Centene (CNC) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Centene's (CNC) quarterly Interest Expenses came in at $365.0 million in Q1 2026, down 35.51% year-on-year from $566.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 93.12% quarter-over-quarter from $189.0 million in Q4 2025.
Centene (CNC) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Centene's Interest Expenses history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $365.0 million for Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Interest Expenses fell 35.51% year-over-year to $365.0 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $365.0 million, a 35.51% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $678.0 million, down 6.74% from the prior year.
- Interest Expenses climbed to $365.0 million in Q1 2026 per CNC's latest filing, from $189.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Interest Expenses topped out at $1.5 billion in Q3 2022 and bottomed at $146.0 million in Q4 2023.
- The 5-year median for Interest Expenses is $566.0 million (2025), against an average of $696.2 million.
- Across the five-year window, Interest Expenses surged 802.35% in 2022 and plunged 60.88% in 2024, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Interest Expenses stood at $203.0 million in 2022, then dropped by 28.08% to $146.0 million in 2023, then increased by 17.81% to $172.0 million in 2024, then rose by 9.88% to $189.0 million in 2025, then jumped by 93.12% to $365.0 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest CNC Interest Expenses figures stand at $365.0 million (Q1 2026), $189.0 million (Q4 2025), and $385.0 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Interest Expense (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 384.70 Bn | 354.90 Bn | 38.23 Bn | 1.88 Bn |
| 2 | Cvs Health | 136.05 Bn | 124.42 Bn | 22.85 Bn | 1.09 Bn |
| 3 | Elevance Health | 82.25 Bn | 46.44 Bn | 35.79 Bn | 580.00 Mn |
| 4 | Cigna | 75.16 Bn | 67.54 Bn | -44.29 Bn | 357.00 Mn |
| 5 | Humana | 47.47 Bn | 25.57 Bn | 5.94 Bn | 970.00 Mn |
| 6 | Centene | 31.35 Bn | 7.64 Bn | 43.95 Bn | 365.00 Mn |
| 7 | Molina Healthcare | 10.44 Bn | 1.19 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 1.27 Bn |
| 8 | Oscar Health | 8.62 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 5.38 Mn |
| 9 | Alignment Healthcare | 4.13 Bn | 3.41 Bn | 144.48 Mn | 6.48 Mn |
| 10 | Progyny | 2.48 Bn | 2.26 Bn | 83.07 Mn | 33.83 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 365.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 365.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 189.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 189.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 385.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 385.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 484.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 484.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 566.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 566.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 172.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 172.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 545.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 545.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 896.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 896.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 892.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 892.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 146.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 146.00 Mn |