Centene total debt 1998–2026What is the debt to equity ratio? Debt to equity is a company's total debt divided by its shareholders' equity: how much it has borrowed for each dollar its owners have in the business.
Centene's total debt was 15.54B USD on 30 September 2026, down 11.6% on a year before. At the end of fiscal year 2025 it was 18.16B USD.
Last updated 12 Nov 2026 · Next report 5 Feb 2027
Total debt
Growth
| Fiscal year | Period ending | Total debt | Growth | Cash and short-term investments | Net cash | Debt to equity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest quarter | 30 Sept 2026 | 15.54B | -11.61% | 23.59B | 8.04B | 0.70 |
| FY2025 | 31 Dec 2025 | 18.16B | -6.52% | 20.32B | 2.16B | 0.91 |
| FY2024 | 31 Dec 2024 | 19.43B | +2.92% | 16.69B | -2.74B | 0.74 |
| FY2023 | 31 Dec 2023 | 18.88B | -11.51% | 19.65B | 775.00M | 0.73 |
| FY2022 | 31 Dec 2022 | 21.33B | -5.86% | 14.40B | -6.94B | 0.89 |
| FY2021 | 31 Dec 2021 | 22.66B | +23.72% | 14.66B | -8.00B | 0.85 |
| FY2020 | 31 Dec 2020 | 18.32B | +26.25% | 12.38B | -5.94B | 0.71 |
| FY2019 | 31 Dec 2019 | 14.51B | +117.01% | 12.99B | -1.52B | 1.16 |
| FY2018 | 31 Dec 2018 | 6.69B | +42.29% | 6.06B | -622.00M | 0.61 |
| FY2017 | 31 Dec 2017 | 4.70B | +0.95% | 4.60B | -96.00M | 0.69 |
| FY2016 | 31 Dec 2016 | 4.66B | +281.24% | 4.44B | -220.00M | 0.79 |
| FY2015 | 31 Dec 2015 | 1.22B | +38.91% | 1.94B | 715.00M | 0.57 |
| FY2014 | 31 Dec 2014 | 879.00M | +31.39% | 1.79B | 908.00M | 0.50 |
| FY2013 | 31 Dec 2013 | 669.00M | +24.15% | 1.14B | 471.20M | 0.54 |
| FY2012 | 31 Dec 2012 | 538.85M | +53.27% | 983.07M | 444.22M | 0.57 |
| FY2011 | 31 Dec 2011 | 351.58M | +6.33% | 704.20M | 352.62M | 0.38 |
| FY2010 | 31 Dec 2010 | 330.64M | +7.44% | 455.51M | 124.87M | 0.42 |
| FY2009 | 31 Dec 2009 | 307.73M | +16.17% | 443.31M | 135.58M | 0.51 |
| FY2008 | 31 Dec 2008 | 264.89M | +27.73% | 488.49M | 223.60M | 0.53 |
| FY2007 | 31 Dec 2007 | 207.38M | +18.08% | 314.85M | 107.48M | 0.50 |
| FY2006 | 31 Dec 2006 | 175.62M | +89.96% | 337.97M | 162.35M | 0.54 |
| FY2005 | 31 Dec 2005 | 92.45M | +94.80% | 204.06M | 111.61M | 0.26 |
| FY2004 | 31 Dec 2004 | 47.46M | +479.12% | 178.39M | 130.93M | 0.17 |
| FY2003 | 31 Dec 2003 | 8.20M | — | 79.51M | 71.31M | 0.04 |
| FY2002 | 31 Dec 2002 | 0.00 | — | 69.23M | 69.23M | 0.00 |
| FY2001 | 31 Dec 2001 | 0.00 | -100.00% | 90.04M | 90.04M | 0.00 |
| FY2000 | 31 Dec 2000 | 4.00M | 0.00% | 26.42M | 22.42M | — |
| FY1999 | 31 Dec 1999 | 4.00M | 0.00% | 0.00 | -4.00M | — |
| FY1998 | 31 Dec 1998 | 4.00M | — | 0.00 | -4.00M | — |
| Quarter | Period ending | Total debt | Growth on a year before | Cash and short-term investments | Net cash | Debt to equity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 FY2026 | 30 Sept 2026 | 15.54B | -11.61% | 23.59B | 8.04B | 0.70 |
| Q2 FY2026 | 30 Jun 2026 | 16.11B | -8.37% | 27.06B | 10.95B | 0.71 |
| Q1 FY2026 | 31 Mar 2026 | 16.37B | -10.64% | 23.74B | 7.37B | 0.76 |
| Q4 FY2025 | 31 Dec 2025 | 18.16B | -6.52% | 20.32B | 2.16B | 0.91 |
| Q3 FY2025 | 30 Sept 2025 | 17.58B | -0.12% | 19.24B | 1.65B | 0.84 |
| Q2 FY2025 | 30 Jun 2025 | 17.58B | -0.29% | 17.28B | -296.00M | 0.64 |
| Q1 FY2025 | 31 Mar 2025 | 18.32B | +1.78% | 17.29B | -1.03B | 0.66 |
| Q4 FY2024 | 31 Dec 2024 | 19.43B | +2.92% | 16.69B | -2.74B | 0.74 |
| Q3 FY2024 | 30 Sept 2024 | 17.61B | -7.86% | 17.57B | -36.00M | 0.64 |
| Q2 FY2024 | 30 Jun 2024 | 17.63B | -17.44% | 20.21B | 2.59B | 0.64 |
| Q1 FY2024 | 31 Mar 2024 | 18.00B | -16.82% | 19.67B | 1.67B | 0.67 |
| Q4 FY2023 | 31 Dec 2023 | 18.88B | -11.51% | 19.65B | 775.00M | 0.73 |
| Q3 FY2023 | 30 Sept 2023 | 19.11B | -11.39% | 20.43B | 1.32B | 0.76 |
| Q2 FY2023 | 30 Jun 2023 | 21.35B | -3.94% | 19.38B | -1.97B | 0.83 |
| Q1 FY2023 | 31 Mar 2023 | 21.64B | -4.53% | 17.99B | -3.65B | 0.86 |
| Q4 FY2022 | 31 Dec 2022 | 21.33B | -5.86% | 14.40B | -6.94B | 0.89 |
| Q3 FY2022 | 30 Sept 2022 | 21.56B | -5.00% | 17.18B | -4.39B | 0.85 |
| Q2 FY2022 | 30 Jun 2022 | 22.23B | +21.38% | 15.23B | -7.00B | 0.85 |
| Q1 FY2022 | 31 Mar 2022 | 22.67B | +23.69% | 12.91B | -9.76B | 0.83 |
| Q4 FY2021 | 31 Dec 2021 | 22.66B | +23.72% | 14.66B | -8.00B | 0.85 |
| Q3 FY2021 | 30 Sept 2021 | 22.70B | +25.67% | 14.94B | -7.76B | 0.86 |
| Q2 FY2021 | 30 Jun 2021 | 18.31B | +8.92% | 12.58B | -5.73B | 0.71 |
| Q1 FY2021 | 31 Mar 2021 | 18.33B | +6.07% | 11.29B | -7.04B | 0.70 |
| Q4 FY2020 | 31 Dec 2020 | 18.32B | +26.25% | 12.38B | -5.94B | 0.71 |
| Q3 FY2020 | 30 Sept 2020 | 18.06B | +156.54% | 13.70B | -4.37B | 0.70 |
| Q2 FY2020 | 30 Jun 2020 | 16.81B | +135.69% | 14.36B | -2.46B | 0.67 |
| Q1 FY2020 | 31 Mar 2020 | 17.28B | +153.54% | 10.69B | -6.59B | 0.73 |
| Q4 FY2019 | 31 Dec 2019 | 14.51B | +117.01% | 12.99B | -1.52B | 1.16 |
| Q3 FY2019 | 30 Sept 2019 | 7.04B | +10.31% | 7.02B | -22.00M | 0.57 |
| Q2 FY2019 | 30 Jun 2019 | 7.13B | +13.62% | 7.64B | 506.00M | 0.59 |
| Q1 FY2019 | 31 Mar 2019 | 6.82B | +31.67% | 7.04B | 227.00M | 0.59 |
| Q4 FY2018 | 31 Dec 2018 | 6.69B | +42.29% | 6.06B | -622.00M | 0.61 |
| Q3 FY2018 | 30 Sept 2018 | 6.38B | +35.20% | 7.44B | 1.06B | 0.60 |
| Q2 FY2018 | 30 Jun 2018 | 6.28B | +33.03% | 7.31B | 1.03B | 0.59 |
| Q1 FY2018 | 31 Mar 2018 | 5.18B | +11.38% | 6.18B | 999.00M | 0.69 |
| Q4 FY2017 | 31 Dec 2017 | 4.70B | +0.95% | 4.60B | -96.00M | 0.69 |
| Q3 FY2017 | 30 Sept 2017 | 4.72B | +2.88% | 4.88B | 155.00M | 0.71 |
| Q2 FY2017 | 30 Jun 2017 | 4.72B | +5.03% | 5.01B | 291.00M | 0.74 |
| Q1 FY2017 | 31 Mar 2017 | 4.65B | +8.57% | 5.56B | 917.00M | 0.77 |
| Q4 FY2016 | 31 Dec 2016 | 4.66B | +281.24% | 4.44B | -220.00M | 0.79 |
| Q3 FY2016 | 30 Sept 2016 | 4.59B | +258.24% | 3.39B | -1.20B | 0.80 |
| Q2 FY2016 | 30 Jun 2016 | 4.49B | +292.83% | 3.15B | -1.34B | 0.81 |
| Q1 FY2016 | 31 Mar 2016 | 4.28B | +279.43% | 3.71B | -575.00M | 0.81 |
| Q4 FY2015 | 31 Dec 2015 | 1.22B | +38.91% | 1.94B | 715.00M | 0.57 |
| Q3 FY2015 | 30 Sept 2015 | 1.28B | +34.16% | 1.83B | 546.00M | 0.62 |
| Q2 FY2015 | 30 Jun 2015 | 1.14B | +28.39% | 2.11B | 963.00M | 0.59 |
| Q1 FY2015 | 31 Mar 2015 | 1.13B | +38.05% | 1.82B | 689.00M | 0.61 |
| Q4 FY2014 | 31 Dec 2014 | 879.00M | +31.39% | 1.79B | 908.00M | 0.50 |
| Q3 FY2014 | 30 Sept 2014 | 954.85M | +83.28% | 1.75B | 795.11M | 0.58 |
| Q2 FY2014 | 30 Jun 2014 | 891.03M | +61.56% | 1.39B | 495.12M | 0.60 |
| Q1 FY2014 | 31 Mar 2014 | 817.08M | +52.40% | 1.37B | 553.41M | 0.58 |
| Q4 FY2013 | 31 Dec 2013 | 669.00M | +24.15% | 1.14B | 471.20M | 0.54 |
| Q3 FY2013 | 30 Sept 2013 | 520.98M | +31.79% | 863.91M | 342.94M | 0.44 |
| Q2 FY2013 | 30 Jun 2013 | 551.50M | +34.92% | 820.04M | 268.54M | 0.49 |
| Q1 FY2013 | 31 Mar 2013 | 536.15M | +53.01% | 876.90M | 340.75M | 0.54 |
| Q4 FY2012 | 31 Dec 2012 | 538.85M | +53.27% | 983.07M | 444.22M | 0.57 |
| Q3 FY2012 | 30 Sept 2012 | 395.31M | +12.53% | 936.54M | 541.23M | 0.41 |
| Q2 FY2012 | 30 Jun 2012 | 408.76M | +20.35% | 574.44M | 165.68M | 0.43 |
| Q1 FY2012 | 31 Mar 2012 | 350.40M | +14.75% | 559.22M | 208.82M | 0.36 |
| Q4 FY2011 | 31 Dec 2011 | 351.58M | +6.33% | 704.20M | 352.62M | 0.38 |
| Q3 FY2011 | 30 Sept 2011 | 351.30M | +32.98% | 558.00M | 206.71M | 0.39 |
| Q2 FY2011 | 30 Jun 2011 | 339.64M | -52.04% | 553.26M | 213.62M | 0.39 |
| Q1 FY2011 | 31 Mar 2011 | 305.36M | -54.93% | 544.74M | 239.38M | 0.37 |
| Q4 FY2010 | 31 Dec 2010 | 330.64M | +7.44% | 455.51M | 124.87M | 0.42 |
| Q3 FY2010 | 30 Sept 2010 | 264.18M | -4.74% | 428.52M | 164.35M | 0.33 |
| Q2 FY2010 | 30 Jun 2010 | 708.17M | +3.60% | 295.26M | -412.91M | 0.93 |
| Q1 FY2010 | 31 Mar 2010 | 677.55M | +2.22% | 390.31M | -287.24M | 0.92 |
| Q4 FY2009 | 31 Dec 2009 | 307.73M | +16.17% | 443.31M | 135.58M | 0.51 |
| Q3 FY2009 | 30 Sept 2009 | 277.33M | +10.94% | 439.67M | 162.34M | 0.48 |
| Q2 FY2009 | 30 Jun 2009 | 683.54M | +207.77% | 445.72M | -237.83M | 1.25 |
| Q1 FY2009 | 31 Mar 2009 | 662.84M | +206.54% | 417.63M | -245.21M | 1.26 |
| Q4 FY2008 | 31 Dec 2008 | 264.89M | +27.73% | 488.49M | 223.60M | 0.53 |
| Q3 FY2008 | 30 Sept 2008 | 249.97M | +23.66% | 435.66M | 185.69M | 0.52 |
| Q2 FY2008 | 30 Jun 2008 | 222.10M | +10.42% | 427.01M | 204.92M | 0.48 |
| Q1 FY2008 | 31 Mar 2008 | 216.23M | +7.38% | 324.77M | 108.54M | 0.49 |
| Q4 FY2007 | 31 Dec 2007 | 207.38M | +18.08% | 314.85M | 107.48M | 0.50 |
| Q3 FY2007 | 30 Sept 2007 | 202.14M | +19.28% | 323.14M | 121.01M | 0.49 |
| Q2 FY2007 | 30 Jun 2007 | 201.13M | +21.53% | 279.80M | 78.67M | 0.51 |
| Q1 FY2007 | 31 Mar 2007 | 201.37M | +51.80% | 354.96M | 153.59M | 0.55 |
| Q4 FY2006 | 31 Dec 2006 | 175.62M | +89.96% | 337.97M | 162.35M | 0.54 |
| Q3 FY2006 | 30 Sept 2006 | 169.46M | +92.27% | 414.54M | 245.08M | 0.55 |
| Q2 FY2006 | 30 Jun 2006 | 165.50M | +210.98% | 208.14M | 42.64M | 0.44 |
| Q1 FY2006 | 31 Mar 2006 | 132.65M | +206.09% | 189.68M | 57.03M | 0.36 |
| Q4 FY2005 | 31 Dec 2005 | 92.45M | +94.80% | 204.06M | 111.61M | 0.26 |
| Q3 FY2005 | 30 Sept 2005 | 88.14M | +1,046.41% | 180.07M | 91.93M | 0.26 |
| Q2 FY2005 | 30 Jun 2005 | 53.22M | +585.79% | 130.94M | 77.72M | 0.17 |
| Q1 FY2005 | 31 Mar 2005 | 43.34M | +453.35% | 192.56M | 149.23M | 0.15 |
| Q4 FY2004 | 31 Dec 2004 | 47.46M | +479.12% | 178.39M | 130.93M | 0.17 |
| Q3 FY2004 | 30 Sept 2004 | 7.69M | -10.16% | 132.26M | 124.57M | 0.03 |
| Q2 FY2004 | 30 Jun 2004 | 7.76M | — | 277.38M | 269.62M | 0.03 |
| Q1 FY2004 | 31 Mar 2004 | 7.83M | — | 288.72M | 280.89M | 0.03 |
| Q4 FY2003 | 31 Dec 2003 | 8.20M | — | 79.51M | 71.31M | 0.04 |
| Q3 FY2003 | 30 Sept 2003 | 8.56M | — | 238.25M | 229.69M | 0.04 |
| Q2 FY2003 | 30 Jun 2003 | 0.00 | — | 149.32M | 149.32M | 0.00 |
| Q1 FY2003 | 31 Mar 2003 | 0.00 | — | 155.88M | 155.88M | 0.00 |
| Q4 FY2002 | 31 Dec 2002 | 0.00 | — | 69.23M | 69.23M | 0.00 |
| Q3 FY2002 | 30 Sept 2002 | 0.00 | — | 142.87M | 142.87M | 0.00 |
| Q2 FY2002 | 30 Jun 2002 | 0.00 | — | 129.22M | 129.22M | 0.00 |
| Q1 FY2002 | 31 Mar 2002 | 0.00 | — | 112.15M | 112.15M | 0.00 |
Figures in USD at the end of each period. Net cash is cash and short-term investments less total debt; book value per share is on the diluted share count. The latest column is the most recent quarter.
Total debt counts commercial paper, term debt and lease liabilities.
See also:Revenue,Net income,EPS,Shares outstanding,Operating income,Cash on hand,Free cash flow,Stock buybacks,Balance sheet
Common questions about Centene's debt
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