Centene Corporation (CNC)

Centene Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 16 analysts that cover Centene stock have a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $41.25, which forecasts a -5.30% decrease in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $28 and the highest is $61.

Price Target: $41.25 (-5.30%)

Analyst Consensus: Hold

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$28	$41.25	$41	$61
Change	-35.72%	-5.30%	-5.88%	+40.04%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Centene stock is "Hold". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to perform similarly to the overall market.

Recommendation Trends

Rating	Sep '25	Oct '25	Nov '25	Dec '25	Jan '26	Feb '26
Strong Buy	1	2	2	2	2	2
Buy	2	2	2	2	3	3
Hold	12	11	11	11	10	10
Sell	1	1	1	1	1	1
Strong Sell	0	1	1	1	1	1
Total	16	17	17	17	17	17

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Stephen Baxter Wells Fargo	Wells Fargo	Hold Maintains $43 → $44	Hold	Maintains	$43 → $44	+1.01%	Feb 18, 2026
Sarah James Cantor Fitzgerald	Cantor Fitzgerald	Hold Reiterates $41	Hold	Reiterates	$41	-5.88%	Feb 9, 2026
Stephen Baxter Wells Fargo	Wells Fargo	Hold Maintains $35 → $43	Hold	Maintains	$35 → $43	-1.29%	Jan 7, 2026
Andrew Mok Barclays	Barclays	Hold → Buy Upgrades $44 → $54	Hold → Buy	Upgrades	$44 → $54	+23.97%	Jan 5, 2026
Lance Wilkes Bernstein	Bernstein	Buy Maintains $36 → $45	Buy	Maintains	$36 → $45	+3.31%	Nov 21, 2025

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

190.66B

Increased by 8.24%

from 176.15B

Revenue Next Year

193.22B

Increased by 1.34%

from 190.66B

EPS This Year

2.97

from -13.53

EPS Next Year

4.13

Increased by 39.05%

from 2.97

Fiscal Year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026	Dec 31, 2027
Revenue	118.57B	136.00B	141.39B	147.15B	176.15B	190.66B	193.22B
Revenue Growth	13.71%	14.70%	3.97%	4.07%	19.71%	8.24%	1.34%
EPS	2.28	2.07	4.95	6.31	-13.53	2.97	4.13
EPS Growth	-26.92%	-9.21%	139.13%	27.48%	-	-	39.05%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	14.68	10.56
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	24	19

Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	200.8B	210.3B
Avg	190.7B	193.2B
Low	181.4B	174.0B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	14.0%	10.3%
Avg	8.2%	1.3%
Low	3.0%	-8.7%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	4.41	5.25
Avg	2.97	4.13
Low	1.91	2.53

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	-	76.9%
Avg	-	39.1%
Low	-	-14.8%

Sources: Price targets and analyst ratings provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data disclaimer.