Centene (CNC) Cash & Equivalents (2009 - 2026)
Centene (CNC) posted Cash & Equivalents of $20.7 billion for Q3 2026, up 21.4% from $17.06 billion a year earlier but down 14.3% from the prior quarter.
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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%).
- Quarterly Cash & Equivalents has run from a low of $11.24 billion in Q1 2022 to a high of $24.15 billion in Q2 2026 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Cash & Equivalents has increased in each of the last five quarters, with growth averaging 15.5% 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 $24.15 billion (Q2 2026), $21.26 billion (Q1 2026) and $17.89 billion (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash & Equiv. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 356.05 Bn | 236.68 Bn | 35.71 Bn | 25.85 Bn |
| 2 | Mckesson | 123.13 Bn | 104.51 Bn | 3.96 Bn | 6.53 Bn |
| 3 | Cvs Health | 109.04 Bn | 57.80 Bn | 47.21 Bn | 11.74 Bn |
| 4 | Elevance Health | 90.56 Bn | -52.02 Bn | 13.65 Bn | 10.35 Bn |
| 5 | Cigna | 77.41 Bn | 46.27 Bn | 15.09 Bn | 6.19 Bn |
| 6 | Cencora | 66.63 Bn | 55.53 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 2.82 Bn |
| 7 | Cardinal Health | 63.51 Bn | 46.67 Bn | 2.60 Bn | 5.26 Bn |
| 8 | Humana | 50.79 Bn | -37.07 Bn | 5.50 Bn | 6.89 Bn |
| 9 | Centene | 33.94 Bn | -60.76 Bn | 9.52 Bn | 20.70 Bn |
| 10 | Molina Healthcare | 10.37 Bn | -24.63 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 4.48 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 20.70 Bn |
| 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 |
API Access
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_KEYimport 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();