Centene (CNC) Deferred Taxes (2009 - 2026)

Centene (CNC) recorded quarterly Deferred Taxes of -$53.0 million in Q1 2026, up 27.4% quarter-over-quarter from -$73.0 million in Q4 2025, and down 96.3% on a YoY basis from -$1.4 billion in Q1 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.

  • In Q1 2026, Deferred Taxes fell 96.3% year-over-year to -$53.0 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$86.0 million (up 27.12% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$60.0 million, down 561.54% from the prior year.
  • Deferred Taxes was -$53.0 million for Q1 2026 at Centene, up from -$73.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Deferred Taxes ranged from a high of $174.0 million in Q3 2023 to a low of -$429.0 million in Q2 2022.
  • Historically, Deferred Taxes has averaged -$47.6 million across 5 years, with a median of -$27.0 million in 2025.
  • Biggest YoY gain for Deferred Taxes was 596.15% in 2025; the steepest drop was 7200.0% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Deferred Taxes shows it stood at $51.0 million in 2022, then tumbled by 280.39% to -$92.0 million in 2023, then surged by 98.91% to -$1.0 million in 2024, then plunged by 7200.0% to -$73.0 million in 2025, then grew by 27.4% to -$53.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Deferred Taxes figures came in at -$53.0 million (Q1 2026), -$73.0 million (Q4 2025), and $129.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Deferred Taxes (Qtr)
1 Unitedhealth 363.95 Bn 334.15 Bn 98.90 Bn 540.00 Mn
2 Cvs Health 124.98 Bn 113.36 Bn 4.43 Bn -
3 Elevance Health 85.46 Bn 50.04 Bn 13.88 Bn -274.00 Mn
4 Cigna 73.39 Bn 65.77 Bn -44.29 Bn 60.00 Mn
5 Humana 43.40 Bn 21.50 Bn 4.00 Bn -
6 Centene 30.02 Bn 6.36 Bn 49.24 Bn -53.00 Mn
7 Molina Healthcare 9.92 Bn 668.90 Mn 1.53 Bn 30.00 Mn
8 Oscar Health 8.44 Bn 1.64 Bn -3.22 Bn -6.20 Mn
9 Alignment Healthcare 4.50 Bn 3.77 Bn 135.85 Mn -
10 Clover Health Investments 2.61 Bn 2.41 Bn 154.54 Mn -

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