Alignment Healthcare (ALHC) Operating Margin (2020 - 2026)
Alignment Healthcare (ALHC) posted Operating Margin of 1.26% for Q1 2026, up 223.61% on a QoQ basis from 1.02% in Q4 2025, and up 184.0% year-over-year from 0.44% in Q1 2025.
Alignment Healthcare (ALHC) Operating Margin (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Alignment Healthcare's Operating Margin history runs 7 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 1.26% for Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Margin rose 184.0% year-over-year to 1.26% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.84% (up 303.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.37%, up 413.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin was 1.26% for Q1 2026 at Alignment Healthcare, up from 1.02% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Margin topped out at 2.24% in Q2 2025 and bottomed at 14.37% in Q4 2022.
- A 5-year average of 4.52% and a median of 3.22% in 2024 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Margin surged 1129 bps — and 2023, when it tumbled 330 bps.
- Alignment Healthcare's Operating Margin stood at 14.37% in 2022, then jumped by 36 bps to 9.13% in 2023, then surged by 65 bps to 3.22% in 2024, then soared by 68 bps to 1.02% in 2025, then soared by 224 bps to 1.26% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows ALHC's Operating Margin at 1.26% in Q1 2026, 1.02% in Q4 2025, and 0.77% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 378.05 Bn | 346.83 Bn | 38.23 Bn | 8.05% |
| 2 | Cvs Health | 136.47 Bn | 124.66 Bn | 22.85 Bn | 13.85% |
| 3 | Elevance Health | 81.93 Bn | 45.98 Bn | 35.79 Bn | 1.71% |
| 4 | Cigna | 76.59 Bn | 68.73 Bn | -44.29 Bn | 2.06% |
| 5 | Humana | 45.95 Bn | 23.98 Bn | 5.94 Bn | 4.42% |
| 6 | Centene | 31.19 Bn | 7.45 Bn | 43.95 Bn | 4.17% |
| 7 | Molina Healthcare | 10.26 Bn | 1.34 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 1.33% |
| 8 | Oscar Health | 8.47 Bn | 1.67 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 1.30% |
| 9 | Alignment Healthcare | 3.84 Bn | 3.11 Bn | 144.48 Mn | 1.26% |
| 10 | Progyny | 2.56 Bn | 2.34 Bn | 83.07 Mn | 10.77% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.26% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -1.02% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.77% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.24% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -0.58% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -3.22% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -2.82% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -2.70% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -6.54% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -9.13% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -6.52% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -5.12% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -7.47% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -14.37% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -9.28% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -1.82% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -10.56% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -14.58% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -14.12% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -13.11% |