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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |