Centene (CNC) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026)
Centene's Retained Earnings was $11.31 billion in Q2 2026, down 31.1% from $16.41 billion a year earlier but up 10.7% from the prior quarter.
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Centene (CNC) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Retained Earnings at Centene came in at $8.67 billion, down 43.5% from FY2024.
- Retained Earnings shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 5.0% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Retained Earnings was $15.35 billion in FY2024 (+27.4%), $12.04 billion in FY2023 (+28.9%), $9.34 billion in FY2022 (+14.8%) and $8.14 billion in FY2021 (+19.8%).
- Quarterly Retained Earnings has moved between $7.54 billion (Q3 2021) and $16.66 billion (Q1 2025) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Retained Earnings has declined for four straight quarters, with an average decline of 6.9% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Retained Earnings over five years was Q2 2023 (growth of 30.8%); the worst was Q4 2025 (a decline of 43.5%).
- Per Business Quant data, CNC's Retained Earnings in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was $10.22 billion (Q1 2026), $8.67 billion (Q4 2025) and $9.78 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 332.42 Bn | 217.05 Bn | 36.67 Bn | 100.96 Bn |
| 2 | Cvs Health | 109.55 Bn | 62.16 Bn | 47.23 Bn | 65.40 Bn |
| 3 | Mckesson | 99.61 Bn | 86.08 Bn | 3.69 Bn | 22.81 Bn |
| 4 | Elevance Health | 84.30 Bn | -57.44 Bn | 13.45 Bn | 36.68 Bn |
| 5 | Cigna | 71.83 Bn | 41.37 Bn | 14.97 Bn | 50.36 Bn |
| 6 | Cencora | 57.33 Bn | 46.42 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 9.14 Bn |
| 7 | Cardinal Health | 51.76 Bn | 35.76 Bn | 2.56 Bn | 2.01 Bn |
| 8 | Humana | 45.82 Bn | -41.98 Bn | 5.50 Bn | 30.74 Bn |
| 9 | Centene | 30.70 Bn | -59.59 Bn | 14.55 Bn | 11.31 Bn |
| 10 | Molina Healthcare | 9.83 Bn | -25.04 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 3.68 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 11.31 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 10.22 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 8.67 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 9.78 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 16.41 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 16.66 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 15.35 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 15.07 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 14.35 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 13.21 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 12.04 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 12.00 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 11.53 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 10.47 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 9.34 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 9.55 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 8.82 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 8.99 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 8.14 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 7.54 Bn |
API Access
Centene Retained Earnings 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=retained-earnings&ticker=CNC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "retained-earnings", "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=retained-earnings&ticker=CNC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();