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ELV (Elevance Health) Dividend Yield % : 1.53% (As of Oct. 31, 2024)


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What is Elevance Health Dividend Yield %?

As of today (2024-10-31), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Elevance Health is 1.53%.

Good Sign:

Elevance Health Inc stock dividend yield is close to 5-year high.

The historical rank and industry rank for Elevance Health's Dividend Yield % or its related term are showing as below:

ELV' s Dividend Yield % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.9   Med: 1.18   Max: 2.16
Current: 1.53

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Elevance Health was 2.16%. The lowest was 0.90%. And the median was 1.18%.

ELV's Dividend Yield % is ranked worse than
60% of 10 companies
in the Healthcare Plans industry
Industry Median: 1.635 vs ELV: 1.53

Elevance Health's Dividend Payout Ratio for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was 0.20.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Elevance Health was 0.28. The lowest was 0.17. And the median was 0.20.

As of today (2024-10-31), the Forward Dividend Yield % of Elevance Health is 1.58%.

Elevance Health's Dividends per Share for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was $1.63.

During the past 12 months, Elevance Health's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 11.40% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 15.90% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 15.30% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 13.40% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Elevance Health was 29.50% per year. The lowest was 6.30% per year. And the median was 15.75% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

For more information regarding to dividend, please check our Dividend Page.

* Please note that "special dividend" is not included in the calculation of dividend per share and related fields.


Elevance Health Dividend Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Elevance Health's Dividend Yield % can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Elevance Health Dividend Yield % Chart

Elevance Health Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Dividend Yield %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.06 1.18 0.98 1.00 1.26

Elevance Health Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
Dividend Yield % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.31 1.26 1.17 1.15 1.23

Competitive Comparison of Elevance Health's Dividend Yield %

For the Healthcare Plans subindustry, Elevance Health's Dividend Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Yield % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Elevance Health's Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Healthcare Plans Industry

For the Healthcare Plans industry and Healthcare sector, Elevance Health's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Elevance Health's Dividend Yield % falls into.



Elevance Health Dividend Yield % Calculation

Dividend Yield measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.

Elevance Health Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
USD 1.6300002024-09-102024-09-102024-09-25Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 1.6300002024-06-102024-06-102024-06-25Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 1.6300002024-03-072024-03-082024-03-22Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 1.4800002023-12-052023-12-062023-12-21Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000

* GuruFocus has an internal rule that if the most recent dividend payment frequency is at least 4 times a year, then the full year will be calculated according to the frequency of payment or the one-year time frame, whichever is stricter.
* GuruFocus converts dividend currency to local traded share price currency in order to calculate dividend yield. Please refer to the last column "Forex Rate" in the above table.

Elevance Health's Trailing Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Trailing Annual Dividend Yield=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=6.37/405.76
=1.57 %

Current Share Price is $405.76.
Elevance Health's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $6.37.

Elevance Health's Forward Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Forward Annual Dividend Yield=Forward Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=6.52/405.76
=1.61 %

Current Share Price is $405.76.
Elevance Health's Dividends per Share for the forward twelve months is calculated as $1.63 * 4 = $6.52.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Elevance Health  (NYSE:ELV) Dividend Yield % Explanation

Over the long term, the return from dividends has been a significant contributor to the total returns produced by equity securities. Studies by Elroy Dimson, Paul Marsh, and Mike Staunton of Princeton University (2002) found that a market-oriented portfolio, which included reinvested dividends, would have generated nearly 85 times the wealth generated by the same portfolio relying solely on capital gains.

Dividends may also qualify a lower tax rate for investors.

In dividends investing, Payout Ratio and Dividend Growth Rate are the two most important variables for consideration. A lower payout ratio may indicate that the company has more room to increase its dividends.

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Elevance Health Business Description

Address
220 Virginia Avenue, Indianapolis, IN, USA, 46204
Elevance Health remains one of the leading health insurers in the U.S., providing medical benefits to 47 million medical members as of December 2023. The company offers employer, individual, and government-sponsored coverage plans. Elevance differs from its peers in its unique position as the largest single provider of Blue Cross Blue Shield branded coverage, operating as the licensee for the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association in 14 states. Through acquisitions, such as the Amerigroup deal in 2012 and MMM in 2021, Elevance's reach expands beyond those states through government-sponsored programs such as Medicaid and Medicare Advantage plans, too.
Executives
Ramiro G Peru director WELLPOINT, INC, 120 MONUMENT CIRCLE, INDIANAPOLIS IN 46260
Gail Boudreaux director, officer: President and CEO GENZYME CORP., 500 KENDALL STREET, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Dixon Robert L Jr director 120 MONUMENT CIRCLE, INDIANAPOLIS IN 46204
Felicia F Norwood officer: Exec VP & President, GBD 120 MONUMENT CIRCLE, INDIANAPOLIS IN 46204
Kendrick Charles Morgan Jr officer: EVP & President, Commercial 220 VIRGINIA AVE, INDIANAPOLIS IN 46204
Ronald W Penczek officer: SVP, Chief Accounting Officer 120 MONUMENT CIRCLE, INDIANAPOLIS IN 46204
Blair Williams Todt officer: EVP and Chief Legal Officer 8735 HENDERSON ROAD, TAMPA FL 33625
Mark Kaye officer: EVP & CFO Designate 7 WORLD TRADE CENTER, 250 GREENWICH ST, NEW YORK NY 10007
Gloria M Mccarthy officer: EVP, Office of the CEO WELLPOINT, INC, 120 MONUMENT CIRCLE, INDIANAPOLIS IN 46204
Deanna D Strable-soethout director C/O PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP, 711 HIGH ST., DES MOINES IA 50392
Peter D Haytaian officer: EVP & Pres., Govt. Bus. Div. 220 VIRGINIA AVE, INDIANAPOLIS IN 46204
Susan D. Devore director C/O PREMIER, INC., 13034 BALLANTYNE CORPORATE PLACE, CHARLOTTE NC 28277
Ryan M. Schneider director 1680 CAPITAL ONE DRIVE, MCLEAN VA 22102
John E Gallina officer: SVP & Chief Accounting Officer 120 MONUMENT CIRCLE, INDIANAPOLIS IN 46204
Julie A Hill director WELLPOINT, INC, 120 MONUMENT CIRCLE, INDIANAPOLIS IN 46204