Centene Corporation (CNC)
NYSE: CNC · Real-Time Price · USD
68.71
+0.68 (1.00%)
At close: Oct 27, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
68.00
-0.71 (-1.03%)
Pre-market: Oct 28, 2026, 4:18 AM EDT
Centene Financials Overview
Financials in millions USD. Fiscal year is January - December.
Millions USD. Fiscal year is Jan - Dec.
Fiscal Quarter | Q3 2026 | Q2 2026 | Q1 2026 | Q4 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q1 2025 | Q4 2024 | Q3 2024 | Q2 2024 | Q1 2024 | Q4 2023 | Q3 2023 | Q2 2023 | Q1 2023 | Q4 2022 | Q3 2022 | Q2 2022 | Q1 2022 | Q4 2021 |
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| Period Ending | Sep '26 Sep 30, 2026 | Jun '26 Jun 30, 2026 | Mar '26 Mar 31, 2026 | Dec '25 Dec 31, 2025 | Sep '25 Sep 30, 2025 | Jun '25 Jun 30, 2025 | Mar '25 Mar 31, 2025 | Dec '24 Dec 31, 2024 | Sep '24 Sep 30, 2024 | Jun '24 Jun 30, 2024 | Mar '24 Mar 31, 2024 | Dec '23 Dec 31, 2023 | Sep '23 Sep 30, 2023 | Jun '23 Jun 30, 2023 | Mar '23 Mar 31, 2023 | Dec '22 Dec 31, 2022 | Sep '22 Sep 30, 2022 | Jun '22 Jun 30, 2022 | Mar '22 Mar 31, 2022 | Dec '21 Dec 31, 2021 |
Revenue Revenue Growth | 45,438 | 44,825 | 45,062 | 45,094 | 45,348 | 42,838 | 42,881 | 36,599 | 37,331 | 36,433 | 36,782 | 35,806 | 35,181 | 35,180 | 35,226 | 33,777 | 33,928 | 34,010 | 34,284 | 30,534 |
Revenue Growth | 0.20% | 4.64% | 5.09% | 23.21% | 21.48% | 17.58% | 16.58% | 2.21% | 6.11% | 3.56% | 4.42% | 6.01% | 3.69% | 3.44% | 2.75% | 10.62% | 11.61% | 17.43% | 21.50% | 15.01% |
Operating Income Operating Income Growth | 337 | 1,700 | 2,284 | -847 | 248 | -31 | 1,926 | 485 | 1,105 | 1,699 | 1,634 | 400 | 1,427 | 1,545 | 1,541 | 583 | 999 | 1,391 | 1,406 | 673 |
Net Income Net Income Growth | -71 | 1,091 | 1,541 | -1,101 | -6,631 | -253 | 1,311 | 283 | 713 | 1,146 | 1,163 | 45 | 469 | 1,058 | 1,130 | -213 | 738 | -172 | 849 | 599 |
Earnings Per Share EPS Growth | -0.14 | 2.19 | 3.11 | -2.24 | -13.50 | -0.51 | 2.63 | 0.57 | 1.36 | 2.16 | 2.16 | 0.08 | 0.87 | 1.93 | 2.04 | -0.38 | 1.27 | -0.29 | 1.44 | 1.01 |
EPS Growth | - | - | 18.25% | - | - | - | 21.76% | 633.73% | 56.45% | 12.20% | 5.88% | - | -31.55% | - | 41.67% | - | 28.28% | - | 21.01% | - |
Fiscal Quarter | Q3 2026 | Q2 2026 | Q1 2026 | Q4 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q1 2025 | Q4 2024 | Q3 2024 | Q2 2024 | Q1 2024 | Q4 2023 | Q3 2023 | Q2 2023 | Q1 2023 | Q4 2022 | Q3 2022 | Q2 2022 | Q1 2022 | Q4 2021 |
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| Period Ending | Sep '26 Sep 30, 2026 | Jun '26 Jun 30, 2026 | Mar '26 Mar 31, 2026 | Dec '25 Dec 31, 2025 | Sep '25 Sep 30, 2025 | Jun '25 Jun 30, 2025 | Mar '25 Mar 31, 2025 | Dec '24 Dec 31, 2024 | Sep '24 Sep 30, 2024 | Jun '24 Jun 30, 2024 | Mar '24 Mar 31, 2024 | Dec '23 Dec 31, 2023 | Sep '23 Sep 30, 2023 | Jun '23 Jun 30, 2023 | Mar '23 Mar 31, 2023 | Dec '22 Dec 31, 2022 | Sep '22 Sep 30, 2022 | Jun '22 Jun 30, 2022 | Mar '22 Mar 31, 2022 | Dec '21 Dec 31, 2021 |
Medicaid Medicaid Growth | 29,581 | 31,970 | 28,885 | 28,043 | 27,963 | 27,998 | 26,430 | 25,334 | 26,440 | 24,113 | 25,530 | 25,236 | 24,694 | 24,665 | 26,164 | 23,329 | 23,293 | 22,455 | 24,074 | 21,527 |
Medicare Medicare Growth | 11,263 | 11,057 | 10,326 | 9,610 | 9,391 | 9,450 | 8,759 | 5,476 | 5,643 | 5,978 | 5,935 | 5,290 | 5,430 | 5,665 | 5,876 | 5,449 | 5,639 | 5,639 | 5,757 | 4,387 |
Commercial Commercial Growth | 8,700 | 9,356 | 9,556 | 10,792 | 10,992 | 10,070 | 10,149 | 8,723 | 8,693 | 8,535 | 7,751 | 7,406 | 6,453 | 5,734 | 5,252 | 4,401 | 4,292 | 4,555 | 4,132 | 4,565 |
Other Other Growth | 1,103 | 1,196 | 1,177 | 1,280 | 1,344 | 1,224 | 1,282 | 1,272 | 1,247 | 1,210 | 1,191 | 1,528 | 1,465 | 1,544 | 1,597 | 2,382 | 2,641 | 3,287 | 3,222 | 2,089 |
Revenue (Total) Revenue (Total) Growth | 50,647 | 53,579 | 49,944 | 49,725 | 49,690 | 48,742 | 46,620 | 40,805 | 42,023 | 39,836 | 40,407 | 39,460 | 38,042 | 37,608 | 38,889 | 35,561 | 35,865 | 35,936 | 37,185 | 32,568 |
Fiscal Quarter | Q3 2026 | Q2 2026 | Q1 2026 | Q4 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q1 2025 | Q4 2024 | Q3 2024 | Q2 2024 | Q1 2024 | Q4 2023 | Q3 2023 | Q2 2023 | Q1 2023 | Q4 2022 | Q3 2022 | Q2 2022 | Q1 2022 | Q4 2021 |
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| Period Ending | Sep '26 Sep 30, 2026 | Jun '26 Jun 30, 2026 | Mar '26 Mar 31, 2026 | Dec '25 Dec 31, 2025 | Sep '25 Sep 30, 2025 | Jun '25 Jun 30, 2025 | Mar '25 Mar 31, 2025 | Dec '24 Dec 31, 2024 | Sep '24 Sep 30, 2024 | Jun '24 Jun 30, 2024 | Mar '24 Mar 31, 2024 | Dec '23 Dec 31, 2023 | Sep '23 Sep 30, 2023 | Jun '23 Jun 30, 2023 | Mar '23 Mar 31, 2023 | Dec '22 Dec 31, 2022 | Sep '22 Sep 30, 2022 | Jun '22 Jun 30, 2022 | Mar '22 Mar 31, 2022 | Dec '21 Dec 31, 2021 |
Cash & Investments Cash & Investments Growth | 20,700 | 24,151 | 21,264 | 17,888 | 17,058 | 14,513 | 14,815 | 14,063 | 14,577 | 17,605 | 17,585 | 17,193 | 18,190 | 17,170 | 15,853 | 12,074 | 14,987 | 13,435 | 11,237 | 13,118 |
Total Debt Total Debt Growth | 15,542 | 16,105 | 16,371 | 18,162 | 17,583 | 17,577 | 18,320 | 19,429 | 17,605 | 17,628 | 18,000 | 18,877 | 19,107 | 21,353 | 21,641 | 21,333 | 21,564 | 22,228 | 22,669 | 22,661 |
Net Cash (Debt) Net Cash Growth | 5,158 | 8,046 | 4,893 | -274 | -525 | -3,064 | -3,505 | -5,366 | -3,028 | -23 | -415 | -1,684 | -917 | -4,183 | -5,788 | -9,259 | -6,577 | -8,793 | -11,432 | -9,543 |
Net Cash Growth | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Net Cash Per Share Net Cash Per Share Growth | 10.44 | 16.17 | 9.87 | -0.56 | -1.07 | -6.21 | -7.04 | -10.69 | -5.78 | -0.04 | -0.77 | -3.13 | -1.69 | -7.60 | -10.45 | -16.54 | -11.33 | -15.07 | -19.35 | -16.13 |
Fiscal Quarter | Q3 2026 | Q2 2026 | Q1 2026 | Q4 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q1 2025 | Q4 2024 | Q3 2024 | Q2 2024 | Q1 2024 | Q4 2023 | Q3 2023 | Q2 2023 | Q1 2023 | Q4 2022 | Q3 2022 | Q2 2022 | Q1 2022 | Q4 2021 |
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| Period Ending | Sep '26 Sep 30, 2026 | Jun '26 Jun 30, 2026 | Mar '26 Mar 31, 2026 | Dec '25 Dec 31, 2025 | Sep '25 Sep 30, 2025 | Jun '25 Jun 30, 2025 | Mar '25 Mar 31, 2025 | Dec '24 Dec 31, 2024 | Sep '24 Sep 30, 2024 | Jun '24 Jun 30, 2024 | Mar '24 Mar 31, 2024 | Dec '23 Dec 31, 2023 | Sep '23 Sep 30, 2023 | Jun '23 Jun 30, 2023 | Mar '23 Mar 31, 2023 | Dec '22 Dec 31, 2022 | Sep '22 Sep 30, 2022 | Jun '22 Jun 30, 2022 | Mar '22 Mar 31, 2022 | Dec '21 Dec 31, 2021 |
Operating Cash Flow Operating Cash Flow Growth | -3,669 | 3,590 | 4,366 | 437 | 1,356 | 1,785 | 1,510 | -587 | -978 | 2,175 | -456 | 217 | 1,021 | 2,546 | 4,269 | -1,576 | 3,332 | 3,354 | 1,151 | 675 |
Capital Expenditures CapEx Growth | -194 | -174 | -200 | -213 | -211 | -208 | -135 | -154 | -153 | -186 | -151 | -223 | -136 | -215 | -225 | -233 | -247 | -282 | -242 | -248 |
Free Cash Flow Free Cash Flow Growth | -3,863 | 3,416 | 4,166 | 224 | 1,145 | 1,577 | 1,375 | -741 | -1,131 | 1,989 | -607 | -6 | 885 | 2,331 | 4,044 | -1,809 | 3,085 | 3,072 | 909 | 427 |
Free Cash Flow Growth | - | 116.61% | 202.98% | - | - | -20.71% | - | - | - | -14.67% | - | - | -71.31% | -24.12% | 344.88% | - | 95.63% | 114.08% | - | -84.61% |
Fiscal Quarter | Q3 2026 | Q2 2026 | Q1 2026 | Q4 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q1 2025 | Q4 2024 | Q3 2024 | Q2 2024 | Q1 2024 | Q4 2023 | Q3 2023 | Q2 2023 | Q1 2023 | Q4 2022 | Q3 2022 | Q2 2022 | Q1 2022 | Q4 2021 |
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| Period Ending | Sep '26 Sep 30, 2026 | Jun '26 Jun 30, 2026 | Mar '26 Mar 31, 2026 | Dec '25 Dec 31, 2025 | Sep '25 Sep 30, 2025 | Jun '25 Jun 30, 2025 | Mar '25 Mar 31, 2025 | Dec '24 Dec 31, 2024 | Sep '24 Sep 30, 2024 | Jun '24 Jun 30, 2024 | Mar '24 Mar 31, 2024 | Dec '23 Dec 31, 2023 | Sep '23 Sep 30, 2023 | Jun '23 Jun 30, 2023 | Mar '23 Mar 31, 2023 | Dec '22 Dec 31, 2022 | Sep '22 Sep 30, 2022 | Jun '22 Jun 30, 2022 | Mar '22 Mar 31, 2022 | Dec '21 Dec 31, 2021 |
Operating Margin | 0.74% | 3.79% | 5.07% | -1.88% | 0.55% | -0.07% | 4.49% | 1.32% | 2.96% | 4.66% | 4.44% | 1.12% | 4.06% | 4.39% | 4.38% | 1.73% | 2.94% | 4.09% | 4.10% | 2.20% |
Pretax Margin | -0.27% | 3.32% | 4.66% | -3.42% | -14.72% | -0.60% | 4.07% | 0.95% | 2.47% | 4.16% | 4.00% | 0.07% | 2.18% | 4.02% | 3.95% | 0.12% | 2.97% | -0.69% | 3.35% | 2.27% |
Profit Margin | -0.16% | 2.43% | 3.42% | -2.44% | -14.62% | -0.59% | 3.06% | 0.77% | 1.91% | 3.15% | 3.16% | 0.13% | 1.33% | 3.01% | 3.21% | -0.63% | 2.17% | -0.51% | 2.48% | 1.96% |
FCF Margin | -8.50% | 7.62% | 9.25% | 0.50% | 2.53% | 3.68% | 3.21% | -2.02% | -3.03% | 5.46% | -1.65% | -0.02% | 2.52% | 6.63% | 11.48% | -5.36% | 9.09% | 9.03% | 2.65% | 1.40% |
Fiscal Quarter | Q3 2026 | Q2 2026 | Q1 2026 | Q4 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q1 2025 | Q4 2024 | Q3 2024 | Q2 2024 | Q1 2024 | Q4 2023 | Q3 2023 | Q2 2023 | Q1 2023 | Q4 2022 | Q3 2022 | Q2 2022 | Q1 2022 | Q4 2021 |
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| Period Ending | Sep '26 Sep 30, 2026 | Jun '26 Jun 30, 2026 | Mar '26 Mar 31, 2026 | Dec '25 Dec 31, 2025 | Sep '25 Sep 30, 2025 | Jun '25 Jun 30, 2025 | Mar '25 Mar 31, 2025 | Dec '24 Dec 31, 2024 | Sep '24 Sep 30, 2024 | Jun '24 Jun 30, 2024 | Mar '24 Mar 31, 2024 | Dec '23 Dec 31, 2023 | Sep '23 Sep 30, 2023 | Jun '23 Jun 30, 2023 | Mar '23 Mar 31, 2023 | Dec '22 Dec 31, 2022 | Sep '22 Sep 30, 2022 | Jun '22 Jun 30, 2022 | Mar '22 Mar 31, 2022 | Dec '21 Dec 31, 2021 |
PE Ratio | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.72 | 9.25 | 12.91 | 12.53 | 15.35 | 14.67 | 15.26 | 13.64 | 23.47 | - | 22.08 | - | 32.78 | 35.70 |
Forward PE | 13.34 | 18.36 | 10.94 | 17.68 | 23.62 | 7.20 | 8.33 | 8.90 | 11.37 | 9.36 | 11.59 | 11.71 | 10.81 | 10.24 | 9.90 | 13.56 | 13.37 | 14.68 | 15.55 | 15.17 |
P/FCF Ratio | - | 3.54 | 2.26 | 4.68 | 5.22 | 25.01 | 20.18 | - | - | 15.65 | - | - | 6.84 | 4.84 | 4.15 | - | 5.94 | 8.27 | 11.29 | 14.59 |
PS Ratio | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.09 | 0.12 | 0.11 | 0.17 | 0.20 | 0.21 | 0.27 | 0.25 | 0.29 | 0.28 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.25 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.38 | 0.40 | 0.41 |