What is Centene's long-term debt?

Centene (CNC) reported long-term debt of $16.31B in Q1 2026.

How has Centene's long-term debt changed year-over-year?

Centene's long-term debt decreased by 10.9% year-over-year, from $18.31B to $16.31B.

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

Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Centene's long-term debt has grown at a 0.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $16.68B to $17.35B.

What does long-term debt mean?

Bonds, term loans, notes payable, and other borrowings with maturities beyond one year — the primary long-term financing source.

Centene CNC Long-Term Debt

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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:LongTermDebtNoncurrent.

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 long-term debt?: Centene (CNC) reported long-term debt of $16.31B in Q1 2026.
How has Centene's long-term debt changed year-over-year?: Centene's long-term debt decreased by 10.9% year-over-year, from $18.31B to $16.31B.
What is the long-term trend for Centene's long-term debt?: Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Centene's long-term debt has grown at a 0.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $16.68B to $17.35B.
What does long-term debt mean?: Bonds, term loans, notes payable, and other borrowings with maturities beyond one year — the primary long-term financing source.