Centene Corp.
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About the company
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.
- CEO
- Sarah London
- IPO
- 2001
- Employees
- 61,100
- HQ
- St. Louis, MO, US
Price Chart
- Market Cap
- $33.51B
- P/E
- -5.17
- P/S
- 0.17
- P/B
- 1.56
- EV/EBITDA
- -6.44
- Div Yield
- 0.00%
- Gross Margin
- 14.93%
- Op Margin
- -3.68%
- Net Margin
- -3.25%
- ROE
- -28.72%
- ROIC
- -17.70%
- Revenue
- $194.78B · 19.44%
- Net Income
- $-6,673,000,000 · -301.91%
- EPS
- $-13.61 · -315.01%
- Op Income
- $-7,618,375,000
- FCF YoY
- 981.84%
- 52W High
- $69.29
- 52W Low
- $25.08
- 50D MA
- $58.62
- 200D MA
- $43.58
- Beta
- 1.09
- Avg Volume
- 5.90M
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Recent insider transactions
Who's buying, who's selling, and how much.
| Date | Insider | Type | Shares |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 26 | Tyler Lauren M | other | 61 |
| Jun 30, 26 | TANJI KENNETH | other | 581 |
| Jun 30, 26 | Samuels Theodore R. II | other | 465 |
| Jun 30, 26 | EPPINGER FREDERICK H | other | 833 |
| Jun 30, 26 | COUGHLIN CHRISTOPHER J | other | 562 |
| Jun 19, 26 | Tyler Lauren M | other | 0 |
| Jun 15, 26 | SMITH SUSAN RAYE | other | 483 |
| Jun 10, 26 | Burdick Kenneth A | sell | 80,000 |
| May 29, 26 | Carson Michael A | other | 604.004 |
| May 22, 26 | Carson Michael A | other | 47.935 |
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Recent articles, reports, and earnings notes.
Centene (CNC): Medicaid Margin Recovery Is Gaining Traction
Centene just delivered a strong Q1 2026 beat-and-raise, with improving Medicaid and Medicare margins supporting a recovery thesis. The stock still looks inexpensive versus its earnings power, but execution on medical cost trend remains the key risk.
Managed care's rebound looks real, but the easy bull case is early
Health insurers are finally showing signs that the medical-cost spike is easing, but that is not the same thing as a clean, durable margin reset across the group. The better trade still looks selective: some operators are stabilizing, while others remain too expensive or too exposed to unresolved Medicare Advantage and Medicaid pressure.
Centene Corporation (CNC) climbs 14% on earnings beat
Centene Corporation (CNC) climbs after a strong Q1 2026 earnings report lifted sentiment. The company raised full-year profit guidance, posted better-than-expected revenue and EPS, and showed improving medical cost control, signaling a possible margin recovery after a volatile stretch.
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