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CENTENE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (In millions, unaudited) |
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Three Months Ended March 31, |
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2026 |
2025 |
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Cash flows from operating activities: |
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Net earnings |
$ 1,539 |
$ 1,314 |
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Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities |
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Depreciation and amortization |
300 |
314 |
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Stock compensation expense |
67 |
59 |
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Loss on debt extinguishment |
5 |
— |
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Deferred income taxes |
(53) |
(27) |
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Loss on divestitures |
— |
10 |
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Changes in assets and liabilities |
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Premium and trade receivables |
(1,353) |
(2,684) |
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Other assets |
(188) |
(669) |
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Medical claims liabilities |
95 |
1,603 |
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Unearned revenue |
217 |
208 |
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Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
2,905 |
563 |
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Other long-term liabilities |
849 |
814 |
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Other operating activities, net |
(17) |
5 |
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Net cash provided by operating activities |
4,366 |
1,510 |
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Cash flows from investing activities: |
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Capital expenditures |
(200) |
(135) |
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Purchases of investments |
(987) |
(1,630) |
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Sales and maturities of investments |
1,276 |
1,236 |
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Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities |
89 |
(529) |
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Cash flows from financing activities: |
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Proceeds from long-term debt |
— |
750 |
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Payments and repurchases of long-term debt |
(1,046) |
(958) |
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Common stock repurchases |
(29) |
(41) |
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Proceeds from common stock issuances |
10 |
10 |
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Other financing activities, net |
2 |
(11) |
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Net cash (used in) financing activities |
(1,063) |
(250) |
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Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents |
3,392 |
731 |
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Cash and cash equivalents reclassified from held for sale |
4 |
— |
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Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period |
17,957 |
14,156 |
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Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents, end of period |
$ 21,353 |
$ 14,887 |
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Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information: |
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Interest paid |
$ 146 |
$ 129 |
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Income tax net payments (refunds) |
$ (19) |
$ 7 |
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The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents reported within the Consolidated |
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March 31, |
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2026 |
2025 |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
$ 21,264 |
$ 14,815 |
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Restricted cash and cash equivalents, included in restricted deposits |
89 |
72 |
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Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents |
$ 21,353 |
$ 14,887 |
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