Elevance Health (ELV) Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Dec 2007, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
$10,000 invested in Elevance Health (ELV) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $39,562 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 14.7% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $60,792 reinvested (10.1% a year), or $54,451 taking the dividends as cash, $6,569 of it paid out along the way.
ELV became
$60,792
S&P 500: $72,756
Return a year
10.1%
S&P 500: 11.1%
Payouts reinvested
$7,680
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Worst drop
-61.3%
S&P 500: -48.2%
$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | ELV total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | +21.6% | $728 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | −3.1% | $1,005 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | −20.7% | $887 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | −6.9% | $795 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | +11.8% | $689 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | +46.1% | $634 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | +7.7% | $477 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | +16.3% | $417 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | +18.1% | $381 | −4.6% |
| 2017 | +58.7% | $342 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | +5.1% | $332 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | +12.9% | $317 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | +38.2% | $219 | +13.5% |
| 2013 | +54.6% | $187 | +32.3% |
| 2012 | −6.3% | $144 | +16.0% |
| 2011 | +18.2% | $118 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | −2.4% | $4 | +15.1% |
| 2009 | +38.4% | $3 | +26.4% |
| 2008 | −52.0% | $2 | −36.8% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: ELV total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in Elevance Health (ELV) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $60,792 at the end of Oct 2026: 10.1% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, ELV turned $10,000 into $39,562 with dividends reinvested, 14.7% a year.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, ELV returned 0.8% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking ELV's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $54,451, including $6,569 of cash received; reinvesting added $6,341.
- ELV's best calendar year in that time was 2017 (58.7%) and its worst 2008 (-52.0%), with dividends reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "Elevance Health (ELV) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/ELV/total-return
ELV total return questions
If I invested $10,000 in ELV 10 years ago, how much would I have?
About $39,562 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 14.7% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $34,472 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.
What is ELV's total return since Dec 2007?
508% in total, or 10.1% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 379%.
How much of ELV's return came from dividends?
About 14% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $6,341 better off on a $10,000 start.
What was ELV's worst year?
2008, at -52.0% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -36.8%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -61.3%.
How is total return calculated here?
From month-end prices: the adjusted price counts every dividend reinvested in the month it was paid; the plain price doesn't. The S&P 500 is SPY with its dividends reinvested. No trading costs or taxes.