What is Centene's goodwill?

Centene (CNC) reported goodwill of $10.84B in Q1 2026.

How has Centene's goodwill changed year-over-year?

Centene's goodwill decreased by 38.3% year-over-year, from $17.56B to $10.84B.

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

Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Centene's goodwill has grown at a -10.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $18.65B to $10.84B.

What does goodwill mean?

The excess of acquisition cost over the fair value of net identifiable assets acquired — representing brand value, customer relationships, and synergies from past M&A.

Centene CNC Goodwill

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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$31.31B+137%

Enterprise value$26.42B+62.5%

P/S0.2×+0.1×

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:Goodwill.

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 goodwill?: Centene (CNC) reported goodwill of $10.84B in Q1 2026.
How has Centene's goodwill changed year-over-year?: Centene's goodwill decreased by 38.3% year-over-year, from $17.56B to $10.84B.
What is the long-term trend for Centene's goodwill?: Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Centene's goodwill has grown at a -10.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $18.65B to $10.84B.
What does goodwill mean?: The excess of acquisition cost over the fair value of net identifiable assets acquired — representing brand value, customer relationships, and synergies from past M&A.