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Elevance Health, Inc. (ELV)

Healthcare | Healthcare Plans | Indianapolis, United States | NYSE
394.43 USD -4.68 (-1.173%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 397.30 +2.87 (0.728%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:56 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★⯪☆Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 4:54 a.m. EDT

Elevance Health presents a compelling value case with a fortress balance sheet and a reliable, growing dividend, yet it struggles to meet the high-growth criteria for a top-tier long-term hold. While the stock has recovered significantly over the past nine years, recent earnings contraction and sluggish revenue growth temper enthusiasm. The current valuation offers a margin of safety, and options flow suggests a cautious bullish bias, but the lack of explosive earnings expansion keeps it from being a definitive buy for aggressive capital.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.032609
MSTL0.032689
AutoETS0.036432
AutoARIMA0.076529

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 48%
H-stat 0.08
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.137
Excess Kurtosis -0.39
Attribute Value
Sector Healthcare
Ex Dividend Date 2026-09-09
Last Dividend Date 2026-06-09
Debt to Equity Ratio 68.953
Revenue per Share 912.91
Market Cap 85,539,758,080
Trailing P/E 17.64
Forward P/E 13.32
Beta 0.69
Profit Margins 2.47%
Previous Name Anthem, Inc.
Website https://www.elevancehealth.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 4:54 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a range-bound to modestly higher move, with call open interest concentrated above the current price at 420-470 strikes, while put open interest clusters around the 340-360 support zone. Implied volatility remains moderate, suggesting a lack of extreme fear or euphoria.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.43% 2.11% 1.65% 1.44%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
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
dividendRate 6.88
dividendYield 1.72
exDividendDate 2026-09-10
trailingAnnualDividendRate 6.86
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.017188245
lastDividendValue 1.72
lastDividendDate 2026-06-10
dividendDate 2026-09-25

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.23820305
Address1 220 Virginia Avenue
All Time High 567.26
All Time Low 20.175
Ask 411.0
Ask Size 40
Audit Risk 1
Average Analyst Rating 1.8 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 828,150
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,439,161
Average Volume 1,439,161
Average Volume10Days 828,150
Beta 0.692
Bid 395.73
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 394.43
Current Ratio 1.518
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 403.12
Day Low 394.41
Debt To Equity 68.953
Display Name Elevance Health
Dividend Date 1,790,294,400
Dividend Rate 6.88
Dividend Yield 1.72
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,784,118,600
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,784,118,600
Earnings Growth -0.131
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.161
Earnings Timestamp 1,784,118,600
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 9.516
Enterprise To Revenue 0.394
Enterprise Value 79,208,751,104
Eps Current Year 27.16015
Eps Forward 29.60546
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 22.36
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,788,998,400
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 394.747
Fifty Day Average Change -0.3170166
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.000803088
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 23.820305
Fifty Two Week High 436.24
Fifty Two Week High Change -41.809998
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.095841736
Fifty Two Week Low 274.84
Fifty Two Week Low Change 119.59
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.4351259
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 1.36
Float Shares 216,368,322
Forward Eps 29.60546
Forward P E 13.322881
Free Cashflow 4,306,375,168
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 96,129
Fullday Change -4.67999
Fullday Change Percent -1.17261
Fullday Price 397.3
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.2599
Gross Profits 52,269,998,080
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.0019
Held Percent Institutions 0.941
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 1,781,049,600
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 85,539,758,080
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_160077
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Name Change Date 2,026-08-28
Net Income To Common 4,962,999,808
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 86,554,702,331
Number Of Analyst Opinions 21
Open 400.81
Operating Cashflow 7,464,000,000
Operating Margins 0.04559
Overall Risk 1
Payout Ratio 0.3034
Peg Ratio 1.4
Phone 833 401 1577
Post Market Change 2.869995
Post Market Change Percent 0.72763103
Post Market Price 397.3
Post Market Time 1,787,961,405
Prev Name Anthem, Inc.
Previous Close 399.11
Price Eps Current Year 14.522379
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.9055878
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.42532972
Profit Margins 0.02468
Quick Ratio 1.374
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 1.77273
Region US
Regular Market Change -4.67999
Regular Market Change Percent -1.17261
Regular Market Day High 403.12
Regular Market Day Low 394.41
Regular Market Day Range 394.41 - 403.12
Regular Market Open 400.81
Regular Market Previous Close 399.11
Regular Market Price 394.43
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,202
Regular Market Volume 561,304
Return On Assets 0.03832
Return On Equity 0.11133
Revenue Growth 0.014
Revenue Per Share 912.91
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20504117
Sector Healthcare
Sector Disp Healthcare
Sector Key healthcare
Share Holder Rights Risk 6
Shares Outstanding 216,869,290
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0249
Shares Short 5,405,640
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 6,025,314
Short Name Elevance Health, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0279
Short Ratio 3.97
Source Interval 15
State IN
Symbol ELV
Target High Price 492.0
Target Low Price 393.0
Target Mean Price 449.09525
Target Median Price 457.0
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 0.017188245
Trailing Eps 22.36
Trailing P E 17.639982
Trailing Peg Ratio 1.4031
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 356.83646
Two Hundred Day Average Change 37.593536
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.10535228
Type Disp Equity
Volume 561,304
Website https://www.elevancehealth.com
Zip 46,204