Carelon Services — Operating expense
Elevance Health Carelon Services — Operating expense decreased by 3.6% to $810.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 11.6%, from $726.00M to $810.00M. Over 3 years (FY 2022 to FY 2025), Carelon Services — Operating expense shows an upward trend with a 5.0% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase in operating expenses relative to revenue may signal scaling investments or potential inefficiencies in administrative management.
Detailed definition
The total administrative, selling, and general operating costs required to run the Carelon Services segment. This exclud...
Peer comparison
Comparable to SG&A or segment-level operating expenses reported by healthcare service providers.
elv_segment_carelon_services_operating_expenseHistorical Data
| Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $664.50M | $664.50M | $664.50M | $664.50M | $714.25M | $714.25M | $714.25M | $714.25M | $709.00M | $705.00M | $687.00M | $755.00M | $726.00M | $751.00M | $756.00M | $840.00M | $810.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +7.5% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -0.7% | -0.6% | -2.6% | +9.9% | -3.8% | +3.4% | +0.7% | +11.1% | -3.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +7.5% | +7.5% | +7.5% | +7.5% | -0.7% | -1.3% | -3.8% | +5.7% | +2.4% | +6.5% | +10.0% | +11.3% | +11.6% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Elevance Health's carelon services — operating expense?
- Elevance Health (ELV) reported carelon services — operating expense of $810.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Elevance Health's carelon services — operating expense changed year-over-year?
- Elevance Health's carelon services — operating expense increased by 11.6% year-over-year, from $726.00M to $810.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Elevance Health's carelon services — operating expense?
- Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), Elevance Health's carelon services — operating expense has grown at a 5.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.66B to $3.07B.
- What does carelon services — operating expense mean?
- Total administrative and operational overhead costs for the Carelon Services segment.