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-on-year from $47.5 billion in Q2 2025, and up 1.38% on a QoQ basis from $47.9 billion in Q1 2026.

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

Elevance Health (ELV) has 18 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $48.5 billion 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 for Q2 2026 stood at $48.5 billion, up from $47.9 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Operating Expenses for ELV reached as high as $49.5 billion in Q4 2025 and fell as low as $35.8 billion in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $42.8 billion across 5 years, with a median of $41.4 billion in 2023.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses rose 18.47% in 2022 and decreased 0.8% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Operating Expenses stood at $38.9 billion in 2022, then rose by 7.1% to $41.6 billion in 2023, then climbed by 7.66% to $44.8 billion in 2024, then advanced by 10.47% to $49.5 billion in 2025, then declined by 2.01% to $48.5 billion in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Operating Expenses figures were $48.5 billion in Q2 2026, $47.9 billion in Q1 2026, and $49.5 billion in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Unitedhealth 384.70 Bn 354.90 Bn 38.23 Bn 102.73 Bn
2 Cvs Health 136.05 Bn 124.42 Bn 22.85 Bn 95.75 Bn
3 Elevance Health 82.25 Bn 46.44 Bn 35.79 Bn 48.54 Bn
4 Cigna 75.16 Bn 67.54 Bn -44.29 Bn 66.14 Bn
5 Humana 47.47 Bn 25.57 Bn 5.94 Bn 37.89 Bn
6 Centene 31.35 Bn 7.64 Bn 43.95 Bn 48.08 Bn
7 Molina Healthcare 10.44 Bn 1.19 Bn 1.43 Bn 10.73 Bn
8 Oscar Health 8.62 Bn 1.83 Bn 1.42 Bn 3.94 Bn
9 Alignment Healthcare 4.13 Bn 3.41 Bn 144.48 Mn 1.22 Bn
10 Progyny 2.48 Bn 2.26 Bn 83.07 Mn 47.69 Mn

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