e92a0e" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentExcludingPlanInterestInMasterTrustFairAndContractValue_019e2735-8898-792c-8465-a69082fbc5fb" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanReceivableAbstract_019e2735-8898-7c3e-9696-7ab997ad6024" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanReceivableAbstract"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="4" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanAssetAbstract_019e2735-8898-77fb-bc21-26f565e92a0e" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanReceivableAbstract_019e2735-8898-7c3e-9696-7ab997ad6024" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentIncomeReceivable_019e2735-8898-7203-8498-348cb495a3ad" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentIncomeReceivable"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanReceivableAbstract_019e2735-8898-7c3e-9696-7ab997ad6024" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentIncomeReceivable_019e2735-8898-7203-8498-348cb495a3ad" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanNoteReceivableFromParticipant_019e2735-8898-7e03-b8fb-060276f9ac5d" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanNoteReceivableFromParticipant"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="2" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanReceivableAbstract_019e2735-8898-7c3e-9696-7ab997ad6024" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanNoteReceivableFromParticipant_019e2735-8898-7e03-b8fb-060276f9ac5d" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanEmployerContributionReceivable_019e2735-8898-7d47-96e3-2e9805631ead" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanEmployerContributionReceivable"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="3" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanReceivableAbstract_019e2735-8898-7c3e-9696-7ab997ad6024" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanEmployerContributionReceivable_019e2735-8898-7d47-96e3-2e9805631ead" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanParticipantContributionReceivable_019e2735-8898-7978-8e08-8f73c70e152b" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanParticipantContributionReceivable"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="4" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanReceivableAbstract_019e2735-8898-7c3e-9696-7ab997ad6024" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanParticipantContributionReceivable_019e2735-8898-7978-8e08-8f73c70e152b" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanReceivableInvestmentSale_019e6493-0a38-72aa-81db-cc3b0fa42593" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanReceivableInvestmentSale"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="5" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanReceivableAbstract_019e2735-8898-7c3e-9696-7ab997ad6024" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanReceivableInvestmentSale_019e6493-0a38-72aa-81db-cc3b0fa42593" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanReceivable_019e2735-8898-72f9-afbf-4a836c52afd7" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanReceivable"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="6" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanReceivableAbstract_019e2735-8898-7c3e-9696-7ab997ad6024" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanReceivable_019e2735-8898-72f9-afbf-4a836c52afd7" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanAsset_019e2735-8898-7de7-8993-59b3d645a187" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanAsset"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="5" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanAssetAbstract_019e2735-8898-77fb-bc21-26f565e92a0e" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanAsset_019e2735-8898-7de7-8993-59b3d645a187" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanLiabilityAbstract_019e2735-8898-746f-ba15-af65bf099c62" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanLiabilityAbstract"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="2" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanStatementOfNetAssetAvailableForBenefitLineItems_019e2735-8898-7328-b604-041015298f17" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanLiabilityAbstract_019e2735-8898-746f-ba15-af65bf099c62" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cvs_EBPAccruedExpenseAndOtherLiability_019e2735-8898-72c8-b71d-af9ed5a79f27" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#cvs_EBPAccruedExpenseAndOtherLiability"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanLiabilityAbstract_019e2735-8898-746f-ba15-af65bf099c62" xlink:to="loc_cvs_EBPAccruedExpenseAndOtherLiability_019e2735-8898-72c8-b71d-af9ed5a79f27" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanLiabilityInvestmentPurchase_019e2735-8898-706c-9dcf-3ae22e96798a" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanLiabilityInvestmentPurchase"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="2" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanLiabilityAbstract_019e2735-8898-746f-ba15-af65bf099c62" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanLiabilityInvestmentPurchase_019e2735-8898-706c-9dcf-3ae22e96798a" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanLiability_019e2735-8898-7ff4-87e3-c61ac9aa38a0" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanLiability"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="3" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanLiabilityAbstract_019e2735-8898-746f-ba15-af65bf099c62" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanLiability_019e2735-8898-7ff4-87e3-c61ac9aa38a0" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanNetAssetAvailableForBenefit_019e2735-8898-7165-97a8-133d3728210f" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanNetAssetAvailableForBenefit"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="3" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanStatementOfNetAssetAvailableForBenefitLineItems_019e2735-8898-7328-b604-041015298f17" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanNetAssetAvailableForBenefit_019e2735-8898-7165-97a8-133d3728210f" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel"/>
  </link:presentationLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.cvshealth.com/role/StatementsofChangesinNetAssetsAvailableforBenefits" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#StatementsofChangesinNetAssetsAvailableforBenefits"/>
  <link:presentationLink xlink:role="http://www.cvshealth.com/role/StatementsofChangesinNetAssetsAvailableforBenefits" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanStatementOfChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitAbstract_019e2735-8898-798f-9df9-17649af9b473" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanStatementOfChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitAbstract"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanStatementOfChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitTable_019e2735-8898-7269-b414-e8f28e82aa02" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanStatementOfChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitTable"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanStatementOfChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitAbstract_019e2735-8898-798f-9df9-17649af9b473" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanStatementOfChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitTable_019e2735-8898-7269-b414-e8f28e82aa02" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_LegalEntityAxis_019e2735-8898-740e-96a4-b0043062e9f8" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_LegalEntityAxis"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanStatementOfChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitTable_019e2735-8898-7269-b414-e8f28e82aa02" xlink:to="loc_dei_LegalEntityAxis_019e2735-8898-740e-96a4-b0043062e9f8" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityDomain_019e2735-8898-7150-a964-9baa16b484f0" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityDomain"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_LegalEntityAxis_019e2735-8898-740e-96a4-b0043062e9f8" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityDomain_019e2735-8898-7150-a964-9baa16b484f0" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cvs_EBP017Member_019e2735-8898-7cfd-b8fc-61d0701b0123" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#cvs_EBP017Member"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityDomain_019e2735-8898-7150-a964-9baa16b484f0" xlink:to="loc_cvs_EBP017Member_019e2735-8898-7cfd-b8fc-61d0701b0123" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanStatementOfChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitLineItems_019e2735-8898-7949-9cc3-33d2309cc7d8" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanStatementOfChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitLineItems"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="2" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanStatementOfChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitTable_019e2735-8898-7269-b414-e8f28e82aa02" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanStatementOfChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitLineItems_019e2735-8898-7949-9cc3-33d2309cc7d8" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncreaseDecreaseForIncomeLossOnInvestmentAbstract_019e2735-8898-7307-908a-aeb95de3b015" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncreaseDecreaseForIncomeLossOnInvestmentAbstract"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanStatementOfChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitLineItems_019e2735-8898-7949-9cc3-33d2309cc7d8" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncreaseDecreaseForIncomeLossOnInvestmentAbstract_019e2735-8898-7307-908a-aeb95de3b015" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncreaseForInterestAndDividendIncomeOnInvestment_019e2735-8898-742c-83e8-a8e670dd1328" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncreaseForInterestAndDividendIncomeOnInvestment"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncreaseDecreaseForIncomeLossOnInvestmentAbstract_019e2735-8898-7307-908a-aeb95de3b015" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncreaseForInterestAndDividendIncomeOnInvestment_019e2735-8898-742c-83e8-a8e670dd1328" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncreaseDecreaseForGainLossOnInvestment_019e2735-8898-77a2-87d1-3bb9fe9835f5" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncreaseDecreaseForGainLossOnInvestment"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="2" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncreaseDecreaseForIncomeLossOnInvestmentAbstract_019e2735-8898-7307-908a-aeb95de3b015" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncreaseDecreaseForGainLossOnInvestment_019e2735-8898-77a2-87d1-3bb9fe9835f5" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncreaseDecreaseForIncomeLossOnInvestment_019e2735-8898-712a-b758-7865fff426d8" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncreaseDecreaseForIncomeLossOnInvestment"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="3" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncreaseDecreaseForIncomeLossOnInvestmentAbstract_019e2735-8898-7307-908a-aeb95de3b015" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncreaseDecreaseForIncomeLossOnInvestment_019e2735-8898-712a-b758-7865fff426d8" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncreaseForInterestIncomeOnNoteReceivableFromParticipant_019e2735-8898-7123-9f89-6bad14ae3962" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncreaseForInterestIncomeOnNoteReceivableFromParticipant"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="2" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanStatementOfChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitLineItems_019e2735-8898-7949-9cc3-33d2309cc7d8" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncreaseForInterestIncomeOnNoteReceivableFromParticipant_019e2735-8898-7123-9f89-6bad14ae3962" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncreaseForContributionAbstract_019e2735-8898-7bee-8254-29aa55508e74" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncreaseForContributionAbstract"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="3" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanStatementOfChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitLineItems_019e2735-8898-7949-9cc3-33d2309cc7d8" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncreaseForContributionAbstract_019e2735-8898-7bee-8254-29aa55508e74" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncreaseForEmployerContribution_019e2735-8898-7bcf-a9f7-54f54c9f327b" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncreaseForEmployerContribution"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncreaseForContributionAbstract_019e2735-8898-7bee-8254-29aa55508e74" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncreaseForEmployerContribution_019e2735-8898-7bcf-a9f7-54f54c9f327b" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncreaseForParticipantContributionExcludingRollover_019e2735-8898-7647-b02e-8f6b3660ea71" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncreaseForParticipantContributionExcludingRollover"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="2" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncreaseForContributionAbstract_019e2735-8898-7bee-8254-29aa55508e74" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncreaseForParticipantContributionExcludingRollover_019e2735-8898-7647-b02e-8f6b3660ea71" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncreaseForParticipantContributionRollover_019e2735-8898-7c1c-b5c3-8b780df4e10e" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncreaseForParticipantContributionRollover"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="3" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncreaseForContributionAbstract_019e2735-8898-7bee-8254-29aa55508e74" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncreaseForParticipantContributionRollover_019e2735-8898-7c1c-b5c3-8b780df4e10e" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncreaseForContribution_019e2735-8898-785f-aa29-192ff01c81b2" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncreaseForContribution"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="4" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncreaseForContributionAbstract_019e2735-8898-7bee-8254-29aa55508e74" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncreaseForContribution_019e2735-8898-785f-aa29-192ff01c81b2" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncrease_019e2735-8898-7ccf-87d8-53794aa7dd0d" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncrease"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="4" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanStatementOfChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitLineItems_019e2735-8898-7949-9cc3-33d2309cc7d8" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncrease_019e2735-8898-7ccf-87d8-53794aa7dd0d" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitDecreaseAbstract_019e2735-8898-7513-a994-ecfd9b6d5554" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitDecreaseAbstract"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="5" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanStatementOfChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitLineItems_019e2735-8898-7949-9cc3-33d2309cc7d8" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitDecreaseAbstract_019e2735-8898-7513-a994-ecfd9b6d5554" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitDecreaseForPaymentToParticipant_019e2735-8898-7375-bb13-578e61a70372" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitDecreaseForPaymentToParticipant"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitDecreaseAbstract_019e2735-8898-7513-a994-ecfd9b6d5554" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitDecreaseForPaymentToParticipant_019e2735-8898-7375-bb13-578e61a70372" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitDecreaseForAdministrativeExpense_019e2735-8898-7167-9b54-37d77bc7739e" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitDecreaseForAdministrativeExpense"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="2" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitDecreaseAbstract_019e2735-8898-7513-a994-ecfd9b6d5554" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitDecreaseForAdministrativeExpense_019e2735-8898-7167-9b54-37d77bc7739e" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitDecrease_019e2735-8898-7f55-8033-1b832d75932a" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitDecrease"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="3" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitDecreaseAbstract_019e2735-8898-7513-a994-ecfd9b6d5554" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitDecrease_019e2735-8898-7f55-8033-1b832d75932a" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncreaseDecrease_019e2735-8898-7367-99d3-3a3b761cbd0a" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncreaseDecrease"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="6" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanStatementOfChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitLineItems_019e2735-8898-7949-9cc3-33d2309cc7d8" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncreaseDecrease_019e2735-8898-7367-99d3-3a3b761cbd0a" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitTransferToFromExternalPlan_019e6acf-b99a-7b27-bb30-064cb5f3cfed" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitTransferToFromExternalPlan"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="7" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanStatementOfChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitLineItems_019e2735-8898-7949-9cc3-33d2309cc7d8" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitTransferToFromExternalPlan_019e6acf-b99a-7b27-bb30-064cb5f3cfed" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cvs_EBPChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncludingPlanTransfersIncreaseDecrease_019e6ad0-86d2-7533-a481-eab163b65c09" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#cvs_EBPChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncludingPlanTransfersIncreaseDecrease"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="8" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanStatementOfChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitLineItems_019e2735-8898-7949-9cc3-33d2309cc7d8" xlink:to="loc_cvs_EBPChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncludingPlanTransfersIncreaseDecrease_019e6ad0-86d2-7533-a481-eab163b65c09" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanNetAssetAvailableForBenefit_019e2735-8898-7d57-b9fb-687fda1850c5" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanNetAssetAvailableForBenefit"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="9" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanStatementOfChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitLineItems_019e2735-8898-7949-9cc3-33d2309cc7d8" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanNetAssetAvailableForBenefit_019e2735-8898-7d57-b9fb-687fda1850c5" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodStartLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanNetAssetAvailableForBenefit_019e2735-8898-782e-ad5c-2e7ffa5a0eb0" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanNetAssetAvailableForBenefit"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="10" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanStatementOfChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitLineItems_019e2735-8898-7949-9cc3-33d2309cc7d8" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanNetAssetAvailableForBenefit_019e2735-8898-782e-ad5c-2e7ffa5a0eb0" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodEndLabel"/>
  </link:presentationLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.cvshealth.com/role/PlanDescription" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#PlanDescription"/>
  <link:presentationLink xlink:role="http://www.cvshealth.com/role/PlanDescription" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanAbstract_019e2735-8898-7bc9-9e3f-699654d0a5d5" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanAbstract"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanTable_019e2735-8898-7ed5-965b-52e7b8ed3e8b" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanTable"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanAbstract_019e2735-8898-7bc9-9e3f-699654d0a5d5" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanTable_019e2735-8898-7ed5-965b-52e7b8ed3e8b" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_LegalEntityAxis_019e2735-8898-7f54-b74b-98c71669f79e" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_LegalEntityAxis"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanTable_019e2735-8898-7ed5-965b-52e7b8ed3e8b" xlink:to="loc_dei_LegalEntityAxis_019e2735-8898-7f54-b74b-98c71669f79e" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityDomain_019e2735-8898-7ead-8ca1-c3536fca4495" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityDomain"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_LegalEntityAxis_019e2735-8898-7f54-b74b-98c71669f79e" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityDomain_019e2735-8898-7ead-8ca1-c3536fca4495" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cvs_EBP017Member_019e2735-8898-7a09-81dd-8b8120c4ac93" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#cvs_EBP017Member"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityDomain_019e2735-8898-7ead-8ca1-c3536fca4495" xlink:to="loc_cvs_EBP017Member_019e2735-8898-7a09-81dd-8b8120c4ac93" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanLineItems_019e2735-8898-76e9-a16b-3dffe310c6c3" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanLineItems"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="2" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanTable_019e2735-8898-7ed5-965b-52e7b8ed3e8b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanLineItems_019e2735-8898-76e9-a16b-3dffe310c6c3" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanTextBlock_019e2735-8898-72ef-b38e-35727e6c6e10" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanTextBlock"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanLineItems_019e2735-8898-76e9-a16b-3dffe310c6c3" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanTextBlock_019e2735-8898-72ef-b38e-35727e6c6e10" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
  </link:presentationLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.cvshealth.com/role/SummaryofSignificantAccountingPolicies" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#SummaryofSignificantAccountingPolicies"/>
  <link:presentationLink xlink:role="http://www.cvshealth.com/role/SummaryofSignificantAccountingPolicies" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanAccountingPolicyAbstract_019e2735-8898-7ddf-9d02-adb7652a3cdf" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanAccountingPolicyAbstract"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanAccountingPolicyTable_019e2735-8898-76cf-bb71-f583c69ba572" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanAccountingPolicyTable"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanAccountingPolicyAbstract_019e2735-8898-7ddf-9d02-adb7652a3cdf" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanAccountingPolicyTable_019e2735-8898-76cf-bb71-f583c69ba572" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_LegalEntityAxis_019e2735-8898-7e6e-9174-ca197146e99d" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_LegalEntityAxis"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanAccountingPolicyTable_019e2735-8898-76cf-bb71-f583c69ba572" xlink:to="loc_dei_LegalEntityAxis_019e2735-8898-7e6e-9174-ca197146e99d" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityDomain_019e2735-8898-79eb-bab8-9e180845add4" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityDomain"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_LegalEntityAxis_019e2735-8898-7e6e-9174-ca197146e99d" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityDomain_019e2735-8898-79eb-bab8-9e180845add4" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cvs_EBP017Member_019e2735-8898-7adb-82b8-30246866f017" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#cvs_EBP017Member"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityDomain_019e2735-8898-79eb-bab8-9e180845add4" xlink:to="loc_cvs_EBP017Member_019e2735-8898-7adb-82b8-30246866f017" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanAccountingPolicyLineItems_019e2735-8898-7a2b-af36-a365d655475e" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanAccountingPolicyLineItems"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="2" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanAccountingPolicyTable_019e2735-8898-76cf-bb71-f583c69ba572" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanAccountingPolicyLineItems_019e2735-8898-7a2b-af36-a365d655475e" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanSummaryOfAccountingPolicyTextBlock_019e2735-8898-701e-b17d-1b2fec723ed2" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanSummaryOfAccountingPolicyTextBlock"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanAccountingPolicyLineItems_019e2735-8898-7a2b-af36-a365d655475e" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanSummaryOfAccountingPolicyTextBlock_019e2735-8898-701e-b17d-1b2fec723ed2" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
  </link:presentationLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.cvshealth.com/role/FairValueMeasurements" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#FairValueMeasurements"/>
  <link:presentationLink xlink:role="http://www.cvshealth.com/role/FairValueMeasurements" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentFairValueAndNavAbstract_019e2735-8898-703a-8905-df650a58826f" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentFairValueAndNavAbstract"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentFairValueAndNavTable_019e2735-8898-7bb2-964b-c664fdbdeb23" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentFairValueAndNavTable"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentFairValueAndNavAbstract_019e2735-8898-703a-8905-df650a58826f" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentFairValueAndNavTable_019e2735-8898-7bb2-964b-c664fdbdeb23" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_LegalEntityAxis_019e2735-8898-79eb-8f46-1051b7397bd7" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_LegalEntityAxis"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentFairValueAndNavTable_019e2735-8898-7bb2-964b-c664fdbdeb23" xlink:to="loc_dei_LegalEntityAxis_019e2735-8898-79eb-8f46-1051b7397bd7" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityDomain_019e2735-8898-7500-917a-f7c3ceb3a0b4" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityDomain"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_LegalEntityAxis_019e2735-8898-79eb-8f46-1051b7397bd7" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityDomain_019e2735-8898-7500-917a-f7c3ceb3a0b4" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cvs_EBP017Member_019e2735-8898-7ee4-af67-e1354517473c" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#cvs_EBP017Member"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityDomain_019e2735-8898-7500-917a-f7c3ceb3a0b4" xlink:to="loc_cvs_EBP017Member_019e2735-8898-7ee4-af67-e1354517473c" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentFairValueAndNavLineItems_019e2735-8898-78f8-abef-6a2d68ddccc4" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentFairValueAndNavLineItems"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="2" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentFairValueAndNavTable_019e2735-8898-7bb2-964b-c664fdbdeb23" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentFairValueAndNavLineItems_019e2735-8898-78f8-abef-6a2d68ddccc4" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentFairValueAndNavTextBlock_019e2735-8898-7955-b7c4-bd82f0b8e3ce" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentFairValueAndNavTextBlock"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentFairValueAndNavLineItems_019e2735-8898-78f8-abef-6a2d68ddccc4" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentFairValueAndNavTextBlock_019e2735-8898-7955-b7c4-bd82f0b8e3ce" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
  </link:presentationLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.cvshealth.com/role/NotesReceivablefromParticipants" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#NotesReceivablefromParticipants"/>
  <link:presentationLink xlink:role="http://www.cvshealth.com/role/NotesReceivablefromParticipants" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanAbstract_019e2735-8898-7c04-ad31-789c27147d08" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanAbstract"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanTable_019e2735-8898-7a10-8fca-e248ee0da90b" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanTable"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanAbstract_019e2735-8898-7c04-ad31-789c27147d08" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanTable_019e2735-8898-7a10-8fca-e248ee0da90b" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_LegalEntityAxis_019e2735-8898-7d35-ac17-fdf5a8dd724b" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_LegalEntityAxis"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanTable_019e2735-8898-7a10-8fca-e248ee0da90b" xlink:to="loc_dei_LegalEntityAxis_019e2735-8898-7d35-ac17-fdf5a8dd724b" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityDomain_019e2735-8898-7e69-b195-275fb65c1789" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityDomain"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_LegalEntityAxis_019e2735-8898-7d35-ac17-fdf5a8dd724b" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityDomain_019e2735-8898-7e69-b195-275fb65c1789" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cvs_EBP017Member_019e2735-8898-70e0-9c59-82c05782efb6" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#cvs_EBP017Member"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityDomain_019e2735-8898-7e69-b195-275fb65c1789" xlink:to="loc_cvs_EBP017Member_019e2735-8898-70e0-9c59-82c05782efb6" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanLineItems_019e2735-8898-7e64-b5c5-8ea8691fd03f" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanLineItems"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="2" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanTable_019e2735-8898-7a10-8fca-e248ee0da90b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanLineItems_019e2735-8898-7e64-b5c5-8ea8691fd03f" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cvs_EBPNoteReceivableFromParticipantTextBlock_019e2735-8898-7b75-a1b3-894e6558a0f0" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#cvs_EBPNoteReceivableFromParticipantTextBlock"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanLineItems_019e2735-8898-7e64-b5c5-8ea8691fd03f" xlink:to="loc_cvs_EBPNoteReceivableFromParticipantTextBlock_019e2735-8898-7b75-a1b3-894e6558a0f0" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
  </link:presentationLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.cvshealth.com/role/InvestmentPolicy" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#InvestmentPolicy"/>
  <link:presentationLink xlink:role="http://www.cvshealth.com/role/InvestmentPolicy" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanAbstract_019e2735-8898-7664-986e-a4b603b8b1d9" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanAbstract"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanTable_019e2735-8898-72dd-8402-a2757e2a9d59" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanTable"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanAbstract_019e2735-8898-7664-986e-a4b603b8b1d9" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanTable_019e2735-8898-72dd-8402-a2757e2a9d59" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_LegalEntityAxis_019e2735-8898-7e09-9ab9-6d65af378eff" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_LegalEntityAxis"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanTable_019e2735-8898-72dd-8402-a2757e2a9d59" xlink:to="loc_dei_LegalEntityAxis_019e2735-8898-7e09-9ab9-6d65af378eff" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityDomain_019e2735-8898-78cd-b43d-88472a6fdeff" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityDomain"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_LegalEntityAxis_019e2735-8898-7e09-9ab9-6d65af378eff" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityDomain_019e2735-8898-78cd-b43d-88472a6fdeff" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cvs_EBP017Member_019e2735-8898-7201-bfc9-fd1712eabe97" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#cvs_EBP017Member"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityDomain_019e2735-8898-78cd-b43d-88472a6fdeff" xlink:to="loc_cvs_EBP017Member_019e2735-8898-7201-bfc9-fd1712eabe97" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanLineItems_019e2735-8898-77e1-93d3-4d89b0bec32f" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanLineItems"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="2" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanTable_019e2735-8898-72dd-8402-a2757e2a9d59" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanLineItems_019e2735-8898-77e1-93d3-4d89b0bec32f" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cvs_EBPInvestmentPolicyTextBlock_019e2735-8898-7d9f-bfbd-e53b0cec4351" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#cvs_EBPInvestmentPolicyTextBlock"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanLineItems_019e2735-8898-77e1-93d3-4d89b0bec32f" xlink:to="loc_cvs_EBPInvestmentPolicyTextBlock_019e2735-8898-7d9f-bfbd-e53b0cec4351" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
  </link:presentationLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.cvshealth.com/role/PlanTerminationandRelatedCommitments" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#PlanTerminationandRelatedCommitments"/>
  <link:presentationLink xlink:role="http://www.cvshealth.com/role/PlanTerminationandRelatedCommitments" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanAbstract_019e2735-8898-7b9a-8801-06fe739ebaa4" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanAbstract"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanTable_019e2735-8898-7bfc-ad90-d1eca83c14f3" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanTable"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanAbstract_019e2735-8898-7b9a-8801-06fe739ebaa4" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanTable_019e2735-8898-7bfc-ad90-d1eca83c14f3" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_LegalEntityAxis_019e2735-8898-72b4-9fc7-a187c8b1c717" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_LegalEntityAxis"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanTable_019e2735-8898-7bfc-ad90-d1eca83c14f3" xlink:to="loc_dei_LegalEntityAxis_019e2735-8898-72b4-9fc7-a187c8b1c717" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityDomain_019e2735-8898-7589-87e2-155fe2f1b745" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityDomain"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_LegalEntityAxis_019e2735-8898-72b4-9fc7-a187c8b1c717" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityDomain_019e2735-8898-7589-87e2-155fe2f1b745" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cvs_EBP017Member_019e2735-8898-7b72-8cf9-53066f209463" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#cvs_EBP017Member"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityDomain_019e2735-8898-7589-87e2-155fe2f1b745" xlink:to="loc_cvs_EBP017Member_019e2735-8898-7b72-8cf9-53066f209463" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanLineItems_019e2735-8898-76da-ae68-65f78f62d1c8" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanLineItems"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="2" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanTable_019e2735-8898-7bfc-ad90-d1eca83c14f3" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanLineItems_019e2735-8898-76da-ae68-65f78f62d1c8" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanPlanTerminationTextBlock_019e2735-8898-74a7-94cf-520fb2a0c053" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanPlanTerminationTextBlock"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanLineItems_019e2735-8898-76da-ae68-65f78f62d1c8" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanPlanTerminationTextBlock_019e2735-8898-74a7-94cf-520fb2a0c053" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
  </link:presentationLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.cvshealth.com/role/FederalIncomeTaxes" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#FederalIncomeTaxes"/>
  <link:presentationLink xlink:role="http://www.cvshealth.com/role/FederalIncomeTaxes" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanTaxStatusAbstract_019e2735-8898-7bf2-a8ab-8f2f6f7e2f71" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanTaxStatusAbstract"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanTaxStatusTable_019e2735-8898-7fcc-a739-5b939df241e8" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanTaxStatusTable"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanTaxStatusAbstract_019e2735-8898-7bf2-a8ab-8f2f6f7e2f71" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanTaxStatusTable_019e2735-8898-7fcc-a739-5b939df241e8" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_LegalEntityAxis_019e2735-8898-7109-8b07-92f7c2f12978" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_LegalEntityAxis"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanTaxStatusTable_019e2735-8898-7fcc-a739-5b939df241e8" xlink:to="loc_dei_LegalEntityAxis_019e2735-8898-7109-8b07-92f7c2f12978" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityDomain_019e2735-8898-74e8-ae60-b7bd79ea57f7" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityDomain"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_LegalEntityAxis_019e2735-8898-7109-8b07-92f7c2f12978" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityDomain_019e2735-8898-74e8-ae60-b7bd79ea57f7" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cvs_EBP017Member_019e2735-8898-7099-9b04-a4df547a7dd4" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#cvs_EBP017Member"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityDomain_019e2735-8898-74e8-ae60-b7bd79ea57f7" xlink:to="loc_cvs_EBP017Member_019e2735-8898-7099-9b04-a4df547a7dd4" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanTaxStatusLineItems_019e2735-8898-7a88-88da-996e4dd71e40" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanTaxStatusLineItems"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="2" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanTaxStatusTable_019e2735-8898-7fcc-a739-5b939df241e8" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanTaxStatusLineItems_019e2735-8898-7a88-88da-996e4dd71e40" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanTaxStatusTextBlock_019e2735-8898-7188-8ba2-ae707675edba" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanTaxStatusTextBlock"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanTaxStatusLineItems_019e2735-8898-7a88-88da-996e4dd71e40" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanTaxStatusTextBlock_019e2735-8898-7188-8ba2-ae707675edba" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
  </link:presentationLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.cvshealth.com/role/TransactionswithPartiesInInterest" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#TransactionswithPartiesInInterest"/>
  <link:presentationLink xlink:role="http://www.cvshealth.com/role/TransactionswithPartiesInInterest" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanRelatedPartyAndPartyInInterestTransactionsAbstract_019e2735-8898-7245-aa06-c24ca1f3d928" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanRelatedPartyAndPartyInInterestTransactionsAbstract"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanRelatedPartyAndPartyInInterestTransactionsTable_019e2735-8898-7aa6-a038-2d1bd848000c" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanRelatedPartyAndPartyInInterestTransactionsTable"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanRelatedPartyAndPartyInInterestTransactionsAbstract_019e2735-8898-7245-aa06-c24ca1f3d928" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanRelatedPartyAndPartyInInterestTransactionsTable_019e2735-8898-7aa6-a038-2d1bd848000c" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_LegalEntityAxis_019e2735-8898-70d5-989a-7604812cdf31" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_LegalEntityAxis"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanRelatedPartyAndPartyInInterestTransactionsTable_019e2735-8898-7aa6-a038-2d1bd848000c" xlink:to="loc_dei_LegalEntityAxis_019e2735-8898-70d5-989a-7604812cdf31" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityDomain_019e2735-8898-7f34-a8f8-dd2f90159f52" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityDomain"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_LegalEntityAxis_019e2735-8898-70d5-989a-7604812cdf31" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityDomain_019e2735-8898-7f34-a8f8-dd2f90159f52" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cvs_EBP017Member_019e2735-8898-794b-998a-2c5df8cec793" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#cvs_EBP017Member"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityDomain_019e2735-8898-7f34-a8f8-dd2f90159f52" xlink:to="loc_cvs_EBP017Member_019e2735-8898-794b-998a-2c5df8cec793" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanRelatedPartyAndPartyInInterestTransactionsLineItems_019e2735-8898-71b4-85f5-577a6d9df5bb" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanRelatedPartyAndPartyInInterestTransactionsLineItems"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="2" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanRelatedPartyAndPartyInInterestTransactionsTable_019e2735-8898-7aa6-a038-2d1bd848000c" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanRelatedPartyAndPartyInInterestTransactionsLineItems_019e2735-8898-71b4-85f5-577a6d9df5bb" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanRelatedPartyAndPartyInInterestTransactionsTextBlock_019e2735-8898-7dc3-a671-b893780dbe7c" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanRelatedPartyAndPartyInInterestTransactionsTextBlock"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanRelatedPartyAndPartyInInterestTransactionsLineItems_019e2735-8898-71b4-85f5-577a6d9df5bb" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanRelatedPartyAndPartyInInterestTransactionsTextBlock_019e2735-8898-7dc3-a671-b893780dbe7c" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
  </link:presentationLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.cvshealth.com/role/InvestmentContractswithInsuranceCompanies" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#InvestmentContractswithInsuranceCompanies"/>
  <link:presentationLink xlink:role="http://www.cvshealth.com/role/InvestmentContractswithInsuranceCompanies" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanFullyBenefitResponsiveInvestmentContractAbstract_019e2735-8969-7f2d-8e32-aea028e79d33" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanFullyBenefitResponsiveInvestmentContractAbstract"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanFullyBenefitResponsiveInvestmentContractTable_019e2735-8969-78c4-ab25-fff45cd3c34d" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanFullyBenefitResponsiveInvestmentContractTable"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanFullyBenefitResponsiveInvestmentContractAbstract_019e2735-8969-7f2d-8e32-aea028e79d33" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanFullyBenefitResponsiveInvestmentContractTable_019e2735-8969-78c4-ab25-fff45cd3c34d" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_LegalEntityAxis_019e2735-8969-770a-ade4-39cd8dc6ecd0" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_LegalEntityAxis"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanFullyBenefitResponsiveInvestmentContractTable_019e2735-8969-78c4-ab25-fff45cd3c34d" xlink:to="loc_dei_LegalEntityAxis_019e2735-8969-770a-ade4-39cd8dc6ecd0" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityDomain_019e2735-8969-76a2-909c-496437f2dcfd" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityDomain"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_LegalEntityAxis_019e2735-8969-770a-ade4-39cd8dc6ecd0" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityDomain_019e2735-8969-76a2-909c-496437f2dcfd" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cvs_EBP017Member_019e2735-8969-7e96-b926-fe2a3ab59be9" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#cvs_EBP017Member"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityDomain_019e2735-8969-76a2-909c-496437f2dcfd" xlink:to="loc_cvs_EBP017Member_019e2735-8969-7e96-b926-fe2a3ab59be9" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanFullyBenefitResponsiveInvestmentContractLineItems_019e2735-8969-76c6-ac13-0661f9ff8a8e" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanFullyBenefitResponsiveInvestmentContractLineItems"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="2" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanFullyBenefitResponsiveInvestmentContractTable_019e2735-8969-78c4-ab25-fff45cd3c34d" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanFullyBenefitResponsiveInvestmentContractLineItems_019e2735-8969-76c6-ac13-0661f9ff8a8e" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanFullyBenefitResponsiveInvestmentContractTextBlock_019e2735-8969-78b3-95d0-2df6a3126fff" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanFullyBenefitResponsiveInvestmentContractTextBlock"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanFullyBenefitResponsiveInvestmentContractLineItems_019e2735-8969-76c6-ac13-0661f9ff8a8e" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanFullyBenefitResponsiveInvestmentContractTextBlock_019e2735-8969-78b3-95d0-2df6a3126fff" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
  </link:presentationLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.cvshealth.com/role/DelinquentParticipantContributions" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#DelinquentParticipantContributions"/>
  <link:presentationLink xlink:role="http://www.cvshealth.com/role/DelinquentParticipantContributions" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfDelinquentParticipantContributionAbstract_019e661d-2675-7d9a-b5fb-aee435aaf119" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfDelinquentParticipantContributionAbstract"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfDelinquentParticipantContributionTable_019e661d-2675-783d-9a47-92cfd8819480" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfDelinquentParticipantContributionTable"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfDelinquentParticipantContributionAbstract_019e661d-2675-7d9a-b5fb-aee435aaf119" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfDelinquentParticipantContributionTable_019e661d-2675-783d-9a47-92cfd8819480" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_LegalEntityAxis_019e661d-2675-72b2-9f24-c6130f768e64" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_LegalEntityAxis"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfDelinquentParticipantContributionTable_019e661d-2675-783d-9a47-92cfd8819480" xlink:to="loc_dei_LegalEntityAxis_019e661d-2675-72b2-9f24-c6130f768e64" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityDomain_019e661d-2675-7e0c-8a08-8977528502fe" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityDomain"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_LegalEntityAxis_019e661d-2675-72b2-9f24-c6130f768e64" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityDomain_019e661d-2675-7e0c-8a08-8977528502fe" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cvs_EBP017Member_019e661d-2675-7728-86bf-f794ae07ce95" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#cvs_EBP017Member"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityDomain_019e661d-2675-7e0c-8a08-8977528502fe" xlink:to="loc_cvs_EBP017Member_019e661d-2675-7728-86bf-f794ae07ce95" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfDelinquentParticipantContributionLineItems_019e661d-2675-719c-9f8f-00335777a3aa" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfDelinquentParticipantContributionLineItems"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="2" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfDelinquentParticipantContributionTable_019e661d-2675-783d-9a47-92cfd8819480" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfDelinquentParticipantContributionLineItems_019e661d-2675-719c-9f8f-00335777a3aa" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cvs_EBPDelinquentParticipantContributionTextBlock_019e661d-2675-768a-8570-fdeb9b3b39bd" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#cvs_EBPDelinquentParticipantContributionTextBlock"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfDelinquentParticipantContributionLineItems_019e661d-2675-719c-9f8f-00335777a3aa" xlink:to="loc_cvs_EBPDelinquentParticipantContributionTextBlock_019e661d-2675-768a-8570-fdeb9b3b39bd" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
  </link:presentationLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.cvshealth.com/role/RisksandUncertainties" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#RisksandUncertainties"/>
  <link:presentationLink xlink:role="http://www.cvshealth.com/role/RisksandUncertainties" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EbpRiskAndUncertaintyAbstract_019e2735-8969-74d9-86f3-08812de965b5" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EbpRiskAndUncertaintyAbstract"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EbpRiskAndUncertaintyTable_019e2735-8969-750a-a3dc-7766389e2eba" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EbpRiskAndUncertaintyTable"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EbpRiskAndUncertaintyAbstract_019e2735-8969-74d9-86f3-08812de965b5" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EbpRiskAndUncertaintyTable_019e2735-8969-750a-a3dc-7766389e2eba" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_LegalEntityAxis_019e2735-8969-7432-bb0a-1ee799c35368" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_LegalEntityAxis"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EbpRiskAndUncertaintyTable_019e2735-8969-750a-a3dc-7766389e2eba" xlink:to="loc_dei_LegalEntityAxis_019e2735-8969-7432-bb0a-1ee799c35368" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityDomain_019e2735-8969-711f-a06d-35faa7a00c99" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityDomain"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_LegalEntityAxis_019e2735-8969-7432-bb0a-1ee799c35368" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityDomain_019e2735-8969-711f-a06d-35faa7a00c99" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cvs_EBP017Member_019e2735-8969-736e-92d2-8fc947946178" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#cvs_EBP017Member"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityDomain_019e2735-8969-711f-a06d-35faa7a00c99" xlink:to="loc_cvs_EBP017Member_019e2735-8969-736e-92d2-8fc947946178" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EbpRiskAndUncertaintyLineItems_019e2735-8969-759f-976b-e76012da3513" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EbpRiskAndUncertaintyLineItems"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="2" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EbpRiskAndUncertaintyTable_019e2735-8969-750a-a3dc-7766389e2eba" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EbpRiskAndUncertaintyLineItems_019e2735-8969-759f-976b-e76012da3513" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanRiskAndUncertaintyTextBlock_019e2735-8969-7d30-8437-0fcc951af4ad" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanRiskAndUncertaintyTextBlock"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EbpRiskAndUncertaintyLineItems_019e2735-8969-759f-976b-e76012da3513" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanRiskAndUncertaintyTextBlock_019e2735-8969-7d30-8437-0fcc951af4ad" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
  </link:presentationLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.cvshealth.com/role/ScheduleHLine4aScheduleofDelinquentParticipantContributions" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#ScheduleHLine4aScheduleofDelinquentParticipantContributions"/>
  <link:presentationLink xlink:role="http://www.cvshealth.com/role/ScheduleHLine4aScheduleofDelinquentParticipantContributions" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfDelinquentParticipantContributionAbstract_019e65f2-b7c1-7a0b-adfa-0cdfd49636b1" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfDelinquentParticipantContributionAbstract"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfDelinquentParticipantContributionTable_019e65f2-b7c1-7964-81f4-8cd1ceffac3c" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfDelinquentParticipantContributionTable"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfDelinquentParticipantContributionAbstract_019e65f2-b7c1-7a0b-adfa-0cdfd49636b1" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfDelinquentParticipantContributionTable_019e65f2-b7c1-7964-81f4-8cd1ceffac3c" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_LegalEntityAxis_019e65f2-b7c1-7816-b2e5-78dae7704360" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_LegalEntityAxis"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfDelinquentParticipantContributionTable_019e65f2-b7c1-7964-81f4-8cd1ceffac3c" xlink:to="loc_dei_LegalEntityAxis_019e65f2-b7c1-7816-b2e5-78dae7704360" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityDomain_019e65f2-b7c1-7a76-a2f9-eded1d7db52c" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityDomain"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_LegalEntityAxis_019e65f2-b7c1-7816-b2e5-78dae7704360" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityDomain_019e65f2-b7c1-7a76-a2f9-eded1d7db52c" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cvs_EBP017Member_019e661a-7230-7c2e-a8f7-66b6709546d2" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#cvs_EBP017Member"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityDomain_019e65f2-b7c1-7a76-a2f9-eded1d7db52c" xlink:to="loc_cvs_EBP017Member_019e661a-7230-7c2e-a8f7-66b6709546d2" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfDelinquentParticipantContributionLineItems_019e65f2-b7c1-7918-aadb-85fa69f21e11" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfDelinquentParticipantContributionLineItems"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="2" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfDelinquentParticipantContributionTable_019e65f2-b7c1-7964-81f4-8cd1ceffac3c" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfDelinquentParticipantContributionLineItems_019e65f2-b7c1-7918-aadb-85fa69f21e11" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfDelinquentParticipantContributionTableTextBlock_019e65f2-b7c1-7e0b-b413-bc503a463c7e" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfDelinquentParticipantContributionTableTextBlock"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfDelinquentParticipantContributionLineItems_019e65f2-b7c1-7918-aadb-85fa69f21e11" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfDelinquentParticipantContributionTableTextBlock_019e65f2-b7c1-7e0b-b413-bc503a463c7e" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
  </link:presentationLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.cvshealth.com/role/ScheduleHLine4iScheduleofAssetsHeldAtEndofYear" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#ScheduleHLine4iScheduleofAssetsHeldAtEndofYear"/>
  <link:presentationLink xlink:role="http://www.cvshealth.com/role/ScheduleHLine4iScheduleofAssetsHeldAtEndofYear" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfAssetHeldForInvestmentAbstract_019e2735-8969-7a01-ad9e-5c16573ad975" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfAssetHeldForInvestmentAbstract"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfAssetHeldForInvestmentTable_019e2735-8969-759c-9fe2-f7fe721e23a3" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfAssetHeldForInvestmentTable"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfAssetHeldForInvestmentAbstract_019e2735-8969-7a01-ad9e-5c16573ad975" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfAssetHeldForInvestmentTable_019e2735-8969-759c-9fe2-f7fe721e23a3" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_LegalEntityAxis_019e2735-8969-7575-9031-8d70eb4b8e8e" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_LegalEntityAxis"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfAssetHeldForInvestmentTable_019e2735-8969-759c-9fe2-f7fe721e23a3" xlink:to="loc_dei_LegalEntityAxis_019e2735-8969-7575-9031-8d70eb4b8e8e" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityDomain_019e2735-8969-70b5-ad1c-7866b89993a1" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityDomain"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_LegalEntityAxis_019e2735-8969-7575-9031-8d70eb4b8e8e" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityDomain_019e2735-8969-70b5-ad1c-7866b89993a1" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cvs_EBP017Member_019e2735-8969-777c-ad2b-225dfbaf0359" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#cvs_EBP017Member"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityDomain_019e2735-8969-70b5-ad1c-7866b89993a1" xlink:to="loc_cvs_EBP017Member_019e2735-8969-777c-ad2b-225dfbaf0359" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfAssetHeldForInvestmentLineItems_019e2735-8969-741f-9974-42feb9a3e600" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfAssetHeldForInvestmentLineItems"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="2" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfAssetHeldForInvestmentTable_019e2735-8969-759c-9fe2-f7fe721e23a3" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfAssetHeldForInvestmentLineItems_019e2735-8969-741f-9974-42feb9a3e600" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfAssetHeldForInvestmentTableTextBlock_019e2735-8969-7a59-9c2d-fd2727ced63f" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfAssetHeldForInvestmentTableTextBlock"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfAssetHeldForInvestmentLineItems_019e2735-8969-741f-9974-42feb9a3e600" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfAssetHeldForInvestmentTableTextBlock_019e2735-8969-7a59-9c2d-fd2727ced63f" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
  </link:presentationLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.cvshealth.com/role/SummaryofSignificantAccountingPoliciesPolicies" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#SummaryofSignificantAccountingPoliciesPolicies"/>
  <link:presentationLink xlink:role="http://www.cvshealth.com/role/SummaryofSignificantAccountingPoliciesPolicies" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanAccountingPolicyAbstract_019e2735-8898-744c-bf32-63ab3260f9e3" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanAccountingPolicyAbstract"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanAccountingPolicyTable_019e2735-8898-789d-9ec0-c85bb021ba3c" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanAccountingPolicyTable"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanAccountingPolicyAbstract_019e2735-8898-744c-bf32-63ab3260f9e3" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanAccountingPolicyTable_019e2735-8898-789d-9ec0-c85bb021ba3c" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_LegalEntityAxis_019e2735-8898-7ddf-a99f-42973187ddd1" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_LegalEntityAxis"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanAccountingPolicyTable_019e2735-8898-789d-9ec0-c85bb021ba3c" xlink:to="loc_dei_LegalEntityAxis_019e2735-8898-7ddf-a99f-42973187ddd1" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityDomain_019e2735-8898-7988-9ae8-5841d11ff2f4" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityDomain"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_LegalEntityAxis_019e2735-8898-7ddf-a99f-42973187ddd1" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityDomain_019e2735-8898-7988-9ae8-5841d11ff2f4" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cvs_EBP017Member_019e2735-8898-73cb-9664-711372ed19a2" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#cvs_EBP017Member"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityDomain_019e2735-8898-7988-9ae8-5841d11ff2f4" xlink:to="loc_cvs_EBP017Member_019e2735-8898-73cb-9664-711372ed19a2" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanAccountingPolicyLineItems_019e2735-8898-7043-bc7a-0da818c009ca" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanAccountingPolicyLineItems"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="2" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanAccountingPolicyTable_019e2735-8898-789d-9ec0-c85bb021ba3c" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanAccountingPolicyLineItems_019e2735-8898-7043-bc7a-0da818c009ca" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanBasisOfAccountingPolicyTextBlock_019e2735-8898-774f-8e31-7df5991cfa67" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanBasisOfAccountingPolicyTextBlock"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanAccountingPolicyLineItems_019e2735-8898-7043-bc7a-0da818c009ca" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanBasisOfAccountingPolicyTextBlock_019e2735-8898-774f-8e31-7df5991cfa67" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentPolicyTextBlock_019e2735-8898-7b35-8dfe-07c2292a07c5" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentPolicyTextBlock"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="2" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanAccountingPolicyLineItems_019e2735-8898-7043-bc7a-0da818c009ca" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentPolicyTextBlock_019e2735-8898-7b35-8dfe-07c2292a07c5" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanPaymentToParticipantPolicyTextBlock_019e2735-8898-73c1-9a1a-6c60f283081e" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanPaymentToParticipantPolicyTextBlock"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="3" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanAccountingPolicyLineItems_019e2735-8898-7043-bc7a-0da818c009ca" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanPaymentToParticipantPolicyTextBlock_019e2735-8898-73c1-9a1a-6c60f283081e" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanUseOfEstimatePolicyTextBlock_019e2735-8898-7b7f-8885-d33c320cd5dd" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanUseOfEstimatePolicyTextBlock"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="4" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanAccountingPolicyLineItems_019e2735-8898-7043-bc7a-0da818c009ca" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanUseOfEstimatePolicyTextBlock_019e2735-8898-7b7f-8885-d33c320cd5dd" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanNoteReceivableFromParticipantPolicyTextBlock_019e2735-8898-7733-961b-147a2e33eca6" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanNoteReceivableFromParticipantPolicyTextBlock"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="5" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanAccountingPolicyLineItems_019e2735-8898-7043-bc7a-0da818c009ca" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanNoteReceivableFromParticipantPolicyTextBlock_019e2735-8898-7733-961b-147a2e33eca6" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
  </link:presentationLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.cvshealth.com/role/FairValueMeasurementsTables" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#FairValueMeasurementsTables"/>
  <link:presentationLink xlink:role="http://www.cvshealth.com/role/FairValueMeasurementsTables" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentFairValueAndNavAbstract_019e2735-8898-7ea0-849a-1457c14f98f7" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentFairValueAndNavAbstract"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentFairValueAndNavTable_019e2735-8898-74b5-9bcb-4cbb082b8b29" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentFairValueAndNavTable"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentFairValueAndNavAbstract_019e2735-8898-7ea0-849a-1457c14f98f7" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentFairValueAndNavTable_019e2735-8898-74b5-9bcb-4cbb082b8b29" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_LegalEntityAxis_019e2735-8898-7e4b-b846-df878bb45e95" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_LegalEntityAxis"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentFairValueAndNavTable_019e2735-8898-74b5-9bcb-4cbb082b8b29" xlink:to="loc_dei_LegalEntityAxis_019e2735-8898-7e4b-b846-df878bb45e95" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityDomain_019e2735-8898-7960-92ba-f17fc48f9818" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityDomain"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_LegalEntityAxis_019e2735-8898-7e4b-b846-df878bb45e95" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityDomain_019e2735-8898-7960-92ba-f17fc48f9818" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cvs_EBP017Member_019e2735-8898-7dbb-85bd-02a773fdfe20" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#cvs_EBP017Member"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityDomain_019e2735-8898-7960-92ba-f17fc48f9818" xlink:to="loc_cvs_EBP017Member_019e2735-8898-7dbb-85bd-02a773fdfe20" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentFairValueAndNavLineItems_019e2735-8898-73b9-84c2-44cc68cfce91" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentFairValueAndNavLineItems"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="2" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentFairValueAndNavTable_019e2735-8898-74b5-9bcb-4cbb082b8b29" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentFairValueAndNavLineItems_019e2735-8898-73b9-84c2-44cc68cfce91" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentFairValueAndNavTableTextBlock_019e2735-8898-7511-ae69-164b9a0050ec" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentFairValueAndNavTableTextBlock"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentFairValueAndNavLineItems_019e2735-8898-73b9-84c2-44cc68cfce91" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentFairValueAndNavTableTextBlock_019e2735-8898-7511-ae69-164b9a0050ec" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
  </link:presentationLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.cvshealth.com/role/PlanDescriptionDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#PlanDescriptionDetails"/>
  <link:presentationLink xlink:role="http://www.cvshealth.com/role/PlanDescriptionDetails" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanAbstract_019e2735-8898-7779-98ad-0c8c929be0cd" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanAbstract"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanTable_019e2735-8898-70a5-b49a-a02ac01c4fb7" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanTable"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanAbstract_019e2735-8898-7779-98ad-0c8c929be0cd" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanTable_019e2735-8898-70a5-b49a-a02ac01c4fb7" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_LegalEntityAxis_019e2735-8898-78e9-8e2e-b9e6c21ff6f8" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_LegalEntityAxis"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanTable_019e2735-8898-70a5-b49a-a02ac01c4fb7" xlink:to="loc_dei_LegalEntityAxis_019e2735-8898-78e9-8e2e-b9e6c21ff6f8" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityDomain_019e2735-8898-7041-a52f-b9ec22bb2627" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityDomain"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_LegalEntityAxis_019e2735-8898-78e9-8e2e-b9e6c21ff6f8" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityDomain_019e2735-8898-7041-a52f-b9ec22bb2627" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cvs_EBP017Member_019e2735-8898-7983-a2c9-1f7ebb0fe41b" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#cvs_EBP017Member"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityDomain_019e2735-8898-7041-a52f-b9ec22bb2627" xlink:to="loc_cvs_EBP017Member_019e2735-8898-7983-a2c9-1f7ebb0fe41b" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_InvestmentIssuerNameAxis_019e2735-8898-720e-b257-e76f4bc9c220" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_InvestmentIssuerNameAxis"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="2" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanTable_019e2735-8898-70a5-b49a-a02ac01c4fb7" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_InvestmentIssuerNameAxis_019e2735-8898-720e-b257-e76f4bc9c220" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_InvestmentIssuerNameDomain_019e2735-8898-7036-9270-f10f5bdf0adc" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_InvestmentIssuerNameDomain"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_InvestmentIssuerNameAxis_019e2735-8898-720e-b257-e76f4bc9c220" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_InvestmentIssuerNameDomain_019e2735-8898-7036-9270-f10f5bdf0adc" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cvs_DiversifiedBondFundMember_019e2735-8898-764c-b5c0-4dc7326e35d2" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#cvs_DiversifiedBondFundMember"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_InvestmentIssuerNameDomain_019e2735-8898-7036-9270-f10f5bdf0adc" xlink:to="loc_cvs_DiversifiedBondFundMember_019e2735-8898-764c-b5c0-4dc7326e35d2" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cvs_EmergingMarketsFundMember_019e2735-8898-734e-b8e7-bcd31aecef03" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#cvs_EmergingMarketsFundMember"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="2" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_InvestmentIssuerNameDomain_019e2735-8898-7036-9270-f10f5bdf0adc" xlink:to="loc_cvs_EmergingMarketsFundMember_019e2735-8898-734e-b8e7-bcd31aecef03" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cvs_InternationalEquityIndexFundMember_019e2735-8898-79d3-a69c-e97dcea2355a" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#cvs_InternationalEquityIndexFundMember"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="3" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_InvestmentIssuerNameDomain_019e2735-8898-7036-9270-f10f5bdf0adc" xlink:to="loc_cvs_InternationalEquityIndexFundMember_019e2735-8898-79d3-a69c-e97dcea2355a" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cvs_LargeCapCoreFundMember_019e2735-8898-7389-87f8-1276e00c319b" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#cvs_LargeCapCoreFundMember"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="4" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_InvestmentIssuerNameDomain_019e2735-8898-7036-9270-f10f5bdf0adc" xlink:to="loc_cvs_LargeCapCoreFundMember_019e2735-8898-7389-87f8-1276e00c319b" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cvs_RealAssetIndexFundMember_019e8e85-c902-7d09-8985-75a14968cd5c" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#cvs_RealAssetIndexFundMember"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="5" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_InvestmentIssuerNameDomain_019e2735-8898-7036-9270-f10f5bdf0adc" xlink:to="loc_cvs_RealAssetIndexFundMember_019e8e85-c902-7d09-8985-75a14968cd5c" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cvs_RealAssetIndexFundBloombergRollSelectCommodityIndexMember_019e2735-8898-7599-895a-12deccac02e1" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#cvs_RealAssetIndexFundBloombergRollSelectCommodityIndexMember"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_cvs_RealAssetIndexFundMember_019e8e85-c902-7d09-8985-75a14968cd5c" xlink:to="loc_cvs_RealAssetIndexFundBloombergRollSelectCommodityIndexMember_019e2735-8898-7599-895a-12deccac02e1" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cvs_RealAssetIndexFundSPGlobalLargeMidcapCommodityAndResourcesIndexMember_019e2735-8898-74bc-a9db-2dcd8e741f92" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#cvs_RealAssetIndexFundSPGlobalLargeMidcapCommodityAndResourcesIndexMember"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="2" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_cvs_RealAssetIndexFundMember_019e8e85-c902-7d09-8985-75a14968cd5c" xlink:to="loc_cvs_RealAssetIndexFundSPGlobalLargeMidcapCommodityAndResourcesIndexMember_019e2735-8898-74bc-a9db-2dcd8e741f92" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cvs_RealAssetIndexFundDowJonesU.S.SelectREITIndexMember_019e2735-8898-7942-b5c7-a4a174b86eee" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#cvs_RealAssetIndexFundDowJonesU.S.SelectREITIndexMember"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="3" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_cvs_RealAssetIndexFundMember_019e8e85-c902-7d09-8985-75a14968cd5c" xlink:to="loc_cvs_RealAssetIndexFundDowJonesU.S.SelectREITIndexMember_019e2735-8898-7942-b5c7-a4a174b86eee" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cvs_RealAssetIndexFundBloombergBarclaysU.S.TreasuryInflationProtectedSecuritiesTIPSIndexMember_019e2735-8898-7a36-8d1b-d8ce7f9c8686" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#cvs_RealAssetIndexFundBloombergBarclaysU.S.TreasuryInflationProtectedSecuritiesTIPSIndexMember"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="4" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_cvs_RealAssetIndexFundMember_019e8e85-c902-7d09-8985-75a14968cd5c" xlink:to="loc_cvs_RealAssetIndexFundBloombergBarclaysU.S.TreasuryInflationProtectedSecuritiesTIPSIndexMember_019e2735-8898-7a36-8d1b-d8ce7f9c8686" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cvs_RealAssetIndexFundSPGlobalInfrastructureIndexMember_019e2735-8898-7060-a468-8a7c8cbbac49" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#cvs_RealAssetIndexFundSPGlobalInfrastructureIndexMember"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="5" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_cvs_RealAssetIndexFundMember_019e8e85-c902-7d09-8985-75a14968cd5c" xlink:to="loc_cvs_RealAssetIndexFundSPGlobalInfrastructureIndexMember_019e2735-8898-7060-a468-8a7c8cbbac49" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cvs_SmallMidCapCoreFundMember_019e2735-8898-74a8-9eaf-0f3be9048fa4" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#cvs_SmallMidCapCoreFundMember"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="6" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_InvestmentIssuerNameDomain_019e2735-8898-7036-9270-f10f5bdf0adc" xlink:to="loc_cvs_SmallMidCapCoreFundMember_019e2735-8898-74a8-9eaf-0f3be9048fa4" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cvs_TargetDateFundsMember_019e2735-8898-7a89-a58a-0a81cbed7169" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#cvs_TargetDateFundsMember"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="7" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_InvestmentIssuerNameDomain_019e2735-8898-7036-9270-f10f5bdf0adc" xlink:to="loc_cvs_TargetDateFundsMember_019e2735-8898-7a89-a58a-0a81cbed7169" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cvs_U.S.BondIndexFundMember_019e2735-8898-7ebd-91c5-8f6d9fb02784" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#cvs_U.S.BondIndexFundMember"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="8" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_InvestmentIssuerNameDomain_019e2735-8898-7036-9270-f10f5bdf0adc" xlink:to="loc_cvs_U.S.BondIndexFundMember_019e2735-8898-7ebd-91c5-8f6d9fb02784" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cvs_EBPInvestmentManagerAxis_019e2735-8898-7f55-ab0c-449e2dd7623e" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#cvs_EBPInvestmentManagerAxis"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="3" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanTable_019e2735-8898-70a5-b49a-a02ac01c4fb7" xlink:to="loc_cvs_EBPInvestmentManagerAxis_019e2735-8898-7f55-ab0c-449e2dd7623e" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cvs_EBPInvestmentManagerDomain_019e2735-8898-7c5c-b50f-5f1b22c05bfa" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#cvs_EBPInvestmentManagerDomain"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_cvs_EBPInvestmentManagerAxis_019e2735-8898-7f55-ab0c-449e2dd7623e" xlink:to="loc_cvs_EBPInvestmentManagerDomain_019e2735-8898-7c5c-b50f-5f1b22c05bfa" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cvs_LoomisSaylesMember_019e2735-8898-7910-a07a-5da3eb0fd828" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#cvs_LoomisSaylesMember"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_cvs_EBPInvestmentManagerDomain_019e2735-8898-7c5c-b50f-5f1b22c05bfa" xlink:to="loc_cvs_LoomisSaylesMember_019e2735-8898-7910-a07a-5da3eb0fd828" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cvs_DodgeAndCoxMember_019e2735-8898-7e04-b558-8e1227c14211" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#cvs_DodgeAndCoxMember"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="2" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_cvs_EBPInvestmentManagerDomain_019e2735-8898-7c5c-b50f-5f1b22c05bfa" xlink:to="loc_cvs_DodgeAndCoxMember_019e2735-8898-7e04-b558-8e1227c14211" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cvs_FirstEagleMember_019e2735-8898-7f22-9526-5b42a4c8d8f2" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#cvs_FirstEagleMember"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="3" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_cvs_EBPInvestmentManagerDomain_019e2735-8898-7c5c-b50f-5f1b22c05bfa" xlink:to="loc_cvs_FirstEagleMember_019e2735-8898-7f22-9526-5b42a4c8d8f2" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cvs_AmericanFundsMember_019e2735-8898-7443-ace3-4ccced96ad77" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#cvs_AmericanFundsMember"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="4" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_cvs_EBPInvestmentManagerDomain_019e2735-8898-7c5c-b50f-5f1b22c05bfa" xlink:to="loc_cvs_AmericanFundsMember_019e2735-8898-7443-ace3-4ccced96ad77" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cvs_VanguardMember_019e2735-8898-74b6-9654-f83cb2d7e49e" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#cvs_VanguardMember"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="5" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_cvs_EBPInvestmentManagerDomain_019e2735-8898-7c5c-b50f-5f1b22c05bfa" xlink:to="loc_cvs_VanguardMember_019e2735-8898-74b6-9654-f83cb2d7e49e" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cvs_HartfordMember_019e2735-8898-7eb5-a20c-8327dcd3933b" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#cvs_HartfordMember"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="6" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_cvs_EBPInvestmentManagerDomain_019e2735-8898-7c5c-b50f-5f1b22c05bfa" xlink:to="loc_cvs_HartfordMember_019e2735-8898-7eb5-a20c-8327dcd3933b" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cvs_AllspringGlobalInvestmentsMember_019e2735-8898-7cb3-b9e9-f54aa2f0ccbb" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#cvs_AllspringGlobalInvestmentsMember"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="7" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_cvs_EBPInvestmentManagerDomain_019e2735-8898-7c5c-b50f-5f1b22c05bfa" xlink:to="loc_cvs_AllspringGlobalInvestmentsMember_019e2735-8898-7cb3-b9e9-f54aa2f0ccbb" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cvs_ColumbiaThreadneedleMember_019e2735-8898-749b-bd12-cbe866ec11ea" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#cvs_ColumbiaThreadneedleMember"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="8" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_cvs_EBPInvestmentManagerDomain_019e2735-8898-7c5c-b50f-5f1b22c05bfa" xlink:to="loc_cvs_ColumbiaThreadneedleMember_019e2735-8898-749b-bd12-cbe866ec11ea" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cvs_T.RowePriceMember_019e2735-8898-74e5-8808-da507d1c96ff" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#cvs_T.RowePriceMember"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="9" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_cvs_EBPInvestmentManagerDomain_019e2735-8898-7c5c-b50f-5f1b22c05bfa" xlink:to="loc_cvs_T.RowePriceMember_019e2735-8898-74e5-8808-da507d1c96ff" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cvs_BarrowHanleyMember_019e2735-8898-74aa-8986-b5c5f794f199" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#cvs_BarrowHanleyMember"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="10" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_cvs_EBPInvestmentManagerDomain_019e2735-8898-7c5c-b50f-5f1b22c05bfa" xlink:to="loc_cvs_BarrowHanleyMember_019e2735-8898-74aa-8986-b5c5f794f199" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cvs_MFSMember_019e2735-8898-7548-a4ee-3047a06773b6" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#cvs_MFSMember"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="11" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_cvs_EBPInvestmentManagerDomain_019e2735-8898-7c5c-b50f-5f1b22c05bfa" xlink:to="loc_cvs_MFSMember_019e2735-8898-7548-a4ee-3047a06773b6" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cvs_WellingtonMember_019e2735-8898-7819-9637-c9763e49fd73" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#cvs_WellingtonMember"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="12" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_cvs_EBPInvestmentManagerDomain_019e2735-8898-7c5c-b50f-5f1b22c05bfa" xlink:to="loc_cvs_WellingtonMember_019e2735-8898-7819-9637-c9763e49fd73" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cvs_EARNESTPartnersSmallCapValueMember_019e2735-8898-7c62-b597-a8062671e403" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#cvs_EARNESTPartnersSmallCapValueMember"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="13" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_cvs_EBPInvestmentManagerDomain_019e2735-8898-7c5c-b50f-5f1b22c05bfa" xlink:to="loc_cvs_EARNESTPartnersSmallCapValueMember_019e2735-8898-7c62-b597-a8062671e403" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cvs_MFSMidCapValueEquityMember_019e2735-8898-748f-b1a0-b8afc8c1049f" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#cvs_MFSMidCapValueEquityMember"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="14" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_cvs_EBPInvestmentManagerDomain_019e2735-8898-7c5c-b50f-5f1b22c05bfa" xlink:to="loc_cvs_MFSMidCapValueEquityMember_019e2735-8898-748f-b1a0-b8afc8c1049f" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cvs_SnyderCapitalMgtSmallMidCapValueMember_019e2735-8898-74dc-b428-8b605bb01bf0" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#cvs_SnyderCapitalMgtSmallMidCapValueMember"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="15" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_cvs_EBPInvestmentManagerDomain_019e2735-8898-7c5c-b50f-5f1b22c05bfa" xlink:to="loc_cvs_SnyderCapitalMgtSmallMidCapValueMember_019e2735-8898-74dc-b428-8b605bb01bf0" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cvs_BaronDiscoveryStrategyMember_019e2735-8898-7bb9-ad20-5da5b3775fd6" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#cvs_BaronDiscoveryStrategyMember"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="16" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_cvs_EBPInvestmentManagerDomain_019e2735-8898-7c5c-b50f-5f1b22c05bfa" xlink:to="loc_cvs_BaronDiscoveryStrategyMember_019e2735-8898-7bb9-ad20-5da5b3775fd6" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cvs_DFDentMidCapGrowthMember_019e2735-8898-7d72-a68f-f87de750569e" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#cvs_DFDentMidCapGrowthMember"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="17" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_cvs_EBPInvestmentManagerDomain_019e2735-8898-7c5c-b50f-5f1b22c05bfa" xlink:to="loc_cvs_DFDentMidCapGrowthMember_019e2735-8898-7d72-a68f-f87de750569e" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_RangeAxis_019e2735-8898-7321-98f1-cd60907cb440" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_RangeAxis"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="4" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanTable_019e2735-8898-70a5-b49a-a02ac01c4fb7" xlink:to="loc_srt_RangeAxis_019e2735-8898-7321-98f1-cd60907cb440" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_RangeMember_019e2735-8898-730a-8d84-d5c2a5e0ff70" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_RangeMember"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_srt_RangeAxis_019e2735-8898-7321-98f1-cd60907cb440" xlink:to="loc_srt_RangeMember_019e2735-8898-730a-8d84-d5c2a5e0ff70" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_MinimumMember_019e2735-8898-773e-af85-ddd47a737b63" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_MinimumMember"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_srt_RangeMember_019e2735-8898-730a-8d84-d5c2a5e0ff70" xlink:to="loc_srt_MinimumMember_019e2735-8898-773e-af85-ddd47a737b63" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_MaximumMember_019e2735-8898-7a86-ae62-250aae4eb8f9" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_MaximumMember"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="2" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_srt_RangeMember_019e2735-8898-730a-8d84-d5c2a5e0ff70" xlink:to="loc_srt_MaximumMember_019e2735-8898-7a86-ae62-250aae4eb8f9" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_StatementGeographicalAxis_019e2735-8898-759f-a158-c2d8e52beb0e" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_StatementGeographicalAxis"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="5" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanTable_019e2735-8898-70a5-b49a-a02ac01c4fb7" xlink:to="loc_srt_StatementGeographicalAxis_019e2735-8898-759f-a158-c2d8e52beb0e" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_SegmentGeographicalDomain_019e2735-8898-7a1d-b511-3cb27857a00d" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_SegmentGeographicalDomain"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_srt_StatementGeographicalAxis_019e2735-8898-759f-a158-c2d8e52beb0e" xlink:to="loc_srt_SegmentGeographicalDomain_019e2735-8898-7a1d-b511-3cb27857a00d" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_country_US_019e2735-8898-72c9-8d39-28efe9fb6d4c" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/country/2026/country-2026.xsd#country_US"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_srt_SegmentGeographicalDomain_019e2735-8898-7a1d-b511-3cb27857a00d" xlink:to="loc_country_US_019e2735-8898-72c9-8d39-28efe9fb6d4c" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis_019e2735-8898-758c-a005-89b8ca8c3f4f" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="6" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanTable_019e2735-8898-70a5-b49a-a02ac01c4fb7" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis_019e2735-8898-758c-a005-89b8ca8c3f4f" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_InvestmentTypeCategorizationMember_019e2735-8898-7789-a192-864648fedee7" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_InvestmentTypeCategorizationMember"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis_019e2735-8898-758c-a005-89b8ca8c3f4f" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_InvestmentTypeCategorizationMember_019e2735-8898-7789-a192-864648fedee7" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_BondsMember_019e2735-8898-7f35-9b92-41e6772ecc34" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_BondsMember"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_InvestmentTypeCategorizationMember_019e2735-8898-7789-a192-864648fedee7" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_BondsMember_019e2735-8898-7f35-9b92-41e6772ecc34" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanLineItems_019e2735-8898-75c6-80bb-9d70f444ca93" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanLineItems"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="7" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanTable_019e2735-8898-70a5-b49a-a02ac01c4fb7" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanLineItems_019e2735-8898-75c6-80bb-9d70f444ca93" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cvs_EBPAdministrationCommitteeMinimumNumberOfPeople_019e2735-8898-7bf8-a046-f59a8d8bf25a" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#cvs_EBPAdministrationCommitteeMinimumNumberOfPeople"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanLineItems_019e2735-8898-75c6-80bb-9d70f444ca93" xlink:to="loc_cvs_EBPAdministrationCommitteeMinimumNumberOfPeople_019e2735-8898-7bf8-a046-f59a8d8bf25a" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitTransferToFromExternalPlan_019e6ad2-dbe4-7627-808b-9c36849e6c2c" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitTransferToFromExternalPlan"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="2" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanLineItems_019e2735-8898-75c6-80bb-9d70f444ca93" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitTransferToFromExternalPlan_019e6ad2-dbe4-7627-808b-9c36849e6c2c" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cvs_EBPMinimumAgeToParticipate_019e2735-8898-7b01-951a-4bf1034360a0" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#cvs_EBPMinimumAgeToParticipate"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="3" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanLineItems_019e2735-8898-75c6-80bb-9d70f444ca93" xlink:to="loc_cvs_EBPMinimumAgeToParticipate_019e2735-8898-7b01-951a-4bf1034360a0" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cvs_EBPParticipantContributionMinimumIncrementPercentage_019e2735-8898-7fda-8a92-917fef77546c" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#cvs_EBPParticipantContributionMinimumIncrementPercentage"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="4" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanLineItems_019e2735-8898-75c6-80bb-9d70f444ca93" xlink:to="loc_cvs_EBPParticipantContributionMinimumIncrementPercentage_019e2735-8898-7fda-8a92-917fef77546c" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cvs_EBPParticipantContributionMinimumContributionPercentage_019e2735-8898-7bbd-b38f-e09e9904f2d7" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#cvs_EBPParticipantContributionMinimumContributionPercentage"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="5" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanLineItems_019e2735-8898-75c6-80bb-9d70f444ca93" xlink:to="loc_cvs_EBPParticipantContributionMinimumContributionPercentage_019e2735-8898-7bbd-b38f-e09e9904f2d7" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cvs_EBPParticipantContributionMaximumAnnualContributionToEligibleCompensationPercentage_019e2735-8898-7ec5-bad0-7c418214ca84" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#cvs_EBPParticipantContributionMaximumAnnualContributionToEligibleCompensationPercentage"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="6" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanLineItems_019e2735-8898-75c6-80bb-9d70f444ca93" xlink:to="loc_cvs_EBPParticipantContributionMaximumAnnualContributionToEligibleCompensationPercentage_019e2735-8898-7ec5-bad0-7c418214ca84" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cvs_EBPRequisiteServicePeriod_019e2735-8898-7bc8-ab0a-39e11bfdc032" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#cvs_EBPRequisiteServicePeriod"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="7" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanLineItems_019e2735-8898-75c6-80bb-9d70f444ca93" xlink:to="loc_cvs_EBPRequisiteServicePeriod_019e2735-8898-7bc8-ab0a-39e11bfdc032" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cvs_EBPRequisiteServicePeriodNumberOfHours_019e2735-8898-7216-9751-9d0ebb5d5f5d" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#cvs_EBPRequisiteServicePeriodNumberOfHours"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="8" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanLineItems_019e2735-8898-75c6-80bb-9d70f444ca93" xlink:to="loc_cvs_EBPRequisiteServicePeriodNumberOfHours_019e2735-8898-7216-9751-9d0ebb5d5f5d" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanEmployerContributionMatchingPercentage_019e2735-8898-7264-b1fb-4bcea51669a3" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanEmployerContributionMatchingPercentage"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="9" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanLineItems_019e2735-8898-75c6-80bb-9d70f444ca93" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanEmployerContributionMatchingPercentage_019e2735-8898-7264-b1fb-4bcea51669a3" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanEmployerContributionParticipantCompensationMatchedPercentage_019e2735-8898-713a-ad73-6a45a101b139" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanEmployerContributionParticipantCompensationMatchedPercentage"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="10" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanLineItems_019e2735-8898-75c6-80bb-9d70f444ca93" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanEmployerContributionParticipantCompensationMatchedPercentage_019e2735-8898-713a-ad73-6a45a101b139" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cvs_EBPEmployerContributionParticipantCompensationMatchedMaximum_019e274b-d6f1-7532-a900-6e7b35e34776" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#cvs_EBPEmployerContributionParticipantCompensationMatchedMaximum"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="11" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanLineItems_019e2735-8898-75c6-80bb-9d70f444ca93" xlink:to="loc_cvs_EBPEmployerContributionParticipantCompensationMatchedMaximum_019e274b-d6f1-7532-a900-6e7b35e34776" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cvs_EBPEmployerContributionVestingPercentage_019e2735-8898-7a47-9855-b90c3c4e2766" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#cvs_EBPEmployerContributionVestingPercentage"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="12" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanLineItems_019e2735-8898-75c6-80bb-9d70f444ca93" xlink:to="loc_cvs_EBPEmployerContributionVestingPercentage_019e2735-8898-7a47-9855-b90c3c4e2766" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cvs_EBPParticipantContributionVestingPercentage_019e2735-8898-7c52-a7f6-979e9d269aa7" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#cvs_EBPParticipantContributionVestingPercentage"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="13" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanLineItems_019e2735-8898-75c6-80bb-9d70f444ca93" xlink:to="loc_cvs_EBPParticipantContributionVestingPercentage_019e2735-8898-7c52-a7f6-979e9d269aa7" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cvs_EBPInvestmentEmployerCommonStockToEligibleCompensationPercentage_019e2735-8898-73cc-8b7f-575cdc97fe5a" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#cvs_EBPInvestmentEmployerCommonStockToEligibleCompensationPercentage"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="14" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanLineItems_019e2735-8898-75c6-80bb-9d70f444ca93" xlink:to="loc_cvs_EBPInvestmentEmployerCommonStockToEligibleCompensationPercentage_019e2735-8898-73cc-8b7f-575cdc97fe5a" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cvs_EBPInvestmentManagerPercentage_019e2735-8898-7ef3-b832-3354a49d2aa8" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#cvs_EBPInvestmentManagerPercentage"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="15" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanLineItems_019e2735-8898-75c6-80bb-9d70f444ca93" xlink:to="loc_cvs_EBPInvestmentManagerPercentage_019e2735-8898-7ef3-b832-3354a49d2aa8" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cvs_EBPInvestmentIndexAllocationPercentage_019e8a08-2bff-75db-95bb-b341020966de" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#cvs_EBPInvestmentIndexAllocationPercentage"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="16" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanLineItems_019e2735-8898-75c6-80bb-9d70f444ca93" xlink:to="loc_cvs_EBPInvestmentIndexAllocationPercentage_019e8a08-2bff-75db-95bb-b341020966de" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cvs_EBPInvestmentMaturityPeriod_019e2735-8898-7692-922f-b4cab5f40f6c" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#cvs_EBPInvestmentMaturityPeriod"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="17" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanLineItems_019e2735-8898-75c6-80bb-9d70f444ca93" xlink:to="loc_cvs_EBPInvestmentMaturityPeriod_019e2735-8898-7692-922f-b4cab5f40f6c" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cvs_EBPInvestmentNumberOfStocksIncludedInIndex_019e2735-8898-7aa0-99ee-388e67de5a41" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#cvs_EBPInvestmentNumberOfStocksIncludedInIndex"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="18" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanLineItems_019e2735-8898-75c6-80bb-9d70f444ca93" xlink:to="loc_cvs_EBPInvestmentNumberOfStocksIncludedInIndex_019e2735-8898-7aa0-99ee-388e67de5a41" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cvs_EBPInvestmentMarketCapPercentage_019e2735-8898-745b-8928-736fafea2c74" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#cvs_EBPInvestmentMarketCapPercentage"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="19" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanLineItems_019e2735-8898-75c6-80bb-9d70f444ca93" xlink:to="loc_cvs_EBPInvestmentMarketCapPercentage_019e2735-8898-745b-8928-736fafea2c74" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cvs_EBPInvestmentInvestedAmountToTotalAssetsPercentage_019e2735-8898-774e-8977-c56e53913d15" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#cvs_EBPInvestmentInvestedAmountToTotalAssetsPercentage"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="20" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanLineItems_019e2735-8898-75c6-80bb-9d70f444ca93" xlink:to="loc_cvs_EBPInvestmentInvestedAmountToTotalAssetsPercentage_019e2735-8898-774e-8977-c56e53913d15" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cvs_EBPInvestmentNumberOfAssetClasses_019e2735-8898-7f2d-be43-d440481790c0" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#cvs_EBPInvestmentNumberOfAssetClasses"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="21" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanLineItems_019e2735-8898-75c6-80bb-9d70f444ca93" xlink:to="loc_cvs_EBPInvestmentNumberOfAssetClasses_019e2735-8898-7f2d-be43-d440481790c0" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cvs_EBPInvestmentNumberOfFunds_019e2735-8898-7af6-b731-bf7fcabfe5bf" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#cvs_EBPInvestmentNumberOfFunds"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="22" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanLineItems_019e2735-8898-75c6-80bb-9d70f444ca93" xlink:to="loc_cvs_EBPInvestmentNumberOfFunds_019e2735-8898-7af6-b731-bf7fcabfe5bf" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cvs_EBPInvestmentFundIncrementPeriod_019e2735-8898-71bb-9adb-3452ae6483d9" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#cvs_EBPInvestmentFundIncrementPeriod"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="23" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanLineItems_019e2735-8898-75c6-80bb-9d70f444ca93" xlink:to="loc_cvs_EBPInvestmentFundIncrementPeriod_019e2735-8898-71bb-9adb-3452ae6483d9" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
  </link:presentationLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.cvshealth.com/role/SummaryofSignificantAccountingPoliciesDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#SummaryofSignificantAccountingPoliciesDetails"/>
  <link:presentationLink xlink:role="http://www.cvshealth.com/role/SummaryofSignificantAccountingPoliciesDetails" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanAccountingPolicyAbstract_019e2735-8898-714a-aa25-f1a8ff85ad07" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanAccountingPolicyAbstract"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanAccountingPolicyTable_019e2735-8898-7378-bdb5-2547454a3b83" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanAccountingPolicyTable"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanAccountingPolicyAbstract_019e2735-8898-714a-aa25-f1a8ff85ad07" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanAccountingPolicyTable_019e2735-8898-7378-bdb5-2547454a3b83" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_LegalEntityAxis_019e2735-8898-7c01-8721-fd3ad477792e" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_LegalEntityAxis"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanAccountingPolicyTable_019e2735-8898-7378-bdb5-2547454a3b83" xlink:to="loc_dei_LegalEntityAxis_019e2735-8898-7c01-8721-fd3ad477792e" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityDomain_019e2735-8898-7f1f-8652-17be49ef383d" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityDomain"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_LegalEntityAxis_019e2735-8898-7c01-8721-fd3ad477792e" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityDomain_019e2735-8898-7f1f-8652-17be49ef383d" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cvs_EBP017Member_019e2735-8898-7ec2-ac7b-0490bd61dc20" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#cvs_EBP017Member"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityDomain_019e2735-8898-7f1f-8652-17be49ef383d" xlink:to="loc_cvs_EBP017Member_019e2735-8898-7ec2-ac7b-0490bd61dc20" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanAccountingPolicyLineItems_019e2735-8898-73ee-81da-84e634f0427c" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanAccountingPolicyLineItems"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="2" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanAccountingPolicyTable_019e2735-8898-7378-bdb5-2547454a3b83" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanAccountingPolicyLineItems_019e2735-8898-73ee-81da-84e634f0427c" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cvs_EBPParticipantLoanBasisSpreadOnVariableRate_019e2735-8898-7906-8d0a-56036054cecc" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#cvs_EBPParticipantLoanBasisSpreadOnVariableRate"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanAccountingPolicyLineItems_019e2735-8898-73ee-81da-84e634f0427c" xlink:to="loc_cvs_EBPParticipantLoanBasisSpreadOnVariableRate_019e2735-8898-7906-8d0a-56036054cecc" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
  </link:presentationLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.cvshealth.com/role/FairValueMeasurementsDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#FairValueMeasurementsDetails"/>
  <link:presentationLink xlink:role="http://www.cvshealth.com/role/FairValueMeasurementsDetails" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentFairValueAndNavAbstract_019e2735-8898-7960-bca2-3423740c1684" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentFairValueAndNavAbstract"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentFairValueAndNavTable_019e2735-8898-7d12-9404-90254fb50600" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentFairValueAndNavTable"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentFairValueAndNavAbstract_019e2735-8898-7960-bca2-3423740c1684" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentFairValueAndNavTable_019e2735-8898-7d12-9404-90254fb50600" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_LegalEntityAxis_019e2735-8898-7092-b82c-97b72a69f9a9" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_LegalEntityAxis"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentFairValueAndNavTable_019e2735-8898-7d12-9404-90254fb50600" xlink:to="loc_dei_LegalEntityAxis_019e2735-8898-7092-b82c-97b72a69f9a9" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityDomain_019e2735-8898-7e7a-968b-d015e0bfd120" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityDomain"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_LegalEntityAxis_019e2735-8898-7092-b82c-97b72a69f9a9" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityDomain_019e2735-8898-7e7a-968b-d015e0bfd120" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cvs_EBP017Member_019e2735-8898-71c3-9f80-e018ce1639ba" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#cvs_EBP017Member"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityDomain_019e2735-8898-7e7a-968b-d015e0bfd120" xlink:to="loc_cvs_EBP017Member_019e2735-8898-71c3-9f80-e018ce1639ba" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis_019e2735-8898-7112-b02b-ff34fc247cf9" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="2" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentFairValueAndNavTable_019e2735-8898-7d12-9404-90254fb50600" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis_019e2735-8898-7112-b02b-ff34fc247cf9" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsFairValueHierarchyDomain_019e2735-8898-7c6a-92b5-c840ec92dc26" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsFairValueHierarchyDomain"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis_019e2735-8898-7112-b02b-ff34fc247cf9" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsFairValueHierarchyDomain_019e2735-8898-7c6a-92b5-c840ec92dc26" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member_019e2735-8898-71bd-93eb-dabb1820588f" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsFairValueHierarchyDomain_019e2735-8898-7c6a-92b5-c840ec92dc26" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member_019e2735-8898-71bd-93eb-dabb1820588f" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member_019e2735-8898-750a-b523-1fe964b86ec9" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="2" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsFairValueHierarchyDomain_019e2735-8898-7c6a-92b5-c840ec92dc26" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member_019e2735-8898-750a-b523-1fe964b86ec9" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel3Member_019e2735-8898-7303-861b-e659402b0f85" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel3Member"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="3" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsFairValueHierarchyDomain_019e2735-8898-7c6a-92b5-c840ec92dc26" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel3Member_019e2735-8898-7303-861b-e659402b0f85" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis_019e2735-8898-74cb-aea3-6fddcce1f245" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="3" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentFairValueAndNavTable_019e2735-8898-7d12-9404-90254fb50600" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis_019e2735-8898-74cb-aea3-6fddcce1f245" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_InvestmentTypeCategorizationMember_019e2735-8898-7c7e-a78c-38c999b30d33" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_InvestmentTypeCategorizationMember"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis_019e2735-8898-74cb-aea3-6fddcce1f245" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_InvestmentTypeCategorizationMember_019e2735-8898-7c7e-a78c-38c999b30d33" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_MutualFundMember_019e2735-8898-7798-b15f-ea795de3efb7" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_MutualFundMember"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_InvestmentTypeCategorizationMember_019e2735-8898-7c7e-a78c-38c999b30d33" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_MutualFundMember_019e2735-8898-7798-b15f-ea795de3efb7" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CommonStockMember_019e2735-8898-76fe-893c-59ab097fa247" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CommonStockMember"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="2" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_InvestmentTypeCategorizationMember_019e2735-8898-7c7e-a78c-38c999b30d33" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CommonStockMember_019e2735-8898-76fe-893c-59ab097fa247" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CorporateBondSecuritiesMember_019e2735-8898-7a4c-aa78-743522ca6bb2" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CorporateBondSecuritiesMember"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="3" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_InvestmentTypeCategorizationMember_019e2735-8898-7c7e-a78c-38c999b30d33" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CorporateBondSecuritiesMember_019e2735-8898-7a4c-aa78-743522ca6bb2" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_USTreasuryAndGovernmentMember_019e2735-8898-7a94-be57-f6740bf169f2" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_USTreasuryAndGovernmentMember"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="4" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_InvestmentTypeCategorizationMember_019e2735-8898-7c7e-a78c-38c999b30d33" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_USTreasuryAndGovernmentMember_019e2735-8898-7a94-be57-f6740bf169f2" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EbpOtherInvestmentMember_019e2735-8898-7ffd-8ade-677d938c6391" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EbpOtherInvestmentMember"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="5" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_InvestmentTypeCategorizationMember_019e2735-8898-7c7e-a78c-38c999b30d33" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EbpOtherInvestmentMember_019e2735-8898-7ffd-8ade-677d938c6391" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanCommonCollectiveTrustMember_019e2735-8898-7430-84e4-441430fe88a7" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanCommonCollectiveTrustMember"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="6" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_InvestmentTypeCategorizationMember_019e2735-8898-7c7e-a78c-38c999b30d33" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanCommonCollectiveTrustMember_019e2735-8898-7430-84e4-441430fe88a7" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanSyntheticInvestmentContractMember_019e2735-8898-7256-971a-6d27e5a58edd" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanSyntheticInvestmentContractMember"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="7" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_InvestmentTypeCategorizationMember_019e2735-8898-7c7e-a78c-38c999b30d33" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanSyntheticInvestmentContractMember_019e2735-8898-7256-971a-6d27e5a58edd" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentFairValueAndNavLineItems_019e2735-8898-77be-9671-15dca85dd8e4" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentFairValueAndNavLineItems"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="4" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentFairValueAndNavTable_019e2735-8898-7d12-9404-90254fb50600" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentFairValueAndNavLineItems_019e2735-8898-77be-9671-15dca85dd8e4" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cvs_EBPEmployerCommonStockSharePrice_019e2735-8898-7be9-a50e-ebe192825727" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#cvs_EBPEmployerCommonStockSharePrice"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentFairValueAndNavLineItems_019e2735-8898-77be-9671-15dca85dd8e4" xlink:to="loc_cvs_EBPEmployerCommonStockSharePrice_019e2735-8898-7be9-a50e-ebe192825727" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentExcludingPlanInterestInMasterTrustFairValue_019e2735-8898-7ee8-9b8b-ad7b098f54d8" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentExcludingPlanInterestInMasterTrustFairValue"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="2" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentFairValueAndNavLineItems_019e2735-8898-77be-9671-15dca85dd8e4" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentExcludingPlanInterestInMasterTrustFairValue_019e2735-8898-7ee8-9b8b-ad7b098f54d8" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentExcludingPlanInterestInMasterTrustContractValue_019e2735-8898-7b26-824f-601ac85454e4" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentExcludingPlanInterestInMasterTrustContractValue"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="3" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentFairValueAndNavLineItems_019e2735-8898-77be-9671-15dca85dd8e4" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentExcludingPlanInterestInMasterTrustContractValue_019e2735-8898-7b26-824f-601ac85454e4" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentExcludingPlanInterestInMasterTrustFairAndContractValue_019e2735-8898-7086-9e56-4b5c193de82e" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentExcludingPlanInterestInMasterTrustFairAndContractValue"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="4" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentFairValueAndNavLineItems_019e2735-8898-77be-9671-15dca85dd8e4" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentExcludingPlanInterestInMasterTrustFairAndContractValue_019e2735-8898-7086-9e56-4b5c193de82e" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel"/>
  </link:presentationLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.cvshealth.com/role/NotesReceivablefromParticipantsDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#NotesReceivablefromParticipantsDetails"/>
  <link:presentationLink xlink:role="http://www.cvshealth.com/role/NotesReceivablefromParticipantsDetails" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanAbstract_019e2735-8898-73df-bd88-3130c6a1061a" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanAbstract"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanTable_019e2735-8898-77df-b1a3-ccf5867a9169" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanTable"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanAbstract_019e2735-8898-73df-bd88-3130c6a1061a" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanTable_019e2735-8898-77df-b1a3-ccf5867a9169" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_LegalEntityAxis_019e2735-8898-7ef1-a9e3-8f49c74a42b7" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_LegalEntityAxis"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanTable_019e2735-8898-77df-b1a3-ccf5867a9169" xlink:to="loc_dei_LegalEntityAxis_019e2735-8898-7ef1-a9e3-8f49c74a42b7" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityDomain_019e2735-8898-7613-81a7-042edd1c68a2" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityDomain"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_LegalEntityAxis_019e2735-8898-7ef1-a9e3-8f49c74a42b7" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityDomain_019e2735-8898-7613-81a7-042edd1c68a2" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cvs_EBP017Member_019e2735-8898-79d7-91a4-0d0371236eae" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#cvs_EBP017Member"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityDomain_019e2735-8898-7613-81a7-042edd1c68a2" xlink:to="loc_cvs_EBP017Member_019e2735-8898-79d7-91a4-0d0371236eae" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanLineItems_019e2735-8898-776c-86c7-16b25fc2f8b6" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanLineItems"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="2" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanTable_019e2735-8898-77df-b1a3-ccf5867a9169" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanLineItems_019e2735-8898-776c-86c7-16b25fc2f8b6" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanNoteReceivableFromParticipantAccountMinimumBorrowingAmount_019e2735-8898-730a-8820-12cccfb8e540" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanNoteReceivableFromParticipantAccountMinimumBorrowingAmount"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanLineItems_019e2735-8898-776c-86c7-16b25fc2f8b6" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanNoteReceivableFromParticipantAccountMinimumBorrowingAmount_019e2735-8898-730a-8820-12cccfb8e540" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanNoteReceivableFromParticipantAccountMaximumBorrowingToTotalAccountPercentage_019e2735-8898-7583-8aa5-db30e6b1b5d0" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanNoteReceivableFromParticipantAccountMaximumBorrowingToTotalAccountPercentage"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="2" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanLineItems_019e2735-8898-776c-86c7-16b25fc2f8b6" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanNoteReceivableFromParticipantAccountMaximumBorrowingToTotalAccountPercentage_019e2735-8898-7583-8aa5-db30e6b1b5d0" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanNoteReceivableFromParticipantAccountMaximumBorrowingAmount_019e2735-8898-7a36-b70a-d73c0bdea457" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanNoteReceivableFromParticipantAccountMaximumBorrowingAmount"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="3" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanLineItems_019e2735-8898-776c-86c7-16b25fc2f8b6" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanNoteReceivableFromParticipantAccountMaximumBorrowingAmount_019e2735-8898-7a36-b70a-d73c0bdea457" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cvs_EBPNoteReceivableFromParticipantAccountMaximumBorrowingDeductionForHighestBalancePeriod_019e2735-8898-7829-bf92-a4a8cf8d1cce" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#cvs_EBPNoteReceivableFromParticipantAccountMaximumBorrowingDeductionForHighestBalancePeriod"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="4" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanLineItems_019e2735-8898-776c-86c7-16b25fc2f8b6" xlink:to="loc_cvs_EBPNoteReceivableFromParticipantAccountMaximumBorrowingDeductionForHighestBalancePeriod_019e2735-8898-7829-bf92-a4a8cf8d1cce" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cvs_EBPNoteReceivableFromParticipantGeneralLoanMaximumBorrowingTerm_019e2735-8898-7785-b8c8-904952be729d" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#cvs_EBPNoteReceivableFromParticipantGeneralLoanMaximumBorrowingTerm"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="5" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanLineItems_019e2735-8898-776c-86c7-16b25fc2f8b6" xlink:to="loc_cvs_EBPNoteReceivableFromParticipantGeneralLoanMaximumBorrowingTerm_019e2735-8898-7785-b8c8-904952be729d" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cvs_EBPNoteReceivableFromParticipantPrimaryResidenceMaximumBorrowingTerm_019e2735-8898-77e4-85b9-6ccd39b5449d" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#cvs_EBPNoteReceivableFromParticipantPrimaryResidenceMaximumBorrowingTerm"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="6" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanLineItems_019e2735-8898-776c-86c7-16b25fc2f8b6" xlink:to="loc_cvs_EBPNoteReceivableFromParticipantPrimaryResidenceMaximumBorrowingTerm_019e2735-8898-77e4-85b9-6ccd39b5449d" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cvs_EBPNoteReceivableFromParticipantMaximumNumberOfLoansOutstanding_019e2735-8898-7cfb-b67d-4d9dd348288a" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#cvs_EBPNoteReceivableFromParticipantMaximumNumberOfLoansOutstanding"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="7" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanLineItems_019e2735-8898-776c-86c7-16b25fc2f8b6" xlink:to="loc_cvs_EBPNoteReceivableFromParticipantMaximumNumberOfLoansOutstanding_019e2735-8898-7cfb-b67d-4d9dd348288a" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cvs_EBPNoteReceivableFromParticipantPrimaryResidenceMaximumNumberOfLoansOutstanding_019e2735-8898-7613-a5e3-d4193b9c04b5" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#cvs_EBPNoteReceivableFromParticipantPrimaryResidenceMaximumNumberOfLoansOutstanding"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="8" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanLineItems_019e2735-8898-776c-86c7-16b25fc2f8b6" xlink:to="loc_cvs_EBPNoteReceivableFromParticipantPrimaryResidenceMaximumNumberOfLoansOutstanding_019e2735-8898-7613-a5e3-d4193b9c04b5" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cvs_EBPParticipantLoanBasisSpreadOnVariableRate_019e2735-8898-71c2-b116-25fb5a4c749a" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#cvs_EBPParticipantLoanBasisSpreadOnVariableRate"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="9" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanLineItems_019e2735-8898-776c-86c7-16b25fc2f8b6" xlink:to="loc_cvs_EBPParticipantLoanBasisSpreadOnVariableRate_019e2735-8898-71c2-b116-25fb5a4c749a" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
  </link:presentationLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.cvshealth.com/role/DelinquentParticipantContributionsDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#DelinquentParticipantContributionsDetails"/>
  <link:presentationLink xlink:role="http://www.cvshealth.com/role/DelinquentParticipantContributionsDetails" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfDelinquentParticipantContributionAbstract_019e661d-2675-7d6f-b863-0955bf7881e9" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfDelinquentParticipantContributionAbstract"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfDelinquentParticipantContributionTable_019e8a20-c598-7bbb-8c29-db4f86f867e4" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfDelinquentParticipantContributionTable"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfDelinquentParticipantContributionAbstract_019e661d-2675-7d6f-b863-0955bf7881e9" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfDelinquentParticipantContributionTable_019e8a20-c598-7bbb-8c29-db4f86f867e4" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_LegalEntityAxis_019e8a20-c598-7e4d-bfe3-5b3a0b06eaef" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_LegalEntityAxis"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfDelinquentParticipantContributionTable_019e8a20-c598-7bbb-8c29-db4f86f867e4" xlink:to="loc_dei_LegalEntityAxis_019e8a20-c598-7e4d-bfe3-5b3a0b06eaef" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityDomain_019e8a20-c598-7cea-b8a8-afc10fa5c2ad" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityDomain"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_LegalEntityAxis_019e8a20-c598-7e4d-bfe3-5b3a0b06eaef" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityDomain_019e8a20-c598-7cea-b8a8-afc10fa5c2ad" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cvs_EBP017Member_019e8a20-c598-7493-a81e-358172996090" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#cvs_EBP017Member"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityDomain_019e8a20-c598-7cea-b8a8-afc10fa5c2ad" xlink:to="loc_cvs_EBP017Member_019e8a20-c598-7493-a81e-358172996090" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfDelinquentParticipantContributionLineItems_019e8a20-c598-7fab-b715-00a891b87be9" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfDelinquentParticipantContributionLineItems"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="2" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfDelinquentParticipantContributionTable_019e8a20-c598-7bbb-8c29-db4f86f867e4" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfDelinquentParticipantContributionLineItems_019e8a20-c598-7fab-b715-00a891b87be9" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfDelinquentParticipantContributionTransferredLateToPlan_019e8a17-37ce-7bfd-abcf-7b335428bd11" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfDelinquentParticipantContributionTransferredLateToPlan"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfDelinquentParticipantContributionLineItems_019e8a20-c598-7fab-b715-00a891b87be9" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfDelinquentParticipantContributionTransferredLateToPlan_019e8a17-37ce-7bfd-abcf-7b335428bd11" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel"/>
  </link:presentationLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.cvshealth.com/role/ScheduleHLine4aScheduleofDelinquentParticipantContributionsDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#ScheduleHLine4aScheduleofDelinquentParticipantContributionsDetails"/>
  <link:presentationLink xlink:role="http://www.cvshealth.com/role/ScheduleHLine4aScheduleofDelinquentParticipantContributionsDetails" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfDelinquentParticipantContributionAbstract_019e65f2-b7c1-72c4-9913-b1cc9c72aef6" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfDelinquentParticipantContributionAbstract"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfDelinquentParticipantContributionTable_019e6618-ded4-7cc6-9b02-997946ee5414" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfDelinquentParticipantContributionTable"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfDelinquentParticipantContributionAbstract_019e65f2-b7c1-72c4-9913-b1cc9c72aef6" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfDelinquentParticipantContributionTable_019e6618-ded4-7cc6-9b02-997946ee5414" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_LegalEntityAxis_019e661a-3cf0-71b2-ab75-0b6d8cfd54e3" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_LegalEntityAxis"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfDelinquentParticipantContributionTable_019e6618-ded4-7cc6-9b02-997946ee5414" xlink:to="loc_dei_LegalEntityAxis_019e661a-3cf0-71b2-ab75-0b6d8cfd54e3" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityDomain_019e661a-3cf0-75ac-bf24-9f4516d6cacd" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityDomain"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_LegalEntityAxis_019e661a-3cf0-71b2-ab75-0b6d8cfd54e3" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityDomain_019e661a-3cf0-75ac-bf24-9f4516d6cacd" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cvs_EBP017Member_019e661a-3cf0-75c6-bb48-8d46fee2de85" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#cvs_EBP017Member"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityDomain_019e661a-3cf0-75ac-bf24-9f4516d6cacd" xlink:to="loc_cvs_EBP017Member_019e661a-3cf0-75c6-bb48-8d46fee2de85" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfDelinquentParticipantContributionLineItems_019e6618-ded4-7314-ace3-e193b557c8bc" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfDelinquentParticipantContributionLineItems"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="2" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfDelinquentParticipantContributionTable_019e6618-ded4-7cc6-9b02-997946ee5414" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfDelinquentParticipantContributionLineItems_019e6618-ded4-7314-ace3-e193b557c8bc" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityTaxIdentificationNumber_019e661b-2b21-71c9-93a1-00a79faf9609" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityTaxIdentificationNumber"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfDelinquentParticipantContributionLineItems_019e6618-ded4-7314-ace3-e193b557c8bc" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityTaxIdentificationNumber_019e661b-2b21-71c9-93a1-00a79faf9609" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanPlanNumber_019e661b-84bd-72a5-8761-ff80bdd4ddc2" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanPlanNumber"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="2" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfDelinquentParticipantContributionLineItems_019e6618-ded4-7314-ace3-e193b557c8bc" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanPlanNumber_019e661b-84bd-72a5-8761-ff80bdd4ddc2" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfDelinquentParticipantContributionTransferredLateToPlan_019e6618-ded4-7cf4-9f01-dc1c97960650" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfDelinquentParticipantContributionTransferredLateToPlan"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="3" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfDelinquentParticipantContributionLineItems_019e6618-ded4-7314-ace3-e193b557c8bc" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfDelinquentParticipantContributionTransferredLateToPlan_019e6618-ded4-7cf4-9f01-dc1c97960650" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfDelinquentParticipantContributionNotCorrected_019e6618-f7b5-73ea-8491-3687641e04d1" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfDelinquentParticipantContributionNotCorrected"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="4" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfDelinquentParticipantContributionLineItems_019e6618-ded4-7314-ace3-e193b557c8bc" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfDelinquentParticipantContributionNotCorrected_019e6618-f7b5-73ea-8491-3687641e04d1" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfDelinquentParticipantContributionCorrectedOutsideVfcp_019e6619-126d-75d2-ae4e-723837708049" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfDelinquentParticipantContributionCorrectedOutsideVfcp"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="5" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfDelinquentParticipantContributionLineItems_019e6618-ded4-7314-ace3-e193b557c8bc" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfDelinquentParticipantContributionCorrectedOutsideVfcp_019e6619-126d-75d2-ae4e-723837708049" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfDelinquentParticipantContributionPendingCorrectionInVfcp_019e6619-2d4e-7fd9-9d4d-5ee0332e4273" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfDelinquentParticipantContributionPendingCorrectionInVfcp"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="6" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfDelinquentParticipantContributionLineItems_019e6618-ded4-7314-ace3-e193b557c8bc" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfDelinquentParticipantContributionPendingCorrectionInVfcp_019e6619-2d4e-7fd9-9d4d-5ee0332e4273" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfDelinquentParticipantContributionCorrected_019e6619-519c-763f-ba89-6b7221f843c3" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfDelinquentParticipantContributionCorrected"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="7" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfDelinquentParticipantContributionLineItems_019e6618-ded4-7314-ace3-e193b557c8bc" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfDelinquentParticipantContributionCorrected_019e6619-519c-763f-ba89-6b7221f843c3" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
  </link:presentationLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.cvshealth.com/role/ScheduleHLine4iScheduleofAssetsHeldAtEndofYearDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#ScheduleHLine4iScheduleofAssetsHeldAtEndofYearDetails"/>
  <link:presentationLink xlink:role="http://www.cvshealth.com/role/ScheduleHLine4iScheduleofAssetsHeldAtEndofYearDetails" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfAssetHeldForInvestmentAbstract_019e2735-8969-7d82-ba53-d8e4e98de941" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfAssetHeldForInvestmentAbstract"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfAssetHeldForInvestmentTable_019e2735-8969-7ef2-a619-4f652e41d433" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfAssetHeldForInvestmentTable"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfAssetHeldForInvestmentAbstract_019e2735-8969-7d82-ba53-d8e4e98de941" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfAssetHeldForInvestmentTable_019e2735-8969-7ef2-a619-4f652e41d433" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_LegalEntityAxis_019e2735-8969-7cdd-9b42-ebfd8eab60a0" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_LegalEntityAxis"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfAssetHeldForInvestmentTable_019e2735-8969-7ef2-a619-4f652e41d433" xlink:to="loc_dei_LegalEntityAxis_019e2735-8969-7cdd-9b42-ebfd8eab60a0" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityDomain_019e2735-8969-76ae-a62e-fdf9b5c509f8" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityDomain"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_LegalEntityAxis_019e2735-8969-7cdd-9b42-ebfd8eab60a0" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityDomain_019e2735-8969-76ae-a62e-fdf9b5c509f8" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cvs_EBP017Member_019e2735-8969-7e56-90b0-a6d5f97047a4" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#cvs_EBP017Member"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityDomain_019e2735-8969-76ae-a62e-fdf9b5c509f8" xlink:to="loc_cvs_EBP017Member_019e2735-8969-7e56-90b0-a6d5f97047a4" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_InvestmentIdentifierAxis_019e2735-8969-7e01-af1c-dbcc83043369" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_InvestmentIdentifierAxis"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="2" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfAssetHeldForInvestmentTable_019e2735-8969-7ef2-a619-4f652e41d433" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_InvestmentIdentifierAxis_019e2735-8969-7e01-af1c-dbcc83043369" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_InvestmentIssuerNameAxis_019e8a0e-fb02-7560-b202-5166ebf48b07" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_InvestmentIssuerNameAxis"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="3" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfAssetHeldForInvestmentTable_019e2735-8969-7ef2-a619-4f652e41d433" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_InvestmentIssuerNameAxis_019e8a0e-fb02-7560-b202-5166ebf48b07" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_InvestmentIssuerNameDomain_019e8a0e-fb02-7d45-82e9-0eb81a033869" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_InvestmentIssuerNameDomain"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_InvestmentIssuerNameAxis_019e8a0e-fb02-7560-b202-5166ebf48b07" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_InvestmentIssuerNameDomain_019e8a0e-fb02-7d45-82e9-0eb81a033869" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cvs_StableValueFundMember_019e8a10-6c9c-7120-97ae-5e2c40b5d754" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#cvs_StableValueFundMember"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_InvestmentIssuerNameDomain_019e8a0e-fb02-7d45-82e9-0eb81a033869" xlink:to="loc_cvs_StableValueFundMember_019e8a10-6c9c-7120-97ae-5e2c40b5d754" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cvs_DiversifiedBondFundMember_019e8a0f-2c71-766b-ba0b-cfce0960d1fc" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#cvs_DiversifiedBondFundMember"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="2" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_InvestmentIssuerNameDomain_019e8a0e-fb02-7d45-82e9-0eb81a033869" xlink:to="loc_cvs_DiversifiedBondFundMember_019e8a0f-2c71-766b-ba0b-cfce0960d1fc" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cvs_InternationalEquityFundMember_019e8a0f-d07a-718d-896a-cbc2e540e29e" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#cvs_InternationalEquityFundMember"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="3" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_InvestmentIssuerNameDomain_019e8a0e-fb02-7d45-82e9-0eb81a033869" xlink:to="loc_cvs_InternationalEquityFundMember_019e8a0f-d07a-718d-896a-cbc2e540e29e" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cvs_SmallMidCapCoreFundMember_019e8a11-69a4-7ddb-9cd3-0831abd38ceb" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#cvs_SmallMidCapCoreFundMember"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="4" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_InvestmentIssuerNameDomain_019e8a0e-fb02-7d45-82e9-0eb81a033869" xlink:to="loc_cvs_SmallMidCapCoreFundMember_019e8a11-69a4-7ddb-9cd3-0831abd38ceb" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cvs_LargeCapCoreFundMember_019e8a11-db4a-720e-b6c2-dde071a63c40" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#cvs_LargeCapCoreFundMember"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="5" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_InvestmentIssuerNameDomain_019e8a0e-fb02-7d45-82e9-0eb81a033869" xlink:to="loc_cvs_LargeCapCoreFundMember_019e8a11-db4a-720e-b6c2-dde071a63c40" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfAssetHeldForInvestmentLineItems_019e2735-8969-7422-8b9d-78c94186f169" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfAssetHeldForInvestmentLineItems"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="4" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfAssetHeldForInvestmentTable_019e2735-8969-7ef2-a619-4f652e41d433" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfAssetHeldForInvestmentLineItems_019e2735-8969-7422-8b9d-78c94186f169" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityTaxIdentificationNumber_019e2735-8969-7c8e-adcb-17c975abbc41" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityTaxIdentificationNumber"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfAssetHeldForInvestmentLineItems_019e2735-8969-7422-8b9d-78c94186f169" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityTaxIdentificationNumber_019e2735-8969-7c8e-adcb-17c975abbc41" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanPlanNumber_019e2735-8969-7433-805c-5f974eda4c97" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanPlanNumber"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="2" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfAssetHeldForInvestmentLineItems_019e2735-8969-7422-8b9d-78c94186f169" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanPlanNumber_019e2735-8969-7433-805c-5f974eda4c97" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentNumberOfShares_019e6625-3884-7be4-a2f3-2092e90c4210" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentNumberOfShares"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="3" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfAssetHeldForInvestmentLineItems_019e2735-8969-7422-8b9d-78c94186f169" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentNumberOfShares_019e6625-3884-7be4-a2f3-2092e90c4210" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentInterestRate_019e8f2c-ee59-74cb-a110-224e176c9378" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentInterestRate"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="4" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfAssetHeldForInvestmentLineItems_019e2735-8969-7422-8b9d-78c94186f169" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentInterestRate_019e8f2c-ee59-74cb-a110-224e176c9378" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanAssetHeldForInvestmentInvestmentExcludingPlanInterestInMasterTrustCurrentValue_019e6625-86d1-7146-ac58-645ddcaa702b" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanAssetHeldForInvestmentInvestmentExcludingPlanInterestInMasterTrustCurrentValue"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="5" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfAssetHeldForInvestmentLineItems_019e2735-8969-7422-8b9d-78c94186f169" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanAssetHeldForInvestmentInvestmentExcludingPlanInterestInMasterTrustCurrentValue_019e6625-86d1-7146-ac58-645ddcaa702b" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cvs_EBPParticipantLoanBasisSpreadOnVariableRate_019e2735-8969-7d93-9e28-2b1388f588d0" xlink:href="cvs-20260622.xsd#cvs_EBPParticipantLoanBasisSpreadOnVariableRate"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="6" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfAssetHeldForInvestmentLineItems_019e2735-8969-7422-8b9d-78c94186f169" xlink:to="loc_cvs_EBPParticipantLoanBasisSpreadOnVariableRate_019e2735-8969-7d93-9e28-2b1388f588d0" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanAssetHeldForInvestmentParticipantLoanAfterDeemedDistribution_019e8a13-54e6-7b2c-8fb4-cfd74285d5b7" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanAssetHeldForInvestmentParticipantLoanAfterDeemedDistribution"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="7" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfAssetHeldForInvestmentLineItems_019e2735-8969-7422-8b9d-78c94186f169" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanAssetHeldForInvestmentParticipantLoanAfterDeemedDistribution_019e8a13-54e6-7b2c-8fb4-cfd74285d5b7" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
  </link:presentationLink>
</link:linkbase>
