Centene (CNC) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)

Centene (CNC) recorded quarterly Tax Rate of 26.68% in Q1 2026, down 7.07% quarter-over-quarter from 28.71% in Q4 2025, and up 194.0% on a YoY basis from 9.07% in Q1 2025.

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

Centene's Tax Rate history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 26.68% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Tax Rate rose 194.0% year-over-year to 26.68%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 1.21% (down 2505.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.76%, down 2186.0% from the prior year.
  • Tax Rate was 26.68% for Q1 2026 at Centene, down from 28.71% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Tax Rate ranged from a high of 634.15% in Q4 2022 to a low of 62.5% in Q4 2023.
  • Historically, Tax Rate has averaged 53.06% across 5 years, with a median of 24.74% in 2025.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Tax Rate soared 61959 bps in 2022, then tumbled 69665 bps in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Tax Rate shows it stood at 634.15% in 2022, then tumbled by 110 bps to 62.5% in 2023, then jumped by 131 bps to 19.31% in 2024, then jumped by 49 bps to 28.71% in 2025, then dropped by 7 bps to 26.68% in 2026.
  • The last three Tax Rate figures came in at 26.68% (Q1 2026), 28.71% (Q4 2025), and 0.63% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Tax Rate (Qtr)
1 Unitedhealth 363.95 Bn 334.15 Bn 98.90 Bn 18.61
2 Cvs Health 124.98 Bn 113.36 Bn 4.43 Bn 24.91
3 Elevance Health 85.46 Bn 50.04 Bn 13.88 Bn 23.61
4 Cigna 73.39 Bn 65.77 Bn -44.29 Bn 18.02
5 Humana 43.40 Bn 21.50 Bn 4.00 Bn 24.76
6 Centene 30.02 Bn 6.36 Bn 49.24 Bn 26.68
7 Molina Healthcare 9.92 Bn 668.90 Mn 1.53 Bn 51.72
8 Oscar Health 8.44 Bn 1.64 Bn -3.22 Bn 2.83
9 Alignment Healthcare 4.50 Bn 3.77 Bn 135.85 Mn 0.22
10 Clover Health Investments 2.61 Bn 2.41 Bn 154.54 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 26.68%
Mar 31, 2026 26.68%
Dec 31, 2025 28.71%
Dec 31, 2025 28.71%
Sep 30, 2025 0.63%
Sep 30, 2025 0.63%
Jun 30, 2025 -0.78%
Jun 30, 2025 -0.78%
Mar 31, 2025 24.74%
Mar 31, 2025 24.74%
Dec 31, 2024 19.31%
Dec 31, 2024 19.31%
Sep 30, 2024 22.91%
Sep 30, 2024 22.91%
Jun 30, 2024 24.41%
Jun 30, 2024 24.41%
Mar 31, 2024 21.38%
Mar 31, 2024 21.38%
Dec 31, 2023 -62.50%
Dec 31, 2023 -62.50%