Business Segments · Prior years
Medicare — Prior years
Centene Medicare — Prior years increased by 3663.9% to $2.71B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 40.9%, from $1.92B to $2.71B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Medicare — Prior years shows an upward trend with a 105.5% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
Analysis
StatementSegment
CategoryRisk
SignalLower is better
VolatilityVolatile
First reportedQ1 2021
Last reportedQ1 2026
How to read this metric
Favorable development (a decrease) indicates prior estimates were conservative, while unfavorable development (an increase) suggests underestimation of past costs.
Detailed definition
This represents the adjustment to claims liabilities established in previous fiscal periods based on actual development...
Peer comparison
Commonly referred to as 'prior period development' in insurance financial reporting.
Metric ID:
cnc_segment_medicare_prior_yearsHistorical 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 | -$35.50M | -$35.50M | -$35.50M | $1.62B | -$1.67B | $24.00M | -$80.00M | $2.15B | $212.00M | $95.00M | $130.00M | $2.05B | $512.00M | $151.00M | $0.00 | $1.92B | $329.00M | $209.00M | $72.00M | $2.71B |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | >999% | -202.8% | +101.4% | -433.3% | >999% | -90.1% | -55.2% | +36.8% | >999% | -75.0% | -70.5% | -100.0% | — | -82.9% | -36.5% | -65.6% | >999% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | <-999% | +167.6% | -125.4% | +32.1% | +112.7% | +295.8% | +262.5% | -4.4% | +141.5% | +58.9% | -100.0% | -6.2% | -35.7% | +38.4% | — | +40.9% |
Range-$1.67B – $2.71B
CAGR+149.1%
Avg YoY Growth-248.4%
Median YoY Growth+38.4%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Centene's medicare — prior years?
- Centene (CNC) reported medicare — prior years of $2.71B in Q1 2026.
- How has Centene's medicare — prior years changed year-over-year?
- Centene's medicare — prior years increased by 40.9% year-over-year, from $1.92B to $2.71B.
- What is the long-term trend for Centene's medicare — prior years?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Centene's medicare — prior years has grown at a 105.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$142.00M to $2.53B.
- What does medicare — prior years mean?
- Adjustments made to previous years' claims estimates based on actual final costs.