CENTENE CORPORATION Cash Flow Breakdown
Cash flow breakdown shows where CENTENE CORPORATION's cash came from and where it went: from running the business, from investing (buying or selling equipment, companies and investments) and from financing (borrowing, paying back loans, buying back shares, paying dividends). One row per year or quarter. A minus sign means cash went out. Financing is shown line by line: buybacks, dividends, debt paid back, new debt and the rest. All amounts are the filed figures for that period.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31: from running the business, $5.09B came in.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31: from investing, $472.00M came in.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31: from financing, $1.62B went out.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31: change in cash, $3.94B came in.
A minus sign means cash went out. * = worked out from the filed year-to-date figures (hover to see how); greyed = already counted inside another line.
Each year (12 month)
| Fiscal year end | Running the business | From investing | Buybacks | Debt paid back | New debt | New shares sold | Other | Not split out | Change in cash |
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| 2025-12-31 | $5.09B | $472.00M | -$475.00M | -$1.90B | $750.00M | $37.00M | -$19.00M | -$19.00M* | $3.94B |
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| 2024-12-31 | $154.00M | -$1.05B | -$3.12B | -$622.00M* | $1.30B | $46.00M | -$6.00M | | -$3.30B |
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| 2023-12-31 | $8.05B | -$1.19B | -$1.63B | -$2.32B* | $2.33B | $44.00M | $0.00 | -$88.00M* | $5.17B |
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| 2022-12-31 | $6.26B | -$2.92B | -$3.10B | -$1.50B* | $360.00M | $70.00M | -$27.00M | | -$868.00M |
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| 2021-12-31 | $4.21B | -$3.30B | -$297.00M | -$7.59B* | $9.27B | $35.00M | $20.00M | -$72.00M* | $2.26B |
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| 2020-12-31 | $5.50B | -$6.96B | -$626.00M | -$4.15B* | $5.11B | $28.00M | $19.00M | -$120.00M* | -$1.17B |
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| 2019-12-31 | $1.48B | -$1.53B | -$75.00M | -$17.83B* | $24.72B | $0.00 | $37.00M | -$25.00M* | $6.78B |
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| 2018-12-31 | $1.23B | -$4.58B | -$71.00M | -$4.08B* | $6.08B | $2.78B | -$65.00M | -$25.00M* | $1.26B |
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| 2017-12-31 | $1.49B | -$1.25B | -$65.00M | -$1.35B* | $1.40B | $0.00 | $5.00M | -$69.00M* | $153.00M |
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| 2016-12-31 | $1.85B | -$2.47B | -$63.00M | -$6.08B | $8.95B | $0.00 | $0.00 | -$90.00M* | $2.10B |
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| 2015-12-31 | $658.00M | -$813.00M | -$53.00M | -$1.58B | $1.93B | | $20.00M | -$4.00M* | $150.00M |
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| 2014-12-31 | $1.22B | -$848.00M | -$29.00M | -$1.67B | $1.88B | | $33.00M | -$7.00M* | $572.00M |
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| 2013-12-31 | $382.00M | -$342.00M | -$19.00M* | -$41.00M | $180.00M | $9.00M | $6.00M | | $194.00M |
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| 2012-12-31 | $279.00M | -$188.00M | -$13.00M | -$218.00M | $400.00M | $16.00M | $11.00M | -$17.00M* | $270.00M |
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| 2011-12-31 | $261.70M | -$129.08M | -$7.81M | -$416.28M | $419.18M | $15.81M | $4.43M | -$8.43M* | $139.53M |
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| 2010-12-31 | $168.93M | -$210.61M | -$3.22M | -$195.73M | $218.54M | $3.42M | $963.00K | $48.12M* | $30.41M |
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| 2009-12-31 | $248.19M | -$270.09M | -$6.30M | -$616.22M | $659.06M | $2.37M | $53.00K | $7.59M* | $24.65M |
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| 2008-12-31 | $221.98M | -$153.92M | -$23.51M | -$178.49M | $236.00M | $5.35M | $3.10M | | $110.52M |
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Each quarter (3 month)
| Quarter end | Running the business | From investing | Buybacks | Debt paid back | New debt | New shares sold | Other | Not split out | Change in cash |
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| 2026-06-30 | $3.59B* | -$353.00M* | -$4.00M* | -$258.00M* | $0.00* | $8.00M* | -$5.00M* | | |
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| 2026-03-31 | $4.37B | $89.00M | -$29.00M | -$1.05B | $0.00 | $10.00M | $2.00M | | $3.39B |
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| 2025-12-31 | $437.00M* | $660.00M* | -$2.00M* | -$187.00M* | $0.00* | $8.00M* | -$6.00M* | | |
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| 2025-09-30 | $1.36B* | $1.24B* | $0.00* | -$1.00M* | $0.00* | $11.00M* | -$1.00M* | -$19.00M* | |
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| 2025-06-30 | $1.78B* | -$899.00M* | -$432.00M* | -$749.00M* | $0.00* | $8.00M* | -$1.00M* | | |
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| 2025-03-31 | $1.51B | -$529.00M | -$41.00M | -$958.00M | $750.00M | $10.00M | -$11.00M | | $731.00M |
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| 2024-12-31 | -$587.00M* | $102.00M* | -$943.00M* | -$28.00M* | $950.00M* | $9.00M* | -$1.00M* | | |
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| 2024-09-30 | -$978.00M* | -$839.00M* | -$1.23B* | -$29.00M* | $0.00* | $12.00M* | -$1.00M* | | |
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| 2024-06-30 | $2.17B* | -$1.17B* | -$803.00M* | -$378.00M* | $0.00* | $11.00M* | -$1.00M* | | |
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| 2024-03-31 | -$456.00M | $852.00M | -$151.00M | -$187.00M | $350.00M | $14.00M | -$3.00M | | $425.00M |
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| 2023-12-31 | $217.00M* | -$949.00M* | -$31.00M* | -$346.00M* | $165.00M* | $12.00M* | $0.00* | -$1.00M* | |
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| 2023-09-30 | $1.02B* | $435.00M* | -$774.00M* | -$648.00M* | $889.00M* | $11.00M* | $0.00* | -$2.00M* | |
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| 2023-06-30 | $2.55B* | -$424.00M* | -$405.00M* | -$1.32B* | $994.00M* | $9.00M* | $1.00M* | -$27.00M* | |
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| 2023-03-31 | $4.27B | -$253.00M | -$423.00M | $0.00* | $287.00M | $12.00M | -$1.00M | -$58.00M* | $3.83B |
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| 2022-12-31 | -$1.58B* | $221.00M* | -$1.43B* | -$288.00M* | $3.00M* | $8.00M* | -$22.00M* | | |
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| 2022-09-30 | $3.33B* | $3.00M* | -$1.24B* | -$289.00M* | $26.00M* | $24.00M* | $1.00M* | | |
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| 2022-06-30 | $3.35B* | -$744.00M* | -$349.00M* | -$374.00M* | $231.00M* | $11.00M* | -$5.00M* | | |
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| 2022-03-31 | $1.15B | -$2.40B | -$71.00M | -$553.00M* | $100.00M | $27.00M | -$1.00M | | -$1.72B |
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| 2021-12-31 | $675.00M* | -$857.00M* | -$248.00M* | -$23.00M* | $20.00M* | | -$19.00M* | $35.00M* | |
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| 2021-09-30 | $1.80B* | -$1.02B* | -$16.00M* | -$5.16B* | $6.85B* | | $15.00M* | -$44.00M* | |
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| 2021-06-30 | $1.69B* | -$813.00M* | -$4.00M* | -$58.00M* | $81.00M* | | $9.00M* | -$1.00M* | |
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| 2021-03-31 | $43.00M | -$607.00M | -$29.00M | -$2.35B* | $2.32B | | $15.00M | -$27.00M* | -$653.00M |
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| 2020-12-31 | $2.98B* | -$4.25B* | -$56.00M* | -$2.47B* | $2.42B* | | -$16.00M* | $2.00M* | |
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| 2020-09-30 | -$952.00M* | $332.00M* | -$9.00M* | -$56.00M* | $57.00M* | | $13.00M* | -$1.00M* | |
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| 2020-06-30 | $3.71B* | $240.00M* | -$3.00M* | -$559.00M* | $88.00M* | | $15.00M* | -$1.00M* | |
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| 2020-03-31 | -$240.00M | -$3.27B | -$558.00M | -$1.06B* | $2.54B | | $7.00M | -$92.00M* | -$2.67B |
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| 2019-12-31 | -$651.00M* | -$144.00M* | -$34.00M* | -$5.53B* | $12.27B* | $0.00* | $25.00M* | -$19.00M* | |
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| 2019-09-30 | -$99.00M* | -$459.00M* | -$4.00M* | -$6.94B* | $6.84B* | $0.00* | $3.00M* | -$6.00M* | |
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| 2019-06-30 | $917.00M* | -$556.00M* | -$2.00M* | -$4.43B* | $4.60B* | | $7.00M* | | |
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| 2019-03-31 | $1.32B | -$373.00M | -$35.00M | -$927.00M* | $1.02B | | $2.00M | | $1.00B |
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| 2018-12-31 | -$634.00M* | -$1.02B* | -$54.00M* | -$391.00M* | $597.00M* | $0.00* | -$63.00M* | | |
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| 2018-09-30 | $548.00M* | -$2.31B* | -$4.00M* | -$221.00M* | $334.00M* | -$1.00M* | -$1.00M* | -$25.00M* | |
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| 2018-06-30 | -$526.00M* | -$489.00M* | -$4.00M* | -$1.98B* | $3.13B* | | $1.00M* | $2.72B* | |
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| 2018-03-31 | $1.85B | -$764.00M | -$9.00M | -$1.49B | $2.02B | | -$2.00M | | $1.59B |
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| 2017-12-31 | $450.00M* | -$568.00M* | -$47.00M* | -$229.00M* | $230.00M* | $0.00* | $3.00M* | -$36.00M* | -$209.00M* |
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| 2017-09-30 | $97.00M* | -$202.00M* | -$3.00M* | -$362.00M* | $360.00M* | $0.00* | -$4.00M* | -$33.00M* | -$144.00M* |
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| 2017-06-30 | -$306.00M* | -$161.00M* | -$2.00M* | -$202.00M* | $250.00M* | | $3.00M* | | -$414.00M* |
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| 2017-03-31 | $1.25B | -$323.00M | -$13.00M | -$560.00M | $560.00M | | $3.00M | | $909.00M |
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| 2016-12-31 | $1.59B* | -$837.00M* | -$34.00M* | -$1.82B* | $1.99B* | | $3.00M* | -$17.00M* | $948.00M* |
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| 2016-09-30 | $482.00M* | -$313.00M* | -$2.00M* | -$1.13B* | $1.25B* | | $6.00M* | -$14.00M* | $272.00M* |
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| 2016-06-30 | -$419.00M* | -$483.00M* | -$5.00M* | -$1.74B* | $1.92B* | | $4.00M* | -$8.00M* | -$726.00M* |
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| 2016-03-31 | $196.00M | -$836.00M | -$22.00M | -$1.39B | $3.79B | | -$13.00M | -$51.00M* | $1.68B |
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| 2015-12-31 | $201.00M* | -$44.00M* | -$44.00M* | -$673.00M* | $620.00M* | $8.00M* | $53.00M* | -$26.00M* | $95.00M* |
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| 2015-09-30 | $62.00M* | -$470.00M* | -$2.00M* | -$431.00M* | $555.00M* | $2.00M* | -$15.00M* | -$3.00M* | -$302.00M* |
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| 2015-06-30 | $350.00M* | -$74.00M* | -$3.00M* | -$226.00M* | $250.00M* | $1.00M* | $7.00M* | -$4.00M* | $301.00M* |
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| 2015-03-31 | $45.00M | -$225.00M | -$4.00M | -$253.00M | $500.00M | | -$3.00M | -$4.00M* | $56.00M |
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| 2014-12-31 | $370.00M* | -$267.00M* | -$23.00M* | -$556.00M* | $490.00M* | $2.00M* | $12.00M* | | $27.00M* |
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| 2014-09-30 | $441.00M* | -$191.00M* | -$1.00M* | -$173.00M* | $240.00M* | $2.00M* | $6.00M* | | $324.00M* |
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| 2014-06-30 | $160.00M* | -$240.00M* | -$3.00M* | -$426.00M* | $500.00M* | $2.00M* | $1.00M* | -$6.00M* | -$12.00M* |
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| 2014-03-31 | $252.00M | -$150.00M | -$2.00M | -$519.00M | $645.00M | $2.00M | $0.00 | $5.00M* | $233.00M |
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| 2013-12-31 | $170.33M* | -$17.86M* | -$13.32M* | -$158.00K* | $150.00M* | $1.33M* | $4.86M* | $1.50M* | $296.67M* |
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| 2013-09-30 | $130.73M* | -$48.63M* | -$4.57M* | -$30.72M* | $0.00* | $3.81M* | $27.00K* | $1.93M* | $52.57M* |
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| 2013-06-30 | $37.95M* | -$119.23M* | -$540.00K* | -$9.34M* | $30.00M* | $2.46M* | $598.00K* | $16.03M* | -$42.08M* |
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| 2013-03-31 | $42.99M | -$156.28M | -$565.00K | -$776.00K | $0.00 | $1.41M | $515.00K | | -$113.16M |
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| 2012-12-31 | -$28.28M* | -$49.45M* | -$10.85M* | -$40.58M* | $185.00M* | $4.31M* | $4.95M* | -$18.03M* | $47.08M* |
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| 2012-09-30 | $317.18M* | $72.07M* | -$363.00K* | -$155.82M* | $140.00M* | $1.37M* | $239.00K* | | $374.73M* |
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| 2012-06-30 | $22.20M* | -$89.77M* | -$282.00K* | -$20.81M* | | $1.24M* | $338.00K* | $75.98M* | -$11.10M* |
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| 2012-03-31 | -$32.10M | -$120.85M | -$1.51M | -$795.00K | | $9.08M | $5.47M | | -$140.70M |
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| 2011-12-31 | $172.02M* | -$47.92M* | -$6.53M* | -$808.00K* | $0.00* | $2.23M* | $2.80M* | | $122.04M* |
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| 2011-09-30 | $36.52M* | -$60.04M* | -$251.00K* | -$780.00K* | $0.00* | $1.32M* | $263.00K* | | -$22.79M* |
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| 2011-06-30 | -$40.84M* | -$9.13M* | -$627.00K* | -$262.12M* | $291.88M* | $5.75M* | $237.00K* | -$2.75M* | -$17.59M* |
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| 2011-03-31 | $93.99M | -$11.98M | -$402.00K | -$152.58M | $127.30M | $6.52M* | $1.13M | | $57.88M |
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| 2010-12-31 | $194.63M* | -$174.62M* | -$2.51M* | -$98.26M* | $164.73M* | $1.02M* | $539.00K* | -$49.03M* | $36.50M* |
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| 2010-09-30 | $72.56M* | $50.05M* | -$146.00K* | -$274.00K* | $11.65M* | $635.00K* | $129.00K* | -$2.55M* | $132.07M* |
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| 2010-06-30 | -$59.76M* | -$44.88M* | -$88.00K* | -$57.00K* | $20.13M* | $1.24M* | $199.00K* | | -$84.49M* |
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| 2010-03-31 | -$38.50M | -$41.16M | -$480.00K | -$97.14M | $22.03M | $519.00K | $96.00K | $100.97M* | -$53.66M |
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| 2009-12-31 | $71.22M* | -$95.41M* | -$765.00K* | -$160.16M* | $190.56M* | $648.00K* | $10.00K* | $3.67M* | $9.77M* |
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| 2009-09-30 | $114.86M* | -$99.49M* | -$92.00K* | -$191.92M* | $180.50M* | $608.00K* | $28.00K* | $4.99M* | $9.48M* |
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