Centene (CNC) Income Taxes Paid (2009 - 2025)
Centene's Income Taxes Paid came in at $240 million for Q3 2026, up 566.7% from $36 million a year earlier.
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Centene (CNC) Income Taxes Paid (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, Centene reported Income Taxes Paid of -$77 million; for FY2025, it came in at $448 million, down 55.3% from FY2024.
- Income Taxes Paid carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of -17.8% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Income Taxes Paid was $1 billion in FY2024 (+13.0%), $887 million in FY2023 (-26.0%), $1.2 billion in FY2022 (+76.7%) and $678 million in FY2021 (-43.1%).
- The Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Income Taxes Paid since Q2 2025.
- Year-over-year, Income Taxes Paid increased in two of the last five quarters, with growth averaging 93.5%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Income Taxes Paid over five years came in Q3 2026 (growth of 566.7%), and the weakest in Q3 2025 (a decline of 86.7%).
- Business Quant data shows CNC's Income Taxes Paid at -$206 million (Q2 2026), -$19 million (Q1 2026) and -$92 million (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Taxes Paid (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 360.19 Bn | 240.83 Bn | 35.71 Bn | - |
| 2 | Mckesson | 127.04 Bn | 108.42 Bn | 3.96 Bn | - |
| 3 | Cvs Health | 112.97 Bn | 61.72 Bn | 47.21 Bn | 671.00 Mn |
| 4 | Elevance Health | 92.11 Bn | -50.47 Bn | 13.65 Bn | - |
| 5 | Cigna | 76.94 Bn | 45.81 Bn | 15.09 Bn | - |
| 6 | Cencora | 68.60 Bn | 68.60 Bn | 3.60 Bn | - |
| 7 | Cardinal Health | 65.08 Bn | 48.24 Bn | 2.60 Bn | - |
| 8 | Humana | 53.29 Bn | -37.50 Bn | 4.83 Bn | - |
| 9 | Centene | 33.98 Bn | -40.15 Bn | 8.24 Bn | -92.00 Mn |
| 10 | Molina Healthcare | 10.55 Bn | -24.45 Bn | 1.36 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | -92.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 36.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 497.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 7.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 181.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 270.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 538.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 13.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 128.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 167.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 581.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 11.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 750.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 37.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 400.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 11.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 201.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 71.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 386.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 20.00 Mn |
API Access
Centene Income Taxes Paid 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=income-taxes-paid&ticker=CNC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "income-taxes-paid", "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=income-taxes-paid&ticker=CNC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();