Centene (CNC) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)

Centene's (CNC) quarterly Tax Rate came in at 26.68% in Q1 2026, up 194.0% year-on-year from 9.07% in Q1 2025, and down 7.07% quarter-over-quarter from 28.71% in Q4 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.

  • On a quarterly basis, Tax Rate rose 194.0% year-over-year to 26.68% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 1.21%, a 2505.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 0.76%, down 2186.0% from the prior year.
  • Tax Rate slipped to 26.68% in Q1 2026 per CNC's latest filing, from 28.71% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Tax Rate topped out at 634.15% in Q4 2022 and bottomed at 62.5% in Q4 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Tax Rate is 24.74% (2025), against an average of 53.06%.
  • Across the five-year window, Tax Rate surged 61959 bps in 2022 and tumbled 69665 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Tax Rate stood at 634.15% in 2022, then sank 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.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest CNC Tax Rate figures stand at 26.68% (Q1 2026), 28.71% (Q4 2025), and 0.63% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Tax Rate (Qtr)
1 Unitedhealth 384.70 Bn 354.90 Bn 38.23 Bn 18.61%
2 Cvs Health 136.05 Bn 124.42 Bn 22.85 Bn 24.91%
3 Elevance Health 82.25 Bn 46.44 Bn 35.79 Bn 24.94%
4 Cigna 75.16 Bn 67.54 Bn -44.29 Bn 18.02%
5 Humana 47.47 Bn 25.57 Bn 5.94 Bn 24.76%
6 Centene 31.35 Bn 7.64 Bn 43.95 Bn 26.68%
7 Molina Healthcare 10.44 Bn 1.19 Bn 1.43 Bn 34.07%
8 Oscar Health 8.62 Bn 1.83 Bn 1.42 Bn 2.83%
9 Alignment Healthcare 4.13 Bn 3.41 Bn 144.48 Mn 0.22%
10 Progyny 2.48 Bn 2.26 Bn 83.07 Mn 34.43%

Historic Data

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