Elevance Health (ELV) Purchase of Investments (2010 - 2026)
Elevance Health's Purchase of Investments - Total was $6.08 billion in Q3 2026, up 45.9% from $4.16 billion a year earlier and up 94.0% from the prior quarter.
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Elevance Health (ELV) Purchase of Investments (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Elevance Health's Purchase of Investments - Total was $16.7 billion through Sep 30, 2026, up 7.4% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $15.03 billion, down 16.5% from FY2024.
- Purchase of Investments - Total shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -5.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Purchase of Investments - Total was $17.99 billion in FY2024 (+10.8%), $16.24 billion in FY2023 (-34.9%), $24.95 billion in FY2022 (+33.6%) and $18.67 billion in FY2021 (-4.2%).
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Purchase of Investments - Total since Q1 2024.
- Compared with a year earlier, Purchase of Investments - Total was higher in three of the last seven quarters, with an average decline of 2.2%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Purchase of Investments - Total over five years was Q2 2022 (growth of 93.3%); the worst was Q2 2024 (a decline of 61.5%).
- Per Business Quant data, ELV's Purchase of Investments - Total in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was $3.13 billion (Q2 2026), $4.74 billion (Q1 2026) and $2.76 billion (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Investments Purchased (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 378.31 Bn | 262.94 Bn | 36.67 Bn | 3.61 Bn |
| 2 | Cvs Health | 119.48 Bn | 72.09 Bn | 47.23 Bn | 4.52 Bn |
| 3 | Mckesson | 116.71 Bn | 103.17 Bn | 3.69 Bn | - |
| 4 | Elevance Health | 95.04 Bn | -47.43 Bn | 13.65 Bn | 6.08 Bn |
| 5 | Cigna | 81.11 Bn | 50.65 Bn | 14.97 Bn | 619.00 Mn |
| 6 | Cencora | 63.15 Bn | 52.23 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 9.27 Mn |
| 7 | Cardinal Health | 58.06 Bn | 42.06 Bn | 2.56 Bn | - |
| 8 | Humana | 50.72 Bn | -37.07 Bn | 5.50 Bn | 1.34 Bn |
| 9 | Centene | 34.67 Bn | -55.61 Bn | 14.55 Bn | 1.34 Bn |
| 10 | Molina Healthcare | 10.87 Bn | -24.00 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 377.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 6.08 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 3.13 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 4.74 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.76 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.16 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.14 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.96 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.28 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.67 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.93 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.10 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -8.10 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 6.69 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 10.21 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 7.44 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.33 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 6.36 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 8.20 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 5.05 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.54 Bn |
API Access
Elevance Health Purchase of Investments 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=purchase-of-investments&ticker=ELV&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "purchase-of-investments", "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=purchase-of-investments&ticker=ELV&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();