Centene (CNC) Interest Paid (2009 - 2026)
Centene (CNC) posted Interest Paid of $136 million for Q3 2026, down 1.4% from $138 million a year earlier and down 12.8% from the prior quarter.
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Centene (CNC) Interest Paid (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Sep 30, 2026, Interest Paid at Centene was $627 million, down 3.7% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $647 million, down 6.0% from FY2024.
- Annual Interest Paid shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -2.3% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Centene's Interest Paid was $688 million in FY2024 (unchanged), $688 million in FY2023 (+4.7%), $657 million in FY2022 (-0.2%) and $658 million in FY2021 (-9.2%).
- The Q3 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Interest Paid since Q1 2025.
- On a year-over-year basis, Interest Paid increased in two of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 3.9%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Interest Paid in the past five years was Q1 2026, with growth of 13.2%; the weakest was Q4 2021, with a decline of 27.2%.
- According to Business Quant data, Interest Paid for the three prior quarters was $156 million (Q2 2026), $146 million (Q1 2026) and $189 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Interest Paid (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 359.00 Bn | 239.64 Bn | 35.71 Bn | - |
| 2 | Mckesson | 123.95 Bn | 105.32 Bn | 3.96 Bn | - |
| 3 | Cvs Health | 111.19 Bn | 59.95 Bn | 47.21 Bn | 1.04 Bn |
| 4 | Elevance Health | 91.22 Bn | -51.36 Bn | 13.65 Bn | - |
| 5 | Cigna | 78.47 Bn | 47.34 Bn | 15.09 Bn | - |
| 6 | Cencora | 66.32 Bn | 55.22 Bn | 3.61 Bn | - |
| 7 | Cardinal Health | 63.37 Bn | 46.54 Bn | 2.60 Bn | - |
| 8 | Humana | 51.41 Bn | -36.45 Bn | 5.50 Bn | 172.00 Mn |
| 9 | Centene | 33.72 Bn | -60.99 Bn | 9.52 Bn | 136.00 Mn |
| 10 | Molina Healthcare | 10.44 Bn | -24.56 Bn | 1.36 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 136.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 156.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 146.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 189.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 138.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 191.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 129.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 193.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 143.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 197.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 155.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 192.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 148.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 204.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 144.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 195.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 135.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 188.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 139.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 179.00 Mn |
API Access
Centene Interest 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=interest-paid&ticker=CNC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "interest-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=interest-paid&ticker=CNC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();