Q3 FY2026 · ended Sep 30, 2026 · Revenue $45.10B, +0.5% YoY · Filed Oct 27, 2026
Centene Corporation (CNC) files with the SEC under industry code 6324, Hospital & Medical Service Plans. In Q3 of fiscal 2026, the quarter ended Sep 30, 2026, it reported revenue of $45.1 billion and a net loss of $71.0 million. Free cash flow was -$3.9 billion. As of Sep 30, 2026 it held $38.4 billion in cash and investments and $15.5 billion in total debt.
Revenue
$45.10B
+0.5% vs year-ago quarter
Net income
$-71.00M
+98.9% vs year-ago quarter
Operating cash flow
$-3.67B
-370.6% vs year-ago quarter
Free cash flow
$-3.86B
-437.4% vs year-ago quarter
EPS
$-0.14
+99.0% vs year-ago quarter
Dividend per share
None
Shares outstanding
495.07M
+0.7% vs year-ago quarter
Net cash
$22.84B
Q3 FY2026
Operating margin
0.6%
TTM
Company profile
- Industry
- Hospital & Medical Service Plans (SIC 6324)
- Listed as
- CNC (NYSE)
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31
- Incorporated in
- DE
- Headquarters
- St Louis, MO
- SEC filer status
- Large accelerated filer
- SEC CIK
- 1071739
Other Hospital & Medical Service Plans companies
Key figures
Fiscal-year totals from the annual reports; switch to Annual for the full-year view. Balance sheet lines are as of each year end.
| Line | Q3 FY2026 Sep 30, 2026 |
Q2 FY2026 Jun 30, 2026 |
Q1 FY2026 Mar 31, 2026 |
Q4 FY2025 Dec 31, 2025 |
Q3 FY2025 Sep 30, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $45.1B | $44.4B | $44.7B | $44.7B | $44.9B |
| Operating income | -$307.0M | $1.2B | $1.9B | -$1.7B | -$7.0B |
| Net income | -$71.0M | $1.1B | $1.5B | -$1.1B | -$6.6B |
| Diluted EPS | -$0.14 | $2.19 | $3.11 | -$2.24 | -$13.50 |
| Operating cash flow | -$3.7B | $3.6B | $4.4B | $437.0M | $1.4B |
| Free cash flow | -$3.9B | $3.4B | $4.2B | $224.0M | $1.1B |
| Total assets | $79.3B | $83.0B | $81.2B | $76.7B | $82.1B |
| Total liabilities | $57.0B | $60.4B | $59.6B | $56.7B | $61.0B |
| Stockholders' equity | $22.2B | $22.6B | $21.4B | $20.0B | $20.9B |
| Cash and investments | $38.4B | $43.4B | $40.3B | $37.4B | $37.4B |
| Total debt | $15.5B | $16.1B | $16.4B | $18.3B | $17.6B |
Recent SEC filings
| Form | Description | Filed | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8-K |
Current report
Results of operations
|
Oct 27, 2026 | Oct 27, 2026 |
| 10-Q | Quarterly report | Oct 27, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 |
| 8-K |
Current report
Other events
|
Oct 8, 2026 | Oct 8, 2026 |
| 8-K |
Current report
Regulation FD disclosure
|
Sep 16, 2026 | Sep 16, 2026 |
| 8-K |
Current report
Officer or director change, Regulation FD disclosure
|
Aug 17, 2026 | Aug 12, 2026 |
| 8-K |
Current report
Other events
|
Jul 29, 2026 | Jul 29, 2026 |
All 1001 Centene Corporation SEC filings
Source: SEC EDGAR filings. This is company-reported data, not investment advice.