Centene (CNC) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Centene (CNC) reported Interest Expenses of $153 million for Q2 2026, down 10.0% from $170 million a year earlier and down 6.7% from the prior quarter.
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Centene (CNC) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Centene's Interest Expenses came in at $655 million, down 4.8% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $678 million, down 3.4% from FY2024.
- Interest Expenses has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -1.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Interest Expenses came in at $702 million in FY2024 (-3.2%), $725 million in FY2023 (+9.0%), $665 million in FY2022 (unchanged) and $665 million in FY2021 (-8.7%).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Interest Expenses since Q4 2019.
- Year over year, Interest Expenses has now declined in each of the last ten quarters, with an average decline of 4.5% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Interest Expenses in five years was Q1 2023 (growth of 12.5%); the low point was Q2 2026 (a decline of 10.0%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $164 million (Q1 2026), $168 million (Q4 2025) and $170 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Int Expense (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 339.33 Bn | 223.96 Bn | 36.67 Bn | 962.00 Mn |
| 2 | Cvs Health | 111.30 Bn | 63.91 Bn | 47.23 Bn | 757.00 Mn |
| 3 | Mckesson | 100.82 Bn | 87.28 Bn | 3.69 Bn | 77.00 Mn |
| 4 | Elevance Health | 85.16 Bn | -56.58 Bn | 13.45 Bn | 364.00 Mn |
| 5 | Cigna | 72.72 Bn | 42.26 Bn | 14.97 Bn | - |
| 6 | Cencora | 58.70 Bn | 47.79 Bn | 3.61 Bn | - |
| 7 | Cardinal Health | 52.08 Bn | 36.08 Bn | 2.56 Bn | 79.00 Mn |
| 8 | Humana | 46.46 Bn | -41.34 Bn | 5.50 Bn | 197.00 Mn |
| 9 | Centene | 30.74 Bn | -59.55 Bn | 14.55 Bn | 153.00 Mn |
| 10 | Molina Healthcare | 9.85 Bn | -25.02 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 54.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 153.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 164.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 168.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 170.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 170.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 170.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 172.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 176.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 176.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 178.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 183.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 181.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 181.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 180.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 174.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 169.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 162.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 160.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 162.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 170.00 Mn |
API Access
Centene Interest Expenses 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=interest-expenses&ticker=CNC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "interest-expenses", "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=interest-expenses&ticker=CNC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();