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Elevance Health Inc. · ELV · FY2026 Q1 · Calendar Q2 2026
Elevance beats Q1, raises 2026 EPS guidance to $26.75 on AI and Carelon momentum
Elevance reported a strong Q1 2026 beat and raised FY2026 adjusted EPS guidance to at least $26.75, citing AI deployment, Carelon risk-based offerings, and a shift toward ACA bronze plans. Management characterizes Medicaid margin pressure as a trough year and reaffirms a target of at least 12% adjusted EPS growth in 2027, with capital deployment weighted toward the $2.3B share repurchase program. The stated trajectory leans constructive for earnings growth over the next year, though visibility is tempered by the CMS risk-adjustment settlement and Medicaid rate negotiations.
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$86.37B market cap
100quality score
Earnings scorecard
Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS
$12.58
Consensus $10.82
EPS surprise
+16.3%
Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue
$49.49B
Consensus $48.20B
Revenue surprise
+2.7%
Reported versus consensus
Market reaction
prior-close to event-session close
Stock move
+0.0%
Event window
SPY move
+1.0%
Same window
Abnormal move
-1.0%
Stock minus SPY
Volume
1.9×
Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift
+20.7%
Up to 20 sessions
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Why did ELV rise 0.0% after beating EPS estimates in FY2026 Q1?What changed in ELV's guidance and outlook in FY2026 Q1?Give me the bull and bear case for ELV after FY2026 Q1 earnings.
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What changed
FY2026 adjusted EPS guidance was raised to at least $26.75 from at least $25.50 after the Q1 beat. Management also recorded a $935M accrual for a CMS historical risk-adjustment settlement with resolution discussions ongoing, and noted ACA enrollment shifting toward bronze plans that defer some costs to later in the year.
Guidance delta
Raised: FY2026 adjusted EPS guidance lifted to at least $26.75, up from the at-least-$25.50 set after Q4 2025, following a strong Q1 beat.
Key takeaways
- Q1 2026 adjusted EPS of $12.58 beat consensus by roughly 16%; revenue of $49.49B beat by about 2.7%
- Full-year 2026 adjusted EPS guidance raised to at least $26.75
- Management frames Medicaid margin pressure as a trough year, with targeted rate negotiations ongoing
- Enrollment mix is shifting toward ACA bronze plans, boosting early premium yield while deferring costs later in the year
- Elevance repurchased $1.1B of shares in Q1 toward a $2.3B target for 2026
Management priorities
- Embedding AI across clinical, operational and administrative workflows to reduce cost trend
- Scaling Carelon risk-based programs, including rolling out risk-based oncology to Medicaid later in 2026
- Expanding CareBridge home-based care and integrated medical-pharmacy offerings
- Maintaining disciplined pricing while completing the up-to-$2.3B share repurchase program
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Analyst 52W Price Targets
$398.25Previous close
$320Low
$468.44Average
$625High
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted previous close from FN2's market snapshot as of Sep 25, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leerink Partners | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintain | Jul 17, 2026 |
| Bernstein | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jul 17, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jul 16, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Sector Perform | Sector Perform | Maintain | Jul 16, 2026 |
| Guggenheim | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 16, 2026 |
| Barclays | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jul 16, 2026 |
| Baird | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jul 16, 2026 |
| Truist Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 14, 2026 |
| TD Cowen | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 14, 2026 |
| Cantor Fitzgerald | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jul 7, 2026 |
| Mizuho | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jun 8, 2026 |
| JP Morgan | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jun 8, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Jun 4, 2026 |
| B of A Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jun 4, 2026 |
| UBS | Buy | Buy | Maintain | May 22, 2026 |
| Deutsche Bank | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | May 20, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI Group | In Line | In Line | Maintain | Apr 23, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 20, 2026 |
| Wolfe Research | Outperform | Peer Perform | Upgrade | Jan 8, 2026 |
| Argus Research | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Jul 21, 2025 |
| Stephens & Co. | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Sep 5, 2024 |
| Loop Capital | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 21, 2023 |
| SVB Leerink | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jan 26, 2023 |
| BMO Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Apr 25, 2022 |
| Goldman Sachs | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 21, 2022 |
| Credit Suisse | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Apr 21, 2022 |
| Cowen & Co. | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Apr 14, 2021 |
| SunTrust Robinson Humphrey | Hold | Hold | Maintain | May 21, 2020 |
| CFRA | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Apr 29, 2020 |
| Bank of America | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Dec 6, 2019 |
| Citigroup | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Nov 6, 2018 |
| PiperJaffray | Overweight | Neutral | Upgrade | Jan 3, 2018 |
| Leerink Swann | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Nov 7, 2017 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Jan 4, 2017 |
| FBR Capital | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintain | Jan 28, 2016 |
| Sterne Agee CRT | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Jul 27, 2015 |
| Susquehanna | Positive | Positive | Maintain | May 22, 2015 |
| Oppenheimer | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | May 1, 2015 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted previous close $398.25. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leerink Partners | Analyst unavailable | $395 | $369.28 | -0.8% | Jul 17, 2026 |
| Bernstein | Analyst unavailable | $488 | $372.85 | +22.5% | Jul 16, 2026 |
| New Street | Analyst unavailable | $482 | $377.63 | +21.0% | Jul 16, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $424 | $390.33 | +6.5% | Jul 16, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $395 | $390.33 | -0.8% | Jul 16, 2026 |
| Robert W. Baird | Analyst unavailable | $393 | $390.33 | -1.3% | Jul 16, 2026 |
| Guggenheim | Analyst unavailable | $455 | $390.33 | +14.2% | Jul 16, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Stephen Baxter | $473 | $390.33 | +18.8% | Jul 16, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $457 | $390.33 | +14.8% | Jul 16, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $475 | $425.17 | +19.3% | Jul 14, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $492 | $416.23 | +23.5% | Jul 13, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Ben Hendrix | $439 | $425.9 | +10.2% | Jul 9, 2026 |
| Raymond James | Sarah James | $450 | $408.17 | +13.0% | Jul 7, 2026 |
| Bernstein | Analyst unavailable | $482 | $416.19 | +21.0% | Jul 2, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $465 | $415.53 | +16.8% | Jun 8, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $404 | $391.27 | +1.4% | Jun 4, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | David MacDonald | $450 | $393.19 | +13.0% | Jun 1, 2026 |
| Barclays | Andrew Mok | $480 | $386.87 | +20.5% | May 26, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $460 | $389.82 | +15.5% | May 22, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $435 | $402.27 | +9.2% | May 20, 2026 |
| Deutsche Bank | Analyst unavailable | $498 | $402.27 | +25.0% | May 20, 2026 |
| Guggenheim | Analyst unavailable | $399 | $346.29 | +0.2% | Apr 24, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $408 | $346.29 | +2.4% | Apr 24, 2026 |
| Leerink Partners | Analyst unavailable | $364 | $346.21 | -8.6% | Apr 23, 2026 |
| Robert W. Baird | Analyst unavailable | $331 | $328.2 | -16.9% | Apr 23, 2026 |
| Jefferies | David Windley | $391 | $323.05 | -1.8% | Apr 20, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Ann Hynes | $350 | $282.68 | -12.1% | Mar 10, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $358 | $341.83 | -10.1% | Feb 3, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $390 | $341.28 | -2.1% | Feb 2, 2026 |
| Craig-Hallum | Analyst unavailable | $409 | $340.68 | +2.7% | Feb 2, 2026 |
| Bernstein | Analyst unavailable | $409 | $345.74 | +2.7% | Feb 1, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $391 | $346.98 | -1.8% | Jan 30, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $393 | $346.98 | -1.3% | Jan 30, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $400 | $345.27 | +0.4% | Jan 29, 2026 |
| Deutsche Bank | Analyst unavailable | $332 | $345.22 | -16.6% | Jan 29, 2026 |
| Guggenheim | Jason Cassorla | $396 | $341.85 | -0.6% | Jan 29, 2026 |
| Guggenheim | Jason Cassorla | $414 | $369.88 | +4.0% | Jan 22, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Ann Hynes | $413 | $374.77 | +3.7% | Jan 9, 2026 |
| Wolfe Research | Justin Lake | $425 | $366.69 | +6.7% | Jan 8, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $424 | $371.37 | +6.5% | Jan 7, 2026 |
| Bernstein | Analyst unavailable | $431 | $368.52 | +8.2% | Jan 6, 2026 |
| Barclays | Andrew Mok | $404 | $354.25 | +1.4% | Jan 5, 2026 |
| Deutsche Bank | George Hill | $320 | $344.6 | -19.6% | Dec 19, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $352 | $345.96 | -11.6% | Dec 18, 2025 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $400 | $313.19 | +0.4% | Nov 3, 2025 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $385 | $340.76 | -3.3% | Oct 22, 2025 |
| Bernstein | Analyst unavailable | $420 | $348.48 | +5.5% | Oct 21, 2025 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $400 | $348.16 | +0.4% | Oct 14, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Erin Wright | $359 | $349.16 | -9.9% | Oct 14, 2025 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $343 | $351.42 | -13.9% | Oct 14, 2025 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $420 | $362.34 | +5.5% | Oct 9, 2025 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $395 | $362.34 | -0.8% | Oct 9, 2025 |
| Guggenheim | Analyst unavailable | $398 | $357.49 | -0.1% | Oct 8, 2025 |
| Wells Fargo | Stephen Baxter | $412 | $349.94 | +3.5% | Oct 7, 2025 |
| Truist Financial | David MacDonald | $500 | $389.61 | +25.5% | Jun 9, 2025 |
| Argus Research | Analyst unavailable | $465 | $421.68 | +16.8% | Apr 25, 2025 |
| Jefferies | David Windley | $529 | $430.77 | +32.8% | Oct 21, 2024 |
| Leerink Partners | Whit Mayo | $515 | $430.77 | +29.3% | Oct 21, 2024 |
| Raymond James | Sarah James | $485 | $432.53 | +21.8% | Oct 18, 2024 |
| RBC Capital | Ben Hendrix | $478 | $444.35 | +20.0% | Oct 18, 2024 |
| Truist Financial | David MacDonald | $520 | $444.35 | +30.6% | Oct 18, 2024 |
| Robert W. Baird | Michael Ha | $625 | $483.87 | +56.9% | Oct 16, 2024 |
| RBC Capital | Ben Hendrix | $585 | $502.06 | +46.9% | Jul 18, 2024 |
| Truist Financial | David MacDonald | $620 | $535.54 | +55.7% | Jul 15, 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley | Erin Wright | $643 | $534.42 | +61.5% | Jun 24, 2024 |
| Robert W. Baird | Michael Ha | $649 | $505.52 | +63.0% | May 29, 2024 |
| RBC Capital | Ben Hendrix | $575 | $525.19 | +44.4% | Apr 19, 2024 |
| UBS | AJ Rice | $605 | $525.19 | +51.9% | Apr 19, 2024 |
| Wells Fargo | Stephen Baxter | $600 | $525.19 | +50.7% | Apr 19, 2024 |
| Jefferies | David Windley | $604 | $525.19 | +51.7% | Apr 19, 2024 |
| Barclays | Andrew Mok | $621 | $525.19 | +55.9% | Apr 19, 2024 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $575 | $521.88 | +44.4% | Nov 10, 2022 |
| Loop Capital Markets | Joseph France | $550 | $454.76 | +38.1% | Jun 16, 2022 |
| Wells Fargo | Stephen Baxter | $580 | $501.53 | +45.6% | May 25, 2022 |
| BMO Capital | Analyst unavailable | $625 | $495.61 | +56.9% | Apr 25, 2022 |
| Deutsche Bank | Analyst unavailable | $574 | $510.4 | +44.1% | Apr 22, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $607 | $528.45 | +52.4% | Apr 21, 2022 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $605 | $529.84 | +51.9% | Apr 21, 2022 |
| Leerink Partners | Analyst unavailable | $555 | $529.84 | +39.4% | Apr 21, 2022 |
| Credit Suisse | Jonathan Yong | $584 | $522.87 | +46.6% | Apr 21, 2022 |
| RBC Capital | Ben Hendrix | $544 | $522.87 | +36.6% | Apr 21, 2022 |
| Evercore ISI | Michael Newshel | $335 | $529.84 | -15.9% | Apr 20, 2022 |
| Mizuho Securities | Ann Hynes | $510 | $529.84 | +28.1% | Apr 20, 2022 |
| Jefferies | David Windley | $625 | $529.84 | +56.9% | Apr 20, 2022 |
| Truist Financial | David MacDonald | $590 | $510.64 | +48.1% | Apr 11, 2022 |
| UBS | Kevin Caliendo | $541 | $489.34 | +35.8% | Apr 4, 2022 |
| J.P. Morgan | Lisa Gill | $500 | $434.61 | +25.5% | Jan 27, 2022 |
| BMO Capital | Matthew Borsch | $510 | $434.61 | +28.1% | Jan 27, 2022 |
| RBC Capital | Ben Hendrix | $452 | $434.61 | +13.5% | Jan 27, 2022 |
| Seaport Global | Joseph France | $480 | $427.24 | +20.5% | Jan 26, 2022 |
| Evercore ISI | Michael Newshel | $335 | $427.24 | -15.9% | Jan 26, 2022 |
| Bernstein | Lance Wilkes | $574 | $452.46 | +44.1% | Jan 11, 2022 |
| Wells Fargo | Steve Baxter | $523 | $438.22 | +31.3% | Jan 6, 2022 |
| Goldman Sachs | Nathan Rich | $517 | $432.72 | +29.8% | Dec 14, 2021 |
| Wolfe Research | Justin Lake | $433 | $403.96 | +8.7% | Nov 30, 2021 |
| Credit Suisse | A.J. Rice | $486 | $428 | +22.0% | Oct 21, 2021 |
| Barclays | Steven Valiquette | $485 | $428 | +21.8% | Oct 21, 2021 |
| Bank of America Securities | Kevin Fischbeck | $465 | $428 | +16.8% | Oct 21, 2021 |
| Cantor Fitzgerald | Steven Halper | $470 | $421.68 | +18.0% | Oct 20, 2021 |
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Snapshot as of publicationOperating as a major health benefits organization, Elevance Health Inc. commits to guiding consumers, families, and communities across their entire health and wellness path. It facilitates access to vital care, assistance, and tools designed to enable healthier living for approximately 118 million individuals. The company's comprehensive offerings span medical, digital, pharmaceutical, behavioral health, clinical, and other care solutions. Founded in 1944 and based in Indianapolis, Indiana, this entity adopted its current name, Elevance Health Inc., in June 2022, having previously operated as Anthem, Inc.
Historical context
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