Elevance Health (ELV) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Elevance Health's (ELV) quarterly Operating Margin came in at 1.71% in Q2 2026, up 53.0% year-on-year from 1.11% in Q2 2025, and down 8.54% on a QoQ basis from 1.86% in Q1 2026.
Elevance Health (ELV) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Elevance Health (ELV) has 18 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 1.71% in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Operating Margin rose 53.0% year-over-year to 1.71% in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 1.42%, a 3.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 1.1%, down 32.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin for Q2 2026 stood at 1.71%, down from 1.86% in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Operating Margin for ELV reached as high as 3.78% in Q4 2024 and fell as low as 0.83% in Q4 2023.
- Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 1.37% across 5 years, with a median of 1.16% in 2023.
- Across the five-year window, Operating Margin jumped 295 bps in 2024 and plunged 279 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Operating Margin stood at 2.16% in 2022, then tumbled by 62 bps to 0.83% in 2023, then soared by 354 bps to 3.78% in 2024, then plunged by 74 bps to 0.99% in 2025, then jumped by 72 bps to 1.71% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Operating Margin figures were 1.71% in Q2 2026, 1.86% in Q1 2026, and 0.99% in Q4 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 378.67 Bn | 347.44 Bn | 38.23 Bn | 8.05% |
| 2 | Cvs Health | 136.85 Bn | 125.05 Bn | 22.85 Bn | 13.85% |
| 3 | Elevance Health | 81.99 Bn | 46.04 Bn | 35.79 Bn | 1.71% |
| 4 | Cigna | 76.73 Bn | 68.88 Bn | -44.29 Bn | 2.06% |
| 5 | Humana | 46.13 Bn | 24.17 Bn | 5.94 Bn | 4.42% |
| 6 | Centene | 31.29 Bn | 7.54 Bn | 43.95 Bn | 4.17% |
| 7 | Molina Healthcare | 10.32 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 1.33% |
| 8 | Oscar Health | 8.45 Bn | 1.65 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 1.30% |
| 9 | Alignment Healthcare | 3.84 Bn | 3.12 Bn | 144.48 Mn | 1.26% |
| 10 | Progyny | 2.57 Bn | 2.35 Bn | 83.07 Mn | 10.77% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.71% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.86% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.99% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.25% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.18% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.21% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.78% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.23% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.16% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.09% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.83% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.16% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.14% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.92% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.16% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.94% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.15% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.95% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.70% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.94% |