Centene (CNC) Deferred Taxes (2009 - 2026)

Centene's (CNC) quarterly Deferred Taxes came in at -$53.0 million in Q1 2026, down 96.3% year-on-year from -$1.4 billion in Q1 2025, and up 27.4% quarter-over-quarter from -$73.0 million in Q4 2025.

Centene (CNC) Deferred Taxes (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Centene's Deferred Taxes history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$53.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Deferred Taxes fell 96.3% year-over-year to -$53.0 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was -$86.0 million, a 27.12% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at -$60.0 million, down 561.54% from the prior year.
  • Deferred Taxes improved to -$53.0 million in Q1 2026 per CNC's latest filing, from -$73.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Deferred Taxes topped out at $174.0 million in Q3 2023 and bottomed at -$429.0 million in Q2 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Deferred Taxes is -$27.0 million (2025), against an average of -$47.6 million.
  • Biggest YoY gain for Deferred Taxes was 596.15% in 2025; the steepest drop was 7200.0% in 2025.
  • Year by year, Deferred Taxes stood at $51.0 million in 2022, then sank by 280.39% to -$92.0 million in 2023, then surged by 98.91% to -$1.0 million in 2024, then slumped by 7200.0% to -$73.0 million in 2025, then grew by 27.4% to -$53.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest CNC Deferred Taxes figures stand at -$53.0 million (Q1 2026), -$73.0 million (Q4 2025), and $129.0 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Deferred Taxes (Qtr)
1 Unitedhealth 384.70 Bn 354.90 Bn 38.23 Bn 540.00 Mn
2 Cvs Health 136.05 Bn 124.42 Bn 22.85 Bn -91.00 Mn
3 Elevance Health 82.25 Bn 46.44 Bn 35.79 Bn 151.00 Mn
4 Cigna 75.16 Bn 67.54 Bn -44.29 Bn 60.00 Mn
5 Humana 47.47 Bn 25.57 Bn 5.94 Bn -
6 Centene 31.35 Bn 7.64 Bn 43.95 Bn -53.00 Mn
7 Molina Healthcare 10.44 Bn 1.19 Bn 1.43 Bn 11.00 Mn
8 Oscar Health 8.62 Bn 1.83 Bn 1.42 Bn -6.20 Mn
9 Alignment Healthcare 4.13 Bn 3.41 Bn 144.48 Mn -
10 Progyny 2.48 Bn 2.26 Bn 83.07 Mn 10,000.00

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -53.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -73.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 129.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -89.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -27.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -1.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -26.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -64.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 104.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -92.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 174.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -1.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -159.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 51.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -265.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -429.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 12.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 11.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -67.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -232.00 Mn