Centene (CNC) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026)

Centene's (CNC) quarterly Capital Expenditures came in at $200.0 million in Q1 2026, up 48.15% year-on-year from $135.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 6.1% quarter-over-quarter from $213.0 million in Q4 2025.

Centene (CNC) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Centene's Capital Expenditures history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $200.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Capital Expenditures rose 48.15% year-over-year to $200.0 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $832.0 million, a 32.48% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $767.0 million, up 19.1% from the prior year.
  • Capital Expenditures slipped to $200.0 million in Q1 2026 per CNC's latest filing, from $213.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Capital Expenditures topped out at $282.0 million in Q2 2022 and bottomed at $135.0 million in Q1 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Capital Expenditures is $211.0 million (2025), against an average of $200.8 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Capital Expenditures plunged 44.94% in 2023 and jumped 48.15% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Capital Expenditures stood at $233.0 million in 2022, then slipped by 4.29% to $223.0 million in 2023, then slumped by 30.94% to $154.0 million in 2024, then surged by 38.31% to $213.0 million in 2025, then dropped by 6.1% to $200.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest CNC Capital Expenditures figures stand at $200.0 million (Q1 2026), $213.0 million (Q4 2025), and $211.0 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Capital Expenditures (Qtr)
1 Unitedhealth 384.70 Bn 354.90 Bn 38.23 Bn 763.00 Mn
2 Cvs Health 136.05 Bn 124.42 Bn 22.85 Bn 849.00 Mn
3 Elevance Health 82.25 Bn 46.44 Bn 35.79 Bn 287.00 Mn
4 Cigna 75.16 Bn 67.54 Bn -44.29 Bn 267.00 Mn
5 Humana 47.47 Bn 25.57 Bn 5.94 Bn 121.00 Mn
6 Centene 31.35 Bn 7.64 Bn 43.95 Bn 200.00 Mn
7 Molina Healthcare 10.44 Bn 1.19 Bn 1.43 Bn 30.00 Mn
8 Oscar Health 8.62 Bn 1.83 Bn 1.42 Bn 8.79 Mn
9 Alignment Healthcare 4.13 Bn 3.41 Bn 144.48 Mn 94,000.00
10 Progyny 2.48 Bn 2.26 Bn 83.07 Mn 812,000.00

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 200.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 200.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 213.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 213.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 211.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 211.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 208.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 208.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 135.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 135.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 154.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 154.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 153.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 153.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 186.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 186.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 151.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 151.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 223.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 223.00 Mn