Growth Metrics

Centene (CNC) Operating Expenses (2016 - 2025)

Centene has reported Operating Expenses over the past 17 years, most recently at $51.5 billion for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly results put Operating Expenses at $51.5 billion for Q4 2025, up 26.68% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Dec 2025 was $202.4 billion (up 26.58% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2025 was $202.4 billion, up 26.58%.
  • Operating Expenses for Q4 2025 was $51.5 billion at Centene, down from $56.6 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Operating Expenses for CNC hit a ceiling of $56.6 billion in Q3 2025 and a floor of $28.9 billion in Q1 2021.
  • Median Operating Expenses over the past 5 years was $37.5 billion (2023), compared with a mean of $39.0 billion.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Operating Expenses: grew 1.03% in 2023 and later skyrocketed 36.96% in 2025.
  • Centene's Operating Expenses stood at $32.0 billion in 2021, then grew by 12.13% to $35.8 billion in 2022, then grew by 10.63% to $39.7 billion in 2023, then increased by 2.46% to $40.6 billion in 2024, then grew by 26.68% to $51.5 billion in 2025.
  • The last three reported values for Operating Expenses were $51.5 billion (Q4 2025), $56.6 billion (Q3 2025), and $49.2 billion (Q2 2025) per Business Quant data.