Centene Corporation: stock overview

CNCNYSEHealthcare · Hospital & Medical Service Plans

Price

$71.27

November 13, 2026Market cap $35.0B

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  • Profit over the last twelve months is well above what the business itself earned, because it includes large gains outside the business, such as on investments or from selling a business. The P/E is lower than the business alone would give.

In short

Centene had revenue of $204B over the last 12 months and net income of $1.5B, a net margin of 0.7%. Revenue grew by 11.9% a year on average over the last 5 years. At $71.27 the shares trade at a P/E of 24.0, against a median of 25.6 over the last 4 fiscal years. It holds more cash than debt, by $8.0B. It pays no dividend.

From its SEC filings (latest fiscal year to December 31, 2025) and the price of November 13, 2026.

Its SEC filings
Market cap
$35.0B
492M shares
P/E
24.0
Today24.0
Median25.6
Revenue, 12 months
$204B
+11.9% a year over 5 years
Net margin
0.7%
2025: -3.4%, above 7% of its industry

Worth knowing

What a holder would want to hear from the company's SEC filings of the last three years. Each with its filing, without comment.

3 fiscal years in figures

Each fiscal year's figures as the company filed them, and the share price at its end.

2023–2025 fiscal years

+12.5% a year over 2 years

  • 202510-K
    Revenue$195B
  • 202410-K
    Revenue$163B
  • 202310-K
    Revenue$154B

Fiscal years in figures

CNC's revenue, profit, cash flow and dividend with each year-end price, from 2009 to 2022, 14 more fiscal years

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Key figures

The company's current figures in five groups. Each term is explained behind its ⓘ.

Valuation

Market cap 3-year median: $30.1B
$35.0B
Enterprise value 
$27.0B
P/E 
24.0
EV / EBIT 
26.8
EV / Revenue 
0.1
P/B 3-year median: 1.1
1.6
FCF yield 3-year median: 18.3%
11.3%
Earnings yield 3-year median: 6.7%
4.2%

Profitability

Gross margin 
7.9%
Operating margin 
0.5%
Net margin 3-year median: 1.8%
0.7%
ROIC 
2.0%
ROIC, 5-year average 
0.1%
ROE 
6.8%

Growth

Revenue, yearly change 
+19.4%
EPS, yearly change 
-314.4%
FCF, yearly change 
–
Revenue, average a year 
+11.9%

The yearly change compares FY2025 with FY2024.

Balance sheet

Cash 
$23.6B
Total debt 
$15.5B
Net cash 
$8.0B
Net debt / EBITDA 
-3.5x
Interest cover 
1.6x
Current ratio 
1.16

Balance sheet of September 30, 2026.

Returns to shareholders

Dividend yield 
0.00%
Buybacks 
1.36%
Total returned 
1.36%
Shares, yearly change 
-0.9%
Valuation against its own pastEach fiscal year's P/E, P/FCF and P/B beside today's, and the DCF calculator for the company.Valuation

Against its industry

Where its margins and returns stood in fiscal 2025 among the SEC filers of its industry (SIC code 63).

Gross margin

7.3%

Above 7% of all companies (its industry has too few to compare).

Operating margin

-3.9%

Above 11% of the 22 companies in its industry, and 27% of all.

Net margin

-3.4%

Above 7% of the 109 companies in its industry, and 27% of all.

ROE

-33.5%

Above 2% of the 108 companies in its industry, and 10% of all.

ROA

-8.7%

Above 3% of the 110 companies in its industry, and 16% of all.

Revenue growth

19.4%

Above 75% of the 110 companies in its industry, and 80% of all.

From the yearly figures every company files with the SEC, for those with revenue of at least $25 million. The industry is the first two digits of the SIC code.

Contracts with the US government

What the federal government committed in contracts to the company and its subsidiaries, by federal fiscal year (October to September).

$1.4B Fiscal year 2025

In federal fiscal year 2025 (October 2024 to September 2025) the US government committed $1.4B in contracts to the company and its subsidiaries. The year before it was $3.5B. That is about 0.7% of its revenue in the fiscal year to December 31, 2025 ($195B), though an amount committed is not revenue.

Fiscal year 2022Oct 2021 to Sep 2022

$3.6B

Fiscal year 2023Oct 2022 to Sep 2023

$3.6B

Fiscal year 2024Oct 2023 to Sep 2024

$3.5B

Fiscal year 2025Oct 2024 to Sep 2025

$1.4B

Fiscal year 2026Oct 2025 to Sep 2026

From USAspending.gov, the federal government's public spending records, as of November 1, 2026. An amount committed is not revenue of the same year: a contract running several years counts when it is signed, and the company is paid as it does the work. The company is matched through the parent company the government records it under, which adds up its subsidiaries. A subsidiary recorded under another parent can be missing.

The company at the SEC

How it is registered and when its fiscal year ends.

Name at the SEC
CENTENE CORP
CIK
1071739
Exchange
NYSE
Industry (SIC)
6324 · Hospital & Medical Service Plans
Fiscal year ends
December 31
Latest annual report
December 31, 2025
Reporting currency
USD
Shares
492M

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What is CNC's market cap?

Centene Corporation's market cap is $35.0B, at a price of $71.27 on November 13, 2026 and 492M shares.

What is CNC's P/E?

CNC's P/E is 24.0, on earnings per share of $2.92 over the last 12 months. The median over the last 4 fiscal years was 25.6.

How much revenue does CNC have?

Centene had revenue of $204B over the last 12 months. Over the last 5 years it changed by +11.9% a year on average.

Does CNC pay a dividend?

No. Centene paid no regular dividend over the last 12 months.

Where do the figures come from?

From Centene Corporation's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q) and the share price. They hold no analyst estimates and no score, and they are not a recommendation.

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The figures come from the company's SEC filings and the share price, and describe what it has reported. They are not a score or a fair value.