Centene (CNC) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2026)
Centene (CNC) posted Short-term Investments of $2.91 billion for Q2 2026, up 5.0% from $2.77 billion a year earlier and up 17.3% from the prior quarter.
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Centene (CNC) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Centene's Short-term Investments came in at $2.43 billion, down 7.2% from FY2024.
- Annual Short-term Investments shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 9.0% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Centene's Short-term Investments was $2.62 billion in FY2024 (+6.6%), $2.46 billion in FY2023 (+5.9%), $2.32 billion in FY2022 (+50.8%) and $1.54 billion in FY2021 (-2.6%).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Short-term Investments since Q3 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Short-term Investments increased in six of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 4.5%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Short-term Investments in the past five years was Q4 2022, with growth of 50.8%; the weakest was Q3 2025, with a decline of 27.2%.
- According to Business Quant data, Short-term Investments for the three prior quarters was $2.48 billion (Q1 2026), $2.43 billion (Q4 2025) and $2.18 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 332.42 Bn | 217.05 Bn | 36.67 Bn |
| 2 | Cvs Health | 109.55 Bn | 62.16 Bn | 47.23 Bn |
| 3 | Mckesson | 99.61 Bn | 86.08 Bn | 3.69 Bn |
| 4 | Elevance Health | 84.30 Bn | -57.44 Bn | 13.45 Bn |
| 5 | Cigna | 71.83 Bn | 41.37 Bn | 14.97 Bn |
| 6 | Cencora | 57.33 Bn | 46.42 Bn | 3.61 Bn |
| 7 | Cardinal Health | 51.76 Bn | 35.76 Bn | 2.56 Bn |
| 8 | Humana | 45.82 Bn | -41.98 Bn | 5.50 Bn |
| 9 | Centene | 30.70 Bn | -59.59 Bn | 14.55 Bn |
| 10 | Molina Healthcare | 9.83 Bn | -25.04 Bn | 1.43 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.91 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.48 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.43 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.18 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.77 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.47 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.62 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.99 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.61 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.08 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.46 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.24 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.21 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.14 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.32 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.19 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.79 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.67 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.54 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.52 Bn |
API Access
Centene Short-term Investments 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=short-term-investments&ticker=CNC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "short-term-investments", "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=short-term-investments&ticker=CNC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();