Centene (CNC) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026)
Centene (CNC) reported Capital Expenditures of $174 million for Q2 2026, down 16.3% from $208 million a year earlier and down 13.0% from the prior quarter.
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Centene (CNC) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Centene's Capital Expenditures came in at $798 million, up 22.8% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $767 million, up 19.1% from FY2024.
- Capital Expenditures has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -2.5% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Capital Expenditures came in at $644 million in FY2024 (-19.4%), $799 million in FY2023 (-20.4%), $1 billion in FY2022 (+10.3%) and $910 million in FY2021 (+4.7%).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Capital Expenditures since Q1 2025.
- Year over year, Capital Expenditures gained in five of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 11.4%.
- The high point for year-over-year Capital Expenditures in five years was Q1 2026 (growth of 48.1%); the low point was Q3 2023 (a decline of 44.9%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $200 million (Q1 2026), $213 million (Q4 2025) and $211 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Capex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 341.92 Bn | 226.55 Bn | 36.67 Bn | 799.00 Mn |
| 2 | Cvs Health | 112.26 Bn | 64.87 Bn | 47.23 Bn | 691.00 Mn |
| 3 | Mckesson | 99.84 Bn | 86.30 Bn | 3.69 Bn | 112.00 Mn |
| 4 | Elevance Health | 85.53 Bn | -56.21 Bn | 13.45 Bn | 287.00 Mn |
| 5 | Cigna | 71.85 Bn | 41.39 Bn | 14.97 Bn | 297.00 Mn |
| 6 | Cencora | 57.95 Bn | 47.04 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 226.04 Mn |
| 7 | Cardinal Health | 51.09 Bn | 35.09 Bn | 2.56 Bn | 264.00 Mn |
| 8 | Humana | 46.78 Bn | -41.02 Bn | 5.50 Bn | 132.00 Mn |
| 9 | Centene | 30.87 Bn | -59.41 Bn | 14.55 Bn | 174.00 Mn |
| 10 | Molina Healthcare | 9.86 Bn | -25.01 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 30.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 174.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 200.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 213.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 211.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 208.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 135.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 154.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 153.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 186.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 151.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 223.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 136.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 215.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 225.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 233.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 247.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 282.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 242.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 248.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 225.00 Mn |
API Access
Centene Capital Expenditures API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=capital-expenditures&ticker=CNC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "capital-expenditures", "ticker": "CNC", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=capital-expenditures&ticker=CNC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();