Elevance Health (ELV) Payables (2009 - 2026)
Elevance Health's Payables was $8.32 billion in Q3 2026, up 32.7% from $6.27 billion a year earlier and up 25.4% from the prior quarter.
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Elevance Health (ELV) Payables (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Payables at Elevance Health came in at $7.47 billion, up 2.5% from FY2024.
- Payables has now increased for four consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 6.3% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Payables was $7.29 billion in FY2024 (+2.2%), $7.14 billion in FY2023 (+21.5%), $5.87 billion in FY2022 (+12.0%) and $5.25 billion in FY2021 (-4.5%).
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Payables in data going back to Q2 2009.
- Compared with a year earlier, Payables was higher in five of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 5.3%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Payables over five years was Q1 2024 (growth of 40.8%); the worst was Q3 2022 (a decline of 14.8%).
- Per Business Quant data, ELV's Payables in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was $6.63 billion (Q2 2026), $6.93 billion (Q1 2026) and $7.47 billion (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Payables (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 359.00 Bn | 239.64 Bn | 35.71 Bn | 39.56 Bn |
| 2 | Mckesson | 123.95 Bn | 105.32 Bn | 3.96 Bn | 67.76 Bn |
| 3 | Cvs Health | 111.19 Bn | 59.95 Bn | 47.21 Bn | 17.88 Bn |
| 4 | Elevance Health | 91.22 Bn | -51.36 Bn | 13.65 Bn | 8.32 Bn |
| 5 | Cigna | 78.47 Bn | 47.34 Bn | 15.09 Bn | 10.10 Bn |
| 6 | Cencora | 66.32 Bn | 55.22 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 54.70 Bn |
| 7 | Cardinal Health | 63.37 Bn | 46.54 Bn | 2.60 Bn | 40.94 Bn |
| 8 | Humana | 51.41 Bn | -36.45 Bn | 5.50 Bn | 7.61 Bn |
| 9 | Centene | 33.72 Bn | -60.99 Bn | 9.52 Bn | 15.46 Bn |
| 10 | Molina Healthcare | 10.44 Bn | -24.56 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 1.18 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 8.32 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 6.63 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 6.93 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 7.47 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.27 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 7.64 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 7.38 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 7.29 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 6.62 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.99 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.23 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 7.14 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.98 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 5.30 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.14 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.87 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.23 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 6.03 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 5.77 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.25 Bn |
API Access
Elevance Health Payables 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=payables&ticker=ELV&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payables", "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=payables&ticker=ELV&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();