Elevance Health ELV
NYSE ELV
$411.95 +16.77 (+4.24%)
As of: Sep 10, 2026 · 11:57 AM EDT

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

Elevance Health's (ELV) quarterly Operating Margin came in at 1.39% in Q2 2026, up 42.0% year-over-year from 0.98% in Q2 2025, and down 8.51% quarter-over-quarter from 1.52% in Q1 2026.

Analysis

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

Elevance Health (ELV) has reported Operating Margin for 18 consecutive years, with 1.39% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Margin rose 42.0% year-over-year to 1.39% in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 1.29%, a 15.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 1.1%, down 6.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin was 1.39% for Q2 2026 at Elevance Health, down from 1.52% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Operating Margin peaked at 1.52% in Q1 2026 and troughed at 0.92% in Q1 2023.
  • A 5-year average of 1.11% and a median of 1.12% in 2023 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Margin dropped 20 bps in 2022 and soared 42 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Operating Margin stood at 0.93% in 2022, then surged by 33 bps to 1.24% in 2023, then slipped by 7 bps to 1.16% in 2024, then fell by 15 bps to 0.99% in 2025, then surged by 41 bps to 1.39% in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 1.39% (Q2 2026), 1.52% (Q1 2026), and 0.99% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 Unitedhealth 352.91 Bn 321.44 Bn 36.67 Bn 7.13%
2 Cvs Health 121.84 Bn 107.88 Bn 47.23 Bn 4.43%
3 Elevance Health 89.46 Bn 53.51 Bn 13.45 Bn 1.39%
4 Cigna 73.80 Bn 66.54 Bn 14.97 Bn 3.73%
5 Humana 48.57 Bn 24.70 Bn 5.50 Bn 3.33%
6 Centene 32.61 Bn 5.55 Bn 14.55 Bn 2.24%
7 Molina Healthcare 10.15 Bn 1.23 Bn 1.43 Bn 1.33%
8 Oscar Health 9.60 Bn 1.04 Bn 1.09 Bn 7.96%
9 Corvel 3.46 Bn 3.11 Bn - -
10 Alignment Healthcare 2.70 Bn 2.00 Bn 180.96 Mn 3.15%
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 1.39%
Mar 31, 2026 1.52%
Dec 31, 2025 0.99%
Sep 30, 2025 1.23%
Jun 30, 2025 0.98%
Mar 31, 2025 1.21%
Dec 31, 2024 1.16%
Sep 30, 2024 1.22%
Jun 30, 2024 1.16%
Mar 31, 2024 1.09%
Dec 31, 2023 1.24%
Sep 30, 2023 1.15%
Jun 30, 2023 0.95%
Mar 31, 2023 0.92%
Dec 31, 2022 0.93%
Sep 30, 2022 0.93%
Jun 30, 2022 0.99%
Mar 31, 2022 0.95%
Dec 31, 2021 0.96%
Sep 30, 2021 0.94%