ELV

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Elevance Health, Inc. · Healthcare · United States · $95.4B cap · $548.0M/day traded

$413.75 +0.0% · close 3 Nov · scored 4 Nov

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Reported 21 Oct: the next-year EPS estimate rose 2.1% across the report (snapshots of 18 Oct and 25 Oct).

Quality
59
Value
67
Momentum
72

As of 4 Nov 2026, MoatMap's StockRank for Elevance Health, Inc. (ELV) is 93/100, ranked against 24,000+ stocks in 35 markets (Quality 59, Value 67, Momentum 72, each scored against its sector).

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P/E (TTM)
17.8x
peers 23.0x
ROE
11.5%
peers 2.7%
D/E
0.7x
peers 0.2x
Dividend %
1.6%
trailing yield
AI screening note

Elevance Health clears the calibrated bar. All three legs are above the floor (Q58 V64 M62) and a buyback across two filing days retiring 3.50% of shares outstanding provides substantial corroboration, one of the larger capital returns in this batch. Nothing adverse survives the evidence test: both insider figures on file, a purchase and a sale, round to 0.00% of shares outstanding and are therefore treated as unusable in either direction rather than as adverse, and there is no negative earnings revision.

The ranks quoted here are from the day it was written; today's Quality, Value and Momentum are the bars above.

ABOUT ELEVANCE HEALTH, INC.

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Elevance Health, Inc. is a leading health benefits company in the United States, offering a comprehensive suite of health insurance plans and related services through its Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield affiliated plans and other brands. The company leverages its immense scale, extensive provider networks, and brand recognition to deliver integrated healthcare solutions to millions of members. Its diversified services, including pharmacy benefits management, strengthen its competitive moat in the evolving healthcare landscape.

FINANCIAL SUMMARY (USD)

Year2022202320242025CAGRTTM2026E2027EFwd CAGR
Revenue156.6B171.3B176.8B199.1B8.3%201.8B200.4B205.3B1.5%
EPS25.3225.6926.2925.650.4%23.5524.6825.660.0%
Shares238.0M233.1M227.5M220.7M-7.2%216.9M———
Debt24.1B25.1B31.2B32.0B9.9%30.8B———
Equity36.2B39.3B41.3B43.9B6.6%————
Op CF8.4B8.1B5.8B4.3B-20.1%7.6B———
Inv CF-4.6B-5.6B-5.2B-1.3B—————
Fin CF-1.3B-3.3B1.2B-1.7B—————
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PRICE (1Y) · USD+3.8%
38239841342944523 Sep14 Oct3 Nov
SMA 50SMA 200

Price checkIn an uptrendExperimental

Above its 200-day average and 8% below its 52-week high.

SwingsAverage

Calmer than 63% of stocks we rank over the past year (volatility 35% a year).

How this is worked out

StockRank weighs the business, its price and its trend. The price check reads only the chart: the price side of the Momentum score, in words.

The rules: Still falling is a new 52-week low in the last two weeks, at least 25% below the high. Finding a floor is no new low since. Turning up is 20 or more trading days without a new low, at least 10% off it, and back above a rising 50-day average. In an uptrend is above the 200-day average and within 15% of the high.

In 2,112 US drawdowns since 2001, buying while the price was still falling was followed by a further 20% drop 42% of the time. Waiting for a turn (the Turning up rule above) cut that to 33%, at about 7% higher prices and with no better returns. Part of that cut is simply not buying: 13% of falls never turned, and waiting kept those out. Among turns that were bought, 38% still fell another 20%, and 33% of turns were followed by a new low within six months. The benefit was largest in crashes such as 2008 and 2020.

What it measures: how much the price moved day to day over the past year, scaled to a yearly figure (annualised volatility) and ranked against every stock we cover. Very calm under 20% a year, Calm 20 to 30%, Average 30 to 40%, Bumpy 40 to 55%, Very bumpy above that.

What we found: across about 13,500 stocks in 34 markets (2002 to 2025), past swings were a good guide to the next year's, and bumpier stocks fell further. How much further changed too much between eras to put a number on it.

Calm is not safe: a calm stock can still slide steadily.

Rules fixed before any data was fetched. Describes the chart, not a recommendation.

Close
$413.75
RSI (14)
40.6
52-Week Range-8.2% from high
Low $270.87High $450.69

SCORE BREAKDOWN

Quality
59
ROIC (ROA)
4.0%*52.4
ROE
11.5%74.4
GP/Assets
43.9%82.6
Op. Margin
4.2%49.7
FCF/Assets
5.4%70.2
Piotroski
457.9
Int. Cover
5.3x52.6
D/E Ratio
0.69x21.7
Current Ratio
1.47x25.4
Value
67
P/E (TTM)
17.8x63.7
EV/EBITDA
9.6x68.2
P/FCF
14.6x70.7
P/B
2.0x57.5
P/S
0.5x93.0
Div Yield
1.6%51.3
Momentum
72
52W High %
92%88.2
RS 6M
8%71.1
SMA 50/200
1.11x80.6
EPS Rev 4W
+2.6%91.0
EPS Rev 12W
+2.2%66.7
EPS Improve
+29%41.3
Q Growth
15%51.4

FUNDAMENTALS

Market Cap
$95.4B
P/E (Forward)
13.9x
Gross Margin
26.4%

SECTOR PEERS

Closest peers in Healthcare, ranked by industry match, size, and score similarity. Cross-listings of ELV are excluded.

TickerCompanyMkt CapStockRankSignal
ELVElevance Health, Inc.(you)$95.4B93Strong Buy
CIThe Cigna Group$81.1B93Strong Buy
CVSCVS Health Corporation$119.5B92Strong Buy
HUMHumana Inc.$50.7B88Strong Buy
CNCCentene Corporation$34.7B94Strong Buy
UNHUnitedHealth Group Incorporated$375.3B87Strong Buy
OSCROscar Health, Inc.$9.6B99Strong Buy
SAUD3.SABradsaúde S.A.$9.7B99Strong Buy
PGNYProgyny, Inc.$2.2B94Strong Buy
MOHMolina Healthcare, Inc.$10.9B49Hold

Peer medians: ROE 2.7% · P/E 23.0x · Gross margin 53.8%

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Elevance Health, Inc. (ELV): Stock Score Summary

Elevance Health, Inc. (ELV) has a MoatMap StockRank of 93/100 based on Quality (59/100), Value (67/100), and Momentum (72/100) factor scores. The current signal is Strong Buy. Elevance Health clears the calibrated bar. All three legs are above the floor (Q58 V64 M62) and a buyback across two filing days retiring 3.50% of shares outstanding provides substantial corroboration, one of the larger capital returns in this batch. Nothing adverse survives the evidence test: both insider figures on file, a purchase and a sale, round to 0.00% of shares outstanding and are therefore treated as unusable in either direction rather than as adverse, and there is no negative earnings revision.

Elevance Health, Inc. is a leading health benefits company in the United States, offering a comprehensive suite of health insurance plans and related services through its Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield affiliated plans and other brands. The company leverages its immense scale, extensive provider networks, and brand recognition to deliver integrated healthcare solutions to millions of members. Its diversified services, including pharmacy benefits management, strengthen its competitive moat in the evolving healthcare landscape.

Key Financial Metrics

Price$413.75
Market Cap$95.4B
P/E (TTM)17.84
P/E (Forward)13.86
Price/Book2.03
Return on Equity11.5%
Debt/Equity0.69x
Gross Margin26.4%
Operating Margin4.2%
Revenue Growth1.4%
Dividend Yield1.6%
Free Cash Flow$6.5B

Elevance Health, Inc. operates in the Healthcare Plans industry, part of the Healthcare sector (United States).

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Elevance Health, Inc.’s (ELV) StockRank?
MoatMap’s StockRank for Elevance Health, Inc. (ELV) is 93/100, with a Strong Buy signal. It is a composite of Quality (59), Value (67), and Momentum (72), each scored against its sector. The composite is then ranked across MoatMap’s universe of 24,000+ stocks.
Does Elevance Health, Inc. have an economic moat?
Elevance Health, Inc. (ELV) has a Quality factor score of 59/100. Quality blends several measures of profitability and financial strength, led by gross profit to assets, return on invested capital and free cash flow to assets. A high score describes the financial record a durable advantage tends to leave; it does not prove a moat.
Is Elevance Health, Inc. a buy, hold, or sell?
MoatMap’s current signal for Elevance Health, Inc. (ELV) is Strong Buy, based on a StockRank of 93/100. It is the band the score falls in, worked out from the score alone: a description, not a recommendation.
What sector is Elevance Health, Inc. in?
Elevance Health, Inc. (ELV) operates in the Healthcare sector, specifically the Healthcare Plans industry (United States).