Centene Corporation

NYSE:CNC Stock Report

Market Cap: US$19.0b

Centene Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 2/6

Centene has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 16.4%, while the Healthcare industry saw earnings growing at 3.1% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 9.5% per year. Centene's return on equity is 7.4%, and it has net margins of 1.3%.

Key information

16.38%

Earnings growth rate

18.01%

EPS growth rate

Healthcare Industry Growth8.50%
Revenue growth rate9.51%
Return on equity7.44%
Net Margin1.29%
Next Earnings Update29 Oct 2025

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Centene Corporation's (NYSE:CNC) Price Is Right But Growth Is Lacking After Shares Rocket 30%

Sep 12
Centene Corporation's (NYSE:CNC) Price Is Right But Growth Is Lacking After Shares Rocket 30%

Centene: Enrollment Down, Costs Up, The Storm Is Just Beginning

Sep 10

Why Investors Shouldn't Be Surprised By Centene Corporation's (NYSE:CNC) 38% Share Price Plunge

Jul 03
Why Investors Shouldn't Be Surprised By Centene Corporation's (NYSE:CNC) 38% Share Price Plunge

Centene (NYSE:CNC) Is Doing The Right Things To Multiply Its Share Price

May 15
Centene (NYSE:CNC) Is Doing The Right Things To Multiply Its Share Price

Centene Corporation's (NYSE:CNC) Low P/E No Reason For Excitement

Apr 03
Centene Corporation's (NYSE:CNC) Low P/E No Reason For Excitement

Centene: A Leader In Government-Sponsored Insurance And Its Prospects

Mar 26

Centene Corporation Is Resilient And Will Thrive

Mar 18

Centene's (NYSE:CNC) Returns On Capital Not Reflecting Well On The Business

Jan 27
Centene's (NYSE:CNC) Returns On Capital Not Reflecting Well On The Business

Centene: Attractive Risk-Reward For A Growing Company At A Value Price

Jan 02

Does Centene (NYSE:CNC) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Dec 05
Does Centene (NYSE:CNC) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Centene: Should Have Followed My Original Thesis, But A Buy For Q3 2024

Oct 22

Centene Corporation (NYSE:CNC) Screens Well But There Might Be A Catch

Oct 14
Centene Corporation (NYSE:CNC) Screens Well But There Might Be A Catch

Centene Corporation: Strategic Market Position Amid Favorable Trends, Buy

Aug 20

Centene Corporation Still An Opportunity With An A-Grade Valuation

Mar 31

Centene: Stay Defensive Amid Economic Uncertainty With This Low-Beta Bargain

Jan 22

Centene: Overlooked Healthcare Giant

Nov 21

Centene: Solid Performance With Positive Outlook, But Limited Upside Potential

Oct 26

Decoding Centene: Why I Think It's Undervalued

Oct 10

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Centene makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

NYSE:CNC Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Jun 25159,6732,05412,6610
31 Mar 25153,6393,45312,5100
31 Dec 24147,1693,30512,3050
30 Sep 24146,3523,06712,4940
30 Jun 24144,2022,82312,4550
31 Mar 24142,9492,73512,5730
31 Dec 23141,3932,70212,4070
30 Sep 23139,3642,44412,1300
30 Jun 23138,1112,71311,9340
31 Mar 23136,9411,48311,7040
31 Dec 22135,9991,20211,3660
30 Sep 22132,7562,01410,8920
30 Jun 22129,2281,86010,5620
31 Mar 22124,1811,4979,8880
31 Dec 21118,5731,3479,3760
30 Sep 21114,1307369,6570
30 Jun 21111,2847209,9950
31 Mar 21108,1582,46110,4610
31 Dec 20104,2801,80810,2760
30 Sep 2095,7642,0299,5290
30 Jun 2086,5231,5568,3010
31 Mar 2078,1058457,2900
31 Dec 1970,8071,3216,4480
30 Sep 1968,3851,3536,4720
30 Jun 1965,5071,2776,5910
31 Mar 1961,0281,0826,4570
31 Dec 1856,6889006,3310
30 Sep 1852,6188895,7950
30 Jun 1848,6551,0755,1050
31 Mar 1847,2011,0294,7970
31 Dec 1745,8108284,3700
30 Sep 1744,8708534,2670
30 Jun 1743,6467964,3030
31 Mar 1742,4687134,2460
31 Dec 1637,6935623,9000
30 Sep 1632,8394163,2840
30 Jun 1628,0623602,7190
31 Mar 1622,9482772,1520
31 Dec 1521,2923561,9900
30 Sep 1519,8543501,8270
30 Jun 1518,5483391,6990
31 Mar 1517,1022981,5640
31 Dec 1415,6892681,4240

Quality Earnings: CNC has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: CNC's current net profit margins (1.3%) are lower than last year (2%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: CNC's earnings have grown by 16.4% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: CNC's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: CNC had negative earnings growth (-27.2%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Healthcare industry average (8.3%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: CNC's Return on Equity (7.4%) is considered low.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/10/05 19:47
End of Day Share Price 2025/10/03 00:00
Earnings2025/06/30
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

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Ownership10 years
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Management10 years
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Key Developments10 years
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Analyst Sources

Centene Corporation is covered by 45 analysts. 15 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
null nullArgus Research Company
Hua HaBaird
Ishan MajumdarBaptista Research