Centene Corporation (CNC)
NYSE: CNC · Real-Time Price · USD
68.71
+0.68 (1.00%)
At close: Oct 27, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
68.71
0.00 (0.00%)
Pre-market: Oct 28, 2026, 5:24 AM EDT
Centene Cash Flow Statement
Financials in millions USD. Fiscal year is January - December.
Millions USD. Fiscal year is Jan - Dec.
Operating Activities
Fiscal Quarter | Q3 2026 | Q2 2026 | Q1 2026 | Q4 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q1 2025 | Q4 2024 | Q3 2024 | Q2 2024 | Q1 2024 | Q4 2023 | Q3 2023 | Q2 2023 | Q1 2023 | Q4 2022 | Q3 2022 | Q2 2022 | Q1 2022 | Q4 2021 |
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Period Ending | Sep '26 Sep 30, 2026 | Jun '26 Jun 30, 2026 | Mar '26 Mar 31, 2026 | Dec '25 Dec 31, 2025 | Sep '25 Sep 30, 2025 | Jun '25 Jun 30, 2025 | Mar '25 Mar 31, 2025 | Dec '24 Dec 31, 2024 | Sep '24 Sep 30, 2024 | Jun '24 Jun 30, 2024 | Mar '24 Mar 31, 2024 | Dec '23 Dec 31, 2023 | Sep '23 Sep 30, 2023 | Jun '23 Jun 30, 2023 | Mar '23 Mar 31, 2023 | Dec '22 Dec 31, 2022 | Sep '22 Sep 30, 2022 | Jun '22 Jun 30, 2022 | Mar '22 Mar 31, 2022 | Dec '21 Dec 31, 2021 |
Net Income | -71 | 1,091 | 1,541 | -1,101 | -6,631 | -253 | 1,311 | 283 | 713 | 1,146 | 1,163 | 45 | 469 | 1,058 | 1,130 | -213 | 738 | -172 | 849 | 599 |
Depreciation & Amortization | 299 | 300 | 300 | 329 | 317 | 315 | 314 | 314 | 313 | 306 | 308 | 315 | 328 | 325 | 325 | 351 | 361 | 328 | 390 | 378 |
Gain (Loss) on Sale of Assets | 15 | - | - | 501 | - | - | 10 | -17 | - | -5 | -98 | 201 | 251 | -93 | -79 | 245 | -338 | - | - | -138 |
Stock-Based Compensation | 52 | 59 | 67 | 58 | 52 | 35 | 59 | 31 | 49 | 62 | 70 | 49 | 50 | 56 | 61 | 54 | 51 | 59 | 70 | 76 |
Change in Accounts Receivable | -2,256 | 1,347 | -1,353 | 4,818 | -1,537 | 883 | -2,684 | -1,596 | -1,678 | 152 | -1,211 | -51 | -2,010 | 1,619 | -1,938 | -353 | 14 | 1,811 | -3,099 | -730 |
Change in Accounts Payable | -3,071 | 1,344 | 2,905 | -3,338 | 2,472 | -354 | 563 | -25 | 1,201 | -293 | -1,411 | 271 | 2,509 | -930 | 1,548 | -265 | 645 | -916 | 957 | 148 |
Change in Unearned Revenue | -26 | -247 | 217 | 85 | -26 | -187 | 208 | 4 | 60 | -84 | -34 | -1,640 | -17 | -24 | 1,919 | -1,933 | 1,889 | -6 | 81 | 60 |
Change in Insurance Reserves / Liabilities | 1,292 | -363 | 95 | -840 | 1,367 | 206 | 1,603 | 373 | -178 | 65 | 108 | 860 | 262 | -620 | 759 | 421 | -113 | 322 | 1,767 | 141 |
Change in Other Net Operating Assets | 43 | 13 | 661 | -2 | -1,513 | 1,169 | 145 | 50 | -1,436 | 895 | 539 | 381 | -1,280 | 1,080 | 676 | -18 | 300 | 711 | 102 | 153 |
Other Operating Activities | 54 | 46 | -67 | -73 | 112 | -84 | -19 | -4 | -22 | -69 | 97 | -84 | 270 | 57 | -152 | -151 | -339 | -233 | 34 | -12 |
Operating Cash Flow | -3,669 | 3,590 | 4,366 | 437 | 1,356 | 1,785 | 1,510 | -587 | -978 | 2,175 | -456 | 217 | 1,021 | 2,546 | 4,269 | -1,576 | 3,332 | 3,354 | 1,151 | 675 |
Operating Cash Flow Growth (YoY) | - | 101.12% | 189.14% | - | - | -17.93% | - | - | - | -14.57% | - | - | -69.36% | -24.09% | 270.90% | - | 84.91% | 99.05% | 2576.74% | -77.36% |
Investing Activities
Fiscal Quarter | Q3 2026 | Q2 2026 | Q1 2026 | Q4 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q1 2025 | Q4 2024 | Q3 2024 | Q2 2024 | Q1 2024 | Q4 2023 | Q3 2023 | Q2 2023 | Q1 2023 | Q4 2022 | Q3 2022 | Q2 2022 | Q1 2022 | Q4 2021 |
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Period Ending | Sep '26 Sep 30, 2026 | Jun '26 Jun 30, 2026 | Mar '26 Mar 31, 2026 | Dec '25 Dec 31, 2025 | Sep '25 Sep 30, 2025 | Jun '25 Jun 30, 2025 | Mar '25 Mar 31, 2025 | Dec '24 Dec 31, 2024 | Sep '24 Sep 30, 2024 | Jun '24 Jun 30, 2024 | Mar '24 Mar 31, 2024 | Dec '23 Dec 31, 2023 | Sep '23 Sep 30, 2023 | Jun '23 Jun 30, 2023 | Mar '23 Mar 31, 2023 | Dec '22 Dec 31, 2022 | Sep '22 Sep 30, 2022 | Jun '22 Jun 30, 2022 | Mar '22 Mar 31, 2022 | Dec '21 Dec 31, 2021 |
Capital Expenditures | -194 | -174 | -200 | -213 | -211 | -208 | -135 | -154 | -153 | -186 | -151 | -223 | -136 | -215 | -225 | -233 | -247 | -282 | -242 | -248 |
Cash Acquisitions | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -3 | 55 | -8 | -1,504 | - |
Investment in Securities | 1,107 | -179 | 289 | 873 | 1,451 | -691 | -394 | 225 | -686 | -1,061 | 124 | -743 | 550 | -435 | -471 | -658 | -1,167 | -456 | -653 | -758 |
Other Investing Activities | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | -2 | 19 |
Investing Cash Flow | 916 | -353 | 89 | 660 | 1,240 | -899 | -529 | 102 | -839 | -1,167 | 852 | -949 | 435 | -424 | -253 | 221 | 3 | -744 | -2,401 | -857 |
Financing Activities
Fiscal Quarter | Q3 2026 | Q2 2026 | Q1 2026 | Q4 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q1 2025 | Q4 2024 | Q3 2024 | Q2 2024 | Q1 2024 | Q4 2023 | Q3 2023 | Q2 2023 | Q1 2023 | Q4 2022 | Q3 2022 | Q2 2022 | Q1 2022 | Q4 2021 |
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Period Ending | Sep '26 Sep 30, 2026 | Jun '26 Jun 30, 2026 | Mar '26 Mar 31, 2026 | Dec '25 Dec 31, 2025 | Sep '25 Sep 30, 2025 | Jun '25 Jun 30, 2025 | Mar '25 Mar 31, 2025 | Dec '24 Dec 31, 2024 | Sep '24 Sep 30, 2024 | Jun '24 Jun 30, 2024 | Mar '24 Mar 31, 2024 | Dec '23 Dec 31, 2023 | Sep '23 Sep 30, 2023 | Jun '23 Jun 30, 2023 | Mar '23 Mar 31, 2023 | Dec '22 Dec 31, 2022 | Sep '22 Sep 30, 2022 | Jun '22 Jun 30, 2022 | Mar '22 Mar 31, 2022 | Dec '21 Dec 31, 2021 |
Long-Term Debt Issued | - | - | - | - | - | - | 750 | - | - | - | 350 | - | - | - | 287 | - | - | - | 100 | - |
Total Debt Issued | - | - | - | - | - | - | 750 | 950 | - | - | 350 | 165 | 889 | 994 | 287 | 3 | 26 | 231 | 100 | 20 |
Total Debt Repaid | -568 | -258 | -1,046 | -187 | -1 | -749 | -958 | -28 | -29 | -378 | -187 | -346 | -648 | -1,322 | - | -288 | -302 | -374 | -526 | -23 |
Net Debt Issued (Repaid) | -568 | -258 | -1,046 | -187 | -1 | -749 | -208 | 922 | -29 | -378 | 163 | -181 | 241 | -328 | 287 | -285 | -276 | -143 | -426 | -3 |
Issuance of Common Stock | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 24 | 11 | 27 | 35 |
Repurchases of Common Stock | -24 | -4 | -29 | -2 | - | -432 | -41 | -943 | -1,227 | -803 | -151 | -31 | -774 | -405 | -423 | -1,433 | -1,243 | -349 | -71 | -248 |
Other Financing Activities | - | -5 | 2 | -6 | -20 | -1 | -11 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -3 | -1 | -2 | -26 | -59 | -22 | 14 | -5 | -28 | -19 |
Financing Cash Flow | -584 | -259 | -1,063 | -187 | -10 | -1,174 | -250 | -13 | -1,245 | -1,171 | 23 | -201 | -524 | -750 | -183 | -1,732 | -1,481 | -486 | -498 | -235 |
Net Cash Flow
Fiscal Quarter | Q3 2026 | Q2 2026 | Q1 2026 | Q4 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q1 2025 | Q4 2024 | Q3 2024 | Q2 2024 | Q1 2024 | Q4 2023 | Q3 2023 | Q2 2023 | Q1 2023 | Q4 2022 | Q3 2022 | Q2 2022 | Q1 2022 | Q4 2021 |
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Period Ending | Sep '26 Sep 30, 2026 | Jun '26 Jun 30, 2026 | Mar '26 Mar 31, 2026 | Dec '25 Dec 31, 2025 | Sep '25 Sep 30, 2025 | Jun '25 Jun 30, 2025 | Mar '25 Mar 31, 2025 | Dec '24 Dec 31, 2024 | Sep '24 Sep 30, 2024 | Jun '24 Jun 30, 2024 | Mar '24 Mar 31, 2024 | Dec '23 Dec 31, 2023 | Sep '23 Sep 30, 2023 | Jun '23 Jun 30, 2023 | Mar '23 Mar 31, 2023 | Dec '22 Dec 31, 2022 | Sep '22 Sep 30, 2022 | Jun '22 Jun 30, 2022 | Mar '22 Mar 31, 2022 | Dec '21 Dec 31, 2021 |
Foreign Exchange Rate Adjustments | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 6 | -51 | 26 | -9 | 2 | 26 | -28 | -42 | 33 | -3 |
Miscellaneous Cash Flow Adjustments | -30 | -77 | 4 | -138 | - | - | - | 3 | -3 | - | - | -14 | -36 | - | - | 176 | -192 | - | - | - |
Net Cash Flow | -3,367 | 2,901 | 3,396 | 772 | 2,586 | -288 | 731 | -494 | -3,065 | -162 | 425 | -998 | 922 | 1,363 | 3,835 | -2,885 | 1,634 | 2,082 | -1,715 | -420 |
Free Cash Flow
Fiscal Quarter | Q3 2026 | Q2 2026 | Q1 2026 | Q4 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q1 2025 | Q4 2024 | Q3 2024 | Q2 2024 | Q1 2024 | Q4 2023 | Q3 2023 | Q2 2023 | Q1 2023 | Q4 2022 | Q3 2022 | Q2 2022 | Q1 2022 | Q4 2021 |
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Period Ending | Sep '26 Sep 30, 2026 | Jun '26 Jun 30, 2026 | Mar '26 Mar 31, 2026 | Dec '25 Dec 31, 2025 | Sep '25 Sep 30, 2025 | Jun '25 Jun 30, 2025 | Mar '25 Mar 31, 2025 | Dec '24 Dec 31, 2024 | Sep '24 Sep 30, 2024 | Jun '24 Jun 30, 2024 | Mar '24 Mar 31, 2024 | Dec '23 Dec 31, 2023 | Sep '23 Sep 30, 2023 | Jun '23 Jun 30, 2023 | Mar '23 Mar 31, 2023 | Dec '22 Dec 31, 2022 | Sep '22 Sep 30, 2022 | Jun '22 Jun 30, 2022 | Mar '22 Mar 31, 2022 | Dec '21 Dec 31, 2021 |
Free Cash Flow | -3,863 | 3,416 | 4,166 | 224 | 1,145 | 1,577 | 1,375 | -741 | -1,131 | 1,989 | -607 | -6 | 885 | 2,331 | 4,044 | -1,809 | 3,085 | 3,072 | 909 | 427 |
Free Cash Flow Growth (YoY) | - | 116.61% | 202.98% | - | - | -20.71% | - | - | - | -14.67% | - | - | -71.31% | -24.12% | 344.88% | - | 95.63% | 114.08% | - | -84.61% |
Free Cash Flow Margin | -8.50% | 7.62% | 9.25% | 0.50% | 2.53% | 3.68% | 3.21% | -2.02% | -3.03% | 5.46% | -1.65% | -0.02% | 2.52% | 6.63% | 11.48% | -5.36% | 9.09% | 9.03% | 2.65% | 1.40% |
Free Cash Flow Per Share | -7.82 | 6.86 | 8.41 | 0.46 | 2.33 | 3.19 | 2.76 | -1.48 | -2.16 | 3.75 | -1.13 | -0.01 | 1.64 | 4.24 | 7.30 | -3.23 | 5.31 | 5.26 | 1.54 | 0.72 |
Levered Free Cash Flow | -3,709 | 3,097 | 3,731 | -30.38 | 2,858 | 208.38 | 1,937 | -674.38 | 42.63 | 1,080 | 141 | -210.38 | 999.75 | 965.5 | 4,291 | -2,024 | 3,622 | 1,115 | 391.75 | 476.38 |
Unlevered Free Cash Flow | -3,615 | 3,193 | 3,834 | 74.63 | 2,964 | 314.63 | 2,043 | -566.88 | 152.63 | 1,190 | 252.25 | -96 | 1,113 | 1,079 | 4,403 | -1,916 | 3,727 | 1,216 | 491.75 | 577.63 |
Additional Metrics
Fiscal Quarter | Q3 2026 | Q2 2026 | Q1 2026 | Q4 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q1 2025 | Q4 2024 | Q3 2024 | Q2 2024 | Q1 2024 | Q4 2023 | Q3 2023 | Q2 2023 | Q1 2023 | Q4 2022 | Q3 2022 | Q2 2022 | Q1 2022 | Q4 2021 |
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Period Ending | Sep '26 Sep 30, 2026 | Jun '26 Jun 30, 2026 | Mar '26 Mar 31, 2026 | Dec '25 Dec 31, 2025 | Sep '25 Sep 30, 2025 | Jun '25 Jun 30, 2025 | Mar '25 Mar 31, 2025 | Dec '24 Dec 31, 2024 | Sep '24 Sep 30, 2024 | Jun '24 Jun 30, 2024 | Mar '24 Mar 31, 2024 | Dec '23 Dec 31, 2023 | Sep '23 Sep 30, 2023 | Jun '23 Jun 30, 2023 | Mar '23 Mar 31, 2023 | Dec '22 Dec 31, 2022 | Sep '22 Sep 30, 2022 | Jun '22 Jun 30, 2022 | Mar '22 Mar 31, 2022 | Dec '21 Dec 31, 2021 |
Cash Interest Paid | 136 | 156 | 146 | 189 | 138 | 191 | 129 | 193 | 143 | 197 | 155 | 192 | 148 | 204 | 144 | 195 | 135 | 188 | 139 | 179 |
Cash Income Tax Paid | 240 | - | -19 | - | 36 | 497 | 7 | 181 | 270 | 538 | 13 | 128 | 167 | 581 | 11 | 774 | 37 | 400 | 11 | 201 |
Change in Working Capital | -4,018 | 2,094 | 2,525 | 723 | 763 | 1,717 | -165 | -1,194 | -2,031 | 735 | -2,009 | -179 | -536 | 1,125 | 2,964 | -2,148 | 2,735 | 1,922 | -192 | -228 |