Centene (CNC) Payables (2009 - 2026)
Centene's Payables was $17.97 billion in Q2 2026, up 32.9% from $13.52 billion a year earlier and up 6.7% from the prior quarter.
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Centene (CNC) Payables (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Payables at Centene came in at $13.8 billion, up 4.7% from FY2024.
- Payables shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 14.3% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Payables was $13.17 billion in FY2024 (-19.8%), $16.42 billion in FY2023 (+72.4%), $9.53 billion in FY2022 (+12.2%) and $8.49 billion in FY2021 (+20.1%).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Payables in data going back to Q4 2009.
- Compared with a year earlier, Payables has increased for six straight quarters, with growth averaging 9.9% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Payables over five years was Q4 2023 (growth of 72.4%); the worst was Q4 2024 (a decline of 19.8%).
- Per Business Quant data, CNC's Payables in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was $16.83 billion (Q1 2026), $13.8 billion (Q4 2025) and $16.88 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Payables (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 339.33 Bn | 223.96 Bn | 36.67 Bn | 39.74 Bn |
| 2 | Cvs Health | 111.30 Bn | 63.91 Bn | 47.23 Bn | 17.17 Bn |
| 3 | Mckesson | 100.82 Bn | 87.28 Bn | 3.69 Bn | 63.73 Bn |
| 4 | Elevance Health | 85.16 Bn | -56.58 Bn | 13.45 Bn | 6.63 Bn |
| 5 | Cigna | 72.72 Bn | 42.26 Bn | 14.97 Bn | 10.41 Bn |
| 6 | Cencora | 58.70 Bn | 47.79 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 54.70 Bn |
| 7 | Cardinal Health | 52.08 Bn | 36.08 Bn | 2.56 Bn | 38.28 Bn |
| 8 | Humana | 46.46 Bn | -41.34 Bn | 5.50 Bn | 7.61 Bn |
| 9 | Centene | 30.74 Bn | -59.55 Bn | 14.55 Bn | 17.97 Bn |
| 10 | Molina Healthcare | 9.85 Bn | -25.02 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 1.14 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 17.97 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 16.83 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 13.80 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 16.88 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 13.52 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 13.95 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 13.17 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 13.34 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 12.23 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 12.13 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 16.42 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 15.08 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 9.87 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 10.78 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 9.53 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 10.00 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 9.30 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 9.98 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 8.49 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 8.09 Bn |
API Access
Centene Payables 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=payables&ticker=CNC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payables", "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=payables&ticker=CNC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();