Business Segments · Current year
Medicare — Current year
Centene Medicare — Current year decreased by 29.8% to $6.40B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 22.0%, from $5.24B to $6.40B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Medicare — Current year shows an upward trend with a 18.8% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Analysis
StatementSegment
CategoryEfficiency
SignalLower is better
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ1 2021
Last reportedQ1 2026
How to read this metric
Increases generally track with membership growth or medical inflation, but should be monitored against revenue growth to ensure margin stability.
Detailed definition
This represents the medical claims expense incurred for services provided during the current fiscal period. It is a prim...
Peer comparison
Standard metric for current period medical expense recognition.
Metric ID:
cnc_segment_medicare_current_yearHistorical 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 | $3.85B | $3.85B | $3.85B | $5.10B | $4.82B | $4.71B | $4.85B | $2.99B | $4.74B | $4.34B | $4.56B | $3.27B | $4.83B | $4.91B | $5.03B | $5.24B | $7.62B | $8.69B | $9.11B | $6.40B |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +32.5% | -5.5% | -2.4% | +3.1% | -38.4% | +58.6% | -8.3% | +5.0% | -28.4% | +47.8% | +1.8% | +2.4% | +4.2% | +45.2% | +14.1% | +4.8% | -29.8% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +25.3% | +22.3% | +26.1% | -41.4% | -1.7% | -7.7% | -5.9% | +9.3% | +1.9% | +13.1% | +10.3% | +60.5% | +57.8% | +76.8% | +81.1% | +22.0% |
Range$2.99B – $9.11B
CAGR+11.3%
Avg YoY Growth+21.9%
Median YoY Growth+17.6%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Centene's medicare — current year?
- Centene (CNC) reported medicare — current year of $6.40B in Q1 2026.
- How has Centene's medicare — current year changed year-over-year?
- Centene's medicare — current year increased by 22.0% year-over-year, from $5.24B to $6.40B.
- What is the long-term trend for Centene's medicare — current year?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Centene's medicare — current year has grown at a 18.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $15.39B to $30.65B.
- What does medicare — current year mean?
- The cost of medical services provided to members during the current year.