Elevance Health (ELV) Beats Q4 Earnings Estimates

分组1 - Elevance Health reported quarterly earnings of $3.33 per share, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.1 per share, but down from $3.84 per share a year ago, representing an earnings surprise of +7.30% [1] - The company posted revenues of $49.31 billion for the quarter ended December 2025, which was 0.45% below the Zacks Consensus Estimate, compared to $44.99 billion in the same quarter last year [2] - Elevance Health has surpassed consensus EPS estimates three times over the last four quarters, while also topping consensus revenue estimates three times in the same period [2] 分组2 - The stock has underperformed the market, losing about 7.9% since the beginning of the year, while the S&P 500 has gained 1.9% [3] - The current consensus EPS estimate for the upcoming quarter is $10.37 on revenues of $50.52 billion, and for the current fiscal year, it is $27.01 on revenues of $205.02 billion [7] - The Zacks Industry Rank indicates that the Medical Services sector is currently in the bottom 26% of over 250 Zacks industries, suggesting potential underperformance compared to higher-ranked industries [8]