Centene (CNC) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
Centene's Free Cash Flow came in at $3.42 billion for Q2 2026, up 116.6% from $1.58 billion a year earlier but down 18.0% from the prior quarter.
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Centene (CNC) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Centene reported Free Cash Flow of $8.95 billion, up 728.8% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $4.32 billion.
- Free Cash Flow carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of -1.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Free Cash Flow was -$490 million in FY2024, $7.25 billion in FY2023 (+38.0%), $5.26 billion in FY2022 (+59.5%) and $3.3 billion in FY2021 (-28.9%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Free Cash Flow is -$1.81 billion (Q4 2022) to $4.17 billion (Q1 2026).
- The fastest year-over-year change in Free Cash Flow over five years came in Q1 2023 (growth of 344.9%), and the weakest in Q4 2021 (a decline of 84.6%).
- Business Quant data shows CNC's Free Cash Flow at $4.17 billion (Q1 2026), $224 million (Q4 2025) and $1.15 billion (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 332.42 Bn | 217.05 Bn | 36.67 Bn | 10.25 Bn |
| 2 | Cvs Health | 109.55 Bn | 62.16 Bn | 47.23 Bn | 5.65 Bn |
| 3 | Mckesson | 99.61 Bn | 86.08 Bn | 3.69 Bn | -332.00 Mn |
| 4 | Elevance Health | 84.30 Bn | -57.44 Bn | 13.45 Bn | 1.63 Bn |
| 5 | Cigna | 71.83 Bn | 41.37 Bn | 14.97 Bn | -718.00 Mn |
| 6 | Cencora | 57.33 Bn | 46.42 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 2.43 Bn |
| 7 | Cardinal Health | 51.76 Bn | 35.76 Bn | 2.56 Bn | 1.43 Bn |
| 8 | Humana | 45.82 Bn | -41.98 Bn | 5.50 Bn | 1.83 Bn |
| 9 | Centene | 30.70 Bn | -59.59 Bn | 14.55 Bn | 3.42 Bn |
| 10 | Molina Healthcare | 9.83 Bn | -25.04 Bn | 1.43 Bn | -324.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 3.42 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 4.17 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 224.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.15 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.58 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.38 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -741.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -1.13 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.99 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -607.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -6.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 885.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.33 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.04 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -1.81 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.09 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.07 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 909.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 427.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.58 Bn |
API Access
Centene Free Cash Flow 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=free-cash-flow&ticker=CNC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "free-cash-flow", "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=free-cash-flow&ticker=CNC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();