Centene Corp.
CNC | NYSE
$64.98
-$0.13 (-0.20%)
At close: Sep 21, 2026, 3:59 PM ET
$64.72
-$0.26 (-0.40%)
Pre-market:
Sep 22, 2026, 4:15 AM ET
Market Data
Market Cap $32.16B
Enterprise Value $21.15B
Beta 1.11
Average Volume 5.19M
Shares Outstanding (Diluted) 497.64M
Shares Change YoY 0.83%
Institutional Ownership 96.43%
Exchange NYSE
ISIN US15135B1017
Price Performance
Price Change 1M 0.5%
Price Change 3M 2.9%
Price Change 6M 98.5%
Price Change YTD 55.5%
Price Change 1Y 98.7%
Price Change 3Y -5.4%
Price Change 5Y 3.4%
1M CAGR (ann.) 1.4%
1Y CAGR (ann.) 103.3%
5Y CAGR (ann.) 1.7%
All-Time CAGR 13.0%
Valuation
PE Ratio -6.22
Forward PE 12.36
PEG Ratio 0.02
Forward PEG -0.71
PS Ratio 0.17
Forward PS 0.20
PB Ratio 1.42
P/FCF Ratio 3.58
P/Adj. FCF Ratio 3.65
P/OCF Ratio 3.29
EV/Sales 0.11
EV/EBIT -5.32
EV/EBITDA -7.31
EV/FCF 2.36
Earnings Yield -16.1%
FCF Yield 27.9%
Adj. FCF Yield 27.4%
Financial Health
Net Cash $10.95B
Total Debt $16.11B
Cash & Short-Term Investments $27.06B
Total Assets $83.01B
Current Ratio 1.15
Quick Ratio 1.15
Debt / Equity Ratio 0.71
Debt / EBITDA -5.57
Debt / FCF 1.80
OCF / Debt 0.61
Interest Coverage -8.33
Altman Z-Score 2.77
Piotroski F-Score 6
Margins & Profitability
Gross Profit Margin 16.1%
Operating Profit Margin -2.8%
EBITDA Margin -1.5%
Net Profit Margin -2.6%
FCF Margin 4.6%
Adj. FCF Margin 4.5%
SBC / Revenue 0.1%
SBC Impact (per share) -2.0%
Returns
Return on Assets -6.1%
Return on Equity -24.0%
Return on Invested Capital -12.9%
Return on Capital Employed -12.9%
Return on Tangible Assets -7.5%
Historical Growth (CAGR)
Revenue CAGR 3Y 9.4%
Revenue CAGR 5Y 10.3%
Revenue CAGR 10Y 20.5%
EPS CAGR 3Y -2085.4%
EPS CAGR 5Y -203.9%
EPS CAGR 10Y -27.7%
FCF CAGR 3Y 5.4%
FCF CAGR 5Y 25.6%
FCF CAGR 10Y 13.4%
Analyst Forecasts
Analyst Rating Buy
Analyst Count 44
EPS Growth Next 3Y 59.5%
Revenue Growth Next 3Y 2.3%
Earnings Date N/A
EPS Estimate (next Q) N/A
EPS Growth Est (next Q) N/A
Revenue Est (next Q) N/A
Revenue Growth Est (next Q) N/A
Fair Value Estimates
Graham Number N/A
Graham Upside N/A
Lynch Fair Value N/A
Lynch Upside N/A
Price Target $68.29
Price Target Upside 5.1%
Cash Flow
Operating Cash Flow $9.77B
Free Cash Flow $8.97B
Adj. Free Cash Flow $8.79B
FCF Per Share $18.16
OCF Per Share $19.78
OCF/S Ratio 5.0%
Income Statement
Revenue $193.73B
Gross Profit $31.24B
Operating Income $-5.46B
EBITDA $-2.89B
Net Income $-5.1B
EPS (Diluted) -$10.44
Revenue / Employee $3.17M
Profit / Employee $-83.45K
Employees 61,100
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