What is Centene's accounts payable?

Centene (CNC) reported accounts payable of $16.83B in Q1 2026.

How has Centene's accounts payable changed year-over-year?

Centene's accounts payable increased by 20.7% year-over-year, from $13.95B to $16.83B.

What is the long-term trend for Centene's accounts payable?

Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Centene's accounts payable has grown at a 14.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $7.07B to $13.8B.

What does accounts payable mean?

Amounts owed to suppliers and vendors for goods and services received but not yet paid. A primary source of short-term trade financing.

Centene CNC Accounts Payable

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$49.9B+7.1%

Gross profit$49.2B+7.2%

Operating income$1.9B+21.3%

Net income$1.5B+17.5%

EPS (diluted)$3.11+18.3%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$21.3B+43.5%

Total debt$16.4B-10.6%

Total equity$21.4B-23.2%

Total assets$81.2B-6.7%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$4.4B+189%

CapEx$200.0M+48.1%

Free cash flow$4.2B+203%

Valuation

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Market cap$31.7B+25.7%

Enterprise value$26.8B-3.7%

P/S0.2×0.0×

Profitability

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Gross margin98.7%+0.3pp

Operating margin-3.7%-5.8pp

Net margin-3.3%-5.3pp

FCF margin3.6%+2.7pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity-26.1%-38.7pp

Debt / equity0.8×+0.1×

Current ratio1.1×0.0×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Centene in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent.

The official record: Centene’s 10-Q, filed April 28, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Centene's accounts payable?: Centene (CNC) reported accounts payable of $16.83B in Q1 2026.
How has Centene's accounts payable changed year-over-year?: Centene's accounts payable increased by 20.7% year-over-year, from $13.95B to $16.83B.
What is the long-term trend for Centene's accounts payable?: Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Centene's accounts payable has grown at a 14.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $7.07B to $13.8B.
What does accounts payable mean?: Amounts owed to suppliers and vendors for goods and services received but not yet paid. A primary source of short-term trade financing.