NYSE:CNC | Free Cash Flow | CENTENE CORP

Free cash flow is operating cash flow less capital expenditure. FCF / net income requires positive matching-period earnings.

Available history
2008-12-31 to 2026-03-31
Data captured

Historical Free Cash Flow

DateOperating cash flowCapital expenditureFree cash flowFCF / net income
2026-03-31$4.37B$200M$4.17B270.34%
2025-12-31$437M$213M$224M
2025-03-31$1.51B$135M$1.38B104.88%
2024-12-31-$587M$154M-$741M-261.84%
2024-03-31-$456M$151M-$607M-52.19%
2023-12-31$217M$223M-$6M-13.33%
2023-03-31$4.27B$225M$4.04B357.88%
2022-12-31-$1.58B$233M-$1.81B
2022-03-31$1.15B$242M$909M107.07%
2021-12-31$675M$248M$427M71.29%
2021-03-31$43M$187M-$144M-20.60%
2020-12-31$2.98B$206M$2.78B
2020-03-31-$240M$177M-$417M-906.52%
2019-12-31-$651M$200M-$851M-407.18%
2019-03-31$1.32B$176M$1.14B218.39%
2018-12-31-$634M$186M-$820M-340.25%
2018-03-31$1.85B$218M$1.63B478.82%
2017-12-31$450M$121M$329M143.04%
2017-03-31$1.25B$83M$1.17B838.13%
2016-12-31$1.59B$95M$1.5B573.56%
2016-03-31$196M$45M$151M
2015-12-31$201M$49M$152M136.94%
2015-03-31$45M$27M$18M28.57%
2014-12-31$370M$34M$336M314.02%
2014-03-31$252M$18M$234M709.09%
2013-12-31$170.33M$21.62M$148.71M279.85%
2013-03-31$42.99M$10.65M$32.34M140.59%
2012-12-31-$28.28M$11.4M-$39.68M-431.22%
2012-03-31-$32.1M$14.98M-$47.08M-196.33%
2011-12-31$172.02M$16.77M$155.25M515.59%
2011-03-31$93.99M$16.88M$77.11M324.74%
2010-12-31$194.63M$68.2M$126.42M497.74%
2010-03-31-$38.5M$12.52M-$51.02M-212.57%
2009-12-31$71.22M-$18.98M$52.24M220.30%

Annual Free Cash Flow

DateOperating cash flowCapital expenditureFree cash flowFCF / net income
2025-12-31$5.09B$767M$4.32B
2024-12-31$154M$644M-$490M-14.83%
2023-12-31$8.05B$799M$7.25B268.47%
2022-12-31$6.26B$1B$5.26B437.35%
2021-12-31$4.21B$910M$3.3B244.62%
2020-12-31$5.5B$869M$4.63B256.31%
2019-12-31$1.48B$730M$753M57.00%
2018-12-31$1.23B$675M$559M62.11%
2017-12-31$1.49B$422M$1.07B128.86%
2016-12-31$1.85B$306M$1.55B274.91%
2015-12-31$658M$150M$508M143.10%
2014-12-31$1.22B$103M$1.12B413.28%
2013-12-31$382M$68M$314M190.30%
2012-12-31$279M$82M$197M9850.00%
2011-12-31$261.7M$73.71M$187.99M169.03%
2010-12-31$168.93M$118.56M$50.38M53.12%
2009-12-31$248.2M$23.72M$224.47M268.28%
2008-12-31$221.98M$65.16M$156.82M187.82%