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ELV vs UNH

Elevance Health, Inc. compared with UnitedHealth Group Incorporated. This page compares both source-verified company profiles and does not introduce an unverified price target.

ELV

Elevance Health, Inc.

$189.43

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UNH

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated

$189.43

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Company-specific comparison

Business exposure

ELV: Managed Health Care

UNH: Managed Health Care

Upside lens

ELV: Pharmacy, behavioral-health and care-delivery services can grow within Elevance plans and with external clients. Disciplined pricing and product design can preserve margins as utilization changes. Scale in Medicaid and Medicare can support membership relationships when rates reflect care costs.

UNH: Optum growth and diversified healthcare services

Risk lens

ELV: State rates may lag acuity changes after eligibility redeterminations, compressing margins. Higher outpatient, pharmacy or specialty-care use can exceed premium assumptions. Payment rules, risk adjustment and benefit mandates can alter product economics.

UNH: medical cost pressure and policy scrutiny

Verified sources

Elevance Health Reports First Quarter 2026 ResultsElevance Health, Inc. · earningsVerified

Fetched: 7/12/2026, 12:00:00 AM UTC

Published: 4/22/2026, 12:00:00 AM

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Elevance Health, Inc. Investor RelationsElevance Health, Inc. · companyVerified

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Elevance Health SEC filings and company factsU.S. Securities and Exchange Commission · filingVerified

Fetched: 7/12/2026, 12:00:00 AM UTC

Published: 4/22/2026, 12:00:00 AM

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UnitedHealth Group Reports First Quarter 2026 ResultsUnitedHealth Group · earningsVerified

Fetched: 7/11/2026, 12:00:00 AM UTC

Published: 4/21/2026, 12:00:00 AM

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UnitedHealth Group Investor RelationsUnitedHealth Group · companyVerified

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UnitedHealth Group Form 10-Q for the Quarter Ended March 31, 2026UnitedHealth Group · filingVerified

Fetched: 7/11/2026, 12:00:00 AM UTC

Published: 4/21/2026, 12:00:00 AM

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UNH editorial research profileAlphaVue Research · editorialVerified

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