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    Centene Corp (CNC)

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    HEALTHCARE • HEALTHCARE PLANS • NYSE

    $69.71
    -4.46 (-6.01%)

    Market Cap: $36.72B

    Last updated: Nov 06, 2026 at 4:42 PM ET

    Earnings

    Performance (10Y)

    Beat Rate
    88%(35/40)
    Avg Surprise
    +37.44%
    Streak
    5 Q

    Upcoming Estimates

    Period ending Dec 31, 2026
    EPS Consensus$1.98
    Range$1.74 - $2.19
    17 analysts
    Revenue Consensus
    $57.9B
    Range$55.2B - $61.7B
    12 analysts
    Period ending Mar 31, 2027
    EPS Consensus$3.39
    Range$1.28 - $4.55
    14 analysts
    EPS Revisions
    5
    0
    7d
    5
    4
    30d
    EPS Estimate DriftChange to current
    90d ago$3.37+0.5%
    60d ago$3.37+0.5%
    30d ago$3.37+0.7%
    7d ago$3.37+0.7%
    Current$3.39
    Revenue Consensus
    $49.1B
    Range$47.8B - $51.3B
    8 analysts
    Last 12 of 40 reported quarters and 2 upcoming estimates
    PeriodReportedEst.RangeSurpriseB/MAnalystsRevisionsYoY
    Mar 27EST
    		-$3.39$1.28 - $4.55--14
    5
    4
    30d
    		-
    Dec 26EST
    		-$1.98$1.74 - $2.19--17--
    Sep 26
    Reported Oct 27
    		$0.58$0.07$0.00 - $0.33+728.57%Beat19
    0
    1
    30d
    		+16.0%
    Jun 26
    Reported Jul 28
    		$2.51$0.89$0.41 - $1.94+182.02%Beat19
    No revisions (30d)
    		+1668.8%
    Mar 26
    Reported Apr 28
    		$3.37$2.13$0.41 - $2.89+58.22%Beat18
    2
    4
    30d
    		+16.2%
    Dec 25
    Reported Feb 6
    		$-1.19$-1.22$-1.30 - $-0.99+2.46%Beat18
    1
    2
    30d
    		-248.7%
    Sep 25
    Reported Oct 29
    		$0.50$-0.16$-0.59 - $0.05+412.50%Beat18
    1
    0
    30d
    		-69.1%
    Jun 25
    Reported Jul 25
    		$-0.16$0.21$-1.02 - $1.54-176.19%Miss14
    0
    12
    30d
    		-106.6%
    Mar 25
    Reported Apr 25
    		$2.90$2.52$1.96 - $2.74+15.08%Beat15
    6
    0
    30d
    		+28.3%
    Dec 24
    Reported Feb 4
    		$0.80$0.49$0.43 - $0.58+63.27%Beat16
    2
    2
    30d
    		+77.8%
    Sep 24
    Reported Oct 25
    		$1.62$1.41$1.27 - $1.55+14.89%Beat15
    No revisions (30d)
    		-19.0%
    Jun 24
    Reported Jul 26
    		$2.42$2.09$1.80 - $2.44+15.79%Beat17
    5
    0
    30d
    		+15.2%
    Mar 24
    Reported Apr 26
    		$2.26$2.08$1.90 - $2.26+8.65%Beat17
    No revisions (30d)
    		+7.1%
    Dec 23
    Reported Feb 6
    		$0.45$0.44$0.38 - $0.55+2.27%Beat14
    1
    0
    30d
    		-47.7%

    Key Metrics

    Valuation
    P/E Ratio13.23EV/EBITDA13.09x
    Price/FCF8.74xFCF Yield11.45%
    Profitability
    Profit Margin0.81%Operating Margin0.74%
    ROE6.74%ROIC2.03%
    Financial Health
    Debt/Equity0.70xInterest Coverage1.59x
    Current Ratio1.16xQuick Ratio1.16x
    Trading Statistics
    Beta1.08Avg Volume5.50M
    52-Week High$78.0852-Week Low$31.63

    Technical Indicators Dashboard

    Moving Averages

    SMA 10$69.48
    SMA 20$69.58
    SMA 50$66.66
    SMA 200$55.97
    EMA 10$70.25
    EMA 20$69.15
    EMA 50$67.23
    EMA 200$58.83

    MACD

    Line: 1.36Signal: 1.15Hist: 0.20

    ADX

    ADX: 18.0+DI: 28.7-DI: 19.4

    Aroon & PSAR

    Aroon Up96.0
    Aroon DownN/A
    PSAR$65.61

    Bollinger Bands

    Upper Band$74.22
    Lower Band$64.94
    %B Position1334%(Upper)
    Band Width0.51

    RSI (14-Day)

    Neutral
    52.3

    Momentum Oscillators

    Stoch %K66.2
    Stoch %D60.3
    Williams %R-63.3
    ROC (10d)-0.7%
    Momentum-0.46
    CCI (20d)49.6
    MFI (14d)56.2

    Volatility Measures

    ATR (14d)$3.44(4.9%)
    StdDev (20d)2.32
    Hist Vol59.6%(High)

    Volume Flow

    VWAP$70.84
    OBV15.7M
    AD Line-171.8M
    CMF (20d)0.045

    Volume Metrics

    Avg Vol (20d)5.7M
    Vol Ratio1.0x
    VWMA (20d)$70.16

    Pivot Points

    R3$82.73
    R2$80.40
    R1$77.29
    Pivot Point$74.96
    S1$71.85
    S2$69.52
    S3$66.41

    Advanced Oscillators

    TSI14.25
    Ultimate Osc51.9
    KST64.73

    Financial Data

    QuarterSep 2026Jun 2026Mar 2026Dec 2025Sep 2025Jun 2025Mar 2025Dec 2024Sep 2024Jun 2024Mar 2024Dec 2023
    Total Revenue$50.65B$53.58B$49.94B$49.73B$49.69B$48.74B$46.62B$40.80B$42.02B$39.84B$40.41B$39.46B
    Cost of Revenue$675.00M$729.00M$702.00M$680.00M$651.00M$641.00M$698.00M$688.00M$692.00M$680.00M$669.00M$961.00M
    Gross Profit$49.97B$52.85B$49.24B$49.05B$49.04B$48.10B$45.92B$40.12B$41.33B$39.16B$39.74B$38.50B
    Operating Expenses$50.28B$51.65B$47.38B$50.79B$55.99B$48.56B$44.39B$39.94B$40.67B$37.93B$38.63B$38.69B
    R&D$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
    SG&A$3.23B$3.10B$3.40B$3.37B$3.15B$3.04B$3.35B$3.23B$3.06B$2.89B$3.22B$3.49B
    Operating Income$-307,000,000$1.20B$1.86B$-1,745,000,000$-6,954,000,000$-458,000,000$1.53B$175.00M$665.00M$1.23B$1.11B$-194,000,000
    Interest Income$333.00M$435.00M$407.00M$369.00M$450.00M$371.00M$382.00M$344.00M$432.00M$463.00M$545.00M$401.00M
    Interest Expense$149.00M$153.00M$164.00M$168.00M$170.00M$170.00M$170.00M$172.00M$176.00M$176.00M$178.00M$183.00M
    Income Before Tax$-122,000,000$1.49B$2.10B$-1,543,000,000$-6,674,000,000$-257,000,000$1.75B$347.00M$921.00M$1.52B$1.47B$24.00M
    Income Tax Expense$-57,000,000$399.00M$560.00M$-443,000,000$-42,000,000$2.00M$432.00M$67.00M$211.00M$370.00M$315.00M$-15,000,000
    Net Income$-65,000,000$1.09B$1.54B$-1,100,000,000$-6,632,000,000$-259,000,000$1.31B$280.00M$710.00M$1.15B$1.16B$39.00M
    EBITDA$-7,000,000$1.50B$2.16B$-1,416,000,000$-6,637,000,000$-143,000,000$1.85B$489.00M$978.00M$1.53B$1.41B$121.00M
    EBIT$-306,000,000$1.20B$1.86B$-1,745,000,000$-6,954,000,000$-458,000,000$1.53B$175.00M$665.00M$1.23B$1.11B$-194,000,000
    * Some calculated fields are derived from available data when not provided by source

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    Government Contracts

    Gov Obligations (TTM)
    $232.59M
    Gov Obligations / Revenue
    0.1%
    Obligations YoY
    N/A
    Active Awards
    34
    New Awards (TTM)
    14
    Avg Remaining Term
    6.1 mo

    Top agency: General Services Administration at 70.1% of trailing twelve month obligations across 8 agencies

    Recent Awards

    Award IDAgencyObligatedStart
    7571MN26F66003Department of Health and Human ServicesOffice of the Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources$13.20MApr 1, 2026
    140D0426F0109Department of the InteriorDepartmental Offices$3.20MDec 31, 2025
    N0018926PL009Department of DefenseDepartment of the Navy$125918Jan 30, 2026
    140D0426P0012Department of the InteriorDepartmental Offices$125664Dec 10, 2025
    31310026C0004Nuclear Regulatory CommissionNuclear Regulatory Commission$46419May 1, 2026
    36C24226P0360Department of Veterans AffairsDepartment of Veterans Affairs$28772Feb 4, 2026
    36C24226P0424Department of Veterans AffairsDepartment of Veterans Affairs$16296Feb 25, 2026
    15M10226PA4700116Department of JusticeU.S. Marshals Service$16000Apr 13, 2026
    15B41226P00000193Department of JusticeFederal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons$14386Jul 21, 2026
    15B41226P00000184Department of JusticeFederal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons$14386Jul 15, 2026

    Federal contract obligations are bookings recorded by the awarding agency, not recognized revenue. They can exceed 100% of revenue and can be negative when contracts are de-obligated. Source: USAspending.gov prime awards, data through Jul 31, 2026.

    News

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    CNC Valuation and Fair Value

    P/E
    13.2x
    Forward P/E
    13.4x
    EV/EBITDA
    13.1x
    P/FCF
    8.7x
    PEG
    0.9x
    P/B
    1.6x
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    CNC Profitability: Margins, ROIC and FCF

    Gross margin
    98.6%
    Operating margin
    0.7%
    Net margin
    0.8%
    ROIC
    2.0%
    ROE
    6.7%
    FCF margin
    1.9%
    FCF yield
    11.4%

    CNC Competitors

    CompanyTicker
    GE HealthCare Technologies Inc.GEHC
    Biogen IncBIIB
    Revolution Medicines IncRVMD
    Mettler-Toledo International IncMTD
    Royalty Pharma PlcRPRX
    Zoetis IncZTS
    Haleon plcHLN
    ResMed IncRMD

    Sector: Healthcare

    CNC Analyst Ratings

    Consensus
    Hold
    Analysts
    21
    Strong Buy
    1
    Buy
    7
    Hold
    12
    Sell
    1
    Strong Sell
    0

    CNC Bull Case vs Bear Case

    Bull case

    • CNC beat EPS estimates in 87.5% of its last 8 reported quarters.

    CNC Earnings: Beat Rate and Next Report

    Beat rate
    7 of 8 quarters (87.5%)
    Average surprise
    160.7%
    EPS estimate (fiscal period ending Dec 31, 2026)
    $1.98

    CNC Earnings Date

    CNC reports Feb 4, 2027, after the close. The date is estimated.

    CNC Earnings Call

    The latest CNC earnings call transcript on file is labeled 2026Q3.

    Read the 2026Q3 transcript

    CNC ETF Holders

    GNG tracks 42 ETFs that hold CNC. The largest weights:

    1. VictoryShares Free Cash Flow ETF (VFLO), 3.34% of the fund
    2. Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Health Care ETF (RSPH), 1.62% of the fund
    3. State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV), 0.51% of the fund
    4. iShares U.S. Healthcare ETF (IYH), 0.49% of the fund
    5. Vanguard Health Care Index Fund ETF Shares (VHT), 0.43% of the fund
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    Frequently Asked Questions About CNC

    When does CNC report earnings?

    Centene Corp (CNC) is expected to report earnings on Feb 4, 2027.

    Does CNC pay dividends?

    Centene Corp (CNC) does not currently pay a regular dividend.

    What is CNC's P/E ratio?

    Centene Corp has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 13.23.

    What is CNC's market cap?

    Centene Corp (CNC) has a market capitalization of $36.72B with a current stock price of $69.71.

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