Centene (CNC) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026)
Centene (CNC) reported Capital Expenditures of $194 million for Q3 2026, down 8.1% from $211 million a year earlier but up 11.5% from the prior quarter.
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Centene (CNC) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2026, Centene's Capital Expenditures came in at $781 million, up 10.3% 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%).
- Five-year quarterly Capital Expenditures spans a low of $135 million in Q1 2025 and a high of $282 million in Q2 2022.
- Year over year, Capital Expenditures gained in four of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 8.8%.
- 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 Q3 2026 came in at $174 million (Q2 2026), $200 million (Q1 2026) and $213 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Capex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 356.05 Bn | 236.68 Bn | 35.71 Bn | 859.00 Mn |
| 2 | Mckesson | 123.13 Bn | 104.51 Bn | 3.96 Bn | 65.00 Mn |
| 3 | Cvs Health | 109.04 Bn | 57.80 Bn | 47.21 Bn | 817.00 Mn |
| 4 | Elevance Health | 90.56 Bn | -52.02 Bn | 13.65 Bn | 267.00 Mn |
| 5 | Cigna | 77.41 Bn | 46.27 Bn | 15.09 Bn | 278.00 Mn |
| 6 | Cencora | 66.63 Bn | 55.53 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 226.04 Mn |
| 7 | Cardinal Health | 63.51 Bn | 46.67 Bn | 2.60 Bn | 157.00 Mn |
| 8 | Humana | 50.79 Bn | -37.07 Bn | 5.50 Bn | 132.00 Mn |
| 9 | Centene | 33.94 Bn | -60.76 Bn | 9.52 Bn | 194.00 Mn |
| 10 | Molina Healthcare | 10.37 Bn | -24.63 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 37.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 194.00 Mn |
| 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 |
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();