Centene (CNC) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Centene (CNC) posted quarterly Operating Expenses of $52.4 billion for Q2 2026, up 6.47% year-over-year from $49.2 billion in Q2 2025, and up 8.94% quarter-over-quarter from $48.1 billion in Q1 2026.
Centene (CNC) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Centene's Operating Expenses history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $52.4 billion for Q2 2026.
- In Q2 2026, Operating Expenses rose 6.47% year-over-year to $52.4 billion; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at $208.6 billion (up 18.33% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $202.4 billion, up 26.58% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses for Q2 2026 stood at $52.4 billion, up from $48.1 billion in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $56.6 billion in Q3 2025, with the low at $35.4 billion in Q3 2022.
- The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $39.5 billion (2023), against an average of $42.1 billion.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Operating Expenses gained 1.03% in 2023, then jumped 36.96% in 2025.
- Centene's Operating Expenses stood at $35.8 billion in 2022, then increased by 10.63% to $39.7 billion in 2023, then climbed by 2.46% to $40.6 billion in 2024, then increased by 26.68% to $51.5 billion in 2025, then advanced by 1.77% to $52.4 billion in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows CNC's Operating Expenses at $52.4 billion in Q2 2026, $48.1 billion in Q1 2026, and $51.5 billion in Q4 2025.
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| 1 | Unitedhealth | 346.93 Bn | 315.46 Bn | 36.67 Bn | 104.04 Bn |
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| 5 | Centene | 31.66 Bn | 4.60 Bn | 14.55 Bn | 52.38 Bn |
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 52.38 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 48.08 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 51.47 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 56.64 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 49.20 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 45.09 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 40.63 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 41.36 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 38.61 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 39.30 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 39.65 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 37.31 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 36.44 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 37.67 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 35.84 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 35.39 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 36.07 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 35.93 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 31.97 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 31.86 Bn |