Elevance Health (ELV) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)
Elevance Health's Gross Margin was 26.65% in Q2 2026, up 0.39 percentage points from 26.26% a year earlier but down 2.38 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Elevance Health (ELV) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Elevance Health's Gross Margin was 25.99% through Jun 30, 2026, down 0.83 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 25.56%, down 2.37 percentage points from FY2024.
- Gross Margin shows a five-year change of -2.19 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Gross Margin was 27.93% in FY2024 (+0.50 pp), 27.44% in FY2023 (+1.92 pp), 25.51% in FY2022 (-0.50 pp) and 26.02% in FY2021 (-1.74 pp).
- Quarterly Gross Margin has moved between 23.48% (Q4 2025) and 30.34% (Q2 2024) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Gross Margin was higher in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.22 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Gross Margin over five years was Q2 2024 (a gain of 2.70 percentage points); the worst was Q2 2025 (a drop of 4.08 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, ELV's Gross Margin in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 29.03% (Q1 2026), 23.48% (Q4 2025) and 24.79% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 339.33 Bn | 223.96 Bn | 36.67 Bn | 32.74% |
| 2 | Cvs Health | 111.30 Bn | 63.91 Bn | 47.23 Bn | 44.52% |
| 3 | Mckesson | 100.82 Bn | 87.28 Bn | 3.69 Bn | 3.50% |
| 4 | Elevance Health | 85.16 Bn | -56.58 Bn | 13.45 Bn | 26.65% |
| 5 | Cigna | 72.72 Bn | 42.26 Bn | 14.97 Bn | 20.88% |
| 6 | Cencora | 58.70 Bn | 47.79 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 4.26% |
| 7 | Cardinal Health | 52.08 Bn | 36.08 Bn | 2.56 Bn | 4.02% |
| 8 | Humana | 46.46 Bn | -41.34 Bn | 5.50 Bn | 13.45% |
| 9 | Centene | 30.74 Bn | -59.55 Bn | 14.55 Bn | 27.16% |
| 10 | Molina Healthcare | 9.85 Bn | -25.02 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 13.19% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 26.65% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 29.03% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 23.48% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 24.79% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 26.26% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 27.77% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 26.28% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 26.95% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 30.34% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 28.26% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 26.53% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 28.57% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 27.63% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 27.00% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 24.38% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 26.34% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 25.46% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 25.89% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 24.92% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 25.62% |
API Access
Elevance Health Gross Margin API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=gross-margin&ticker=ELV&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "gross-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=gross-margin&ticker=ELV&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();