Centene Quarterly Cash Flow Statement
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Centene free cash flow
In the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, Centene generated $3.59 billion of operating cash flow and spent $174.0 million on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of $3.42 billion, a free-cash-flow margin of 6.4% of revenue. Free cash flow was up 116.6% from the prior year's $1.58 billion.
Centene returned $4.0 million to shareholders through share repurchases, equal to 0% of free cash flow.
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Centene cash flow statement (quarterly)
| Quarter (USD) | Q2 20262026-06-30 | Q1 20262026-03-31 | Q4 20252025-12-31 | Q3 20252025-09-30 | Q2 20252025-06-30 | Q1 20252025-03-31 | Q4 20242024-12-31 | Q3 20242024-09-30 | Q2 20242024-06-30 | Q1 20242024-03-31 | Q4 20232023-12-31 | Q3 20232023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | 1.09B | 1.54B | -1.10B | -6.63B | -259.00M | 1.31B | 280.00M | 710.00M | 1.15B | 1.16B | 39.00M | 475.00M |
| Net Income growth (YoY) | — | +17.12% | -492.86% | -1034.08% | -122.60% | +13.47% | +617.95% | +49.47% | +8.63% | +2.48% | — | -35.81% |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 300.00M | 300.00M | 329.00M | 317.00M | 315.00M | 314.00M | 314.00M | 313.00M | 306.00M | 308.00M | 315.00M | 328.00M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 59.00M | 67.00M | 58.00M | 52.00M | 35.00M | 59.00M | 31.00M | 49.00M | 62.00M | 70.00M | 49.00M | 50.00M |
| Change in Working Capital | 797.00M | 2.93B | -3.24B | 2.74B | -415.00M | 102.00M | -53.00M | 1.74B | -307.00M | -1.92B | -1.26B | 2.71B |
| Operating Cash Flow | 3.59B | 4.37B | 437.00M | 1.36B | 1.78B | 1.51B | -587.00M | -978.00M | 2.17B | -456.00M | 217.00M | 1.02B |
| Capital Expenditures | -174.00M | -200.00M | -213.00M | -211.00M | -208.00M | -135.00M | -154.00M | -153.00M | -186.00M | -151.00M | -223.00M | -136.00M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -353.00M | 89.00M | 660.00M | 1.24B | -899.00M | -529.00M | 102.00M | -839.00M | -1.17B | 852.00M | -949.00M | 435.00M |
| Share Repurchases | -4.00M | -29.00M | -2.00M | 0 | -432.00M | -41.00M | -943.00M | -1.23B | -803.00M | -151.00M | -31.00M | -774.00M |
| Debt Issued | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 750.00M | 950.00M | 0 | 0 | 350.00M | 165.00M | 889.00M |
| Debt Repaid | -258.00M | -1.05B | -187.00M | -1.00M | -749.00M | -958.00M | -28.00M | -29.00M | -378.00M | -187.00M | -346.00M | -648.00M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -259.00M | -1.06B | -187.00M | -10.00M | -1.17B | -250.00M | -13.00M | -1.25B | -1.17B | 23.00M | -201.00M | -524.00M |
| Net Change in Cash | 2.98B | 3.39B | 910.00M | 2.59B | -288.00M | 731.00M | -497.00M | -3.06B | -162.00M | 425.00M | -984.00M | 958.00M |
| Free Cash Flow | 3.42B | 4.17B | 224.00M | 1.15B | 1.58B | 1.38B | -741.00M | -1.13B | 1.99B | -607.00M | -6.00M | 885.00M |
This table shows 12 quarterly periods of Centene's cash flow statement, from Q2 2026 back to Q3 2023, across 13 line items including net income, depreciation & amortization, stock-based compensation. Values in USD; B = billions, M = millions. Fiscal periods follow CNC's reporting calendar. What is a cash flow statement?