Investing
Investment Purchases
Elevance Health Investment Purchases increased by 71.5% to $4.74B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 19.5%, from $3.96B to $4.74B. Over 3 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Investment Purchases shows a downward trend with a -7.0% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionInvesting
CategoryLiquidity
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2013
Last reportedQ1 2026Apr 22, 2026
How to read this metric
An increase may indicate a strategy to earn interest on excess cash, while a decrease may suggest a need for cash for operations or debt repayment.
Detailed definition
This metric captures the cash outflow for the purchase of marketable securities, such as stocks, bonds, or other financi...
Peer comparison
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Metric ID:
purchases_of_investmentsHistorical Data
19 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $4.24B | $3.91B | $3.54B | $5.05B | $8.20B | $6.36B | $5.33B | $7.44B | $10.21B | $6.69B | $6.10B | $3.93B | $4.67B | $3.28B | $3.96B | $4.14B | $4.16B | $2.76B | $4.74B |
| QoQ Change | — | -7.9% | -9.5% | +42.7% | +62.4% | -22.5% | -16.1% | +39.5% | +37.1% | -34.5% | -8.8% | -35.6% | +18.8% | -29.8% | +20.9% | +4.4% | +0.6% | -33.7% | +71.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +93.3% | +62.7% | +50.7% | +47.4% | +24.4% | +5.2% | -18.0% | -61.5% | -30.2% | — | -35.0% | +5.2% | -10.9% | -15.8% | +19.5% |
Range$2.76B – $10.21B
CAGR+2.5%
Avg YoY Growth+9.8%
Median YoY Growth+5.2%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Elevance Health's investment purchases?
- Elevance Health (ELV) reported investment purchases of $4.74B in Q1 2026.
- How has Elevance Health's investment purchases changed year-over-year?
- Elevance Health's investment purchases increased by 19.5% year-over-year, from $3.96B to $4.74B.
- What is the long-term trend for Elevance Health's investment purchases?
- Over 3 years (2021 to 2025), Elevance Health's investment purchases has grown at a -7.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $18.67B to $15.03B.
- What does investment purchases mean?
- Cash used to buy financial assets or securities.