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CNC

Centene Corp

$62.99+3.28% ($2.00)
Day's range
$60.75 – $63.36
Day's volume
$225.1M
52-week range
$31.80 – $69.41

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CNC in numbers

Market cap
$31.1B
P/E
-6.10
P/B
1.38
Dividend yield (12m)
0.00%

CNC price history

10/06/202510/02/2026
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CNC risk and return

Monthly closes adjusted for splits and distributions.

Metric12 months36 months60 months
Return+60.12%-14.51%-11.79%
Volatility (annualized)71.79%56.95%47.17%
Largest drawdown-27.05%-66.93%-71.96%
Positive months8/1220/3634/60

How much did investing in CNC return?

$1,000.00 invested on 11/01/2021 would be worth $882.09 today.

Value today in CNC
$882.09
Return over the period
-11.79%
Return per year
-2.52%
In the S&P 500
$1,690.98

With dividends reinvested, before taxes and costs, at month-end closes. Past returns do not guarantee future ones.

CNC fundamentals

Valuation

  • P/E
    -6.10
  • P/B
    1.38
  • EV/EBITDA
    -4.59
  • EV/EBIT
    -3.58
  • EV/Revenue
    0.11
  • P/EBIT
    -5.52
  • P/S
    0.17
  • P/OCF
    3.19
  • P/FCF
    3.48
  • Earnings yield
    -27.97%
  • PEG ratio
    —
  • Earnings per share
    -$10.32
  • Book value per share
    $45.67

Debt

  • Net debt
    -$11B
  • Net debt/EBITDA
    —
  • Net debt/Equity
    -0.49
  • Debt/Equity
    0.71
  • Current ratio
    1.15
  • Quick ratio
    —
  • Cash ratio
    0.66

Efficiency

  • Gross margin
    9.05%
  • EBITDA margin
    -2.46%
  • Operating margin
    -3.16%
  • Net margin
    -2.85%
  • Asset turnover
    2.15

Profitability

  • ROE
    -22.60%
  • ROA
    -6.14%
  • ROIC
    -48.58%
  • Payout
    —

Growth

  • Revenue CAGR (5 years)
    10.01%
  • Earnings CAGR (5 years)
    —
  • Revenue growth (year)
    —
  • Earnings growth (year)
    —
  • Revenue growth (quarter)
    —
  • Earnings growth (quarter)
    —

CNC's indicators by year

Multiples at each year's closing price; margins and returns from that year's statements.

Indicator20252024202320222021202020192018
P/E-3.039.0914.6937.6135.6619.3127.9352.93
P/B1.011.141.541.881.791.352.944.36
EV/EBITDA—7.228.9717.7716.749.0615.5224.71
Earnings per share-$13.57$6.66$5.05$2.18$2.31$3.11$2.25$2.18
Book value per share$40.57$53.24$48.31$43.64$45.97$44.31$21.39$26.42
ROE-33.45%12.51%10.46%5.00%5.03%7.02%10.53%8.24%
ROIC-44.41%8.69%9.15%2.92%4.24%6.61%9.84%8.26%
Gross margin8.14%11.73%12.59%12.49%12.28%96.82%96.50%95.77%
EBITDA margin-3.64%3.03%3.01%2.03%2.64%4.18%3.44%3.46%
Net margin-3.82%2.27%1.93%0.89%1.14%1.74%1.88%1.59%
Net debt/EBITDA—0.42-0.431.321.341.010.310.32

CNC's financial statements

Line202520242023202220212020
Net revenue$174.6B$145.5B$140.1B$135.5B$118B$103.8B
Cost of revenue-$2.7B-$2.7B-$3.6B-$7B-$4.9B-$3.3B
Gross profit$14.2B$17.1B$17.6B$16.9B$14.5B$100.5B
EBITDA-$6.3B$4.4B$4.2B$2.7B$3.1B$4.3B
EBIT-$7.6B$3.2B$2.9B$1.3B$1.8B$3.1B
Financial result——————
Income before tax-$6.7B$4.3B$3.6B$2B$1.8B$2.8B
Income tax$51M-$963M-$899M-$760M-$477M-$979M
Net income-$6.7B$3.3B$2.7B$1.2B$1.3B$1.8B

Figures the company filed with the CVM. Debt excludes leases; each quarter is that quarter alone.

Does CNC pay dividends?

CNC has no distributions on record.

About Centene

Sector
Finance, insurance and real estate

Questions about CNC

How much is CNC today?

CNC is at $62.99 (3.28% on the day), last traded on 10/02/2026.

What are the P/E and P/B of CNC?

CNC trades at a P/E of -6.10 and a P/B of 1.38.

How much did CNC return in 12 months?

CNC returned 60.12% in 12 months, with annualized volatility of 71.79% and a largest drawdown of -27.05%.