NYSE$ELV

Elevance Health Inc · Q1 2024 earnings

Q1 2024 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Elevance Health's first quarter results reflected disciplined execution of strategic initiatives, progress in expanding Carelon's capabilities, and increased outlook for full year earnings.

Elevance Health reported a 0.9% increase in operating revenue to $42.3 billion for Q1 2024, with diluted EPS up 15.5% to $9.59 and adjusted diluted EPS up 12.5% to $10.64. The company has raised its full-year earnings guidance and is launching a strategic partnership to advance primary care and physician enablement.

  • Operating revenue increased by 0.9% to $42.3 billion in Q1 2024.
  • Diluted EPS increased by 15.5% to $9.59, and adjusted diluted EPS increased by 12.5% to $10.64.
  • Full year diluted EPS and adjusted diluted EPS guidance were raised to greater than $34.05 and $37.20, respectively.
  • A strategic partnership was launched to advance primary care and physician enablement.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$42.6B

Previous: $42.2B+1.0%
EPS

$9.59

Previous: $9.46+1.4%
Total Medical Membership

46.0M

Previous: 48.1M-4.3%
CarelonRx Adjusted Scripts

77.0M

No prior period
Carelon Services Consumers Served

102.9M

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

-$279M

Previous: -$301M+7.3%
Free Cash Flow

$1.97B

Previous: $1.69B+16.5%
Net Income

$2.25B

Previous: $1.99B+12.9%
Operating Income

$3.02B

Previous: $2.83B+6.5%
Gross Profit

$38.8B

Previous: $38.7B+0.2%
Cash & Equivalents

$6.23B

Previous: $10.1B-38.6%
Total Assets

$112B

Previous: $109B+2.6%
Stock-Based Comp

$62M

Previous: $61M+1.6%

Revenue & EPS history

Elevance Health · Revenue · Quarterly

$42.6B

Q1 2024+1%vs Q1 2023
Beat estimate in 13 of 16 quarters(81%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Elevance Health · $62B total across 4 segments · Q2 2026

  • Health Benefits
    $42.7B—
  • CarelonRx
    $11.3B—
  • Carelon Services
    $7.98B—
  • Corporate & Other
    $6M—

Forward guidance

Elevance Health expects net income per diluted share to be greater than $34.05 in 2024 and adjusted diluted net income per share to be greater than $37.20.

Tailwinds

  • Increased outlook for full year earnings.
  • Strategic partnership to advance primary care and physician enablement.
  • Growth in Carelon's capabilities.
  • Disciplined execution of strategic initiatives.
  • Solid start to the year.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 19 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2024

Historical avgQ1 2024

-0.1%

Avg return

Earnings day

+0.8%

Avg return

5 days after

+2.4%

Avg return

30 days after

54%

25 / 46 earnings

Positive

+11.1%

Q4 2018

Best reaction

-15.0%

Q3 2024

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q2 2026———
Q1 2026+2.3%+8.5%+20.3%
Q4 2025+5.1%+5.9%-0.9%
Q3 2025-1.1%-3.3%-11.3%
Q2 2025+0.3%+6.0%+5.9%
Q1 2025+2.1%+3.7%-5.5%
Q4 2024+2.9%+3.8%-1.4%
Q3 2024-15.0%-15.5%-19.4%
Q2 2024-8.7%-8.9%-1.7%
Q1 2024+4.1%+4.7%+7.6%
Q4 2023+1.8%+3.0%+8.9%
Q3 2023-0.6%-3.0%-0.6%
Q2 2023+7.2%+6.2%+4.3%
Q1 2023-5.8%-4.2%-5.2%
Q4 2022+3.6%+2.2%-0.1%
Q3 2022+2.0%+10.1%+3.6%
Q2 2022-7.6%-5.3%+1.2%
Q1 2022+1.1%-2.0%-4.7%
Q4 2021-0.8%+0.4%+3.3%
Q3 2021+9.3%+10.4%+5.5%
Q2 2021-1.4%-2.9%-3.1%
Q1 2021-0.5%-1.1%+3.7%
Q4 2020-3.8%-6.4%-3.0%
Q3 2020-8.6%-6.9%+4.7%
Q2 2020+4.5%+2.1%+4.5%
Q1 2020+4.7%+1.0%+9.7%
Q4 2019-8.4%-8.2%-11.4%
Q3 2019-0.3%+2.9%+12.1%
Q2 2019-2.9%-1.4%-13.9%
Q1 2019+2.1%+6.2%+10.6%
Q4 2018+11.1%+11.6%+12.8%
Q3 2018+0.2%+1.4%+9.3%
Q2 2018+0.4%+2.5%+7.8%
Q1 2018+5.3%+4.9%+3.3%
Q4 2017+0.2%-5.3%-4.3%
Q3 2017+6.0%+7.3%+12.9%
Q2 2017-3.7%-2.3%+1.1%
Q1 2017+3.4%+3.9%+6.2%
Q4 2016+2.3%+1.7%+7.7%
Q3 2016+2.2%+5.2%+23.6%
Q2 2016-3.4%-7.3%-9.2%
Q1 2016-2.1%——
Q4 2015-8.2%——
Q3 2015-2.3%——
Q2 2015+0.4%——
Q1 2015-2.1%——
Q4 2014-0.5%——
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