Centene (CNC) Cash & Equivalents (2009 - 2026)
Centene (CNC) posted Cash & Equivalents of $24.15 billion for Q2 2026, up 66.4% from $14.51 billion a year earlier and up 13.6% from the prior quarter.
Centene (CNC) Cash & Equivalents (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Centene's Cash & Equivalents came in at $17.89 billion, up 27.2% from FY2024.
- Annual Cash & Equivalents shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 10.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Centene's Cash & Equivalents was $14.06 billion in FY2024 (-18.2%), $17.19 billion in FY2023 (+42.4%), $12.07 billion in FY2022 (-8.0%) and $13.12 billion in FY2021 (+21.5%).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Cash & Equivalents in data going back to Q2 2009.
- On a year-over-year basis, Cash & Equivalents has increased in each of the last four quarters, with growth averaging 10.3% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Cash & Equivalents in the past five years was Q2 2026, with growth of 66.4%; the weakest was Q3 2024, with a decline of 19.9%.
- According to Business Quant data, Cash & Equivalents for the three prior quarters was $21.26 billion (Q1 2026), $17.89 billion (Q4 2025) and $17.06 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash & Equiv. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 332.42 Bn | 217.05 Bn | 36.67 Bn | 28.59 Bn |
| 2 | Cvs Health | 109.55 Bn | 62.16 Bn | 47.23 Bn | 11.33 Bn |
| 3 | Mckesson | 99.61 Bn | 86.08 Bn | 3.69 Bn | 5.16 Bn |
| 4 | Elevance Health | 84.30 Bn | -57.44 Bn | 13.45 Bn | 10.23 Bn |
| 5 | Cigna | 71.83 Bn | 41.37 Bn | 14.97 Bn | 6.30 Bn |
| 6 | Cencora | 57.33 Bn | 46.42 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 2.82 Bn |
| 7 | Cardinal Health | 51.76 Bn | 35.76 Bn | 2.56 Bn | 4.86 Bn |
| 8 | Humana | 45.82 Bn | -41.98 Bn | 5.50 Bn | 6.89 Bn |
| 9 | Centene | 30.70 Bn | -59.59 Bn | 14.55 Bn | 24.15 Bn |
| 10 | Molina Healthcare | 9.83 Bn | -25.04 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 4.99 Bn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 24.15 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 21.26 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 17.89 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 17.06 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 14.51 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 14.82 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 14.06 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 14.58 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 17.61 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 17.59 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 17.19 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 18.19 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 17.17 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 15.85 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 12.07 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 14.99 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 13.44 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 11.24 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 13.12 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 13.42 Bn |
Centene Cash & Equivalents 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=cash-and-equivalents&ticker=CNC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-and-equivalents", "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=cash-and-equivalents&ticker=CNC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();