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Elevance Health, Inc. (ELV)

Healthcare | Healthcare Plans | Indianapolis, United States | NYSE
428.09 USD +2.82 (0.663%) ⇧ (Oct. 14, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 428.09

Short-term:★★★★☆Long-term:★★★☆☆Dividends:★★★⯪☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 9:23 a.m. EDT

Elevance Health offers a balanced case for a tactical buy, anchored by a resilient balance sheet and a constructive analyst outlook, even as organic growth slows. The stock is trading above its 50-day and 200-day moving averages, confirming a positive trend, while the forward P/E of 13.95 implies a significant earnings rebound is priced in. The dividend yield of 1.72 percent is modest, but the 30 percent payout ratio ensures the payout is highly sustainable against earnings volatility. Options activity highlights a bullish bias, with speculators placing heavy call open interest at the 440 to 470 strikes to cap upside potential. However, the long-term picture is muted by sluggish revenue growth of 1.4 percent and negative earnings expansion, making this a steady performer rather than a high-growth compounder.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.020461
AutoETS0.037837
AutoTheta0.049932
MSTL0.050786

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 66%
H-stat 1.31
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.993
Excess Kurtosis -0.08
Attribute Value
Sector Healthcare
Ex Dividend Date 2026-09-09
Last Dividend Date 2026-09-09
Debt to Equity Ratio 68.953
Revenue per Share 912.91
Market Cap 92,839,575,552
Trailing P/E 18.95
Forward P/E 14.46
Beta 0.71
Profit Margins 2.47%
Previous Name Anthem, Inc.
Website https://www.elevancehealth.com

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 9:23 a.m. EDT: Call speculation is skewed toward the upside, with significant open interest concentration at the 440 to 470 strikes acting as a psychological ceiling. Put buyers are hedging near the 370 to 380 support zone, creating a defined floor. Implied volatility is elevated at deep strikes, suggesting uncertainty on extreme moves, but the overall positioning favors a gradual appreciation over a sharp crash.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.41% 1.96% 1.68% 1.47%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-09-10 1.720 0.412926
2026-06-10 1.720 0.425153
2026-03-10 1.720 0.608462
2025-12-05 1.710 0.517007
2025-09-10 1.710 0.557457
2025-06-10 1.710 0.445405
2025-03-10 1.710 0.417531
2024-12-05 1.630 0.414779
2024-09-10 1.630 0.299550
2024-06-10 1.630 0.303963
2024-03-07 1.630 0.324973
2023-12-05 1.480 0.307022
2023-09-07 1.480 0.328648
2023-06-08 1.480 0.317419
2023-03-09 1.480 0.321767
2022-12-02 1.280 0.244461
2022-09-08 1.280 0.261571
2022-06-09 1.280 0.263266
2022-03-09 1.280 0.275050
2021-12-02 1.130 0.282684
2021-09-09 1.130 0.304230
2021-06-09 1.130 0.292776
2021-03-09 1.130 0.338546
2020-12-04 0.950 0.293872
2020-09-09 0.950 0.355246
2020-06-09 0.950 0.326449
2020-03-13 0.950 0.351409
2019-12-04 0.800 0.278377
2019-09-09 0.800 0.319425
2019-06-07 0.800 0.287635
2019-03-15 0.800 0.264026
2018-12-04 0.750 0.256043
2018-09-07 0.750 0.275837
2018-06-07 0.750 0.326669
2018-03-08 0.750 0.327812
2017-12-04 0.700 0.311180
2017-09-07 0.700 0.363372
2017-06-07 0.650 0.345139
2017-03-08 0.650 0.392394
2016-12-01 0.650 0.447751
2016-09-07 0.650 0.516488
2016-06-08 0.650 0.484352
2016-03-08 0.650 0.490640
2015-12-02 0.625 0.470208
2015-09-08 0.625 0.426825
2015-06-08 0.625 0.386065
2015-03-06 0.625 0.430559
2014-12-03 0.438 0.339114
2014-09-08 0.438 0.370778
2014-06-06 0.438 0.412701
2014-03-06 0.438 0.478584
2013-12-05 0.375 0.417688
2013-09-06 0.375 0.429602
2013-06-06 0.375 0.490581
2013-03-06 0.375 0.599808
2012-12-05 0.287 0.511586
2012-09-06 0.288 0.482250
2012-06-06 0.288 0.428125
2012-03-07 0.288 0.451128
2011-12-07 0.250 0.364910
2011-09-07 0.250 0.389772
2011-06-08 0.250 0.331038
2011-03-08 0.250 0.365871
Additional Data
dividendYield 1.62
exDividendDate 2026-09-10
trailingAnnualDividendRate 6.86
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.01613093
lastDividendValue 1.72
lastDividendDate 2026-09-10
dividendDate 2026-09-25

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.22489917
Address1 220 Virginia Avenue
All Time High 567.26
All Time Low 20.175
Ask 434.99
Ask Size 40
Audit Risk 1
Average Analyst Rating 1.8 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 1,261,750
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,209,086
Average Volume 1,209,086
Average Volume10Days 1,261,750
Beta 0.711
Bid 408.14
Bid Size 80
Board Risk 1
Book Value 206.986
City Indianapolis
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 2
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 428.09
Current Ratio 1.518
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 433.765
Day Low 421.78
Debt To Equity 68.953
Display Name Elevance Health
Dividend Date 1,790,294,400
Dividend Yield 1.62
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,792,612,800
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,792,612,800
Earnings Growth -0.131
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.161
Earnings Timestamp 1,792,585,800
Earnings Timestamp End 1,792,585,800
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,792,585,800
Ebitda 8,323,999,744
Ebitda Margins 0.041389998
Enterprise To Ebitda 10.393
Enterprise To Revenue 0.43
Enterprise Value 86,508,576,768
Eps Current Year 27.24418
Eps Forward 29.60006
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 22.59
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,788,998,400
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 20
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 402.3636
Fifty Day Average Change 25.72641
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.063938215
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 22.489918
Fifty Two Week High 436.24
Fifty Two Week High Change -8.149994
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.018682363
Fifty Two Week Low 274.84
Fifty Two Week Low Change 153.25
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.55759716
Fifty Two Week Range 274.84 - 436.24
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,004,452,200,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 1.3
Float Shares 216,372,659
Forward Eps 29.60006
Forward P E 14.462471
Free Cashflow 4,306,375,168
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 96,129
Fullday Change 3.1799927
Fullday Change Percent 0.7533921
Fullday Price 428.09
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,790,812,800
Gross Margins 0.2599
Gross Profits 52,269,998,080
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00189
Held Percent Institutions 0.94168997
Implied Shares Outstanding 216,869,290
Industry Healthcare Plans
Industry Disp Healthcare Plans
Industry Key healthcare-plans
Ir Website http://ir.wellpoint.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=130104&p=irol-irHome
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,788,998,400
Last Dividend Value 1.72
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,117,584,000
Last Split Factor 2:1
Long Business Summary Elevance Health, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a health benefits company in the United States. The company operates in four segments: Health Benefits, CarelonRx, Carelon Services, and Corporate & Other. It offers a variety of health plans and services to individual, employer group risk-based and fee-based, BlueCard, Medicare, Medicaid, and FEP members; health products; a broad array of fee-based administrative managed care services; and specialty and other insurance products and services, such as stop loss, dental, vision, and supplemental health insurance benefits. The company also operates in the pharmacy services business; and markets and offers pharmacy services, including home delivery and specialty pharmacies, claims adjudication, formulary management, pharmacy networks, rebate administration, a prescription drug database, and member services, as well as infusion services and injectable therapies through ambulatory infusion centers. In addition, it provides healthcare related services and capabilities, including specialty care enablement and utilization management support for specialized clinical domains; behavioral health and comprehensive care management services; palliative care services and management; virtual care; and payment integrity, subrogation, clinical data exchange through its HealthOS platform, research and data, reporting and clinical analytics, information technology, and business process support services, as well as manages home health, post-acute institutional management, and durable medical equipment costs; and supports plans in managing home and community-based services. The company provides its services under the Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Wellpoint, and Carelon brands. The company was formerly known as Anthem, Inc. and changed its name to Elevance Health, Inc. in June 2022. Elevance Health, Inc. was incorporated in 2001 and is based in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Long Name Elevance Health, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 92,839,575,552
Market State POSTPOST
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_160077
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Name Change Date 2,026-10-14
Net Income To Common 4,962,999,808
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 86,435,424,222
Number Of Analyst Opinions 21
Open 428.82
Operating Cashflow 7,464,000,000
Operating Margins 0.04559
Overall Risk 1
Payout Ratio 0.3037
Peg Ratio 1.39
Phone 833 401 1577
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 428.09
Post Market Time 1,792,022,166
Prev Name Anthem, Inc.
Previous Close 425.27
Price Eps Current Year 15.71308
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 2.0682075
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.46162662
Profit Margins 0.02468
Quick Ratio 1.374
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 1.81818
Region US
Regular Market Change 2.82001
Regular Market Change Percent 0.66311
Regular Market Day High 433.765
Regular Market Day Low 421.78
Regular Market Day Range 421.78 - 433.765
Regular Market Open 428.82
Regular Market Previous Close 425.27
Regular Market Price 428.09
Regular Market Time 1,792,008,002
Regular Market Volume 2,115,843
Return On Assets 0.03832
Return On Equity 0.11133
Revenue Growth 0.014
Revenue Per Share 912.91
Sand P52 Week Change 0.1570785
Sector Healthcare
Sector Disp Healthcare
Sector Key healthcare
Share Holder Rights Risk 6
Shares Outstanding 216,869,290
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0224
Shares Short 4,854,598
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 5,485,788
Short Name Elevance Health, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0251
Short Ratio 3.9
Source Interval 15
State IN
Symbol ELV
Target High Price 492.0
Target Low Price 393.0
Target Mean Price 451.7143
Target Median Price 463.0
Total Cash 37,513,998,336
Total Cash Per Share 172.98
Total Debt 31,043,999,744
Total Revenue 201,113,993,216
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 6.86
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.01613093
Trailing Eps 22.59
Trailing P E 18.95042
Trailing Peg Ratio 1.3035
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 368.42084
Two Hundred Day Average Change 59.66916
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.16195925
Type Disp Equity
Volume 2,115,843
Website https://www.elevancehealth.com
Zip 46,204