Growth Metrics

Centene (CNC) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Centene's quarterly Debt Ratio came in at 0.2 in Q1 2026, down 4.18% year-on-year from 0.21 in Q1 2025, and down 11.05% quarter-over-quarter from 0.23 in Q4 2025.

Centene has reported Debt Ratio for 18 years, with the latest figure at 0.2 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Debt Ratio fell 4.18% year-over-year to 0.2; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.2 (down 4.18% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.23, up 0.86% from the prior year.
  • Debt Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 0.2, down from 0.23 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Debt Ratio was 0.23 in Q4 2022, with the low at 0.2 in Q1 2026.
  • Average Debt Ratio over 5 years is 0.22, with a median of 0.22 recorded in 2023.
  • Year-over-year, Debt Ratio decreased 10.14% in 2023 and advanced 6.72% in 2024.
  • Tracing CNC's Debt Ratio over 5 years: stood at 0.23 in 2022, then declined by 10.14% to 0.21 in 2023, then increased by 6.72% to 0.22 in 2024, then advanced by 0.86% to 0.23 in 2025, then slipped by 11.05% to 0.2 in 2026.
  • The last three Debt Ratio figures came in at 0.2 (Q1 2026), 0.23 (Q4 2025), and 0.21 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt Ratio (Qtr)
1 Unitedhealth 345.31 Bn 315.51 Bn 98.90 Bn 0.25
2 Cvs Health 115.41 Bn 103.79 Bn 4.43 Bn 0.25
3 Elevance Health 88.60 Bn 53.18 Bn 13.88 Bn 0.25
4 Cigna 72.05 Bn 64.43 Bn -44.29 Bn 0.20
5 Humana 39.05 Bn 17.15 Bn 4.00 Bn 0.25
6 Centene 30.50 Bn 6.84 Bn 49.24 Bn 0.20
7 Molina Healthcare 9.31 Bn 60.65 Mn 1.53 Bn 0.23
8 Oscar Health 6.86 Bn 63.05 Mn -3.22 Bn 0.05
9 Alignment Healthcare 2.69 Bn 1.96 Bn 135.85 Mn 0.26
10 Progyny 2.12 Bn 1.90 Bn 83.07 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.20
Dec 31, 2025 0.23
Sep 30, 2025 0.21
Jun 30, 2025 0.20
Mar 31, 2025 0.21
Dec 31, 2024 0.22
Sep 30, 2024 0.21
Jun 30, 2024 0.21
Mar 31, 2024 0.22
Dec 31, 2023 0.21
Sep 30, 2023 0.21
Jun 30, 2023 0.22
Mar 31, 2023 0.22
Dec 31, 2022 0.23
Sep 30, 2022 0.23
Jun 30, 2022 0.23
Mar 31, 2022 0.23
Dec 31, 2021 0.24
Sep 30, 2021 0.24
Jun 30, 2021 0.23
Mar 31, 2021 0.24
Dec 31, 2020 0.24
Sep 30, 2020 0.25
Jun 30, 2020 0.25
Mar 31, 2020 0.26
Dec 31, 2019 0.33
Sep 30, 2019 0.21
Jun 30, 2019 0.21
Mar 31, 2019 0.20
Dec 31, 2018 0.22
Sep 30, 2018 0.20
Jun 30, 2018 0.22
Mar 31, 2018 0.21
Dec 31, 2017 0.22
Sep 30, 2017 0.21
Jun 30, 2017 0.22
Mar 31, 2017 0.22
Dec 31, 2016 0.23
Sep 30, 2016 0.23
Jun 30, 2016 0.23
Mar 31, 2016 0.23
Dec 31, 2015 0.17
Sep 30, 2015 0.17
Jun 30, 2015 0.16
Mar 31, 2015 0.17
Dec 31, 2014 0.15
Sep 30, 2014 0.18
Jun 30, 2014 0.19
Mar 31, 2014 0.18
Dec 31, 2013 0.19
Sep 30, 2013 0.17
Mar 31, 2013 0.19
Dec 31, 2012 0.21
Sep 30, 2012 0.15
Jun 30, 2012 0.17
Dec 31, 2011 0.92
Sep 30, 2011 0.17
Jun 30, 2011 0.17
Mar 31, 2011 0.15
Dec 31, 2010 0.17
Sep 30, 2010 0.15
Jun 30, 2010 0.15
Dec 31, 2009 0.18