What is Centene's operating cash flow?

Centene (CNC) reported operating cash flow of $4.37B in Q1 2026.

How has Centene's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?

Centene's operating cash flow increased by 189.1% year-over-year, from $1.51B to $4.37B.

What is the long-term trend for Centene's operating cash flow?

Over 2 years (2021 to 2025), Centene's operating cash flow has grown at a 10.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $4.21B to $5.09B.

What does operating cash flow mean?

Total cash generated by or used in core business operations — the single most important cash flow metric for assessing business health.

Centene CNC Operating Cash Flow

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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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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:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities.

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 operating cash flow?: Centene (CNC) reported operating cash flow of $4.37B in Q1 2026.
How has Centene's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?: Centene's operating cash flow increased by 189.1% year-over-year, from $1.51B to $4.37B.
What is the long-term trend for Centene's operating cash flow?: Over 2 years (2021 to 2025), Centene's operating cash flow has grown at a 10.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $4.21B to $5.09B.
What does operating cash flow mean?: Total cash generated by or used in core business operations — the single most important cash flow metric for assessing business health.