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Centene Corporation

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$61.02

+0.38 (+0.63%)
Current Price
Previous Close $60.64
Open $61.15
Day High $61.98
Day Low $60.37
Volume 11,087,188
Fetched: 2026-06-19T09:50:52
Stock Information
Shares Outstanding 493.80M
Total Debt $16.37B
Cash Equivalents $23.74B
Revenue $178.33B
Net Income $-6.44B
Sector Healthcare
Industry Healthcare Plans
Market Cap $30.13B
EPS (TTM) $-13.05
Exchange NYQ
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Company Data
Enterprise Value$23.04B
Sales$178.33B
Income$-6.44B
Book/sh$43.40
Cash/sh$48.08
Employees61K
Financial Ratios
Quick Ratio1.08
Current Ratio1.12
Debt/Eq76.05
EPS Growth TTM17.50%
Returns & Margins
ROA1.22%
ROE-26.04%
Gross Margin10.56%
Operating Margin5.07%
Profit Margin-3.61%
Ownership
Insider Ownership0.39%
Institutional Ownership100.64%
Insider & Institutional transactions data not available
Valuation Ratios
Forward P/E13.70
PEG1.17
P/S0.17
P/B1.41
Analyst Data
Recommendationbuy
Target Price$61.35
Technical Indicators
SMA20$61.49
SMA50$53.75
SMA200$42.05
RSI53.30
ATR2.6436
Shares Float458.79M
Short Float3.40%
Short Ratio2.36
Volatility1.09
Rel Volume2.19
Performance History
Week-3.97%
Month+3.16%
Quarter+71.55%
6 Months+56.58%
YTD+46.05%
Year+11.13%
3 Years-12.16%
5 Years-13.83%
10 Years+76.31%
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Recent Price History
Date Close Volume
2026-06-18 $61.02 11,845,900
2026-06-17 $60.64 5,710,700
2026-06-16 $61.39 6,162,900
2026-06-15 $63.40 6,468,500
2026-06-12 $65.19 4,784,300
2026-06-11 $63.54 6,336,800
2026-06-10 $65.34 5,852,300
2026-06-09 $66.21 5,435,700
2026-06-08 $65.03 7,024,800
2026-06-05 $62.33 3,961,000
2026-06-04 $62.70 5,835,900
2026-06-03 $59.55 3,922,000
2026-06-02 $59.99 3,798,100
2026-06-01 $62.00 5,743,000
2026-05-29 $59.60 7,905,100
2026-05-28 $58.91 3,448,300
2026-05-27 $58.82 3,201,000
2026-05-26 $57.21 4,259,500
2026-05-22 $59.14 2,917,600
2026-05-21 $57.77 3,345,200
2026-05-20 $58.28 3,111,600
2026-05-19 $59.15 4,449,600
About Centene Corporation

Centene Corporation operates as a managed care company that provides programs and services to under-insured families, and commercial organizations in the United States. It operates through four segments: Medicaid, Medicare, Commercial, and Other. The Medicaid segment offers the temporary assistance for needy families; medicaid expansion; aged, blind, or disabled; and children's health insurance programs, as well as long-term services and supports; foster care; and medicare-medicaid plans. This segment also provides healthcare products and services. The Medicare segment offers special needs and medicare supplement, and prescription drug plans. The Commercial segment provides health insurance marketplace product for individual and commercial group. The Other segment operates clinical healthcare and pharmacies, as well as offers vision and dental, behavioral health, and centralized services. It provides services through primary and specialty care physicians, hospitals, behavioral health practitioners, and ancillary providers. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Saint Louis, Missouri.

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Income Statement (Annual)
Metric 2025-12-31 2024-12-31 2023-12-31 2022-12-31
Revenue
Reconciled Cost Of Revenue $180,910,000,000 $146,242,000,000 $136,684,000,000 $127,892,000,000
Cost Of Revenue $180,910,000,000 $146,242,000,000 $136,684,000,000 $127,891,000,000
Total Revenue $194,777,000,000 $163,071,000,000 $153,999,000,000 $144,547,000,000
Operating Revenue $174,581,000,000 $145,505,000,000 $140,095,000,000 $135,479,000,000
Expenses
Interest Expense $678,000,000 $702,000,000 $725,000,000 $665,000,000
Total Expenses $195,089,000,000 $159,883,000,000 $150,540,000,000 $140,911,000,000
Other Income Expense $-5,738,000,000 $1,771,000,000 $864,000,000 $-1,009,000,000
Net Non Operating Interest Income Expense $-678,000,000 $-702,000,000 $-725,000,000 $-665,000,000
Interest Expense Non Operating $678,000,000 $702,000,000 $725,000,000 $665,000,000
Operating Expense $14,179,000,000 $13,641,000,000 $13,856,000,000 $13,020,000,000
General And Administrative Expense - - - -
Income & Earnings
Net Income From Continuing Operation Net Minority Interest $-6,674,000,000 $3,305,000,000 $2,702,000,000 $1,202,000,000
Net Interest Income $-678,000,000 $-702,000,000 $-725,000,000 $-665,000,000
Normalized Income $-979,495,541 $1,934,627,907 $2,054,000,000 $1,820,517,000
Net Income From Continuing And Discontinued Operation $-6,674,000,000 $3,305,000,000 $2,702,000,000 $1,202,000,000
Total Operating Income As Reported $-7,623,000,000 $3,175,000,000 $2,930,000,000 $1,318,000,000
Net Income Common Stockholders $-6,674,000,000 $3,305,000,000 $2,702,000,000 $1,202,000,000
Net Income $-6,674,000,000 $3,305,000,000 $2,702,000,000 $1,202,000,000
Net Income Including Noncontrolling Interests $-6,677,000,000 $3,294,000,000 $2,699,000,000 $1,202,000,000
Net Income Continuous Operations $-6,677,000,000 $3,294,000,000 $2,699,000,000 $1,202,000,000
Pretax Income $-6,728,000,000 $4,257,000,000 $3,598,000,000 $1,962,000,000
Special Income Charges $-7,310,000,000 $-13,000,000 $-529,000,000 $-2,288,000,000
Operating Income $-312,000,000 $3,188,000,000 $3,459,000,000 $3,636,000,000
Depreciation Amortization Depletion Income Statement $1,275,000,000 $1,241,000,000 $1,293,000,000 $1,431,000,000
Depreciation And Amortization In Income Statement $1,275,000,000 $1,241,000,000 $1,293,000,000 $1,431,000,000
Amortization Of Intangibles Income Statement $685,000,000 $692,000,000 $718,000,000 $817,000,000
Depreciation Income Statement $590,000,000 $549,000,000 $575,000,000 $614,000,000
Gross Profit $13,867,000,000 $16,829,000,000 $17,315,000,000 $16,656,000,000
Per Share
Diluted EPS $-13.53 $6.31 $4.95 $2.07
Basic EPS $-13.53 $6.33 $4.97 $2.09
Other
Tax Effect Of Unusual Items $-43,495,541 $400,627,907 $216,000,000 $-390,483,000
Tax Rate For Calcs $0 $0 $0 $0
Normalized EBITDA (Bullshit earnings) $963,000,000 $4,429,000,000 $4,752,000,000 $5,067,000,000
Total Unusual Items $-5,738,000,000 $1,771,000,000 $864,000,000 $-1,009,000,000
Total Unusual Items Excluding Goodwill $-5,738,000,000 $1,771,000,000 $864,000,000 $-1,009,000,000
Reconciled Depreciation $1,275,000,000 $1,241,000,000 $1,293,000,000 $1,430,000,000
EBITDA (Bullshit earnings) $-4,775,000,000 $6,200,000,000 $5,616,000,000 $4,058,000,000
EBIT $-6,050,000,000 $4,959,000,000 $4,323,000,000 $2,627,000,000
Diluted Average Shares $493,116,000 $523,744,000 $545,704,000 $582,040,000
Basic Average Shares $493,116,000 $521,790,000 $543,319,000 $575,191,000
Diluted NI Availto Com Stockholders $-6,674,000,000 $3,305,000,000 $2,702,000,000 $1,202,000,000
Minority Interests $3,000,000 $11,000,000 $3,000,000 $0
Tax Provision $-51,000,000 $963,000,000 $899,000,000 $760,000,000
Other Special Charges $-1,000,000 - - $-30,000,000
Write Off $20,000,000 $13,000,000 $529,000,000 $2,318,000,000
Impairment Of Capital Assets $7,291,000,000 - - -
Gain On Sale Of Security $1,572,000,000 $1,784,000,000 $1,393,000,000 $1,279,000,000
Amortization $685,000,000 $692,000,000 $718,000,000 $817,000,000
Selling General And Administration $12,904,000,000 $12,400,000,000 $12,563,000,000 $11,589,000,000
Excise Taxes $-20,196,000,000 $-17,566,000,000 $-13,904,000,000 $-9,068,000,000
Other Gand A - - - -
Insurance And Claims - - - -
Fetched: 2026-06-17
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Metric 2025-12-31 2024-12-31 2023-12-31 2022-12-31
Assets
Net Tangible Assets $4,588,000,000 $3,443,000,000 $2,181,000,000 $-1,666,000,000
Total Assets $76,747,000,000 $82,445,000,000 $84,641,000,000 $76,870,000,000
Total Non Current Assets $36,377,000,000 $44,446,000,000 $43,885,000,000 $46,742,000,000
Other Non Current Assets $1,623,000,000 $1,624,000,000 $1,525,000,000 $1,349,000,000
Goodwill And Other Intangible Assets $15,365,000,000 $22,967,000,000 $23,659,000,000 $25,723,000,000
Other Intangible Assets $4,530,000,000 $5,409,000,000 $6,101,000,000 $6,911,000,000
Current Assets $40,370,000,000 $37,999,000,000 $40,756,000,000 $30,128,000,000
Other Current Assets $1,945,000,000 $1,601,000,000 $5,572,000,000 $2,461,000,000
Receivables $18,105,000,000 $19,713,000,000 $15,532,000,000 $13,272,000,000
Accounts Receivable $18,105,000,000 $19,713,000,000 $15,532,000,000 $13,272,000,000
Allowance For Doubtful Accounts Receivable $-134,000,000 $-111,000,000 $-120,000,000 $-130,000,000
Gross Accounts Receivable $18,239,000,000 $19,824,000,000 $15,652,000,000 $13,402,000,000
Cash Cash Equivalents And Short Term Investments $20,320,000,000 $16,685,000,000 $19,652,000,000 $14,395,000,000
Cash And Cash Equivalents $17,888,000,000 $14,063,000,000 $17,193,000,000 $12,074,000,000
Debt
Total Debt $18,162,000,000 $19,429,000,000 $18,877,000,000 $21,333,000,000
Long Term Debt And Capital Lease Obligation $17,966,000,000 $19,161,000,000 $18,590,000,000 $21,071,000,000
Long Term Debt $17,351,000,000 $18,423,000,000 $17,710,000,000 $17,938,000,000
Current Debt And Capital Lease Obligation $196,000,000 $268,000,000 $287,000,000 $262,000,000
Current Debt $50,000,000 $110,000,000 $119,000,000 $82,000,000
Other Current Borrowings $50,000,000 $110,000,000 $119,000,000 $82,000,000
Net Debt - $4,470,000,000 $636,000,000 $5,946,000,000
Liabilities
Total Liabilities Net Minority Interest $56,691,000,000 $55,935,000,000 $58,685,000,000 $52,633,000,000
Total Non Current Liabilities Net Minority Interest $19,995,000,000 $21,674,000,000 $21,969,000,000 $24,169,000,000
Other Non Current Liabilities $1,196,000,000 $1,829,000,000 $2,738,000,000 $2,483,000,000
Non Current Deferred Liabilities $833,000,000 $684,000,000 $641,000,000 $615,000,000
Non Current Deferred Taxes Liabilities $833,000,000 $684,000,000 $641,000,000 $615,000,000
Current Liabilities $36,696,000,000 $34,261,000,000 $36,716,000,000 $28,464,000,000
Other Current Liabilities $20,544,000,000 $18,308,000,000 $18,000,000,000 $16,745,000,000
Payables And Accrued Expenses $15,220,000,000 $15,024,000,000 $17,714,000,000 $10,979,000,000
Payables $15,220,000,000 $15,024,000,000 $17,714,000,000 $10,979,000,000
Other Payable $1,592,000,000 $2,008,000,000 $1,462,000,000 $1,634,000,000
Accounts Payable $13,628,000,000 $13,016,000,000 $16,252,000,000 $9,345,000,000
Equity
Common Stock Equity $19,953,000,000 $26,410,000,000 $25,840,000,000 $24,057,000,000
Total Equity Gross Minority Interest $20,056,000,000 $26,510,000,000 $25,956,000,000 $24,237,000,000
Stockholders Equity $19,953,000,000 $26,410,000,000 $25,840,000,000 $24,057,000,000
Gains Losses Not Affecting Retained Earnings $-58,000,000 $-504,000,000 $-652,000,000 $-1,132,000,000
Other Equity Adjustments $-58,000,000 $-504,000,000 $-652,000,000 $-1,132,000,000
Retained Earnings $8,674,000,000 $15,348,000,000 $12,043,000,000 $9,341,000,000
Preferred Securities Outside Stock Equity - - - -
Other
Treasury Shares Number $131,706,000 $124,288,000 $80,807,000 $57,093,000
Ordinary Shares Number $491,757,000 $495,907,000 $534,484,000 $550,754,000
Share Issued $623,463,000 $620,195,000 $615,291,000 $607,847,000
Tangible Book Value $4,588,000,000 $3,443,000,000 $2,181,000,000 $-1,666,000,000
Invested Capital $37,354,000,000 $44,943,000,000 $43,669,000,000 $42,077,000,000
Working Capital $3,674,000,000 $3,738,000,000 $4,040,000,000 $1,664,000,000
Capital Lease Obligations $761,000,000 $896,000,000 $1,048,000,000 $3,313,000,000
Total Capitalization $37,304,000,000 $44,833,000,000 $43,550,000,000 $41,995,000,000
Minority Interest $103,000,000 $100,000,000 $116,000,000 $180,000,000
Treasury Stock $9,441,000,000 $8,997,000,000 $5,856,000,000 $4,213,000,000
Additional Paid In Capital $20,777,000,000 $20,562,000,000 $20,304,000,000 $20,060,000,000
Capital Stock $1,000,000 $1,000,000 $1,000,000 $1,000,000
Common Stock $1,000,000 $1,000,000 $1,000,000 $1,000,000
Preferred Stock $0 $0 $0 $0
Long Term Capital Lease Obligation $615,000,000 $738,000,000 $880,000,000 $3,133,000,000
Current Deferred Revenue $736,000,000 $661,000,000 $715,000,000 $478,000,000
Current Capital Lease Obligation $146,000,000 $158,000,000 $168,000,000 $180,000,000
Investments And Advances $17,035,000,000 $17,429,000,000 $16,286,000,000 $14,684,000,000
Goodwill $10,835,000,000 $17,558,000,000 $17,558,000,000 $18,812,000,000
Net PPE $2,354,000,000 $2,426,000,000 $2,415,000,000 $4,986,000,000
Accumulated Depreciation $-2,232,000,000 $-2,803,000,000 $-2,400,000,000 $-2,066,000,000
Gross PPE $4,586,000,000 $5,229,000,000 $4,815,000,000 $7,052,000,000
Leases $277,000,000 $273,000,000 $252,000,000 $467,000,000
Other Properties $317,000,000 $359,000,000 $396,000,000 $2,554,000,000
Machinery Furniture Equipment $3,355,000,000 $3,918,000,000 $3,477,000,000 $3,194,000,000
Buildings And Improvements $492,000,000 $523,000,000 $534,000,000 $659,000,000
Land And Improvements $145,000,000 $156,000,000 $156,000,000 $178,000,000
Properties $0 $0 $0 $0
Other Short Term Investments $2,432,000,000 $2,622,000,000 $2,459,000,000 $2,321,000,000
Fetched: 2026-06-17
Cash Flow Statement (Annual)
Metric 2025-12-31 2024-12-31 2023-12-31 2022-12-31
Free Cash Flow
Free Cash Flow $4,321,000,000 $-490,000,000 $7,254,000,000 $5,257,000,000
Operating Activities
Operating Cash Flow $5,088,000,000 $154,000,000 $8,053,000,000 $6,261,000,000
Cash Flow From Continuing Operating Activities $5,088,000,000 $154,000,000 $8,053,000,000 $6,261,000,000
Operating Gains Losses $-3,000,000 $-120,000,000 $-152,000,000 $-576,000,000
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditure $-767,000,000 $-644,000,000 $-799,000,000 $-1,004,000,000
Investing Cash Flow $472,000,000 $-1,052,000,000 $-1,191,000,000 $-2,921,000,000
Cash Flow From Continuing Investing Activities $472,000,000 $-1,052,000,000 $-1,191,000,000 $-2,921,000,000
Capital Expenditure Reported $-767,000,000 $-644,000,000 $-799,000,000 $-1,004,000,000
Net Other Investing Changes - - - -
Financing Activities
Repurchase Of Capital Stock $-475,000,000 $-3,124,000,000 $-1,633,000,000 $-3,096,000,000
Issuance Of Capital Stock $37,000,000 $46,000,000 $44,000,000 $70,000,000
Financing Cash Flow $-1,621,000,000 $-2,406,000,000 $-1,658,000,000 $-4,197,000,000
Cash Flow From Continuing Financing Activities $-1,621,000,000 $-2,406,000,000 $-1,658,000,000 $-4,197,000,000
Net Other Financing Charges $-38,000,000 $-6,000,000 $-88,000,000 $-27,000,000
Net Common Stock Issuance $-438,000,000 $-3,078,000,000 $-1,589,000,000 $-3,026,000,000
Common Stock Issuance $37,000,000 $46,000,000 $44,000,000 $70,000,000
Other
Repayment Of Debt $-1,895,000,000 $-622,000,000 $-2,316,000,000 $-1,504,000,000
Issuance Of Debt $750,000,000 $1,300,000,000 $2,335,000,000 $360,000,000
Interest Paid Supplemental Data $647,000,000 $688,000,000 $688,000,000 $657,000,000
Income Tax Paid Supplemental Data $448,000,000 $1,002,000,000 $887,000,000 $1,198,000,000
End Cash Position $17,957,000,000 $14,156,000,000 $17,452,000,000 $12,330,000,000
Other Cash Adjustment Outside Changein Cash $-138,000,000 $0 $-50,000,000 $-16,000,000
Beginning Cash Position $14,156,000,000 $17,452,000,000 $12,330,000,000 $13,214,000,000
Effect Of Exchange Rate Changes $0 $8,000,000 $-32,000,000 $-11,000,000
Changes In Cash $3,939,000,000 $-3,304,000,000 $5,204,000,000 $-857,000,000
Common Stock Payments $-475,000,000 $-3,124,000,000 $-1,633,000,000 $-3,096,000,000
Net Issuance Payments Of Debt $-1,145,000,000 $678,000,000 $19,000,000 $-1,144,000,000
Net Long Term Debt Issuance $-1,145,000,000 $678,000,000 $19,000,000 $-1,144,000,000
Long Term Debt Payments $-1,895,000,000 $-622,000,000 $-2,316,000,000 $-1,504,000,000
Net Investment Purchase And Sale $1,239,000,000 $-1,398,000,000 $-1,099,000,000 $-2,934,000,000
Sale Of Investment $5,780,000,000 $5,785,000,000 $5,523,000,000 $3,802,000,000
Purchase Of Investment $-4,541,000,000 $-7,183,000,000 $-6,622,000,000 $-6,736,000,000
Net Business Purchase And Sale $0 $990,000,000 $707,000,000 $1,017,000,000
Sale Of Business $0 $990,000,000 $707,000,000 $2,477,000,000
Change In Working Capital $3,038,000,000 $-4,499,000,000 $3,546,000,000 $2,317,000,000
Change In Other Working Capital $155,000,000 $18,000,000 $406,000,000 $156,000,000
Change In Other Current Liabilities $2,290,000,000 $298,000,000 $2,117,000,000 $3,239,000,000
Change In Other Current Assets $-230,000,000 $46,000,000 $5,000,000 $128,000,000
Change In Payables And Accrued Expense $-657,000,000 $-528,000,000 $3,398,000,000 $421,000,000
Change In Receivables $1,480,000,000 $-4,333,000,000 $-2,380,000,000 $-1,627,000,000
Changes In Account Receivables $1,480,000,000 $-4,333,000,000 $-2,380,000,000 $-1,627,000,000
Stock Based Compensation $204,000,000 $212,000,000 $216,000,000 $234,000,000
Asset Impairment Charge $7,311,000,000 $13,000,000 $529,000,000 $2,318,000,000
Deferred Tax $-60,000,000 $13,000,000 $-78,000,000 $-631,000,000
Deferred Income Tax $-60,000,000 $13,000,000 $-78,000,000 $-631,000,000
Depreciation Amortization Depletion $1,275,000,000 $1,241,000,000 $1,293,000,000 $1,430,000,000
Depreciation And Amortization $1,275,000,000 $1,241,000,000 $1,293,000,000 $1,430,000,000
Gain Loss On Sale Of Business $-2,000,000 $-120,000,000 $-152,000,000 $-772,000,000
Net Income From Continuing Operations $-6,677,000,000 $3,294,000,000 $2,699,000,000 $1,202,000,000
Purchase Of Business - $0 $0 $-1,460,000,000
Other Non Cash Items - $16,000,000 $172,000,000 $-33,000,000
Gain Loss On Sale Of PPE - $0 $0 $221,000,000
Fetched: 2026-06-17