Centene (CNC) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Centene's (CNC) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at $4.2 billion in Q1 2026, up 202.98% year-on-year from $1.4 billion in Q1 2025, and up 1759.82% quarter-over-quarter from $224.0 million in Q4 2025.

Centene (CNC) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Centene's Free Cash Flow history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $4.2 billion for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Free Cash Flow rose 202.98% year-over-year to $4.2 billion in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $7.1 billion, a 376.68% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $4.3 billion, up 981.84% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow climbed to $4.2 billion in Q1 2026 per CNC's latest filing, from $224.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $4.2 billion in Q1 2026 and bottomed at -$1.8 billion in Q4 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $1.1 billion (2025), against an average of $1.2 billion.
  • Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow jumped 731.25% in 2022 and plunged 12250.0% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Free Cash Flow stood at -$1.8 billion in 2022, then surged by 99.67% to -$6.0 million in 2023, then plunged by 12250.0% to -$741.0 million in 2024, then jumped by 130.23% to $224.0 million in 2025, then soared by 1759.82% to $4.2 billion in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest CNC Free Cash Flow figures stand at $4.2 billion (Q1 2026), $224.0 million (Q4 2025), and $1.1 billion (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Unitedhealth 384.70 Bn 354.90 Bn 38.23 Bn 8.15 Bn
2 Cvs Health 136.05 Bn 124.42 Bn 22.85 Bn 3.40 Bn
3 Elevance Health 82.25 Bn 46.44 Bn 35.79 Bn 1.63 Bn
4 Cigna 75.16 Bn 67.54 Bn -44.29 Bn 864.00 Mn
5 Humana 47.47 Bn 25.57 Bn 5.94 Bn 1.13 Bn
6 Centene 31.35 Bn 7.64 Bn 43.95 Bn 4.17 Bn
7 Molina Healthcare 10.44 Bn 1.19 Bn 1.43 Bn -324.00 Mn
8 Oscar Health 8.62 Bn 1.83 Bn 1.42 Bn 2.61 Bn
9 Alignment Healthcare 4.13 Bn 3.41 Bn 144.48 Mn 128.59 Mn
10 Progyny 2.48 Bn 2.26 Bn 83.07 Mn 45.14 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 4.17 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 4.17 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 224.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 224.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 1.15 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 1.15 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 1.58 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 1.58 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 1.38 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 1.38 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 -741.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -741.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -1.13 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 -1.13 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 1.99 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 1.99 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 -607.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -607.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -6.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -6.00 Mn