Financing
Debt Repayments
Centene Debt Repayments increased by 459.4% to $1.05B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 9.2%, from $958.00M to $1.05B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Debt Repayments shows a downward trend with a -28.9% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionFinancing
CategoryLeverage
SignalLower is better
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2013
Last reportedQ1 2026
How to read this metric
A decrease may indicate a focus on capital preservation or refinancing, while a significant increase signals active debt reduction or maturity fulfillment.
Detailed definition
Represents the total cash outflows used to reduce the principal balance of short-term and long-term debt obligations. Th...
Peer comparison
Standard across all capital-intensive industries; peers with high leverage typically show higher repayment activity.
Metric ID:
debt_repaymentHistorical Data
20 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $58.00M | $5.06B | $23.00M | $526.00M | $374.00M | $302.00M | $288.00M | $0.00 | $1.32B | $648.00M | $346.00M | $187.00M | $378.00M | $29.00M | $28.00M | $958.00M | $749.00M | $1.00M | $187.00M | $1.05B |
| QoQ Change | — | >999% | -99.5% | >999% | -28.9% | -19.3% | -4.6% | -100.0% | — | -51.0% | -46.6% | -46.0% | +102.1% | -92.3% | -3.4% | >999% | -21.8% | -99.9% | >999% | +459.4% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +544.8% | -94.0% | >999% | -100.0% | +253.5% | +114.6% | +20.1% | — | -71.4% | -95.5% | -91.9% | +412.3% | +98.1% | -96.6% | +567.9% | +9.2% |
Range$0.00 – $5.06B
CAGR+83.8%
Avg YoY Growth+174.9%
Median YoY Growth+20.1%
Current Streak2 quarters growth
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Centene's debt repayments?
- Centene (CNC) reported debt repayments of $1.05B in Q1 2026.
- How has Centene's debt repayments changed year-over-year?
- Centene's debt repayments increased by 9.2% year-over-year, from $958.00M to $1.05B.
- What is the long-term trend for Centene's debt repayments?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Centene's debt repayments has grown at a -28.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $7.43B to $1.90B.
- What does debt repayments mean?
- The total amount of cash used to pay down debt principal.