Skip to main content

Molina Healthcare Reports First Quarter 2025 Financial Results

Reaffirms Full Year 2025 Guidance

Molina Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE: MOH) (the “Company”) today reported first quarter 2025 GAAP earnings per diluted share of $5.45 and adjusted earnings per diluted share of $6.08. Financial results are summarized below:

 

Three months ended

 

March 31,

 

2025

 

2024

 

 

 

 

(In millions, except per-share results)

Premium Revenue

$10,628

 

$9,504

Total Revenue

$11,147

 

$9,931

 

 

 

 

GAAP:

 

 

 

Net Income

$298

 

$301

EPS – Diluted

$5.45

 

$5.17

Medical Care Ratio (MCR)

89.2%

 

88.5%

G&A Ratio

6.9%

 

7.2%

After-tax Margin

2.7%

 

3.0%

 

 

 

 

Adjusted:

 

 

 

Net Income

$333

 

$334

EPS – Diluted

$6.08

 

$5.73

G&A Ratio

6.8%

 

7.1%

After-tax Margin

3.0%

 

3.4%

 

 

 

 

See the Reconciliation of Unaudited Non-GAAP Financial Measures at the end of this release.

Quarter Highlights

  • As of March 31, 2025, the Company served approximately 5.8 million members, an increase of 25,000 members compared to March 31, 2024.
  • Premium revenue was approximately $10.6 billion for the first quarter of 2025, an increase of 12% year over year.
  • GAAP net income was $5.45 per diluted share for the first quarter of 2025, an increase of 5% year over year.
  • Adjusted net income was $6.08 per diluted share for the first quarter of 2025, an increase of 6% year over year.
  • The Company reaffirmed its full year 2025 earnings guidance with expected premium revenue of approximately $42 billion and adjusted earnings of at least $24.50 per diluted share.
  • New store embedded earnings are now at $8.65 per diluted share.

“Our first quarter results reflect our team’s disciplined approach to medical cost management in an improving rate environment,” said Joseph Zubretsky, President and Chief Executive Officer. “Our 2025 earnings and growth profiles are solid, and we remain confident in our ability to achieve our 13% to 15% long-term adjusted EPS growth target.”

Premium Revenue

Premium revenue was approximately $10.6 billion for the first quarter of 2025, an increase of 12% year over year. The higher premium revenue reflects new contract wins, acquisitions, growth in the Company’s current footprint, and rate increases, partially offset by the impact of Medicaid redeterminations in 2024.

Net Income

GAAP net income for the first quarter of 2025 was $5.45 per diluted share, an increase of 5% year over year. Adjusted net income for the first quarter of 2025 was $6.08 per diluted share, an increase of 6% year over year.

Medical Care Ratio (MCR)

  • The consolidated MCR for the first quarter of 2025 was 89.2% and reflects strong medical cost management.
  • The Medicaid MCR for the first quarter of 2025 was 90.3% and in line with the Company’s expectations. Medical costs increased moderately as expected due to utilization of long-term services and supports, pharmacy, and behavioral health services, as well as seasonal illnesses. These higher medical costs were offset by the new rate cycle.
  • The Medicare MCR for the first quarter of 2025 was 88.3%, and in line with the Company’s expectations, reflecting pricing and benefit adjustments implemented for 2025 and the exit from MAPD in thirteen states.
  • The Marketplace MCR for the first quarter of 2025 was 81.7%. Within that result, approximately 400 basis points was due to prior year final risk adjustment and member reconciliations and a higher “new store” MCR related to the ConnectiCare acquisition. Excluding these items, the Marketplace MCR was approximately 77.7% and in line with the Company’s expectations.

General and Administrative Expense Ratio

The G&A ratio and the adjusted G&A ratio for the first quarter of 2025 were 6.9% and 6.8%, respectively, reflecting disciplined cost management and the continued benefit of operating leverage.

Balance Sheet

Cash and investments at the parent company were $191 million as of March 31, 2025, compared to $445 million as of December 31, 2024. The Company purchased approximately 1.7 million shares for $500 million in the first quarter of 2025.

Days in claims payable at March 31, 2025, was 46 and reflects the timing of claim payments.

Cash Flow

Operating cash flow for the three months ended March 31, 2025, was $190 million, compared to $214 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024.

2025 Guidance

Premium revenue guidance for the full year is unchanged and expected to be approximately $42 billion, an increase of approximately 9% from the full year 2024.

The Company expects its full year GAAP earnings in 2025 to be at least $22.32 per share and reaffirms its full year adjusted earnings in 2025 to be at least $24.50 per share, representing 8% growth over the full year 2024.

Conference Call

Management will host a conference call and webcast to discuss Molina Healthcare’s first quarter results for the period ended March 31, 2025, at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, April 24, 2025. The number to call for the interactive teleconference is (877) 883-0383 and the confirmation number is 3317326. A telephonic replay of the conference call will be available through Thursday, May 1, 2025, by dialing (877) 344-7529 and entering confirmation number 6106565. A live audio broadcast of this conference call will be available on Molina Healthcare’s investor relations website, investors.molinahealthcare.com. A 30-day online replay will be available approximately an hour following the conclusion of the live broadcast.

About Molina Healthcare

Molina Healthcare, Inc., a FORTUNE 500 company, provides managed healthcare services under the Medicaid and Medicare programs and through the state insurance marketplaces. For more information about Molina Healthcare, please visit molinahealthcare.com.

Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995

This earnings release and the Company’s accompanying oral remarks contain forward-looking statements. The Company intends such forward-looking statements to be covered under the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements provide current expectations of future events based on certain assumptions, and all statements other than statements of historical fact contained in this earnings release and the Company’s accompanying oral remarks may be forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by words such as “guidance,” “future,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “embedded,” “estimates,” “expects,” “growth,” “intends,” “plans,” “predicts,” “projects,” “will,” “would,” “could,” “can,” “may,” or the negative of these terms or other similar expressions. Forward-looking statements contained in this earnings release include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the Company’s 2025 guidance and long-term adjusted EPS growth target, trends with respect to rates, and our management’s plans and objectives for future operations and business strategy.

Actual results could differ materially due to numerous known and unknown risks and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties are discussed under the headings “Forward-Looking Statements,” and “Risk Factors,” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10‑K for the year ended December 31, 2024, which is on file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), and in the Company’s other filings with the SEC, including its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the periods ended March 31, 2025, to be filed with the SEC.

These reports can be accessed under the investor relations tab of the Company’s website or on the SEC’s website at sec.gov. Given these risks and uncertainties, the Company can give no assurances that its forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate, or that any other results or developments projected or contemplated by its forward-looking statements will in fact occur, and the Company cautions investors not to place undue reliance on these statements. All forward-looking statements in this release represent the Company’s judgment as of April 23, 2025, and, except as otherwise required by law, the Company disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statement to conform the statement to actual results or changes in its expectations.

MOLINA HEALTHCARE, INC.

UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

March 31,

 

2025

 

2024

 

 

 

 

 

(In millions, except per-share amounts)

Revenue:

 

 

 

Premium revenue

$

10,628

 

$

9,504

Premium tax revenue

 

388

 

 

297

Investment income

 

108

 

 

108

Other revenue

 

23

 

 

22

Total revenue

 

11,147

 

 

9,931

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

Medical care costs

 

9,479

 

 

8,414

General and administrative expenses

 

774

 

 

711

Premium tax expenses

 

388

 

 

297

Depreciation and amortization

 

48

 

 

45

Other

 

25

 

 

38

Total operating expenses

 

10,714

 

 

9,505

Operating income

 

433

 

 

426

Interest expense

 

43

 

 

27

Income before income tax expense

 

390

 

 

399

Income tax expense

 

92

 

 

98

Net income

$

298

 

$

301

 

 

 

 

Net income per share – Diluted

$

5.45

 

$

5.17

 

 

 

 

Diluted weighted average shares outstanding

 

54.8

 

 

58.3

MOLINA HEALTHCARE, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

2025

 

2024

 

Unaudited

 

 

 

(Dollars in millions,

except per-share amounts)

ASSETS

Current assets:

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

$

4,856

 

 

$

4,662

 

Investments

 

4,438

 

 

 

4,325

 

Receivables

 

3,491

 

 

 

3,299

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

472

 

 

 

487

 

Total current assets

 

13,257

 

 

 

12,773

 

Property, equipment, and capitalized software, net

 

287

 

 

 

288

 

Goodwill and intangible assets, net

 

2,175

 

 

 

1,938

 

Restricted investments

 

311

 

 

 

286

 

Deferred income taxes, net

 

193

 

 

 

207

 

Other assets

 

163

 

 

 

138

 

Total assets

$

16,386

 

 

$

15,630

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

Medical claims and benefits payable

$

4,804

 

 

$

4,640

 

Amounts due government agencies

 

1,863

 

 

 

1,874

 

Accounts payable, accrued liabilities and other

 

1,119

 

 

 

1,331

 

Deferred revenue

 

369

 

 

 

51

 

Total current liabilities

 

8,155

 

 

 

7,896

 

Long-term debt

 

3,574

 

 

 

2,923

 

Finance lease liabilities

 

192

 

 

 

195

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

155

 

 

 

120

 

Total liabilities

 

12,076

 

 

 

11,134

 

Stockholders’ equity:

 

 

 

Common stock, $0.001 par value, 150 million shares authorized; outstanding: 54 million shares at March 31, 2025, and 56 million at December 31, 2024

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 20 million shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

434

 

 

 

462

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(28

)

 

 

(57

)

Retained earnings

 

3,904

 

 

 

4,091

 

Total stockholders’ equity

 

4,310

 

 

 

4,496

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

$

16,386

 

 

$

15,630

 

 

 

 

 

MOLINA HEALTHCARE, INC.

UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

March 31,

 

2025

 

2024

 

 

 

 

 

(In millions)

Operating activities:

 

 

 

Net income

$

298

 

 

$

301

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

48

 

 

 

45

 

Deferred income taxes

 

13

 

 

 

26

 

Share-based compensation

 

27

 

 

 

36

 

Other, net

 

2

 

 

 

2

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

Receivables

 

(90

)

 

 

(123

)

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

(56

)

 

 

8

 

Medical claims and benefits payable

 

(81

)

 

 

(24

)

Amounts due government agencies

 

(32

)

 

 

183

 

Accounts payable, accrued liabilities and other

 

(268

)

 

 

(215

)

Deferred revenue

 

252

 

 

 

(90

)

Income taxes

 

77

 

 

 

65

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

190

 

 

 

214

 

Investing activities:

 

 

 

Purchases of investments

 

(189

)

 

 

(380

)

Proceeds from sales and maturities of investments

 

331

 

 

 

211

 

Net cash paid in business combinations

 

(245

)

 

 

(295

)

Purchases of property, equipment, and capitalized software

 

(22

)

 

 

(27

)

Other, net

 

2

 

 

 

3

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(123

)

 

 

(488

)

Financing activities:

 

 

 

Common stock purchases

 

(500

)

 

 

 

Proceeds from borrowings under credit facility

 

150

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from borrowings under term loan

 

500

 

 

 

 

Common stock withheld to settle employee tax obligations

 

(36

)

 

 

(56

)

Other, net

 

33

 

 

 

(6

)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

147

 

 

 

(62

)

Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash and cash equivalents

 

214

 

 

 

(336

)

Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

4,741

 

 

 

4,908

 

Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash and cash equivalents at end of period

$

4,955

 

 

$

4,572

 

 

 

 

 

MOLINA HEALTHCARE, INC.

UNAUDITED SEGMENT DATA

(Dollars in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

March 31,

 

2025

 

2024

 

2024

Ending Membership by Segment:

 

 

 

 

 

Medicaid

4,812,000

 

4,890,000

 

5,123,000

Medicare

260,000

 

242,000

 

258,000

Marketplace

662,000

 

403,000

 

346,000

Other

18,000

 

 

Total

5,752,000

 

5,535,000

 

5,727,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

2025

 

2024

 

Premium Revenue

 

Medical

Margin

 

MCR (1)

 

Premium Revenue

 

Medical

Margin

 

MCR (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Medicaid

$

8,130

 

$

791

 

90.3

%

 

$

7,492

 

$

775

 

89.7

%

Medicare

 

1,468

 

 

172

 

88.3

 

 

 

1,442

 

 

163

 

88.7

 

Marketplace

 

1,004

 

 

183

 

81.7

 

 

 

570

 

 

152

 

73.3

 

Other

 

26

 

 

3

 

87.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated

$

10,628

 

$

1,149

 

89.2

%

 

$

9,504

 

$

1,090

 

88.5

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1) The MCR represents medical costs as a percentage of premium revenue.

MOLINA HEALTHCARE, INC.

CHANGE IN MEDICAL CLAIMS AND BENEFITS PAYABLE

(Dollars in millions)

The Company’s claims liabilities include additional reserves to account for moderately adverse conditions based on historical experience and other factors including, but not limited to, variations in claims payment patterns, changes in utilization and cost trends, known outbreaks of disease, and large claims. The Company’s reserving methodology is consistently applied across all periods presented. The amounts displayed for “Components of medical care costs related to: Prior year” represent the amounts by which the original estimates of claims and benefits payable at the beginning of the year were more than the actual liabilities based on information (principally the payment of claims) developed since those liabilities were first reported. The following table presents the components of the change in medical claims and benefits payable for the periods indicated:

 

Three Months Ended

 

March 31,

 

2025

 

2024

 

 

 

 

 

Unaudited

Medical claims and benefits payable, beginning balance

$

4,640

 

 

$

4,204

 

Components of medical care costs related to:

 

 

 

Current year

 

9,665

 

 

 

8,748

 

Prior year

 

(186

)

 

 

(334

)

Total medical care costs

 

9,479

 

 

 

8,414

 

Payments for medical care costs related to:

 

 

 

Current year

 

5,789

 

 

 

5,409

 

Prior year

 

3,684

 

 

 

2,879

 

Total paid

 

9,473

 

 

 

8,288

 

Acquired balances, net of post-acquisition adjustments

 

245

 

 

 

391

 

Change in non-risk and other payables

 

(87

)

 

 

(150

)

Medical claims and benefits payable, ending balance

$

4,804

 

 

$

4,571

 

 

 

 

 

Days in Claims Payable (1)

 

46

 

 

 

49

 

 

 

 

 

__________________

(1)

The Company calculates Days in Claims Payable using claims incurred but not paid, or IBNP, and other fee-for-service payables included in medical claims and benefits payable, and quarterly fee-for-service related costs included in medical care costs within the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

MOLINA HEALTHCARE, INC.

RECONCILIATION OF UNAUDITED NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

(In millions, except per diluted share amounts)

The Company believes that certain non-GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles) financial measures are useful supplemental measures to investors in comparing the Company’s performance to the performance of other public companies in the health care industry. The non-GAAP financial measures are also used internally to enable management to assess the Company’s performance consistently over time. These non-GAAP financial measures, presented below, should be considered as supplements to, and not as substitutes for or superior to, GAAP measures.

Adjustments represent additions and deductions to GAAP net income as indicated in the table below, which include the non-cash impact of amortization of acquired intangible assets, acquisition-related expenses, and the impact of certain expenses and other items that management believes are not indicative of longer-term business trends and operations.

Adjusted G&A Ratio represents the GAAP G&A ratio, recognizing adjustments.

Adjusted net income represents GAAP net income recognizing the adjustments, net of tax. The Company believes that adjusted net income is helpful to investors in assessing the Company’s financial performance.

Adjusted net income per diluted share represents adjusted net income divided by weighted average common shares outstanding on a fully diluted basis.

Adjusted after-tax margin represents adjusted net income, divided by total revenue.

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

2025

 

2024

 

Amount

 

Per Diluted

Share

 

Amount

 

Per Diluted

Share

GAAP Net income

$

298

 

 

$

5.45

 

 

$

301

 

 

$

5.17

 

Adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization of intangible assets

$

21

 

 

$

0.39

 

 

$

20

 

 

$

0.35

 

Acquisition-related expenses (1)

 

23

 

 

 

0.41

 

 

 

17

 

 

 

0.29

 

Other (2)

 

2

 

 

 

0.03

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

0.10

 

Subtotal, adjustments

 

46

 

 

 

0.83

 

 

 

43

 

 

 

0.74

 

Income tax effect

 

(11

)

 

 

(0.20

)

 

 

(10

)

 

 

(0.18

)

Adjustments, net of tax

 

35

 

 

 

0.63

 

 

 

33

 

 

 

0.56

 

Adjusted net income

$

333

 

 

$

6.08

 

 

$

334

 

 

$

5.73

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

__________________

(1)

Reflects non-recurring costs associated with acquisitions, including various transaction and certain integration costs.

(2)

The three months ended March 31, 2025, includes non-recurring litigation costs. The three months ended March 31, 2024, includes non-recurring litigation costs and one-time termination benefits.

MOLINA HEALTHCARE, INC.

RECONCILIATION OF UNAUDITED NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES (CONTINUED)

2025 GUIDANCE

 

 

Amount

 

Per

Diluted

Share (2)

GAAP Net income

$

1,208

 

 

$

22.32

 

Adjustments:

 

 

 

Amortization of intangible assets

 

86

 

 

 

1.59

 

Acquisition-related expenses

 

66

 

 

 

1.23

 

Other

 

2

 

 

 

0.03

 

Subtotal, adjustments

 

154

 

 

 

2.85

 

Income tax effect (1)

 

(37

)

 

 

(0.67

)

Adjustments, net of tax

 

117

 

 

 

2.18

 

Adjusted net income

 

1,325

 

 

 

24.50

 

 

 

 

 

__________________

(1)

Income tax effect calculated at the statutory tax rate of approximately 23.7%.

(2)

Computations assume approximately 54.1 million diluted weighted average shares outstanding.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The Company includes in this release the financial measure, “new store embedded earnings,” which is a non-GAAP measure. The term is defined as the incremental diluted earnings per share impact that we expect to achieve between 2026 and 2028 related to newly awarded but not yet commenced state Medicaid contracts, and recently closed and announced acquisitions. The incremental impact reflects the expected full-year earnings for the newly-awarded California, Iowa, Nebraska, New Mexico, Texas, and Georgia Medicaid contracts, the newly-awarded Idaho, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, and Ohio Medicare Duals contracts, and the California Medicare Health Plans and ConnectiCare acquisitions, not yet included in the 2025 full-year guidance issued by the Company. This measure excludes amortization of intangible assets and non-recurring costs associated with acquisitions, including various transaction and integration costs. The Company and management believe this measure is useful to investors in assessing the Company’s expected performance related to new Medicaid contracts and acquisitions, and is used internally to enable management to assess the Company’s performance consistently over time. New store embedded earnings should be considered as a supplement to, and not as a substitute for or superior to, GAAP measures. Management is unable to reconcile this measure to the growth in GAAP earnings per share, the most directly comparable GAAP measure, without unreasonable effort due to the unknown impact from the amortization of intangible assets related to recently announced acquisitions, which cannot be determined until purchase accounting valuations are completed. Non-recurring costs associated with the recently announced acquisitions are estimated at approximately $23 million.

Contacts

Stock Quote API & Stock News API supplied by www.cloudquote.io
Quotes delayed at least 20 minutes.
By accessing this page, you agree to the following
Privacy Policy and Terms Of Service.