Verified peer comparison
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.
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Elevance Health, Inc.
$189.43
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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
Elevance Health, Inc. Investor RelationsElevance Health, Inc. · companyVerified
Fetched: 7/12/2026, 12:00:00 AM UTC
Open original sourceElevance Health SEC filings and company factsU.S. Securities and Exchange Commission · filingVerified
UnitedHealth Group Reports First Quarter 2026 ResultsUnitedHealth Group · earningsVerified
UnitedHealth Group Investor RelationsUnitedHealth Group · companyVerified
Fetched: 7/11/2026, 12:00:00 AM UTC
Open original sourceUnitedHealth Group Form 10-Q for the Quarter Ended March 31, 2026UnitedHealth Group · filingVerified
UNH editorial research profileAlphaVue Research · editorialVerified
Fetched: 7/11/2026, 12:00:00 AM UTC