Centene (CNC) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026)

Centene (CNC) recorded quarterly Capital Expenditures of $200.0 million in Q1 2026, down 6.1% quarter-over-quarter from $213.0 million in Q4 2025, and up 48.15% on a YoY basis from $135.0 million in Q1 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.

  • In Q1 2026, Capital Expenditures rose 48.15% year-over-year to $200.0 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $832.0 million (up 32.48% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $767.0 million, up 19.1% from the prior year.
  • Capital Expenditures was $200.0 million for Q1 2026 at Centene, down from $213.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Capital Expenditures ranged from a high of $282.0 million in Q2 2022 to a low of $135.0 million in Q1 2025.
  • Historically, Capital Expenditures has averaged $200.8 million across 5 years, with a median of $211.0 million in 2025.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2026: Capital Expenditures plunged 44.94% in 2023, then surged 48.15% in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Capital Expenditures shows it stood at $233.0 million in 2022, then slipped by 4.29% to $223.0 million in 2023, then plunged 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.
  • The last three Capital Expenditures figures came in at $200.0 million (Q1 2026), $213.0 million (Q4 2025), and $211.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Capex (Qtr)
1 Unitedhealth 363.95 Bn 334.15 Bn 98.90 Bn 763.00 Mn
2 Cvs Health 124.98 Bn 113.36 Bn 4.43 Bn 849.00 Mn
3 Elevance Health 85.46 Bn 50.04 Bn 13.88 Bn 235.00 Mn
4 Cigna 73.39 Bn 65.77 Bn -44.29 Bn 267.00 Mn
5 Humana 43.40 Bn 21.50 Bn 4.00 Bn 121.00 Mn
6 Centene 30.02 Bn 6.36 Bn 49.24 Bn 200.00 Mn
7 Molina Healthcare 9.92 Bn 668.90 Mn 1.53 Bn 27.00 Mn
8 Oscar Health 8.44 Bn 1.64 Bn -3.22 Bn 8.79 Mn
9 Alignment Healthcare 4.50 Bn 3.77 Bn 135.85 Mn 7.36 Mn
10 Clover Health Investments 2.61 Bn 2.41 Bn 154.54 Mn 854,000.00

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