Elevance Health (ELV) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Elevance Health (ELV) recorded Return on Sales [ROS] of -69.97% in Q3 2026, up 2.47 percentage points from -72.44% a year earlier but down 0.46 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Elevance Health (ELV) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Elevance Health's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at -70.47% as of Sep 30, 2026, down 0.38 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was -71.07%, down 3.47 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Sales [ROS] has a five-year change of -3.94 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Sales [ROS] came in at -67.60% in FY2024 (+0.46 pp), -68.06% in FY2023 (+1.57 pp), -69.63% in FY2022 (-1.42 pp) and -68.22% in FY2021 (-1.09 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] has ranged from -76.08% in Q4 2025 to -62.86% in Q2 2024 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Sales [ROS] rose in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.64 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Sales [ROS] in the last five years was a gain of 3.92 percentage points in Q2 2024, against a drop of 6.28 percentage points in Q2 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at -69.51% (Q2 2026), -66.38% (Q1 2026) and -76.08% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 378.31 Bn | 262.94 Bn | 36.67 Bn | 7.13% |
| 2 | Cvs Health | 119.48 Bn | 72.09 Bn | 47.23 Bn | 4.43% |
| 3 | Mckesson | 116.71 Bn | 103.17 Bn | 3.69 Bn | 1.25% |
| 4 | Elevance Health | 95.04 Bn | -47.43 Bn | 13.65 Bn | -69.97% |
| 5 | Cigna | 81.11 Bn | 50.65 Bn | 14.97 Bn | 3.73% |
| 6 | Cencora | 63.15 Bn | 52.23 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 1.32% |
| 7 | Cardinal Health | 58.06 Bn | 42.06 Bn | 2.56 Bn | 1.14% |
| 8 | Humana | 50.72 Bn | -37.07 Bn | 5.50 Bn | 3.33% |
| 9 | Centene | 34.67 Bn | -55.61 Bn | 14.55 Bn | 2.24% |
| 10 | Molina Healthcare | 10.87 Bn | -24.00 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 1.33% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -69.97% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -69.51% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -66.38% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -76.08% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -72.44% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -69.14% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -66.51% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -72.39% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -70.00% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -62.86% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -64.84% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -71.13% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -67.57% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -66.78% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -66.79% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -73.00% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -68.34% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -69.04% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -68.05% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -71.06% |
API Access
Elevance Health Return on Sales [ROS] 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=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=ELV&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=ELV&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();