Elevance Health (ELV) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Gail Boudreaux, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), was paid $22.6M in 2025, up 10% from $20.5M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 286:1, on median employee pay of $79,007.

Filed
March 27, 2026
Annual meeting
May 13, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$22.6M+10% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
286:1median $79,007
CEO pay in equity
78%$17.6M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
92%of votes cast
Operating Revenue
$197.6B13% increase over 2024
Capital Returned to Shareholders
$4.1BShare repurchases and dividends
Total Medical Members
45.2MAffiliated health plans
Total Consumers Served
104MAcross all companies

How Boudreaux was paid

$22.6M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary7%Stock awards60%Option awards19%Non-equity incentive12%All other compensation3%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Gail BoudreauxPresident and Chief Executive Officer (CEO)$22,582,314
Mark KayeEVP and Chief Financial Officer (CFO)$7,992,077
Peter HaytaianEVP and President, Carelon and CarelonRx$7,098,488
Felicia NorwoodEVP and Chief Health Benefits Officer$7,073,965
Morgan KendrickEVP and President, Commercial and Specialty Health Benefits$6,661,911

What changed and why

  • $22.6MCEO total compensation increased to $22,582,314 in 2025 compared to $20,471,976 in 2024.
  • $197.6BOperating revenue reached $197.6 billion, representing a 13% increase over 2024.
  • 86.5%Annual incentive plan awards were funded at 86.5% of target based on company performance.
  • 92%Shareholders overwhelmingly approved the advisory executive compensation vote with approximately 92% support.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.