Centene (CNC) Total Debt (2009 - 2026)
Centene (CNC) recorded Total Debt of $16.11 billion in Q2 2026, down 8.4% from $17.58 billion a year earlier and down 1.6% from the prior quarter.
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Centene (CNC) Total Debt (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Centene reported Total Debt of $17.4 billion, down 6.1% from FY2024.
- Annual Total Debt has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 0.7% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Total Debt came in at $18.53 billion in FY2024 (+3.9%), $17.83 billion in FY2023 (-1.1%), $18.02 billion in FY2022 (-4.3%) and $18.84 billion in FY2021 (+12.3%).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Total Debt since Q4 2019.
- On a year-over-year basis, Total Debt has declined for five consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 2.8% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Total Debt in the last five years was growth of 13.0% in Q1 2022, against a decline of 10.6% in Q1 2026 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $16.37 billion (Q1 2026), $17.4 billion (Q4 2025) and $17.58 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Total Debt (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 341.92 Bn | 226.55 Bn | 36.67 Bn | 73.33 Bn |
| 2 | Cvs Health | 112.26 Bn | 64.87 Bn | 47.23 Bn | 61.41 Bn |
| 3 | Mckesson | 99.84 Bn | 86.30 Bn | 3.69 Bn | 9.73 Bn |
| 4 | Elevance Health | 85.53 Bn | -56.21 Bn | 13.45 Bn | 31.04 Bn |
| 5 | Cigna | 71.85 Bn | 41.39 Bn | 14.97 Bn | 31.88 Bn |
| 6 | Cencora | 57.95 Bn | 47.04 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 11.72 Bn |
| 7 | Cardinal Health | 51.09 Bn | 35.09 Bn | 2.56 Bn | 8.89 Bn |
| 8 | Humana | 46.78 Bn | -41.02 Bn | 5.50 Bn | 14.60 Bn |
| 9 | Centene | 30.87 Bn | -59.41 Bn | 14.55 Bn | 16.11 Bn |
| 10 | Molina Healthcare | 9.86 Bn | -25.01 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 3.77 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 16.11 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 16.37 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 17.40 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 17.58 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 17.58 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 18.32 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 18.53 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 17.61 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 17.63 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 18.00 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 17.83 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 18.00 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 18.01 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 18.32 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 18.02 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 18.33 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 18.76 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 18.93 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 18.84 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 18.84 Bn |
API Access
Centene Total Debt 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=total-debt&ticker=CNC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "total-debt", "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=total-debt&ticker=CNC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();