Elevance Health (ELV) Net Margin (2009 - 2026)
Elevance Health (ELV) reported Net Margin of 3.56% for Q1 2026, down 91.0% year-over-year from 39.51% in Q1 2025, and up 379.57% quarter-over-quarter from 0.74% in Q4 2025.
Elevance Health (ELV) Net Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Elevance Health (ELV) has 17 years of Net Margin data on file, last reported at 3.56% in Q1 2026.
- Net Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 3.56%, down 91.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 2.44% (down 80.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 2.87%, down 51.0% from the prior year.
- Net Margin rose to 3.56% in Q1 2026 per ELV's latest filing, from 0.74% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Net Margin peaked at 5.43% in Q1 2022 and troughed at 0.74% in Q4 2025.
- A 5-year average of 3.51% and a median of 3.69% in 2023 frame the typical range for Net Margin.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Net Margin plunged 208 bps in 2022, then surged 84 bps in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Net Margin shows it stood at 1.54% in 2022, then surged by 30 bps to 2.0% in 2023, then plunged by 55 bps to 0.91% in 2024, then fell by 18 bps to 0.74% in 2025, then jumped by 380 bps to 3.56% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows ELV's Net Margin at 3.56% in Q1 2026, 0.74% in Q4 2025, and 2.84% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 363.95 Bn | 334.15 Bn | 98.90 Bn | 5.80% |
| 2 | Cvs Health | 124.98 Bn | 113.36 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 8.75% |
| 3 | Elevance Health | 85.46 Bn | 50.04 Bn | 13.88 Bn | 3.56% |
| 4 | Cigna | 73.39 Bn | 65.77 Bn | -44.29 Bn | 18.97% |
| 5 | Humana | 43.40 Bn | 21.50 Bn | 4.00 Bn | 3.01% |
| 6 | Centene | 30.02 Bn | 6.36 Bn | 49.24 Bn | 3.08% |
| 7 | Molina Healthcare | 9.92 Bn | 668.90 Mn | 1.53 Bn | 0.13% |
| 8 | Oscar Health | 8.44 Bn | 1.64 Bn | -3.22 Bn | 11,875.18% |
| 9 | Alignment Healthcare | 4.50 Bn | 3.77 Bn | 135.85 Mn | 0.93% |
| 10 | Clover Health Investments | 2.61 Bn | 2.41 Bn | 154.54 Mn | 3.67% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.56% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.74% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.84% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.53% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.47% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.91% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.25% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.32% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.28% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.00% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.69% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 5.07% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.75% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.54% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 4.00% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.23% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 5.43% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.38% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 4.19% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 6.31% |