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Centene Corporation cash flow statement

In fiscal 2025, Centene Corporation's operations generated $5.09bn of cash; it spent $767m on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $4.32bn. It returned $475m through buybacks.

Cash flow statement

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Fiscal year2009Dec 20092010Dec 20102011Dec 20112012Dec 20122013Dec 20132014Dec 20142015Dec 20152016Dec 20162017Dec 20172018Dec 20182019Dec 20192020Dec 20202021Dec 20212022Dec 20222023Dec 20232024Dec 20242025Dec 2025LTMSept 2026
Cash from operations2481692622793821,2236581,8511,4891,2341,4835,5034,2056,2618,0531545,0884,724
Depreciation and amortisation4452586667891112783614956431,2591,3351,4301,2931,2411,275906
Stock-based pay15141825374871148135145177281203234216212204236
Capital spending241197482681031503064226757308699101,004799644767781
Free cash flow224501881973141,1205081,5451,0675597534,6343,2955,2577,254−4904,3213,943
Free cash flow after stock pay210371701722771,0724371,3979324145764,3533,0925,0237,038−7024,1173,707
Share buybacks63813192953636571756262973,0961,6333,12447559
Shares issued0105001500002,779028357044463734

Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Free cash flow after stock pay also subtracts stock-based compensation, a real cost to shareholders that the cash flow statement adds back. Dividends, buybacks and shares issued are cash amounts for the period.

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Figures from Centene Corporation's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 29, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Centene Corporation.