What is Elevance Health's income tax?

Elevance Health (ELV) reported income tax of $544M in Q1 2026.

How has Elevance Health's income tax changed year-over-year?

Elevance Health's income tax decreased by 11.3% year-over-year, from $613M to $544M.

What is the long-term trend for Elevance Health's income tax?

Over 3 years (2021 to 2024), Elevance Health's income tax has grown at a 1.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.85B to $1.93B.

What does income tax mean?

Total income tax expense (current + deferred) recognized in the income statement, representing the company's total tax obligation on pre-tax income.

Elevance Health ELV Income Tax

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$50.2B+2.6%

Gross profit$44.7B+1.8%

Net income$1.8B-19.2%

EPS (diluted)$8.00-16.8%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$9.7B+28.8%

Total debt$31.5B+11.0%

Total equity$43.9B+3.3%

Total assets$125.83B+5.1%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$4.3B+326%

CapEx$235.0M+19.9%

Free cash flow$4.1B+399%

Valuation

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Market cap$84.11B-0.6%

Enterprise value$105.95B+0.4%

P/E16×+1.7×

P/S0.4×0.0×

Profitability

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Gross margin89.2%+0.6pp

Net margin2.6%-0.6pp

FCF margin3.3%+1.3pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity12.1%-2.1pp

Debt / equity0.7×+0.1×

Current ratio1.5×0.0×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Elevance Health in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit.

The official record: Elevance Health’s 10-Q, filed April 22, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Elevance Health's income tax?: Elevance Health (ELV) reported income tax of $544M in Q1 2026.
How has Elevance Health's income tax changed year-over-year?: Elevance Health's income tax decreased by 11.3% year-over-year, from $613M to $544M.
What is the long-term trend for Elevance Health's income tax?: Over 3 years (2021 to 2024), Elevance Health's income tax has grown at a 1.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.85B to $1.93B.
What does income tax mean?: Total income tax expense (current + deferred) recognized in the income statement, representing the company's total tax obligation on pre-tax income.