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Total Debt for Centene (CNC)

As of · Reported

Metric

Latest period

$16.37B

YoY change

-3.4%

5Y CAGR

+0.5%

Peak year (2021)

$22.66B

Total Debt history chart for Centene (CNC) from 1998 to 2025

Latest: $18.78B

Total Debt growth chart for Centene (CNC) from 1998 to 2025

Latest: -3.4%

Total Debt history table for Centene (CNC) from 1998 to 2025

  • 2025$18.78B-3.4%
  • 2024$19.43B+2.9%
  • 2023$18.88B-11.5%
  • 2022$21.33B-5.9%
  • 2021$22.66B+23.7%
  • 2020$18.32B+26.2%
  • 2019$14.51B+117.0%
  • 2018$6.69B+42.3%
  • 2017$4.70B+0.9%
  • 2016$4.66B+281.2%
  • 2015$1.22B+38.9%
  • 2014$879.00M+31.4%
  • 2013$669.00M+24.2%
  • 2012$538.85M+53.3%
  • 2011$351.58M+6.3%
  • 2010$330.64M+7.4%
  • 2009$307.73M+16.2%
  • 2008$264.89M+27.7%
  • 2007$207.38M+18.1%
  • 2006$175.62M+90.0%
  • 2005$92.45M+94.8%
  • 2004$47.46M+479.1%
  • 2003$8.20M—
  • 2002$0.00—
  • 2001$0.00-100.0%
  • 2000$4.00M0.0%
  • 1999$4.00M0.0%
  • 1998$4.00M—

Total Debt values are taken from Centene's reported balance sheets (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.

About Total Debt at Centene (CNC)

According to Centene's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported total debt is $16.37B. Total debt is the sum of short-term and long-term interest-bearing borrowings on the balance sheet (notes, bonds, term loans, lease liabilities). Useful for leverage and refinancing risk — compare with cash on hand for net leverage, and total liabilities for the broader obligations picture.

Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .

Centene (CNC) most recent annual total debt stands at $18.78B (2025) – edged down 3.4% year-over-year.

Over 2020–2025 (5 years), Centene total debt expanded at a +0.5% compound annual rate, with mixed annual results across the window.

Across the available history, total debt reached its high of $22.66B in 2021 and its low of $0.00 in 2001.

Centene Total Debt by Year

Centene Total Debt 2025: $18.78B

In 2025, Centene reported total debt of $18.78B, edged down 3.4% below 2024.

Centene Total Debt 2024: $19.43B

Centene total debt in 2024 was $19.43B, edged up 2.9% from 2023.

Centene Total Debt 2023: $18.88B

2023's total debt for Centene came in at $18.88B, declined 11.5% below 2022.

Centene Total Debt 2022: $21.33B

Centene posted total debt of $21.33B in 2022, declined 5.9% below 2021.

Centene Total Debt 2021: $22.66B

Centene total debt in 2021 was $22.66B.

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