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Elevance Health stock buybacks
ELV$2.2Bbought back in the 12 months to Sep 30, 2026
Elevance Health bought back $2.2B of its stock in the last twelve months, $1.9B more than it paid out in stock compensation. Its share count is down 2.7% from a year earlier.
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| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| Q4 '20 | $1.4B |
| Q1 '21 | $447M |
| Q2 '21 | $480M |
| Q3 '21 | $451M |
| Q4 '21 | $522M |
| Q1 '22 | $545M |
| Q2 '22 | $624M |
| Q3 '22 | $579M |
| Q4 '22 | $568M |
| Q1 '23 | $622M |
| Q2 '23 | $646M |
| Q3 '23 | $480M |
| Q4 '23 | $928M |
| Q1 '24 | $566M |
| Q2 '24 | $463M |
| Q3 '24 | $60M |
| Q4 '24 | $1.8B |
| Q1 '25 | $880M |
| Q2 '25 | $378M |
| Q3 '25 | $876M |
| Q4 '25 | $471M |
| Q1 '26 | $1.1B |
| Q2 '26 | $234M |
| Q3 '26 | $330M |
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| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| Q4 '20 | 251.2M |
| Q1 '21 | 248.2M |
| Q2 '21 | 247.4M |
| Q3 '21 | 246.0M |
| Q4 '21 | 245.6M |
| Q1 '22 | 244.4M |
| Q2 '22 | 243.4M |
| Q3 '22 | 242.2M |
| Q4 '22 | 241.2M |
| Q1 '23 | 239.7M |
| Q2 '23 | 237.8M |
| Q3 '23 | 236.5M |
| Q4 '23 | 235.6M |
| Q1 '24 | 234.2M |
| Q2 '24 | 233.4M |
| Q3 '24 | 233.1M |
| Q4 '24 | 230.9M |
| Q1 '25 | 227.2M |
| Q2 '25 | 225.8M |
| Q3 '25 | 223.7M |
| Q4 '25 | 221.7M |
| Q1 '26 | 220.4M |
| Q2 '26 | 217.9M |
| Q3 '26 | 217.6M |
$330Mlast quarter (Q3 2026)
$1.9Bnet of stock compensation ($240M)
−2.7%diluted shares, 1 year
−11.7%diluted shares, 5 years
$1.5Bdividends, 12 months
33%of free cash flow ($6.5B) spent on buybacks
$0raised by issuing stock, 12 months
$5.0Bleft under its authorization as of Sep 30, 2026
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Questions
- Does Elevance Health buy back its stock?
- Elevance Health bought back $2.2B of its stock in the last twelve months, $1.9B more than it paid out in stock compensation. Its share count is down 2.7% from a year earlier.
- How much did Elevance Health spend on buybacks in fiscal 2025?
- $2.6B, according to its 10-K for the fiscal year ending Dec 31, 2025.
- Is Elevance Health's share count going down?
- Its diluted share count changed −11.7% over five fiscal years and −2.7% over the last year.
- Does Elevance Health have a buyback authorization?
- Its filings show $5.0B remaining under its repurchase authorization as of Sep 30, 2026.
Latest filing used: 10-Q for the period ending Sep 30, 2026, filed Oct 21, 2026 · open on SEC.gov