NYSE$ELV

Elevance Health Inc · Q4 2022 earnings

Q4 2022 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Elevance Health reported strong financial results for Q4 2022, marked by double-digit growth in revenue, operating earnings and adjusted earnings per share.

Elevance Health reported Q4 2022 results with $39.7 billion in operating revenue and adjusted EPS of $5.23. The company's medical membership reached 47.5 million, driven by growth in both Government and Commercial & Specialty Business segments.

  • GAAP net income was $3.93 per share in the fourth quarter, and adjusted net income was $5.23 per share.
  • Medical membership totaled approximately 47.5 million as of December 31, 2022, an increase of 2.2 million year-over-year.
  • Operating revenue was $39.7 billion in the fourth quarter of 2022, an increase of 10.1 percent year-over-year.
  • The benefit expense ratio was 89.4 percent in the fourth quarter of 2022, a decrease of 10 basis points year-over-year.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$39.7B

Previous: $36B+10.1%
EPS (adj)

$5.23

Previous: $5.14+1.8%
Total Medical Membership

47.5M

Previous: 45.4M+4.7%
Capital Expenditures

$298M

Previous: $340M-12.4%
Free Cash Flow

-$1.82B

Previous: $1.33B-236.3%
Net Income

$961M

Previous: $1.13B-14.6%
Operating Income

$1.37B

Previous: $1.19B+15.2%
Gross Profit

$36.3B

Previous: $9.04B+301.2%
Cash & Equivalents

$7.39B

Previous: $4.88B+51.4%
Total Assets

$103B

Previous: $97.5B+5.4%
Stock-Based Comp

$73M

Previous: $59M+23.7%

Revenue & EPS history

Elevance Health · Revenue · Quarterly

$39.7B

Q4 2022+10.1%vs Q4 2021
Beat estimate in 13 of 15 quarters(87%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Elevance Health · $36.7B total across 1 segment · Q3 2023

  • Health Benefits
    $36.7B

Forward guidance

The Company expects GAAP net income to be greater than $29.80 per share in 2023, and adjusted net income to be greater than $32.60 per share.

Historical earnings impact

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

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q4 2022

Historical avgQ4 2022

-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
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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