Growth Metrics

Centene (CNC) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)

Centene's quarterly FCF Margin came in at 8.34% in Q1 2026, up 539.0% year-on-year from 1.31% in Q1 2025, and up 1751.67% quarter-over-quarter from 0.45% in Q4 2025.

Centene has reported FCF Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 8.34% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Margin rose 539.0% year-over-year to 8.34%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 3.68% (up 284.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 2.22%, up 252.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 8.34%, up from 0.45% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Margin was 11.57% in Q1 2023, with the low at 5.39% in Q4 2022.
  • Average FCF Margin over 5 years is 3.04%, with a median of 2.55% recorded in 2025.
  • Year-over-year, FCF Margin soared 913 bps in 2023 and slumped 1324 bps in 2024.
  • Tracing CNC's FCF Margin over 5 years: stood at 5.39% in 2022, then soared by 100 bps to 0.02% in 2023, then sank by 8003 bps to 1.38% in 2024, then surged by 133 bps to 0.45% in 2025, then soared by 1752 bps to 8.34% in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Margin figures came in at 8.34% (Q1 2026), 0.45% (Q4 2025), and 2.55% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Unitedhealth 345.31 Bn 315.51 Bn 98.90 Bn 7.29%
2 Cvs Health 115.41 Bn 103.79 Bn 4.43 Bn 10.06%
3 Elevance Health 88.60 Bn 53.18 Bn 13.88 Bn 8.28%
4 Cigna 72.05 Bn 64.43 Bn -44.29 Bn 8.81%
5 Humana 39.05 Bn 17.15 Bn 4.00 Bn 3.00%
6 Centene 30.50 Bn 6.84 Bn 49.24 Bn 8.34%
7 Molina Healthcare 9.31 Bn 60.65 Mn 1.53 Bn 9.77%
8 Oscar Health 6.86 Bn 63.05 Mn -3.22 Bn 45,648.58%
9 Alignment Healthcare 2.69 Bn 1.96 Bn 135.85 Mn 9.89%
10 Progyny 2.12 Bn 1.90 Bn 83.07 Mn 12.06%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 8.34%
Dec 31, 2025 0.45%
Sep 30, 2025 2.55%
Jun 30, 2025 3.24%
Mar 31, 2025 2.95%
Dec 31, 2024 -1.38%
Sep 30, 2024 -3.07%
Jun 30, 2024 4.99%
Mar 31, 2024 -1.67%
Dec 31, 2023 -0.02%
Sep 30, 2023 2.33%
Jun 30, 2023 6.69%
Mar 31, 2023 11.57%
Dec 31, 2022 -5.39%
Sep 30, 2022 8.60%
Jun 30, 2022 9.04%
Mar 31, 2022 2.44%
Dec 31, 2021 1.31%
Sep 30, 2021 4.87%
Jun 30, 2021 4.97%
Mar 31, 2021 -0.48%
Dec 31, 2020 9.81%
Sep 30, 2020 -4.38%
Jun 30, 2020 12.55%
Mar 31, 2020 -1.73%
Dec 31, 2019 -4.51%
Sep 30, 2019 -1.61%
Jun 30, 2019 4.38%
Mar 31, 2019 6.77%
Dec 31, 2018 -4.95%
Sep 30, 2018 2.60%
Jun 30, 2018 -4.72%
Mar 31, 2018 12.34%
Dec 31, 2017 2.57%
Sep 30, 2017 -0.19%
Jun 30, 2017 -3.38%
Mar 31, 2017 9.94%
Dec 31, 2016 12.57%
Sep 30, 2016 3.37%
Jun 30, 2016 -4.29%
Mar 31, 2016 2.17%
Dec 31, 2015 2.41%
Sep 30, 2015 0.33%
Jun 30, 2015 5.79%
Mar 31, 2015 0.35%
Dec 31, 2014 7.11%
Sep 30, 2014 9.51%
Jun 30, 2014 3.38%
Mar 31, 2014 6.76%
Dec 31, 2013 5.07%
Sep 30, 2013 4.09%
Jun 30, 2013 0.71%
Mar 31, 2013 1.28%
Dec 31, 2012 -1.75%
Sep 30, 2012 13.17%
Jun 30, 2012 -1.03%
Mar 31, 2012 -3.01%
Dec 31, 2011 10.30%
Sep 30, 2011 1.13%
Jun 30, 2011 -4.49%
Mar 31, 2011 6.34%
Dec 31, 2010 9.96%
Sep 30, 2010 5.54%
Jun 30, 2010 -2.82%
Dec 31, 2009 286.69%
Sep 30, 2009 373.61%