Elevance Health (ELV) Net Margin (2009 - 2026)
Elevance Health (ELV) posted Net Margin of 2.65% for Q3 2026, up 0.31 percentage points from 2.34% a year earlier but down 0.24 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Elevance Health (ELV) Net Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Sep 30, 2026, Net Margin at Elevance Health was 2.55%, down 0.29 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 2.84%, down 0.53 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Net Margin has declined for four consecutive years, with a five-year change of -0.91 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Elevance Health's Net Margin was 3.38% in FY2024 (-0.12 pp), 3.49% in FY2023 (-0.27 pp), 3.76% in FY2022 (-0.68 pp) and 4.44% in FY2021 (+0.69 pp).
- Quarterly Net Margin has run from a low of 0.92% in Q4 2024 to a high of 5.28% in Q1 2024 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Net Margin increased in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.58 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Net Margin in the past five years was Q4 2021, with a gain of 1.52 percentage points; the weakest was Q2 2025, with a drop of 1.74 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Net Margin for the three prior quarters was 2.90% (Q2 2026), 3.52% (Q1 2026) and 1.10% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 359.00 Bn | 239.64 Bn | 35.71 Bn | 3.65% |
| 2 | Mckesson | 123.95 Bn | 105.32 Bn | 3.96 Bn | 1.10% |
| 3 | Cvs Health | 111.19 Bn | 59.95 Bn | 47.21 Bn | 2.00% |
| 4 | Elevance Health | 91.22 Bn | -51.36 Bn | 13.65 Bn | 2.65% |
| 5 | Cigna | 78.47 Bn | 47.34 Bn | 15.09 Bn | 1.96% |
| 6 | Cencora | 66.32 Bn | 55.22 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 0.90% |
| 7 | Cardinal Health | 63.37 Bn | 46.54 Bn | 2.60 Bn | 0.82% |
| 8 | Humana | 51.41 Bn | -36.45 Bn | 5.50 Bn | 1.70% |
| 9 | Centene | 33.72 Bn | -60.99 Bn | 9.52 Bn | -0.14% |
| 10 | Molina Healthcare | 10.44 Bn | -24.56 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 0.34% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 2.65% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.90% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.52% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.10% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.34% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.50% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.47% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.92% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.25% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.24% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.28% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.01% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.01% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.24% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.72% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.17% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 4.01% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.24% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 4.70% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.26% |
Elevance Health Net 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
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import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "net-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=net-margin&ticker=ELV&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();