Centene Corporation (CNC)

Centene Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 20 analysts polled by S&P Global, Centene stock has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $58.06. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 0.77% lower than the current stock price, while the lowest is $40 (-31.64%) and the highest is $80 (+36.73%).

Price Target: $58.06 (-0.77%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$40	$58.06	$58	$80
Change	-31.64%	-0.77%	-0.87%	+36.73%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Centene stock is "Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to outperform the market over the next twelve months.

Recommendation Trends

Rating	Dec '25	Jan '26	Feb '26	Mar '26	Apr '26	May '26
Strong Buy	2	2	2	2	3	4
Buy	2	3	3	3	4	4
Hold	11	10	10	10	9	8
Sell	1	1	1	1	0	0
Strong Sell	1	1	1	1	1	1
Total	17	17	17	17	17	17

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
A.J. Rice UBS	UBS	Hold Maintains $55 → $61	Hold	Maintains	$55 → $61	+4.26%	May 22, 2026
Kevin Fischbeck B of A Securities	B of A Securities	Strong Buy Maintains $60 → $72	Strong Buy	Maintains	$60 → $72	+23.06%	May 21, 2026
Ann Hynes Mizuho	Mizuho	Hold Maintains $50 → $58	Hold	Maintains	$50 → $58	-0.87%	May 20, 2026
George Hill Deutsche Bank	Deutsche Bank	Hold → Strong Buy Upgrades $53 → $80	Hold → Strong Buy	Upgrades	$53 → $80	+36.73%	May 20, 2026
Ryan Langston TD Cowen	TD Cowen	Hold Maintains $38 → $47	Hold	Maintains	$38 → $47	-19.67%	May 4, 2026

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

192.94B

Increased by 9.53%

from 176.15B

Revenue Next Year

193.96B

Increased by 0.53%

from 192.94B

EPS This Year

3.55

from -13.53

EPS Next Year

4.51

Increased by 27.06%

from 3.55

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	192.94B	193.96B
Revenue Growth	13.71%	14.70%	3.97%	4.07%	19.71%	9.53%	0.53%
EPS	2.28	2.07	4.95	6.31	-13.53	3.55	4.51
EPS Growth	-26.92%	-9.21%	139.13%	27.48%	-	-	27.06%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	16.49	12.98
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	23	23

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

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030	2031	2032	2033
High	206.3B	208.4B
Avg	192.9B	194.0B
Low	184.7B	180.1B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030	2031	2032	2033
High	17.1%	8.0%
Avg	9.5%	0.5%
Low	4.9%	-6.7%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030	2031	2032	2033
High	4.27	6.12
Avg	3.55	4.51
Low	3.31	3.85

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030	2031	2032	2033
High	-	72.4%
Avg	-	27.1%
Low	-	8.6%

Sources: Price targets and consensus ratings provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. Historical ratings and analyst data provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data sources.