Centene Corporation CNC

61.82 (0.10) (0.16%) as of 25 Sep
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$30.6B
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Centene Corporation (CNC) Free cash flow margin

Centene Corporation's free cash flow margin over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 4.41%, up 2.2 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (2.22%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −0.30% (fiscal 2024) to 4.71% (fiscal 2023); the current reading is higher than 45% of that period. That is above the Healthcare Plans industry median of 3.18% and above the Healthcare sector median of 0.00%.

Free cash flow margin, annual

Annual

Period Free cash flow margin Change (points)
FY2025 2.22% 2.52
FY2024 −0.30% (5.01)
FY2023 4.71% 1.07
FY2022 3.64% 1.02
FY2021 2.62% (1.55)
FY2020 4.17% 3.16
FY2019 1.01% 0.08
FY2018 0.93% (1.28)
FY2017 2.21% (1.59)
FY2016 3.80% 1.57

Against its own ten years

Low −0.30% High 4.71%
Ten-year median 2.23%
Current reading's percentile 45

Free cash flow margin against peers

Company Free cash flow margin
OSCR Oscar Health, Inc. compare 28.6%
UNH UnitedHealth Group Incorporated compare 5.25%
CNC Centene Corporation 4.41%
CI Cigna Group compare 3.23%
ELV Elevance Health, Inc. compare 3.13%
CLOV Clover Health Investments, Corp. compare 3.00%
CVS CVS Health Corporation compare 2.83%
HUM Humana Inc. compare 1.35%
MOH Molina Healthcare, Inc compare 0.61%
Healthcare Plans industry median 3.18%
Healthcare sector median 0.00%
Market median 0.00%

What Free cash flow margin is

Free Cash Flow Margin tells an investor how much of each sale turns into cash the company keeps after paying for investment in its assets.

(Operating Cash Flow + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) + Intangible Assets Change (Net)) ÷ Revenue

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