Elevance Health (ELV) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Elevance Health (ELV) posted Operating Expenses of $48.54 billion for Q2 2026, up 2.2% from $47.48 billion a year earlier and up 1.4% from the prior quarter.
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Elevance Health (ELV) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Operating Expenses at Elevance Health was $195.25 billion, up 7.2% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $192.42 billion, up 13.8% from FY2024.
- Annual Operating Expenses has increased for 15 consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 10.7% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Elevance Health's Operating Expenses was $169.11 billion in FY2024 (+3.4%), $163.63 billion in FY2023 (+9.8%), $149 billion in FY2022 (+14.0%) and $130.64 billion in FY2021 (+13.0%).
- Quarterly Operating Expenses has run from a low of $33.83 billion in Q3 2021 to a high of $49.53 billion in Q4 2025 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Expenses has increased in each of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 9.4% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Operating Expenses in the past five years was Q1 2022, with growth of 18.5%; the weakest was Q2 2024, with a decline of 0.8%.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses for the three prior quarters was $47.88 billion (Q1 2026), $49.53 billion (Q4 2025) and $49.31 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 341.92 Bn | 226.55 Bn | 36.67 Bn | 104.04 Bn |
| 2 | Cvs Health | 112.26 Bn | 64.87 Bn | 47.23 Bn | 101.39 Bn |
| 3 | Mckesson | 99.84 Bn | 86.30 Bn | 3.69 Bn | 2.37 Bn |
| 4 | Elevance Health | 85.53 Bn | -56.21 Bn | 13.45 Bn | 48.54 Bn |
| 5 | Cigna | 71.85 Bn | 41.39 Bn | 14.97 Bn | 68.99 Bn |
| 6 | Cencora | 57.95 Bn | 47.04 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 2.28 Bn |
| 7 | Cardinal Health | 51.09 Bn | 35.09 Bn | 2.56 Bn | 1.67 Bn |
| 8 | Humana | 46.78 Bn | -41.02 Bn | 5.50 Bn | 39.51 Bn |
| 9 | Centene | 30.87 Bn | -59.41 Bn | 14.55 Bn | 52.38 Bn |
| 10 | Molina Healthcare | 9.86 Bn | -25.01 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 10.73 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
API Access
Elevance Health Operating Expenses 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
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-expenses&ticker=ELV&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-expenses", "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=operating-expenses&ticker=ELV&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();