Centene Corporation
CNC Healthcare Healthcare Plans
Centene Corporation’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $194.8 billion, up 19.4% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 9.92%, EPS grew 533.3%, free cash flow grew 116.6% and total debt fell 8.37%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500; revenue growth for ten consecutive years.
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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
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Annual newest first
| 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
Free cash flow margin against peers
| Company | Free cash flow margin |
|---|---|
| OSCR Oscar Health, Inc. compare | 28.6% |
| UNH UnitedHealth Group Incorporated compare | 5.08% |
| 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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