Operating Cash Flow
Elevance Health Operating Cash Flow increased by 5057.1% to $4.33B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 326.0%, from $1.02B to $4.33B. Over 2 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Operating Cash Flow shows a downward trend with a -28.4% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
Consistently high operating cash flow indicates a healthy, self-sustaining business capable of funding its own growth and returning capital to shareholders.
Detailed definition
Net cash from operating activities measures the total amount of cash generated by a company's core business operations....
Peer comparison
Investors often compare this to capital expenditures to calculate Free Cash Flow, a primary valuation metric for mature tech giants.
net_cash_from_operatingHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '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 | $1.68B | $2.50B | $1.67B | $2.54B | $2.45B | $4.92B | $6.47B | $1.95B | $2.61B | $1.98B | $447.00M | $2.68B | $706.00M | $1.02B | $2.05B | $1.14B | $84.00M | $4.33B |
| QoQ Change | — | +48.8% | -33.2% | +52.0% | -3.5% | +100.8% | +31.4% | -69.9% | +34.0% | -24.3% | -77.4% | +498.9% | -73.6% | +44.1% | +102.0% | -44.7% | -92.6% | >999% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +45.7% | +96.6% | +154.6% | -20.5% | -46.9% | -69.4% | -77.1% | +2.4% | — | -48.6% | +359.5% | -57.6% | -88.1% | +326.0% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Elevance Health's operating cash flow?
- Elevance Health (ELV) reported operating cash flow of $4.33B in Q1 2026.
- How has Elevance Health's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Elevance Health's operating cash flow increased by 326.0% year-over-year, from $1.02B to $4.33B.
- What is the long-term trend for Elevance Health's operating cash flow?
- Over 2 years (2021 to 2025), Elevance Health's operating cash flow has grown at a -28.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $8.36B to $4.29B.
- What does operating cash flow mean?
- The actual amount of cash a company brings in from its day-to-day business activities.