Centene (CNC) Ending Cash Balance (2009 - 2026)
Centene (CNC) reported Ending Cash Balance of $24.25 billion for Q2 2026, up 66.1% from $14.6 billion a year earlier and up 13.6% from the prior quarter.
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Centene (CNC) Ending Cash Balance (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Centene posted Ending Cash Balance of $17.96 billion, up 26.9% from FY2024.
- Ending Cash Balance has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 10.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Ending Cash Balance came in at $14.16 billion in FY2024 (-18.9%), $17.45 billion in FY2023 (+41.5%), $12.33 billion in FY2022 (-6.7%) and $13.21 billion in FY2021 (+20.6%).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Ending Cash Balance in data going back to Q4 2009.
- Year over year, Ending Cash Balance has now increased in each of the last four quarters, with growth averaging 10.0% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Ending Cash Balance in five years was Q2 2026 (growth of 66.1%); the low point was Q3 2024 (a decline of 20.6%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $21.35 billion (Q1 2026), $17.96 billion (Q4 2025) and $17.19 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Ending Cash Balance (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 | 6.62 Bn |
| 3 | Cvs Health | 109.04 Bn | 57.80 Bn | 47.21 Bn | 11.95 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 | 6.21 Bn |
| 6 | Cencora | 66.63 Bn | 55.53 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 2.86 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 | 20.89 Bn |
| 10 | Molina Healthcare | 10.37 Bn | -24.63 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 4.62 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 20.89 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 24.25 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 21.35 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 17.96 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 17.19 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 14.60 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 14.89 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 14.16 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 14.65 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 17.72 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 17.88 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 17.45 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 18.45 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 17.53 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 16.17 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 12.33 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 15.22 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 13.58 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 11.50 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 13.21 Bn |
API Access
Centene Ending Cash Balance 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=ending-cash-balance&ticker=CNC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ending-cash-balance", "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=ending-cash-balance&ticker=CNC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();