Centene Corporation (CNC)
NYSE: CNC · Real-Time Price · USD
68.71
+0.68 (1.00%)
At close: Oct 27, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
68.71
0.00 (0.00%)
Pre-market: Oct 28, 2026, 5:24 AM EDT
Centene Income Statement
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Premiums & Annuity Revenue | 44,370 | 43,582 | 43,887 | 43,978 | 44,126 | 41,740 | 41,712 | 35,519 | 36,115 | 35,140 | 35,529 | 34,232 | 33,866 | 33,713 | 33,825 | 31,884 | 31,848 | 31,510 | 31,889 | 28,883 |
Total Interest & Dividend Income | 333 | 450 | 407 | 367 | 450 | 371 | 392 | 303 | 432 | 460 | 445 | 393 | 289 | 342 | 274 | 224 | 202 | 42 | 52 | 41 |
Gain (Loss) on Sale of Investments | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 75 | -75 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Other Revenue | 735 | 793 | 768 | 749 | 772 | 727 | 777 | 777 | 784 | 833 | 808 | 1,106 | 1,101 | 1,125 | 1,127 | 1,669 | 1,878 | 2,458 | 2,343 | 1,610 |
| 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 (YoY) | 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% |
Policy Benefits | 41,128 | 39,029 | 38,303 | 41,489 | 40,902 | 38,808 | 36,503 | 31,809 | 32,201 | 30,765 | 30,932 | 30,634 | 29,479 | 29,347 | 29,434 | 28,268 | 28,111 | 27,312 | 27,838 | 25,392 |
Amortization of Goodwill & Intangibles | 161 | 161 | 166 | 169 | 170 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 176 | 180 | 179 | 183 | 208 | 211 | 199 | 199 | 189 |
Depreciation & Amortization | 138 | 139 | 134 | 160 | 147 | 141 | 142 | 141 | 140 | 133 | 135 | 139 | 148 | 146 | 142 | 144 | 150 | 164 | 156 | 151 |
Selling, General & Administrative | 2,924 | 3,051 | 3,381 | 3,352 | 3,136 | 3,035 | 3,353 | 3,224 | 3,049 | 2,884 | 3,148 | 3,413 | 3,010 | 3,002 | 2,982 | 3,136 | 2,814 | 2,772 | 2,644 | 2,662 |
Other Operating Expenses | 750 | 745 | 794 | 771 | 745 | 712 | 784 | 767 | 663 | 779 | 760 | 1,044 | 937 | 961 | 944 | 1,438 | 1,643 | 2,172 | 2,041 | 1,467 |
Total Operating Expenses | 45,101 | 43,125 | 42,778 | 45,941 | 45,100 | 42,869 | 40,955 | 36,114 | 36,226 | 34,734 | 35,148 | 35,406 | 33,754 | 33,635 | 33,685 | 33,194 | 32,929 | 32,619 | 32,878 | 29,861 |
Operating Income | 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 |
Interest Expense | -149 | -153 | -164 | -168 | -170 | -170 | -170 | -172 | -176 | -176 | -178 | -183 | -181 | -181 | -180 | -174 | -169 | -162 | -160 | -162 |
EBT Excluding Unusual Items | 188 | 1,547 | 2,120 | -1,015 | 78 | -201 | 1,756 | 313 | 929 | 1,523 | 1,456 | 217 | 1,246 | 1,364 | 1,361 | 409 | 830 | 1,229 | 1,246 | 511 |
Merger & Restructuring Charges | -311 | -52 | -16 | -18 | -9 | -1 | - | -7 | -8 | -10 | -70 | -87 | -85 | -52 | -29 | -114 | -155 | -26 | -99 | -26 |
Impairment of Goodwill | - | - | - | - | -6,723 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Gain (Loss) on Sale of Investments | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -309 |
Gain (Loss) on Sale of Assets | - | -15 | - | -511 | - | - | -10 | 41 | - | 3 | 17 | -263 | -251 | 83 | 79 | -24 | 325 | - | - | 212 |
Asset Writedown | - | - | - | - | -20 | -55 | - | - | - | - | -13 | 142 | -142 | 20 | -20 | -233 | - | -1,450 | - | - |
Legal Settlements | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -1 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -3 |
Other Unusual Items | 1 | 6 | -5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 83 | 15 | - | - | - | 4 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 309 |
Pretax Income | -122 | 1,486 | 2,099 | -1,543 | -6,674 | -257 | 1,746 | 347 | 921 | 1,516 | 1,473 | 24 | 768 | 1,415 | 1,391 | 41 | 1,009 | -236 | 1,148 | 694 |
Income Tax Expense | -57 | 399 | 560 | -443 | -42 | 2 | 432 | 67 | 211 | 370 | 315 | -15 | 293 | 360 | 261 | 260 | 269 | -65 | 296 | 101 |
Earnings From Continuing Ops. | -65 | 1,087 | 1,539 | -1,100 | -6,632 | -259 | 1,314 | 280 | 710 | 1,146 | 1,158 | 39 | 475 | 1,055 | 1,130 | -219 | 740 | -171 | 852 | 593 |
Net Income to Company | -65 | 1,087 | 1,539 | -1,100 | -6,632 | -259 | 1,314 | 280 | 710 | 1,146 | 1,158 | 39 | 475 | 1,055 | 1,130 | -219 | 740 | -171 | 852 | 593 |
Minority Interest in Earnings | -6 | 4 | 2 | -1 | 1 | 6 | -3 | 3 | 3 | - | 5 | 6 | -6 | 3 | - | 6 | -2 | -1 | -3 | 6 |
Net Income | -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 |
Net Income to Common | -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 |
Net Income Growth (YoY) | - | - | 17.54% | - | - | - | 12.73% | 528.89% | 52.03% | 8.32% | 2.92% | - | -36.45% | - | 33.10% | - | 26.37% | - | 21.46% | - |
Shares Outstanding (Basic) | 494 | 494 | 492 | 492 | 491 | 494 | 496 | 500 | 522 | 530 | 535 | 534 | 540 | 549 | 551 | 560 | 574 | 584 | 583 | 583 |
Shares Outstanding (Diluted) | 494 | 498 | 496 | 492 | 491 | 494 | 498 | 502 | 524 | 531 | 538 | 538 | 541 | 550 | 554 | 560 | 581 | 584 | 591 | 592 |
Shares Change (YoY) | 0.61% | 0.83% | -0.52% | -2.08% | -6.19% | -7.01% | -7.45% | -6.63% | -3.28% | -3.52% | -2.81% | -3.99% | -6.78% | -5.74% | -6.23% | -5.38% | -1.71% | 0.15% | 0.22% | 2.00% |
EPS (Basic) | -0.14 | 2.21 | 3.13 | -2.24 | -13.50 | -0.51 | 2.64 | 0.57 | 1.37 | 2.16 | 2.17 | 0.08 | 0.87 | 1.93 | 2.05 | -0.38 | 1.29 | -0.29 | 1.46 | 1.03 |
EPS (Diluted) | -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 (YoY) | - | - | 18.25% | - | - | - | 21.76% | 633.73% | 56.45% | 12.20% | 5.88% | - | -31.55% | - | 41.67% | - | 28.28% | - | 21.01% | - |
Additional Metrics
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 |
Free Cash Flow | -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 Per Share | -7.82 | 6.86 | 8.41 | 0.46 | 2.33 | 3.19 | 2.76 | -1.48 | -2.16 | 3.75 | -1.13 | -0.01 | 1.64 | 4.24 | 7.30 | -3.23 | 5.31 | 5.26 | 1.54 | 0.72 |
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% |
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% |
Free Cash Flow 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% |
EBITDA | 636 | 2,000 | 2,584 | -518 | 565 | 284 | 2,240 | 799 | 1,418 | 2,005 | 1,942 | 715 | 1,755 | 1,870 | 1,866 | 934 | 1,360 | 1,719 | 1,796 | 1,051 |
EBITDA Margin | 1.40% | 4.46% | 5.73% | -1.15% | 1.25% | 0.66% | 5.22% | 2.18% | 3.80% | 5.50% | 5.28% | 2.00% | 4.99% | 5.32% | 5.30% | 2.77% | 4.01% | 5.05% | 5.24% | 3.44% |
D&A For EBITDA | 299 | 300 | 300 | 329 | 317 | 315 | 314 | 314 | 313 | 306 | 308 | 315 | 328 | 325 | 325 | 351 | 361 | 328 | 390 | 378 |
EBIT | 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 |
EBIT 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% |
Effective Tax Rate | - | 26.85% | 26.68% | - | - | - | 24.74% | 19.31% | 22.91% | 24.41% | 21.39% | - | 38.15% | 25.44% | 18.76% | 634.15% | 26.66% | - | 25.78% | 14.55% |
Revenue as Reported | 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 |