15 years of revenue, profit, cash flow and balance-sheet history through FY2025,
from SEC filings — with a computed, factual read of the trend.
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Growth & profitability
Revenue has grown 11.0% per year over the past 5 years.
Operating margin has contracted, at -4.4% in the latest year.
Free cash flow has declined 1.4% per year over the past 5 years.
Financial health
The company holds more cash ($17.9B) than total debt ($17.5B).
Total debt has grown slower than revenue (0.7% vs 11.0% per year).
Operating income covered interest expense -11.2× in the latest year.
Revenue & net income
RevenueNet income
Margins (gross / operating / net)
GrossOperatingNet
Free cash flow (CFO − capex)
Free cash flow
Cash vs total debt
CashTotal debt
Cash flow: operating / investing / financing
OperatingInvestingFinancing
Key annual figures
FY
Revenue
Net income
Gross M
Op M
FCF
Total debt
Cash
2025
$174.6B
-$6.7B
8.1%
-4.4%
$4.3B
$17.5B
$17.9B
2024
$145.5B
$3.3B
11.7%
2.2%
-$490M
$18.6B
$14.1B
2023
$140.1B
$2.7B
12.6%
2.1%
$7.3B
$18.0B
$17.2B
2022
$135.5B
$1.2B
12.5%
1.0%
$5.3B
$18.2B
$12.1B
2021
$118.0B
$1.3B
12.3%
1.5%
$3.3B
$19.0B
$13.1B
2020
$103.8B
$1.8B
96.8%
3.0%
$4.6B
$16.9B
$10.8B
2019
$70.4B
$1.3B
96.5%
2.5%
$753M
$13.9B
$12.1B
2018
$56.4B
$900M
95.8%
2.6%
$559M
$6.9B
$5.3B
2017
$45.6B
$828M
96.0%
2.6%
$1.1B
$4.8B
$4.1B
2016
$37.6B
$562M
95.0%
3.4%
$1.5B
$4.8B
$3.9B
2015
—
$355M
—
—
$508M
$1.2B
$1.8B
2014
—
$271M
—
—
$1.1B
$878M
$1.6B
2013
—
$165M
—
—
$314M
$653M
$974M
2012
—
$2M
—
—
$197M
$515M
$746M
2011
—
$111M
—
—
$188M
$343M
$574M
Revenue & net income
RevenueNet income
Margins (gross / operating / net)
GrossOperatingNet
Free cash flow (CFO − capex, quarterly)
Free cash flow
Cash vs total debt
CashTotal debt
Cash flow: operating / investing / financing
OperatingInvestingFinancing
Key quarterly figures
Quarter
Revenue
Net income
Gross M
Op M
FCF
Total debt
Cash
Mar '26
$44.7B
$1.5B
12.7%
4.2%
$4.2B
$16.4B
$21.3B
Dec '25
$44.7B
-$1.1B
5.7%
-3.9%
$224M
$17.5B
$17.9B
Sep '25
$44.9B
-$6.6B
7.5%
-15.5%
$1.1B
$17.6B
$17.1B
Jun '25
$42.5B
-$253M
7.1%
-1.1%
$1.6B
$17.6B
$14.5B
Mar '25
$42.5B
$1.3B
12.4%
3.6%
$1.4B
$18.3B
$14.8B
Dec '24
$36.3B
$283M
10.5%
0.5%
-$741M
$18.6B
$14.1B
Sep '24
$36.9B
$713M
10.9%
1.8%
-$1.1B
$17.6B
$14.6B
Jun '24
$36.0B
$1.1B
12.6%
3.4%
$2.0B
$17.6B
$17.6B
Mar '24
$36.3B
$1.2B
13.0%
3.0%
-$607M
$18.0B
$17.6B
Dec '23
$35.3B
$45M
10.6%
-0.5%
-$6M
$18.0B
$17.2B
Sep '23
$35.0B
$469M
13.2%
2.1%
$885M
$18.0B
$18.2B
Jun '23
$34.8B
$1.1B
13.2%
3.4%
$2.3B
$18.0B
$17.2B
Mar '23
$35.0B
$1.1B
13.3%
3.5%
$4.0B
$18.3B
$15.9B
Dec '22
$33.6B
-$213M
11.7%
-0.8%
-$1.8B
$18.2B
$12.1B
Sep '22
$33.7B
$738M
12.0%
1.4%
$3.1B
$18.3B
$15.0B
Jun '22
$34.0B
-$172M
13.4%
-0.4%
$3.1B
$18.8B
$13.4B
Mar '22
$34.2B
$849M
12.9%
3.7%
$909M
$18.9B
$11.2B
Dec '21
$30.5B
$599M
95.5%
2.0%
$427M
$19.0B
$13.1B
Sep '21
$30.5B
$584M
95.6%
1.8%
$1.6B
$18.8B
$13.4B
Jun '21
$28.9B
-$535M
96.2%
-1.4%
$1.4B
$16.8B
$11.0B
Valuation over time
How the market has priced CNC against its own fundamentals since 2023-03 —
each month-end's share price set against the most recent annual filing, so the multiple moves
as price runs ahead of (or behind) earnings. Split-adjusted.
The price-to-earnings ratio has fallen from 26.0× (Mar '23) to 5.9× (Nov '25).
The price-to-sales ratio has fallen from 0.2× (Mar '23) to 0.2× (Jun '26).
Price / earnings (P/E)
P/E
Price / sales (P/S)
P/S
Frequently asked questions
Is CNC growing its revenue and profit?
Over the past 5 years, Centene Corporation's revenue has grown 11.0% per year. These are computed facts, not advice.
How much debt does CNC have?
As of FY2025, Centene Corporation reported $17.5B of total debt against $17.9B of cash; operating income covered interest expense -11.2×.
What is CNC's profit margin?
In FY2025, gross margin was 8.1%, operating margin -4.4%, and net margin -3.8%.
What is CNC's P/E ratio?
As of Jun '26, Centene Corporation traded at a price-to-earnings ratio of about 5.9× (market cap ÷ latest annual net income). The valuation charts above show how its P/E, P/S have moved with the share price. These are computed facts, not advice.
Where does this data come from?
All figures are extracted from the company’s SEC EDGAR/XBRL filings — 10-K annual reports and 10-Q quarterly reports (use the Annual / Quarterly toggle). Quarterly figures are derived from the as-filed statements (year-to-date amounts are differenced into discrete quarters). Growth rates and ratios are computed by tradmap; nothing here is investment advice.
Source: SEC EDGAR / XBRL (10-K + 10-Q filings) · prices EOD (Databento), corporate-action-adjusted ·
growth rates, valuation multiples & ratios computed by tradmap. Valuation uses each month-end price
against the latest annual filing. Informational only — not investment advice.