Elevance Health (ELV) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Elevance Health (ELV) reported Operating Expenses of $47.9 billion for Q1 2026, up 3.87% year-over-year from $46.1 billion in Q1 2025, and down 3.34% quarter-over-quarter from $49.5 billion in Q4 2025.
Elevance Health (ELV) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Elevance Health (ELV) has 18 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $47.9 billion in Q1 2026.
- Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $47.9 billion, up 3.87% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $194.2 billion (up 10.61% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $192.4 billion, up 13.78% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses retreated to $47.9 billion in Q1 2026 per ELV's latest filing, from $49.5 billion in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $49.5 billion in Q4 2025 and troughed at $35.8 billion in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of $42.5 billion and a median of $41.2 billion in 2023 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Operating Expenses advanced 18.47% in 2022, then dropped 0.8% in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $38.9 billion in 2022, then climbed by 7.1% to $41.6 billion in 2023, then rose by 7.66% to $44.8 billion in 2024, then increased by 10.47% to $49.5 billion in 2025, then fell by 3.34% to $47.9 billion in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows ELV's Operating Expenses at $47.9 billion in Q1 2026, $49.5 billion in Q4 2025, and $49.3 billion in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 363.95 Bn | 334.15 Bn | 98.90 Bn | 102.73 Bn |
| 2 | Cvs Health | 124.98 Bn | 113.36 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 95.75 Bn |
| 3 | Elevance Health | 85.46 Bn | 50.04 Bn | 13.88 Bn | 47.88 Bn |
| 4 | Cigna | 73.39 Bn | 65.77 Bn | -44.29 Bn | 66.14 Bn |
| 5 | Humana | 43.40 Bn | 21.50 Bn | 4.00 Bn | 37.89 Bn |
| 6 | Centene | 30.02 Bn | 6.36 Bn | 49.24 Bn | 48.08 Bn |
| 7 | Molina Healthcare | 9.92 Bn | 668.90 Mn | 1.53 Bn | 10.71 Bn |
| 8 | Oscar Health | 8.44 Bn | 1.64 Bn | -3.22 Bn | 3.94 Bn |
| 9 | Alignment Healthcare | 4.50 Bn | 3.77 Bn | 135.85 Mn | 1.22 Bn |
| 10 | Clover Health Investments | 2.61 Bn | 2.41 Bn | 154.54 Mn | 721.86 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 47.88 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 49.53 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 49.31 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 47.48 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 46.09 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 44.84 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 43.73 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 40.90 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 39.64 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 41.65 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 41.20 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 41.23 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 39.55 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 38.88 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 37.81 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 36.51 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 35.79 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 35.11 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 33.83 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 31.50 Bn |