Elevance Health Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 3/6

Elevance Health has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 7.1%, while the Healthcare industry saw earnings growing at 6.3% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 11.2% per year. Elevance Health's return on equity is 14.6%, and it has net margins of 3.7%.

Key information

7.1%

Earnings growth rate

9.1%

EPS growth rate

Healthcare Industry Growth8.5%
Revenue growth rate11.2%
Return on equity14.6%
Net Margin3.7%
Last Earnings Update30 Sep 2024

Recent past performance updates

We Think Elevance Health's (NYSE:ELV) Profit Is Only A Baseline For What They Can Achieve

Oct 29
We Think Elevance Health's (NYSE:ELV) Profit Is Only A Baseline For What They Can Achieve

Recent updates

Returns Are Gaining Momentum At Elevance Health (NYSE:ELV)

Dec 15
Returns Are Gaining Momentum At Elevance Health (NYSE:ELV)

Elevance Health: A Quality Underpriced Stock Returning To Health

Dec 11

Elevance Health (NYSE:ELV) Seems To Use Debt Rather Sparingly

Nov 30
Elevance Health (NYSE:ELV) Seems To Use Debt Rather Sparingly

We Think Elevance Health's (NYSE:ELV) Profit Is Only A Baseline For What They Can Achieve

Oct 29
We Think Elevance Health's (NYSE:ELV) Profit Is Only A Baseline For What They Can Achieve

Elevance Health: A Bad Q3 Was Almost Inevitable Given Industry Headwinds

Oct 17

Elevance: Our Top Value Pick Trading At 12.5x Earnings And Growing At 12.5%

Oct 10

Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine Elevance Health, Inc. (NYSE:ELV)?

Oct 08
Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine Elevance Health, Inc. (NYSE:ELV)?

Investors Continue Waiting On Sidelines For Elevance Health, Inc. (NYSE:ELV)

Sep 11
Investors Continue Waiting On Sidelines For Elevance Health, Inc. (NYSE:ELV)

Elevance Health: Strong Earnings Growth Supports Strong Dividend Growth

Sep 06

There's Been No Shortage Of Growth Recently For Elevance Health's (NYSE:ELV) Returns On Capital

Aug 29
There's Been No Shortage Of Growth Recently For Elevance Health's (NYSE:ELV) Returns On Capital

Here's Why We Think Elevance Health (NYSE:ELV) Is Well Worth Watching

Aug 02
Here's Why We Think Elevance Health (NYSE:ELV) Is Well Worth Watching

Elevance Health: Healthcare Services Segment Is Gaining Traction

Jul 31

Elevance Health: Buy A Dividend Growth Machine

Jul 18

Elevance Health: Favorable Trends Are Emerging (Rating Upgrade)

Jun 28

Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine Elevance Health, Inc. (NYSE:ELV)?

Jun 11
Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine Elevance Health, Inc. (NYSE:ELV)?

Elevance Health's (NYSE:ELV) Returns On Capital Are Heading Higher

May 27
Elevance Health's (NYSE:ELV) Returns On Capital Are Heading Higher

We Think Shareholders Will Probably Be Generous With Elevance Health, Inc.'s (NYSE:ELV) CEO Compensation

May 09
We Think Shareholders Will Probably Be Generous With Elevance Health, Inc.'s (NYSE:ELV) CEO Compensation

Elevance Health (NYSE:ELV) Has Announced A Dividend Of $1.63

Apr 25
Elevance Health (NYSE:ELV) Has Announced A Dividend Of $1.63

Elevance Health: It's Not Too Late To Buy Their Dividend Growth

Apr 23

Is Elevance Health (NYSE:ELV) Using Too Much Debt?

Apr 16
Is Elevance Health (NYSE:ELV) Using Too Much Debt?

Elevance Health: Not Doing Enough In 2024 To Justify Premium Price

Apr 11

Elevance Health, Inc.'s (NYSE:ELV) Earnings Haven't Escaped The Attention Of Investors

Apr 01
Elevance Health, Inc.'s (NYSE:ELV) Earnings Haven't Escaped The Attention Of Investors

Elevance: A Healthy Dose Of Dividend Growth

Mar 21

Elevance Heath: Financial Growth And Technical Strength Indicate A Buy

Mar 07

Elevance Health (NYSE:ELV) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At $1.63

Feb 19
Elevance Health (NYSE:ELV) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At $1.63

Elevance Health: Time To Buy This Incredible Dividend Growth Stock

Jan 26

Slowing Rates Of Return At Elevance Health (NYSE:ELV) Leave Little Room For Excitement

Jan 19
Slowing Rates Of Return At Elevance Health (NYSE:ELV) Leave Little Room For Excitement

Is Elevance Health (NYSE:ELV) A Risky Investment?

Jan 02
Is Elevance Health (NYSE:ELV) A Risky Investment?

A Look At Elevance's Margin Dynamics

Nov 23

Elevance Health: A High Conviction Defensive Blue Chip Buy

Oct 19

Elevance: Pave The Way For The Next UnitedHealth

Sep 21

Here's The Price I Would Buy Elevance Health Stock

Sep 13

Narrowing Down High-Quality Dividend Growth: Elevance Health Is Elemental

Jul 24

Elevance Health: Beaten Down Share Price Offers Solid Potential

Jul 10

Elevance Health: A Critical Update (Rating Downgrade)

Jun 05

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Elevance Health makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

NYSE:ELV Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 24174,0156,41837,3830
30 Jun 24171,7196,69137,4070
31 Mar 24171,7456,24436,6660
31 Dec 23171,3405,98736,2360
30 Sep 23168,6265,99635,7180
30 Jun 23165,7166,31033,5530
31 Mar 23160,6766,09431,7490
31 Dec 22156,5995,89430,6960
30 Sep 22153,2516,16629,6050
30 Jun 22149,1346,07228,4960
31 Mar 22144,3536,22827,5900
31 Dec 21138,6436,15826,6040
30 Sep 21133,8835,51826,3570
30 Jun 21129,2194,23125,8390
31 Mar 21124,6324,71425,6750
31 Dec 20121,8684,57225,2020
30 Sep 20117,4494,95523,0130
30 Jun 20112,9655,91620,8500
31 Mar 20109,1674,77917,9550
31 Dec 19104,2124,80715,3560
30 Sep 19100,1654,29814,3230
30 Jun 1996,7424,07413,7060
31 Mar 1994,2203,98913,7580
31 Dec 1892,0913,75014,0200
30 Sep 1891,4094,55613,6810
30 Jun 1890,5844,34413,1460
31 Mar 1890,0614,14512,7720
31 Dec 1790,0493,84312,6500
30 Sep 1789,0552,98012,5200
30 Jun 1788,0382,85112,6340
31 Mar 1787,0832,77712,5490
31 Dec 1684,8622,47012,5590
30 Sep 1683,3642,28212,5620
30 Jun 1681,8662,31912,5180
31 Mar 1680,4122,39812,5900
31 Dec 1579,1582,56012,5350
30 Sep 1577,9592,88612,2990
30 Jun 1576,6052,86212,1870
31 Mar 1575,0662,73412,0320
31 Dec 1473,8862,56011,7480
30 Sep 1472,7922,36211,3610
30 Jun 1472,0902,38510,9360
31 Mar 1471,3072,45310,4850
31 Dec 1371,0242,6349,9530

Quality Earnings: ELV has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: ELV's current net profit margins (3.7%) are higher than last year (3.6%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: ELV's earnings have grown by 7.1% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: ELV's earnings growth over the past year (7%) is below its 5-year average (7.1% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: ELV earnings growth over the past year (7%) did not outperform the Healthcare industry 10.4%.


Return on Equity

High ROE: ELV's Return on Equity (14.6%) is considered low.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/20 23:01
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Analyst Sources

Elevance Health, Inc. is covered by 52 analysts. 15 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Jasper HellwegArgus Research Company
Hua HaBaird
Ishan MajumdarBaptista Research