Elevance Health Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Results; Sets Full Year 2026 Outlook

  • 4Q 2025 operating revenue of $49.3 billion; FY 2025 of $197.6 billion
  • 4Q 2025 diluted EPS1 of $2.47; adjusted diluted EPS2 of $3.33
  • FY 2025 diluted EPS1 of $25.21; adjusted diluted EPS2 of $30.29
  • Projected FY 2026 GAAP diluted EPS1 to be at least $22.30
  • Projected FY 2026 adjusted diluted EPS2 to be at least $25.50
  • Returned $4.1 billion of capital to shareholders in 2025
  • Reaffirming long-term earnings algorithm; recalibrating segment margin targets

INDIANAPOLIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Elevance Health, Inc. (NYSE: ELV) reported fourth quarter and full year 2025 results.

“Elevance Health delivered fourth quarter results in line with our outlook, reflecting disciplined execution in a dynamic environment. As we enter 2026, our focus is on advancing affordability and making healthcare easier to access and navigate for the members we serve. Through pricing discipline and targeted investments, we are strengthening the earnings power of our diversified platform and remain confident in our ability to return to at least 12% adjusted EPS growth in 2027.”

Gail K. Boudreaux

President and Chief Executive Officer

1.

Earnings per diluted share (“EPS”).

2.

Refer to GAAP reconciliation tables herein for reconciliation of GAAP to adjusted measures.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Elevance Health

 

 

Consolidated Enterprise Highlights

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(In billions)

Three Months Ended

 

Twelve Months Ended

 

 

 

December 31,

2025

 

December 31,

2024

 

December 31,

2025

 

December 31,

2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Revenue1

$49.3

 

$45.0

 

$197.6

 

$175.2

 

 

Operating Gain1,2

$0.3

 

$0.7

 

$7.2

 

$7.9

 

 

Adjusted Operating Gain1,3

$0.4

 

$0.8

 

$7.5

 

$9.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Margin1

0.6%

 

1.5%

 

3.6%

 

4.5%

 

 

Adjusted Operating Margin1,3

0.8%

 

1.9%

 

3.8%

 

5.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.

See “Basis of Presentation.”

2.

Operating Gain for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2025, and December 31, 2024, includes items that are excluded from adjusted shareholders’ net income. See “GAAP Reconciliation.”

3.

Adjusted Operating Gain for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2025, and December 31, 2024, excludes items that are excluded from adjusted shareholders’ net income. See “GAAP Reconciliation.”

Operating revenue was $49.3 billion in the fourth quarter of 2025, an increase of $4.3 billion, or 10 percent compared to the prior year quarter. Operating revenue was $197.6 billion in 2025, an increase of $22.4 billion, or 13 percent. The increase in revenue for the quarter and year was driven by higher premium yields in our Health Benefits segment, contributions from acquisitions, and growth in Medicare Advantage membership, partially offset by membership attrition in our Medicaid business.

The benefit expense ratio was 93.5 percent in the fourth quarter, an increase of 110 basis points compared to the prior year period, reflecting higher medical cost trend primarily in our Affordable Care Act health plans and heightened Medicare Part D seasonality driven by Inflation Reduction Act changes. For the year, our benefit expense ratio was 90.0 percent, an increase of 150 basis points year over year, driven by elevated medical cost trends.

Days in Claims Payable was 41.3 days as of December 31, 2025, a decrease of 0.1 days from September 30, 2025, and a decrease of 1.9 days compared to December 31, 2024.

The operating expense ratio was 11.0 percent in the fourth quarter and 10.6 percent for the full year. On an adjusted basis, the corresponding operating expense ratios were 10.8 percent and 10.5 percent. We maintained expense discipline while investing to support and strengthen our workforce, scale Carelon’s capabilities, and accelerate technology adoption across the enterprise.

Cash Flow & Balance Sheet

Operating cash flow was $4.3 billion in 2025, approximately 0.8 times GAAP net income. As of December 31, 2025, cash and investments at the parent company totaled approximately $2.6 billion.

During the fourth quarter of 2025, the Company repurchased 1.4 million shares of its common stock for $471 million, at a weighted average price of $335.64, and paid a quarterly dividend of $1.71 per share, representing a distribution of cash totaling $377 million. As of December 31, 2025, the Company had approximately $6.7 billion of Board approved share repurchase authorization remaining.

Health Benefits is comprised of Individual, Employer Group risk-based, Employer Group fee-based, BlueCard®, Medicare, Medicaid, and Federal Employee Program businesses.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health Benefits

 

 

Reportable Segment Highlights

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(In billions)

Three Months Ended

 

Twelve Months Ended

 

 

 

December 31,

2025

 

December 31,

2024

 

December 31,

2025

 

December 31,

2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Revenue1

$41.8

 

$37.6

 

$167.1

 

$150.3

 

 

Operating Gain1,2

($0.2)

 

$0.2

 

$4.2

 

$6.2

 

 

Adjusted Operating Gain1,3

($0.2)

 

$0.2

 

$4.2

 

$6.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Margin1

(0.5%)

 

0.6%

 

2.5%

 

4.2%

 

 

Adjusted Operating Margin1

(0.5%)

 

0.6%

 

2.5%

 

4.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.

See “Basis of Presentation.”

2.

Operating Gain for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2024 includes items that are excluded from adjusted shareholders’ net income. See “GAAP Reconciliation.”

3.

Adjusted Operating Gain for three and twelve months ended December 31, 2024 excludes $16 and $66 million, respectively, of 2024 business dispositions and related items adjusted out of adjusted shareholders’ net income for the Health Benefits segment.

Health Benefits segment operating revenue was $41.8 billion in the fourth quarter of 2025, an increase of $4.3 billion, or 11 percent compared to the fourth quarter of 2024. Operating revenue was $167.1 billion in 2025, an increase of $16.8 billion, or 11 percent. The increases for the quarter and year were driven primarily by higher premium yields, contributions from acquisitions, and growth in our Medicare Advantage membership, partially offset by membership attrition in our Medicaid business.

The Company reported an adjusted operating loss of $0.2 billion in the fourth quarter of 2025 and an adjusted operating gain of $4.2 billion for the full year. Adjusted operating results in both periods were impacted primarily by higher medical cost trend.

Medical membership totaled approximately 45.2 million as of December 31, 2025, a decrease of 0.5 million, or 1 percent, year over year, driven by attrition in our Medicaid business.

Carelon is comprised of CarelonRx and Carelon Services.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carelon

 

 

Reportable Segment Highlights

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(In billions)

Three Months Ended

 

Twelve Months Ended

 

 

 

December 31,

2025

 

December 31,

2024

 

December 31,

2025

 

December 31,

2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Revenue1,2

$18.7

 

$14.7

 

$71.7

 

$53.9

 

 

Operating Gain1,3

$0.6

 

$0.6

 

$3.4

 

$2.9

 

 

Adjusted Operating Gain1,4,5

$0.6

 

$0.6

 

$3.4

 

$3.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Margin1

3.1%

 

3.9%

 

4.7%

 

5.4%

 

 

Adjusted Operating Margin1

3.3%

 

4.4%

 

4.8%

 

5.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.

See “Basis of Presentation.”

2.

Operating revenue for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2024 includes $0.2 and $0.8 billion, respectively, of revenue related to 2024 business dispositions and related items that have been excluded from adjusted operating gain.

3.

Operating Gain for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2025, and December 31, 2024, includes items that are excluded from adjusted shareholders’ net income. See “GAAP Reconciliation.”

4.

Adjusted Operating Gain for three and twelve months ended December 31, 2025 excludes $38 million of 2025 business dispositions and related items adjusted out of adjusted shareholders’ net income for the Carelon segment.

5.

Adjusted Operating Gain for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2024 excludes $74 and $215 million, respectively, of 2024 business dispositions and related items adjusted out of adjusted shareholders’ net income for the Carelon segment.

Operating revenue for Carelon was $18.7 billion in the fourth quarter of 2025, an increase of $3.9 billion, or 27 percent compared to the prior year period, driven by growth in CarelonRx product revenue, the expansion of Carelon Services risk-based solutions, and the acquisition of CareBridge. Operating revenue was $71.7 billion in 2025, an increase of $17.8 billion, or 33 percent.

Adjusted operating gain for Carelon totaled $0.6 billion in the fourth quarter, approximately flat year over year. On a full year basis, adjusted operating gain was $3.4 billion in 2025, an increase of $0.3 billion, or 10 percent, driven by improved CarelonRx performance and growth in Carelon Services risk-based solutions.

Quarterly Dividend

On January 27, 2026, the Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors declared a first quarter 2026 dividend to shareholders of $1.72 per share. The first quarter dividend is payable on March 25, 2026 to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 10, 2026.

About Elevance Health

Elevance Health is a lifetime, trusted health partner whose purpose is to improve the health of humanity. The company supports consumers, families, and communities across the entire healthcare journey – connecting them to the care, support, and resources they need to lead better lives. Elevance Health’s companies serve approximately 104 million consumers through a diverse portfolio of industry-leading medical, pharmacy, behavioral, clinical, home health, and complex care solutions. For more information, please visit www.elevancehealth.com or follow us @ElevanceHealth on X and Elevance Health on LinkedIn.

Conference Call and Webcast

Management will host a conference call and webcast today at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (“EST”) to discuss the company’s fourth quarter and full year 2025 results and 2026 outlook. The conference call should be accessed at least 15 minutes prior to the start of the call with the following numbers:

888-947-9963 (Domestic)

888-566-0046 (Domestic Replay)

312-470-0178 (International)

203-369-3677 (International Replay)

The access code for today’s conference call is 3972058. There is no access code for the replay. The replay will be available from 11:30 a.m. EST today, until the end of the day on February 27, 2026. The call will also be available through a live webcast at www.elevancehealth.com under the “Investors” link. A webcast replay will be available following the call.

Basis of Presentation

  1. Operating revenue and operating gain/loss are the key measures used by management to evaluate performance in each of its reporting segments, allocate resources, set incentive compensation targets and to forecast future operating performance. Operating gain/loss is calculated as total operating revenue less benefit expense, cost of products sold and operating expense. It does not include net investment income, net gains/losses on financial instruments, interest expense, amortization of other intangible assets, gains/losses on extinguishment of debt or income taxes, as these items are managed in a corporate shared service environment and are not the responsibility of operating segment management. Refer to the GAAP reconciliation tables.
  2. Operating margin is defined as operating gain divided by operating revenue.

Elevance Health

Earnings Release Financial Schedules and Supplementary Information

Quarter & Year Ended December 31, 2025

  • Membership and Other Metrics
  • Quarterly & Full Year Consolidated Statements of Income
  • Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet
  • Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
  • Supplemental Financial Information – Reportable Segments
  • Supplemental Financial Information – Reconciliation of Medical Claims Payable
  • Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
  • Financial Guidance Summary
  • Membership Guidance Summary

Elevance Health

Membership and Other Metrics

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change from

Medical Membership (in thousands)

December 31,

2025

 

December 31,

2024

 

September 30,

2025

 

December 31,

2024

 

September 30,

2025

Individual

1,307

 

1,287

 

1,354

 

1.6%

 

(3.5%)

Employer Group Risk-Based

3,617

 

3,713

 

3,616

 

(2.6%)

 

—%

Commercial Risk-Based

4,924

 

5,000

 

4,970

 

(1.5%)

 

(0.9%)

BlueCard®

6,509

 

6,630

 

6,394

 

(1.8%)

 

1.8%

Employer Group Fee-Based

20,583

 

20,569

 

20,608

 

0.1%

 

(0.1%)

Commercial Fee-Based

27,092

 

27,199

 

27,002

 

(0.4%)

 

0.3%

Medicare Advantage

2,230

 

2,066

 

2,245

 

7.9%

 

(0.7%)

Medicare Supplement

882

 

891

 

877

 

(1.0%)

 

0.6%

Total Medicare

3,112

 

2,957

 

3,122

 

5.2%

 

(0.3%)

Medicaid

8,500

 

8,917

 

8,645

 

(4.7%)

 

(1.7%)

Federal Employee Program

1,604

 

1,661

 

1,630

 

(3.4%)

 

(1.6%)

Total Medical Membership

45,232

 

45,734

 

45,369

 

(1.1%)

 

(0.3%)

 

Other Metrics (in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CarelonRx Quarterly Adjusted Scripts

88.5

 

82.9

 

85.0

 

6.8%

 

4.1%

Carelon Services Consumers Served

91.8

 

101.1

 

97.6

 

(9.2%)

 

(5.9%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Elevance Health

Consolidated Statements of Income

(Unaudited)

(In millions, except per share data)

Three Months Ended

December 31

 

 

Twelve Months Ended

December 31

 

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

Change

 

 

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

Change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Premiums

$

40,690

 

$

36,245

 

12.3%

 

 

$

164,639

 

$

144,166

 

14.2%

Product revenue

 

6,460

 

 

6,714

 

(3.8%)

 

 

 

24,470

 

 

22,630

 

8.1%

Service fees

 

2,161

 

 

2,030

 

6.5%

 

 

 

8,475

 

 

8,408

 

0.8%

Total operating revenue

 

49,311

 

 

44,989

 

9.6%

 

 

 

197,584

 

 

175,204

 

12.8%

Net investment income

 

493

 

 

527

 

(6.5%)

 

 

 

2,194

 

 

2,051

 

7.0%

Net losses on financial instruments

 

(57)

 

 

(74)

 

NM

 

 

 

(653)

 

 

(445)

 

NM

Gain on sale of business

 

 

 

 

NM

 

 

 

 

 

201

 

NM

Total revenues

 

49,747

 

 

45,442

 

9.5%

 

 

 

199,125

 

 

177,011

 

12.5%

Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Benefit expense

 

38,065

 

 

33,500

 

13.6%

 

 

 

148,223

 

 

127,567

 

16.2%

Cost of products sold

 

5,522

 

 

6,012

 

(8.2%)

 

 

 

21,178

 

 

19,750

 

7.2%

Operating expense

 

5,415

 

 

4,804

 

12.7%

 

 

 

20,984

 

 

20,025

 

4.8%

Interest expense

 

366

 

 

340

 

7.6%

 

 

 

1,402

 

 

1,185

 

18.3%

Amortization of other intangible assets

 

164

 

 

180

 

(8.9%)

 

 

 

628

 

 

580

 

8.3%

Total expenses

 

49,532

 

 

44,836

 

10.5%

 

 

 

192,415

 

 

169,107

 

13.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income before income tax expense

 

215

 

 

606

 

(64.5%)

 

 

 

6,710

 

 

7,904

 

(15.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

(331)

 

 

193

 

NM

 

 

 

1,049

 

 

1,933

 

(45.7%)

Net income

 

546

 

 

413

 

32.2%

 

 

 

5,661

 

 

5,971

 

(5.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

1

 

 

5

 

NM

 

 

 

1

 

 

9

 

NM

Shareholders’ net income

$

547

 

$

418

 

30.9%

 

 

$

5,662

 

$

5,980

 

(5.3%)

Shareholders’ earnings per diluted share

$

2.47

 

$

1.81

 

36.5%

 

 

$

25.21

 

$

25.68

 

(1.8%)

Diluted shares

 

221.8

 

 

231.1

 

(4.0%)

 

 

 

224.6

 

 

232.9

 

(3.6%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Benefit expense as a percentage of premiums

 

93.5%

 

 

92.4%

 

110 bp

 

 

 

90.0%

 

 

88.5%

 

150 bp

Operating expense as a percentage of total operating revenue

 

11.0%

 

 

10.7%

 

30 bp

 

 

 

10.6%

 

 

11.4%

 

(80) bp

Income before income tax expense as a percentage of total revenue

 

0.4%

 

 

1.3%

 

(90) bp

 

 

 

3.4%

 

 

4.5%

 

(110) bp

 

“NM” = calculation not meaningful

 

Elevance Health

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet

(In millions)

December 31,
2025

 

December 31,
2024

Assets

(Unaudited)

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

$9,491

 

$8,288

Fixed maturity and equity securities

26,624

 

26,393

Premium and other receivables

21,542

 

19,071

Other current assets

5,344

 

4,700

Assets held for sale

 

490

Total current assets

63,001

 

58,942

 

 

 

 

Long-term investments

11,960

 

10,784

Property and equipment, net

4,679

 

4,652

Goodwill and other intangible assets

39,544

 

40,371

Other noncurrent assets

2,310

 

2,140

Total assets

$121,494

 

$116,889

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and equity

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

Medical claims payable

$17,084

 

$15,746

Short-term borrowings

150

 

365

Current portion of long-term debt

1,099

 

1,649

Other current liabilities

22,702

 

22,668

Liabilities held for sale

 

153

Total current liabilities

41,035

 

40,581

 

 

 

 

Long-term debt, less current portion

30,797

 

29,218

Other noncurrent liabilities

5,636

 

5,664

Total liabilities

77,468

 

75,463

 

 

 

 

Total shareholders’ equity

43,882

 

41,315

Noncontrolling interests

144

 

111

Total equity

44,026

 

41,426

Total liabilities and equity

$121,494

 

$116,889

Elevance Health

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

(In millions)

Twelve Months Ended

December 31

 

 

2025

 

 

 

2024

 

 

 

 

 

Operating activities

 

 

 

Net income

$

5,661

 

 

$

5,971

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

1,546

 

 

 

1,393

 

Share-based compensation

 

276

 

 

 

191

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities

 

(3,680

)

 

 

(1,719

)

Other non-cash items

 

487

 

 

 

(28

)

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

4,290

 

 

 

5,808

 

 

 

 

 

Investing activities

 

 

 

Proceeds from sale of investments, net of maturities

 

69

 

 

 

586

 

Net purchases of subsidiaries, net of cash acquired/sold

 

88

 

 

 

(4,446

)

Purchases of property and equipment

 

(1,116

)

 

 

(1,256

)

Other, net

 

(385

)

 

 

(51

)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(1,344

)

 

 

(5,167

)

 

 

 

 

Financing activities

 

 

 

Net change in short-term and long-term borrowings

 

629

 

 

 

6,200

 

Repurchase and retirement of common stock

 

(2,605

)

 

 

(2,900

)

Cash dividends

 

(1,529

)

 

 

(1,508

)

Other, net

 

1,767

 

 

 

(599

)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

(1,738

)

 

 

1,193

 

 

 

 

 

Effect of foreign exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents

 

(5

)

 

 

(6

)

 

 

 

 

Change in cash and cash equivalents

 

1,203

 

 

 

1,828

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

8,288

 

 

 

6,526

 

Cash and equivalents included in assets held for sale at end of period

 

 

 

 

(66

)

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

$

9,491

 

 

$

8,288

 

REPORTABLE SEGMENTS

Elevance Health has four reportable segments: Health Benefits (comprised of Individual, Employer Group risk-based, Employer Group fee-based, BlueCard®, Medicare, Medicaid, and Federal Employee Program businesses); CarelonRx; Carelon Services; and Corporate & Other (comprised of businesses that do not individually meet the quantitative thresholds for an operating division as well as corporate expenses not allocated to our other reportable segments).

 

Elevance Health

 

 

Reportable Segment Details

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(In millions)

Three Months Ended December 31

 

Twelve Months Ended December 31

 

 

 

2025

 

2024

 

Change

 

2025

 

2024

 

Change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health Benefits

$41,835

 

$37,580

 

11.3%

 

$167,094

 

$150,275

 

11.2%

 

 

CarelonRx

11,644

 

9,977

 

16.7%

 

43,400

 

35,961

 

20.7%

 

 

Carelon Services

7,015

 

4,769

 

47.1%

 

28,316

 

17,961

 

57.7%

 

 

Corporate & Other

(83)

 

(14)

 

NM6

 

463

 

309

 

49.8%

 

 

Eliminations

(11,100)

 

(7,323)

 

NM6

 

(41,689)

 

(29,302)

 

NM6

 

 

Total Operating Revenue1

$49,311

 

$44,989

 

9.6%

 

$197,584

 

$175,204

 

12.8 %

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Gain (Loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health Benefits2

($220)

 

$207

 

NM6

 

$4,158

 

$6,243

 

(33.4%)

 

 

CarelonRx3

724

 

533

 

35.8%

 

2,418

 

2,172

 

11.3%

 

 

Carelon Services2,3

(150)

 

35

 

NM6

 

960

 

717

 

33.9%

 

 

Corporate & Other2,3

(45)

 

(102)

 

NM6

 

(337)

 

(1,270)

 

NM6

 

 

Total Operating Gain1,4

$309

 

$673

 

(54.1%)

 

$7,199

 

$7,862

 

(8.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Margin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health Benefits

(0.5%)

 

0.6%

 

(110) bp

 

2.5%

 

4.2%

 

(170) bp

 

 

CarelonRx

6.2%

 

5.3%

 

90 bp

 

5.6%

 

6.0%

 

(40) bp

 

 

Carelon Services

(2.1%)

 

0.7%

 

(280) bp

 

3.4%

 

4.0%

 

(60) bp

 

 

Total Operating Margin1

0.6%

 

1.5%

 

(90) bp

 

3.6%

 

4.5%

 

(90) bp

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health Benefits Revenue Details

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(In millions)

Three Months Ended December 31

 

Twelve Months Ended December 31

 

 

 

2025

 

2024

 

Change

 

2025

 

2024

 

Change

 

 

Health Benefits Operating Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial

$12,747

 

$11,851

 

7.6%

 

$50,401

 

$46,816

 

7.7%

 

 

Individual5

2,248

 

2,117

 

6.2%

 

9,295

 

8,295

 

12.1%

 

 

Medicare

10,762

 

9,054

 

18.9%

 

44,752

 

36,795

 

21.6%

 

 

Medicaid

14,500

 

12,755

 

13.7%

 

56,620

 

51,937

 

9.0%

 

 

Federal Employee Program

3,826

 

3,920

 

(2.4%)

 

15,321

 

14,727

 

4.0%

 

 

Total Health Benefits Operating Revenue1

$41,835

 

$37,580

 

11.3%

 

$167,094

 

$150,275

 

11.2%

 

1.  

See “Basis of Presentation.”

2.  

Operating Gain for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2024 included $90 and $281 million, respectively, of 2024 business dispositions and related items; including $74 and $215 million, respectively, for the Carelon Services segment; and $16 and $66 million, respectively, for the Health Benefits segment. Operating Gain for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2024 included $66 and $224 million, respectively, of transaction and integration related costs, $12 and $692 million, respectively, of litigation and settlement expenses, and $0 and $268 million, respectively, of business optimization charges, all of which reside in the Corporate & Other reportable segment.

3.  

Operating Gain for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2025 included $41 million of 2025 business dispositions and related items; including $45 million for the CarelonRx segment; ($7) million for the Carelon Services segment; and $3 million for the Corporate & Other segment. Operating Gain for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2025 included $54 and $236 million, respectively, of transaction and integration related costs, $5 and $24 million, respectively, of litigation and settlement expenses, and ($34) and ($38) million, respectively, of business optimization charges, all of which reside in the Corporate & Other reportable segment.

4.  

Operating Gain for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2025, and December 31, 2024, included items excluded from adjusted shareholders’ net income. See “GAAP Reconciliation.”

5.  

The Individual business, including ACA products, is reported as part of Commercial Operating Revenue.

6.  

“NM” = calculation not meaningful.

Elevance Health

Reconciliation of Medical Claims Payable

 

 

Years Ended December 31

 

 

2025

 

 

 

2024

 

 

 

2023

 

(In millions)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross medical claims payable, beginning of year

$

15,580

 

 

$

15,865

 

 

$

15,348

 

Ceded medical claims payable, beginning of year

 

(13

)

 

 

(7

)

 

 

(6

)

Net medical claims payable, beginning of year

 

15,567

 

 

 

15,858

 

 

 

15,342

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Business combinations and purchase adjustments

 

344

 

 

 

143

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net incurred medical claims:

 

 

 

 

 

Current year

 

145,566

 

 

 

125,370

 

 

 

121,798

 

Prior years redundancies1

 

(1,290

)

 

 

(1,731

)

 

 

(1,571

)

Total net incurred medical claims

 

144,276

 

 

 

123,639

 

 

 

120,227

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net payments attributable to:

 

 

 

 

 

Current year medical claims

 

130,265

 

 

 

110,930

 

 

 

107,146

 

Prior years medical claims

 

13,141

 

 

 

13,143

 

 

 

12,565

 

Total net payments

 

143,406

 

 

 

124,073

 

 

 

119,711

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net medical claims payable, end of year

 

16,781

 

 

 

15,567

 

 

 

15,858

 

Ceded medical claims payable, end of year

 

48

 

 

 

13

 

 

 

7

 

Gross medical claims payable, end of year2

$

16,829

 

 

$

15,580

 

 

$

15,865

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current year medical claims paid as a percentage of current year net incurred medical claims

 

89.5

%

 

 

88.5

%

 

 

88.0

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prior year redundancies in the current year as a percentage of prior year net medical claims payable less prior year redundancies in the current year

 

9.0

%

 

 

12.3

%

 

 

11.4

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prior year redundancies in the current year as a percentage of prior year net incurred medical claims

 

1.0

%

 

 

1.4

%

 

 

1.4

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Negative amounts reported for net incurred medical claims related to prior years result from claims being settled for amounts less than originally estimated.
  2. Excludes insurance lines other than short duration.

Elevance Health

GAAP Reconciliation

(Unaudited)

This document references non-GAAP measures, including “Adjusted Shareholders’ Net Income,” “Adjusted Shareholders’ Net Income Per Share,” “Adjusted EPS,” “Adjusted Operating Gain,” “Adjusted Operating Expense” and “Adjusted Operating Expense Ratio,” which are non-GAAP measures.

Contacts

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[email protected]

Media
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