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Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Quarterly Data

The balance sheet provides creditors, investors, and analysts with information on company resources (assets) and its sources of capital (its equity and liabilities). It normally also provides information about the future earnings capacity of a company assets as well as an indication of cash flows that may come from receivables and inventories.

Liabilities represents obligations of a company arising from past events, the settlement of which is expected to result in an outflow of economic benefits from the entity.

Elevance Health Inc., consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity (quarterly data)

US$ in millions

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Mar 31, 2026 Dec 31, 2025 Sep 30, 2025 Jun 30, 2025 Mar 31, 2025 Dec 31, 2024 Sep 30, 2024 Jun 30, 2024 Mar 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 Mar 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021
Medical claims payable 18,425 17,084 17,148 17,155 16,812 15,746 15,346 15,204 16,459 16,111 16,176 16,165 15,728 15,596 15,242 15,127 14,713 13,518 13,562 13,076 12,347
Other policyholder liabilities 3,857 3,632 2,447 3,540 3,796 4,204 4,402 4,939 5,298 5,600 5,681 5,954 6,098 5,933 5,482 5,577 5,396 5,521 5,201 5,285 5,075
Unearned income 1,759 1,493 1,831 1,561 1,640 1,508 1,793 1,481 1,474 1,402 4,332 4,458 4,394 1,112 3,702 971 1,210 1,153 954 1,081 1,139
Accounts payable and accrued expenses 6,209 7,322 6,085 7,278 7,131 6,927 6,255 5,760 5,658 6,910 5,983 5,033 4,873 5,607 4,963 5,850 5,493 4,970 5,960 5,598 5,329
Short-term borrowings 724 150 180 360 250 365 360 225 1,575 225 265 265 265 265 175 275 275 175 175
Current portion of long-term debt 350 1,099 749 1,648 1,643 1,649 2,100 2,900 2,900 1,649 799 1,500 2,249 2,248 3,097 1,599 849 849 700
Other current liabilities 13,985 10,255 12,438 12,292 11,426 10,029 11,614 11,139 10,970 9,894 10,366 9,696 10,531 9,683 9,384 9,360 9,549 7,849 8,461 7,730 10,159
Liabilities held for sale 153 163 165
Current liabilities 45,309 41,035 40,878 43,834 42,698 40,581 42,033 41,813 44,334 41,791 43,337 41,571 41,889 39,696 41,287 39,308 39,733 34,885 35,162 33,794 34,749
Long-term debt, less current portion 30,768 30,797 31,173 28,178 28,110 29,218 24,688 24,561 21,976 23,246 24,045 24,859 25,201 22,349 21,258 21,165 19,883 21,157 21,761 22,217 22,534
Deferred tax liabilities, net 1,786 2,110 2,315 2,008 2,121 2,148 2,092 2,037 2,201 1,970 1,779 1,852 2,029 2,034 1,825 2,021 2,349 2,805 2,629 2,397 1,961
Other noncurrent liabilities 3,922 3,526 4,301 4,067 4,168 3,516 3,841 2,280 2,673 2,516 2,778 2,574 2,461 2,299 2,613 2,516 2,490 2,485 2,700 2,643 2,521
Noncurrent liabilities 36,476 36,433 37,789 34,253 34,399 34,882 30,621 28,878 26,850 27,732 28,602 29,285 29,691 26,682 25,696 25,702 24,722 26,447 27,090 27,257 27,016
Total liabilities 81,785 77,468 78,667 78,087 77,097 75,463 72,654 70,691 71,184 69,523 71,939 70,856 71,580 66,378 66,983 65,010 64,455 61,332 62,252 61,051 61,765
Preferred stock, without par value; shares issued and outstanding: none
Common stock, par value $0.01 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Additional paid-in capital 8,845 8,938 8,908 8,931 8,866 8,911 9,105 9,001 8,883 8,868 8,830 8,761 8,697 9,084 9,169 9,134 9,151 9,148 9,138 9,109 9,253
Retained earnings 35,796 35,393 35,586 35,549 34,546 33,549 35,157 34,575 33,088 31,749 32,103 31,608 30,707 29,724 29,604 28,825 28,058 27,088 26,700 25,874 24,793
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (741) (451) (543) (760) (911) (1,147) (489) (1,387) (1,365) (1,313) (2,512) (2,166) (2,050) (2,503) (2,784) (2,149) (1,236) (178) (103) (17) (195)
Shareholders’ equity 43,902 43,882 43,953 43,722 42,503 41,315 43,775 42,191 40,608 39,306 38,423 38,205 37,356 36,307 35,991 35,812 35,975 36,060 35,737 34,968 33,853
Noncontrolling interests 140 144 129 129 117 111 104 106 102 99 116 107 104 87 52 55 56 68 71 78 65
Total equity 44,042 44,026 44,082 43,851 42,620 41,426 43,879 42,297 40,710 39,405 38,539 38,312 37,460 36,394 36,043 35,867 36,031 36,128 35,808 35,046 33,918
Total liabilities and equity 125,827 121,494 122,749 121,938 119,717 116,889 116,533 112,988 111,894 108,928 110,478 109,168 109,040 102,772 103,026 100,877 100,486 97,460 98,060 96,097 95,683

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2025-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31).


The balance sheet reflects a period of significant expansion in both total liabilities and total equity, with total liabilities and equity increasing from $95.68 billion in March 2021 to $125.83 billion by March 2026. While both components grew, the growth in total liabilities outpaced the growth in total equity, indicating a strategic increase in leverage to support organizational operations.

Liability Structure and Trends
Total liabilities rose from $61.77 billion to $81.79 billion over the analyzed period. A primary driver of this increase was the steady growth in medical claims payable, which expanded from $12.35 billion to $18.43 billion. Long-term debt, excluding the current portion, also exhibited a clear upward trajectory, rising from $22.53 billion in early 2021 to $30.77 billion by March 2026. Current liabilities showed a parallel upward trend, increasing from $34.75 billion to $45.31 billion, largely influenced by the growth in medical claims payable and other current liabilities.
Equity and Retained Earnings
Total equity grew from $33.92 billion to $44.04 billion. This growth was primarily fueled by a consistent increase in retained earnings, which climbed from $24.79 billion to $35.80 billion, suggesting sustained profitability and the retention of earnings over the five-year horizon. Additional paid-in capital remained relatively stable, fluctuating between $8.69 billion and $9.25 billion, indicating a lack of significant new equity issuance.
Comprehensive Loss and Volatility
Accumulated other comprehensive loss exhibited significant volatility throughout the period. The loss peaked in September 2022 at $2.78 billion before showing a gradual recovery trend through 2024 and 2025, eventually settling at $741 million in March 2026. This pattern suggests susceptibility to market-driven fluctuations, likely related to investment valuations or currency translation adjustments.
Debt Obligations and Liquidity Management
Debt management patterns show periodic shifts between short-term and long-term obligations. The current portion of long-term debt experienced peaks of $3.10 billion in March 2022 and $2.90 billion in March 2024, before decreasing to $350 million by March 2026, suggesting a cycle of debt maturity and refinancing. Short-term borrowings remained generally low, with a notable peak of $1.58 billion in December 2023, before returning to lower levels.

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