Elevance Health, Inc. (ELV) closed fiscal year 2025 with 221 M shares outstanding and a dividend of 6.84 USD per share.
Elevance Health, Inc. (ELV) closed fiscal year 2025 with 221 M shares outstanding and a dividend of 6.84 USD per share. Over the year the share count fell by 6.76 M shares on a net basis. Since 2008 the share count has shrunk by 56.1 %. The dividend per share was 6.84 USD, up 4.9 % year on year. Total dividends paid came to 1,529 M USD, spread over 4 payments. The series covers 19 fiscal years, from 2007 to 2025. Per-share amounts are stated in USD. Share counts and dividends come from as-reported SEC EDGAR filings, with no restatements or adjustments of our own.
Fiscal year end: December
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shares outstanding, year-end | 503M | 450M | 378M | 339M | 305M | 293M | 268M | 261M | 264M | 256M | 257M | 253M | 245M | 242M | 238M | 233M | 227M | 221M |
| Shares issued — SBC/options | — | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 2.51M | 0.00M | 1.31M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M |
| Shares issued (%) | — | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.95 % | 0.00 % | 0.51 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % |
| Shares repurchased | — | -53.4M | -72.1M | -38.4M | -34.7M | -11.4M | -25.2M | -6.87M | 0.00M | -7.66M | 0.00M | -4.47M | -7.52M | -3.63M | -3.81M | -4.89M | -5.59M | -6.76M |
| Shares repurchased (%) | — | -11.88 % | -19.07 % | -11.30 % | -11.37 % | -3.90 % | -9.39 % | -2.63 % | 0.00 % | -2.99 % | 0.00 % | -1.77 % | -3.06 % | -1.50 % | -1.60 % | -2.10 % | -2.46 % | -3.06 % |
| Net addition/reduction | — | -53.4M | -72.1M | -38.4M | -34.7M | -11.4M | -25.2M | -6.87M | 2.51M | -7.66M | 1.31M | -4.47M | -7.52M | -3.63M | -3.81M | -4.89M | -5.59M | -6.76M |
| Net addition/reduction (%) | — | -11.88 % | -19.07 % | -11.30 % | -11.37 % | -3.90 % | -9.39 % | -2.63 % | 0.95 % | -2.99 % | 0.51 % | -1.77 % | -3.06 % | -1.50 % | -1.60 % | -2.10 % | -2.46 % | -3.06 % |
Fiscal year end: December
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend per share (DPS) | — | — | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.15 | 1.50 | 1.75 | 2.50 | 2.60 | 2.70 | 3.00 | 3.20 | 3.80 | 4.52 | 5.12 | 5.92 | 6.52 | 6.84 |
| Payout Ratio (%) | — | — | 0.00 % | 13.52 % | 13.82 % | 17.99 % | 18.71 % | 25.65 % | 27.69 % | 18.35 % | 20.69 % | 17.02 % | 20.87 % | 17.93 % | 20.85 % | 23.30 % | 25.22 % | 27.00 % |
| Number of payments | — | — | — | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Dividends paid (total) | — | — | 0.00M | 358M | 367M | 448M | 481M | 657M | 684M | 705M | 776M | 818M | 954M | 1,104M | 1,229M | 1,395M | 1,508M | 1,529M |
| Dividend Yield (%) | — | — | 0.00 % | 1.50 % | 1.92 % | 1.63 % | 1.38 % | 1.79 % | 1.80 % | 1.19 % | 1.16 % | 1.04 % | 1.21 % | 0.97 % | 1.00 % | 1.26 % | 1.76 % | 1.95 % |
Figures in USD
