Centene (CNC) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2026)

Centene (CNC) recorded quarterly Tax Provisions of $560.0 million in Q1 2026, up 226.41% quarter-over-quarter from -$443.0 million in Q4 2025, and up 29.63% on a YoY basis from $432.0 million in Q1 2025.

Centene (CNC) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Centene's Tax Provisions history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $560.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Tax Provisions rose 29.63% year-over-year to $560.0 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $77.0 million (down 92.87% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$51.0 million, down 105.3% from the prior year.
  • Tax Provisions was $560.0 million for Q1 2026 at Centene, up from -$443.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Tax Provisions ranged from a high of $560.0 million in Q1 2026 to a low of -$443.0 million in Q4 2025.
  • Historically, Tax Provisions has averaged $184.2 million across 5 years, with a median of $261.0 million in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Tax Provisions plunged 828.57% in 2022, then surged 653.85% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Tax Provisions shows it stood at $260.0 million in 2022, then slumped by 105.77% to -$15.0 million in 2023, then soared by 546.67% to $67.0 million in 2024, then tumbled by 761.19% to -$443.0 million in 2025, then surged by 226.41% to $560.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Tax Provisions figures came in at $560.0 million (Q1 2026), -$443.0 million (Q4 2025), and -$42.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Taxes (Qtr)
1 Unitedhealth 363.95 Bn 334.15 Bn 98.90 Bn 1.48 Bn
2 Cvs Health 124.98 Bn 113.36 Bn 4.43 Bn 981.00 Mn
3 Elevance Health 85.46 Bn 50.04 Bn 13.88 Bn 544.00 Mn
4 Cigna 73.39 Bn 65.77 Bn -44.29 Bn 409.00 Mn
5 Humana 43.40 Bn 21.50 Bn 4.00 Bn 395.00 Mn
6 Centene 30.02 Bn 6.36 Bn 49.24 Bn 560.00 Mn
7 Molina Healthcare 9.92 Bn 668.90 Mn 1.53 Bn 15.00 Mn
8 Oscar Health 8.44 Bn 1.64 Bn -3.22 Bn 19.75 Mn
9 Alignment Healthcare 4.50 Bn 3.77 Bn 135.85 Mn 25,000.00
10 Clover Health Investments 2.61 Bn 2.41 Bn 154.54 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 560.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -443.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -42.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 2.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 432.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 67.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 211.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 370.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 315.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -15.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 293.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 360.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 261.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 260.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 269.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -65.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 296.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 101.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 139.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -7.00 Mn