Centene (CNC) Operating Income (2009 - 2026)

Centene (CNC) recorded quarterly Operating Income of $1.9 billion in Q1 2026, up 206.65% quarter-over-quarter from -$1.7 billion in Q4 2025, and up 21.32% on a YoY basis from $1.5 billion in Q1 2025.

Centene (CNC) Operating Income (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Centene's Operating Income history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $1.9 billion for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Operating Income rose 21.32% year-over-year to $1.9 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$7.3 billion (down 302.5% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$7.6 billion, down 340.09% from the prior year.
  • Operating Income was $1.9 billion for Q1 2026 at Centene, up from -$1.7 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Income ranged from a high of $1.9 billion in Q1 2026 to a low of -$7.0 billion in Q3 2025.
  • Historically, Operating Income has averaged $97.7 million across 5 years, with a median of $665.0 million in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Operating Income surged 1007.75% in 2023, then sank 1145.71% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Income shows it stood at -$282.0 million in 2022, then soared by 31.21% to -$194.0 million in 2023, then surged by 190.21% to $175.0 million in 2024, then tumbled by 1097.14% to -$1.7 billion in 2025, then jumped by 206.65% to $1.9 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Income figures came in at $1.9 billion (Q1 2026), -$1.7 billion (Q4 2025), and -$7.0 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Op. Inc (Qtr)
1 Unitedhealth 363.95 Bn 334.15 Bn 98.90 Bn 8.99 Bn
2 Cvs Health 124.98 Bn 113.36 Bn 4.43 Bn 4.68 Bn
3 Elevance Health 85.46 Bn 50.04 Bn 13.88 Bn 765.00 Mn
4 Cigna 73.39 Bn 65.77 Bn -44.29 Bn 202.00 Mn
5 Humana 43.40 Bn 21.50 Bn 4.00 Bn 1.75 Bn
6 Centene 30.02 Bn 6.36 Bn 49.24 Bn 1.86 Bn
7 Molina Healthcare 9.92 Bn 668.90 Mn 1.53 Bn 83.00 Mn
8 Oscar Health 8.44 Bn 1.64 Bn -3.22 Bn 60.61 Mn
9 Alignment Healthcare 4.50 Bn 3.77 Bn 135.85 Mn 15.50 Mn
10 Clover Health Investments 2.61 Bn 2.41 Bn 154.54 Mn 27.33 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 1.86 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 -1.75 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 -6.95 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 -458.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 1.53 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 175.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 665.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 1.23 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 1.11 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 -194.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 735.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 1.17 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 1.22 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 -282.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 476.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -129.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 1.25 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 603.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 545.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -418.00 Mn