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Elevance Health (ELV) stock

Health coverage plans , market cap $93B

$429.65
+2.73%

As of Tuesday's close · Live for Pro members at the open

Quality Score
12
Above Average
In its industry
#5of 10
Checks firing
7of 14
Trending up
From 52-week high
-4.7%
under its best in a year

ELV's Quality Score rose 3 points on Tue, Nov 10, to 12. It closed near its high of the day (3 chart checks started).

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Why is ELV up?

Up 2.7% today with health insurer stocks: 9 of 10 are up, 2.3% on average; the S&P 500 is down 0.4%.

Ahead of the market

Up 40% in a year while the S&P 500 rose 12%.

“This was driven by higher premium yields, increased CarelonRx product revenue, and growth in service fees, partially offset by lower Medicare Advantage, Medicaid”

Elevance Health's Oct 21 release said

Sources: Price history, Nov 9, 2026; Company release, Oct 21, 2026

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Key facts on ELV

Key facts on ELV
The chartAbove every average
Latest filing8-K, Oct 21 Reported its quarterly results
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ELV in the news

TodayWith its group.

What's next

Fri Dec 4: Ex-dividend, $1.72 a shareAt the open. Pays Dec 18.

ELV catalysts

Coming up

After its last 4 reports it closed -1.0% on average, higher 2 of 4 times.

22 past catalysts since 2022, with sizes and sources, for Pro members.

Why ELV scores 12

Above Averagefor quality, not price, 7 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means

  • +7Chart checks 7 of 14 firing right now, one point each
  • +3Long-term trend above a rising 200-⁠day average, near its 52-⁠week high
  • Size adds
  • Profit addsRead on the last four quarters against the four before, or the last full year where no quarters are filed.
  • Persistence adds
  • Insider trades subtracts

No effect today: Run-up, Growth, Dilution, Volatility, Cash flow, and News.

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How ELV ranks in Health Insurance

ELV is #5 of 10 by Quality Score.

How ELV ranks in Health Insurance
RankStockQuality Score
5Elevance Health (ELV) logoELVElevance Health12

Net income over four quarters: ELV $5.14B, UNH $15.9B, CNC $1.46B, HUM $1.25B.

More in Health Insurance

When does ELV report earnings, and what happens after?

Expected to report Thu Jan 28, before the open (in 79 days).

What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.

What ELV reported on Oct 21, 2026

The quarter

Sales of $50.4B, 1% more than a year ago; a profit of $6.27 a share, from $5.32.

“This was driven by higher premium yields, increased CarelonRx product revenue, and growth in service fees, partially offset by lower Medicare Advantage, Medicaid, and Employer Group risk membership.”

The quarter that ended Sep 30, from the company's press release

The press releaseThe filing on EDGAR

Where the sales came from

Where the quarter's sales came from
LineQ3
2026
Q2
2026
Q3
2025
By product
Productup 4.8%$6.5B13%$6.3B12%$6.2B12%

Each quarter's sales and their share of its total. Figures as filed (SEC filing, Oct 21)

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The outlook

The outlook the company gave, by period
MeasureFigure
FY 2026
Diluted EPSat least $22.00raised

Figures as filed (SEC filing, Oct 21)

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In the company's words

  • “The benefit expense ratio of 90.6 percent improved 70 basis points, driven by better performance in Medicare Advantage and Individual ACA compared to the prior year.”

From its results filing (SEC filing · Oct 21)

The numbers

Market value
$93B
today
Sales
$202B
up 3.6% on the year
Free cash flow
$6.5B
last 12 months

Sales grew 10% a year over 5 years, fiscal 2020 to 2025.

Pays $6.88 a share a year.

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Close after the report, last 3

+0.0%-8.5%-1.4%
Apr 22Jul 15Oct 21
ReportedGapReaction5
days
Oct 21, 2026Before open+1.1%-1.4%-4.3%
Jul 15, 2026Before open-8.0%-8.5%-7.8%
Apr 22, 2026Before open+3.0%+0.0%+10.6%

ELV closed higher after 2 of its last 4 reports.

All 4 reports, and ELV's Quality Score going into each

ELV sales and profit by year

Sales and profit by year

Sales grew every year from 2018 to 2025, to $199B. It made a profit in each of the eight years.

ELV has 7 of 14 chart checks firing

Volume1 of 3 shown
Tight range1 of 3 shown
Buying1 of 3 shown
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ELV RSI today: 55.0, above its 50-day and 200-day averages

Not scored

RSI 55.0, MACD below signal, above both averages. Not scored.

The deep dive on ELV

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Is ELV's dividend covered? What its financials say

Its dividends come to 23% of its free cash flow.

ELV's dividend against its free cash flow
Dividend$6.88 a share a year Paid 4 times a year
Paid outAbout $1.5B a year $6.88 a share on 216M shares, the count on its cover page as of Oct 15, 2026
Free cash flow$6.5B The last four quarters, to Sep 30, 2026
RecordRaised each of the last 4 years Against the payout a year before, each year

ELV insider trades

2 insiders bought $1.4M across 3 filings, and 4 insiders sold $6.1M across 17 filings, in the last 6 months. The newest:

SellRatnakar Lavu$572KEVP & Chief Digital Info Ofrat $440.00 on Nov 5, filed Nov 6

All 20 insider filings on ELV from the last six months, for Pro members.

All ELV insider trades

ELV trades by Congress and the executive branch

7 trades disclosed in the last six months. The newest:

SellRo Khanna$1K to $15KHousetraded Jul 20, disclosed Aug 7(18 days later)
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ELV's officers and directors

Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.

13 more officers and directors file at ELV.

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Which ETFs hold ELV?

In ETFs: ELV is 0.4% of VIG, 0.4% of VYM, and 0.3% of DGRO, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by their holdings as filed for Jul 31, 2026.

About Elevance Health

Elevance Health remains one of the leading health insurers in the US, providing medical benefits to 45 million medical members at the end of 2025. The company offers employer, individual, and government-sponsored coverage plans. Elevance differs from its peers in its unique position as the largest single provider of Blue Cross Blue Shield branded coverage, operating as the licensee for the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association in 14 states. Through acquisitions, such as the Amerigroup deal in 2012 and MMM in 2021, Elevance's reach expands beyond those states in government-sponsored programs, such as Medicaid and Medicare Advantage plans, too. It is also an emerging player in pharmacy benefit management and other healthcare services.

97,100 employeesIndianapolis, INelevancehealth.com

What Elevance Health says it competes with

“The managed care industry is highly competitive, both nationally and in our local markets.”

From its annual report, SEC filing · Feb 6, 2026

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As of Nov 10, 2026: ELV's Quality Score is 12 (Above Average), #5 of 10 in Health Insurance. Insiders bought $1.4M and sold $6.1M in the last 6 months (Form 4).

What does ELV's Quality Score say?

ELV scores 12 today, which Breakaway calls Above Average. It is #5 of 10 in Hospital & Medical Service Plans by Quality Score, with 7 of 14 chart checks firing. Up 40% in a year while the S&P 500 rose 12%. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.

What is ELV's Quality Score?

ELV scores 12 today, which Breakaway calls Above Average (11 to 14). That is #5 of 10 in Hospital & Medical Service Plans by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind ELV's 12.

Are insiders buying ELV?

2 insiders bought $1.4M across 3 filings, and 4 insiders sold $6.1M across 17 filings, in the last 6 months. The newest is Ratnakar Lavu, EVP & Chief Digital Info Ofr, who sold $572K on Nov 5. Every filing, with the scored weight, for Pro members.

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