Centene (CNC) Selling, General & Administrative (2009 - 2026)
Centene's Selling, General & Administrative came in at $3.1 billion for Q2 2026, up 2.2% from $3.04 billion a year earlier but down 8.7% from the prior quarter.
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Centene (CNC) Selling, General & Administrative (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Centene reported Selling, General & Administrative of $13.02 billion, up 2.7% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $12.9 billion, up 4.1% from FY2024.
- Selling, General & Administrative carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 6.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Selling, General & Administrative was $12.4 billion in FY2024 (-1.3%), $12.56 billion in FY2023 (+8.4%), $11.59 billion in FY2022 (+20.7%) and $9.6 billion in FY2021 (+2.4%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Selling, General & Administrative is $2.54 billion (Q3 2021) to $3.49 billion (Q4 2023).
- Year-over-year, Selling, General & Administrative has increased for six consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 1.6% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Selling, General & Administrative over five years came in Q2 2022 (growth of 30.9%), and the weakest in Q4 2024 (a decline of 7.4%).
- Business Quant data shows CNC's Selling, General & Administrative at $3.4 billion (Q1 2026), $3.37 billion (Q4 2025) and $3.15 billion (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | SG&A (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 330.47 Bn | 215.10 Bn | 36.67 Bn | 14.27 Bn |
| 2 | Cvs Health | 108.89 Bn | 61.49 Bn | 47.23 Bn | - |
| 3 | Mckesson | 104.86 Bn | 91.32 Bn | 3.69 Bn | 2.26 Bn |
| 4 | Elevance Health | 82.79 Bn | -58.96 Bn | 13.45 Bn | 5.55 Bn |
| 5 | Cigna | 70.83 Bn | 40.37 Bn | 14.97 Bn | 3.47 Bn |
| 6 | Cencora | 59.11 Bn | 48.20 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 2.13 Bn |
| 7 | Cardinal Health | 53.53 Bn | 37.53 Bn | 2.56 Bn | 1.63 Bn |
| 8 | Humana | 45.57 Bn | -42.23 Bn | 5.50 Bn | 3.98 Bn |
| 9 | Centene | 30.12 Bn | -60.16 Bn | 14.55 Bn | 3.10 Bn |
| 10 | Henry Schein | 9.51 Bn | 10.25 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 831.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 3.10 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.40 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.37 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.15 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.04 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.35 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.23 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.06 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.89 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.22 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.49 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.05 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.02 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.01 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.20 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.85 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.80 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.75 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.69 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.54 Bn |
API Access
Centene Selling, General & Administrative 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=selling-general-and-administrative&ticker=CNC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "selling-general-and-administrative", "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=selling-general-and-administrative&ticker=CNC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();