Elevance Health ELV
NYSE ELV
$397.13 -4.81 (-1.20%)
As of: Sep 9, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Elevance Health (ELV) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Elevance Health's (ELV) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $48.5 billion in Q2 2026, up 2.22% year-over-year from $47.5 billion in Q2 2025, and up 1.38% quarter-over-quarter from $47.9 billion in Q1 2026.

Analysis

Elevance Health (ELV) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Elevance Health (ELV) has reported Operating Expenses for 18 consecutive years, with $48.5 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses rose 2.22% year-over-year to $48.5 billion in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $195.3 billion, a 7.19% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $192.4 billion, up 13.78% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was $48.5 billion for Q2 2026 at Elevance Health, up from $47.9 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 $42.8 billion and a median of $41.4 billion in 2023 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses gained 18.47% in 2022 and slipped 0.8% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Operating Expenses stood at $38.9 billion in 2022, then advanced by 7.1% to $41.6 billion in 2023, then increased by 7.66% to $44.8 billion in 2024, then grew by 10.47% to $49.5 billion in 2025, then retreated by 2.01% to $48.5 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $48.5 billion (Q2 2026), $47.9 billion (Q1 2026), and $49.5 billion (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Unitedhealth 354.24 Bn 322.77 Bn 36.67 Bn 104.04 Bn
2 Cvs Health 122.38 Bn 108.42 Bn 47.23 Bn 101.39 Bn
3 Elevance Health 86.47 Bn 50.52 Bn 13.45 Bn 48.54 Bn
4 Cigna 73.02 Bn 65.76 Bn 14.97 Bn 68.99 Bn
5 Humana 48.22 Bn 24.35 Bn 5.50 Bn 39.51 Bn
6 Centene 31.79 Bn 4.73 Bn 14.55 Bn 52.38 Bn
7 Molina Healthcare 9.95 Bn 1.03 Bn 1.43 Bn 10.73 Bn
8 Oscar Health 9.53 Bn 976.50 Mn 1.09 Bn 4.49 Bn
9 Corvel 3.41 Bn 3.06 Bn - -
10 Alignment Healthcare 2.70 Bn 2.00 Bn 180.96 Mn 1.29 Bn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 48.54 Bn
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