Elevance Health (ELV) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Elevance Health (ELV) posted EBT Margin of 3.49% for Q3 2026, up 0.72 percentage points from 2.77% a year earlier but down 0.35 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Elevance Health (ELV) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Sep 30, 2026, EBT Margin at Elevance Health was 3.10%, down 0.55 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 3.37%, down 1.10 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual EBT Margin has declined for four consecutive years, with a five-year change of -1.75 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Elevance Health's EBT Margin was 4.47% in FY2024 (-0.04 pp), 4.50% in FY2023 (-0.35 pp), 4.85% in FY2022 (-0.91 pp) and 5.77% in FY2021 (+0.65 pp).
- Quarterly EBT Margin has run from a low of 0.43% in Q4 2025 to a high of 6.90% in Q1 2024 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, EBT Margin increased in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.84 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for EBT Margin in the past five years was Q4 2021, with a gain of 2.10 percentage points; the weakest was Q2 2025, with a drop of 2.20 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, EBT Margin for the three prior quarters was 3.84% (Q2 2026), 4.59% (Q1 2026) and 0.43% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 377.50 Bn | 256.07 Bn | 36.67 Bn | 6.22% |
| 2 | Cvs Health | 119.52 Bn | 71.93 Bn | 47.23 Bn | 3.75% |
| 3 | Mckesson | 118.78 Bn | 102.68 Bn | 3.69 Bn | 1.24% |
| 4 | Elevance Health | 95.38 Bn | -47.21 Bn | 13.65 Bn | 3.49% |
| 5 | Cigna | 80.69 Bn | 49.95 Bn | 14.97 Bn | 3.15% |
| 6 | Cencora | 63.96 Bn | 52.86 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 1.18% |
| 7 | Cardinal Health | 58.92 Bn | 42.76 Bn | 2.56 Bn | 0.87% |
| 8 | Humana | 50.48 Bn | -37.38 Bn | 5.50 Bn | 2.33% |
| 9 | Centene | 34.67 Bn | -55.69 Bn | 14.55 Bn | 2.77% |
| 10 | Molina Healthcare | 10.66 Bn | -24.21 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 0.84% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 3.49% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 3.84% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 4.59% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.43% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.77% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.60% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.72% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.33% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.04% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 6.80% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.90% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.35% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.86% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 5.59% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 6.21% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.62% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.33% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 5.49% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 6.05% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.02% |
Elevance Health EBT Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebt-margin&ticker=ELV&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebt-margin", "ticker": "ELV", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebt-margin&ticker=ELV&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();