Centene (CNC) Stock Price & Analysis
CNC$67.52+0.47 +0.69%
$33.35B
Market Cap
22.65
P/E
13.26
Forward P/E
44
Score
Centene (CNC) Stock Price & Analysis
CNC price $67.52 +0.47 +0.69%
- Ticker
- CNC
- Price
- $67.52
- Change
- +0.47 +0.69%
- Market cap ?
- $33.35B
- P/E ?
- 22.65
- Forward P/E ?
- 13.26
- Dividend yield ?
- 0.00%
- Beta ?
- 1.10
- Sector
- Healthcare
- Industry
- Medical - Healthcare Plans
- Stocklytics score
- 44
- Value
- 71
- Quality
- 30
- Growth
- 32
Stocklytics score rationale: value 71, quality 30, growth 32.
Financials
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40607000000 | 48382000000 | 60116000000 | 74639000000 | 111115000000 | 125982000000 | 144547000000 | 153999000000 | 163071000000 | 194777000000 |
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…
Fair value
CNC fair value $198.15. Price $67.52. Price is 66% below fair value.
Below fair value, but more expensive than usual. A smaller discount than on 93% of days in the past 5 years.
Fair value is an estimate of what one share is worth if future cash flows arrive as modeled. It is not a forecast of the share price. How discounted cash flow works.
Calculated with a 10-year free-cash-flow discount. Starting free cash flow 3.96B. Growth 20.00%. When analyst earnings forecasts are available, free cash flow in those years is forecast earnings times the company's usual conversion of earnings into free cash flow, kept between 60% and 130%. Years with fewer than 3 analyst estimates are left out. Growth then fades in a straight line to terminal growth by year 10, starting from the last well-covered year's growth, or from the pace across those years when the final year slows sharply, kept between 0% and 20%. Without those forecasts, year-1 growth is analyst revenue growth for the next full fiscal year, or 5-year historical revenue growth when that forecast is missing, held for five years, then fading in a straight line to terminal growth by year 10. Terminal growth 3.00%. Discount rate 10.38% (beta 1.1). Beta is kept between 0.8 and 2.0, which on its own would make the discount rate 8.7% to 15.3%. The rate is then capped at 12%. A cap is used because a discount above 12% pushes higher-beta stocks further from the price. The discount rate stays at least 5 percentage points above terminal growth. Shares 494.00M. Net debt 889.00M. The earnings value is next-12-months earnings per share, or trailing earnings when that forecast is missing, times the median P/E of the company's industry. That median uses listed stocks worth at least $10 billion with a positive P/E of 100 or below, and the industry needs at least eight of them. Otherwise the sector median is used when that group also has at least eight, then the market median of those large companies. The multiple used is the lower of that median and 1.25 times the stock's own 10-year median P/E, then kept between 8 and 30. If the stock has no 10-year median, the peer median is kept between 8 and 30. Fair value is the average of the cash-flow value and the earnings value when both exist. Card and credit companies use the earnings value only, because changes in customer receivables distort free cash flow. Model uncertainty is high when fair value is more than 60% from the price, or when most of the cash-flow value sits after year 10.
Model uncertainty high for this stock
Earnings
| Date | EPS actual | EPS estimate | Revenue | Revenue estimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027-02-05 | — | -1.12 | — | 45.82B |
| 2026-10-27 | 0.58 | 0.10 | 50.65B | 47.12B |
| 2026-07-28 | 2.51 | 1.09 | 53.58B | 47.64B |
| 2026-04-28 | 3.37 | 2.23 | 49.94B | 47.53B |
| 2026-02-06 | -1.19 | -1.22 | 49.73B | 48.41B |
| 2025-10-29 | 0.50 | -0.14 | 49.69B | 47.72B |
| 2025-07-25 | -0.16 | 0.11 | 48.74B | 44.14B |
| 2025-04-25 | 2.90 | 2.52 | 46.62B | 42.76B |
| 2025-02-04 | 0.80 | 0.44 | 40.80B | 39.36B |
| 2024-10-25 | 1.62 | 1.33 | 42.02B | 37.93B |
| 2024-07-26 | 2.42 | 2.07 | 39.84B | 36.83B |
| 2024-04-26 | 2.26 | 2.08 | 40.41B | 36.43B |
| 2024-02-06 | 0.45 | 0.43 | 39.46B | 36.14B |
| 2023-10-24 | 2.00 | 1.58 | 38.04B | 36.18B |
| 2023-07-28 | 2.10 | 2.03 | 37.61B | 36.47B |
| 2023-04-25 | 2.11 | 2.09 | 38.89B | 36.03B |
| 2023-02-07 | 0.86 | 0.87 | 35.56B | 35.40B |
| 2022-10-25 | 1.30 | 1.24 | 35.87B | 35.50B |
| 2022-07-26 | 1.77 | 1.73 | 35.94B | 35.56B |
| 2022-04-26 | 1.83 | 1.68 | 37.19B | 34.52B |
| 2022-02-08 | 1.01 | 0.99 | 32.57B | 32.50B |
| 2021-10-26 | 1.26 | 1.25 | 32.41B | 31.56B |
| 2021-07-27 | 1.25 | 1.41 | 31.02B | 31.41B |
| 2021-04-27 | 1.63 | 1.65 | 29.98B | 29.48B |
| 2021-02-09 | 0.46 | 0.45 | 28.29B | 28.89B |
| 2020-10-27 | 1.26 | 0.97 | 29.09B | 22.39B |
| 2020-07-28 | 2.40 | 2.38 | 27.71B | 27.48B |
| 2020-04-28 | 0.86 | 1.02 | 26.02B | 29.96B |
| 2020-02-04 | 0.73 | 0.74 | 18.86B | 18.86B |
| 2019-10-22 | 0.96 | 0.95 | 18.98B | 18.78B |
| 2019-07-23 | 1.34 | 1.24 | 18.36B | 16.99B |
| 2019-04-23 | 1.34 | 1.34 | 18.44B | 17.78B |
| 2019-02-05 | 0.69 | 0.66 | 16.56B | 15.84B |
| 2018-10-23 | 0.90 | 0.89 | 16.18B | 15.82B |
| 2018-07-24 | 0.90 | 0.88 | 14.18B | 13.87B |
| 2018-04-24 | 1.09 | 0.96 | 13.19B | 11.62B |
| 2018-02-06 | 0.49 | 0.46 | 12.81B | 12.02B |
| 2017-10-24 | 0.68 | 0.62 | 11.90B | 10.85B |
| 2017-07-25 | 0.80 | 0.66 | 11.95B | 9.86B |
| 2017-04-25 | 0.56 | 0.53 | 11.72B | 10.89B |
Dividends
Yield 0.00%. Payout ratio 0.00%. Frequency —.
Safety score 37/100 · Watch. Payout ratio is 0% of earnings. Free-cash-flow coverage is not available, so this part stays neutral. No dividend history was found. There is no dividend yield.
| Ex-date | Dividend | Record | Payment | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No data yet. | ||||
Insider trades
| Date | Insider | Action | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-15 | Carson Michael A | Sell | 7.13K | $70.16 | 500.24K |
| 2026-09-30 | Tyler Lauren M | Buy | 482 | — | — |
| 2026-09-30 | TANJI KENNETH | Buy | 603 | — | — |
| 2026-09-30 | Samuels Theodore R. II | Buy | 583 | — | — |
| 2026-09-30 | EPPINGER FREDERICK H | Buy | 864 | — | — |
| 2026-09-30 | COUGHLIN CHRISTOPHER J | Buy | 583 | — | — |
| 2026-09-15 | PIENKOS THEODORE J | Sell | 1.09K | $69.41 | 75.80K |
| 2026-08-26 | KOSTER CHRISTOPHER | Sell | 56.50K | $66.90 | 3.78M |
| 2026-08-18 | KOSTER CHRISTOPHER | Sell | 47.60K | $65.36 | 3.11M |
| 2026-07-28 | DIAZ PAUL J | Buy | 2.77K | — | — |
| 2026-07-28 | DIAZ PAUL J | Other | 0 | — | — |
| 2026-07-17 | Tyler Lauren M | Buy | 3.15K | — | — |
| 2026-06-30 | Tyler Lauren M | Buy | 61 | — | — |
| 2026-06-30 | TANJI KENNETH | Buy | 581 | — | — |
| 2026-06-30 | Samuels Theodore R. II | Buy | 465 | — | — |
| 2026-06-30 | EPPINGER FREDERICK H | Buy | 833 | — | — |
| 2026-06-30 | COUGHLIN CHRISTOPHER J | Buy | 562 | — | — |
| 2026-06-19 | Tyler Lauren M | Other | 0 | — | — |
| 2026-06-15 | SMITH SUSAN RAYE | Sell | 483 | $65.19 | 31.49K |
| 2026-06-10 | Burdick Kenneth A | Sell | 80.00K | $64.55 | 5.16M |
| 2026-05-29 | Carson Michael A | Sell | 604 | — | — |
| 2026-05-22 | Carson Michael A | Buy | 48 | — | — |
| 2026-05-12 | Finke Daniel P | Other | 0 | — | — |
| 2026-05-12 | Carson Michael A | Other | 0 | — | — |
| 2026-05-12 | Carson Michael A | Other | 0 | — | — |
| 2026-05-12 | TANJI KENNETH | Buy | 3.99K | — | — |
| 2026-05-12 | Samuels Theodore R. II | Buy | 3.99K | — | — |
| 2026-05-12 | FORD MONTE E | Buy | 3.99K | — | — |
| 2026-05-12 | EPPINGER FREDERICK H | Buy | 6.65K | — | — |
| 2026-05-12 | Dallas H James | Buy | 3.99K | — | — |
| 2026-05-12 | COUGHLIN CHRISTOPHER J | Buy | 3.99K | — | — |
| 2026-05-12 | Burdick Kenneth A | Buy | 3.99K | — | — |
| 2026-05-12 | BLUME JESSICA L. | Buy | 3.99K | — | — |
| 2026-05-08 | Carson Michael A | Other | 556 | — | — |
| 2026-04-15 | MCNALLY TANYA M | Sell | 964 | $37.26 | 35.92K |
| 2026-03-31 | TANJI KENNETH | Buy | 1.18K | — | — |
| 2026-03-31 | Samuels Theodore R. II | Buy | 943 | — | — |
| 2026-03-31 | EPPINGER FREDERICK H | Buy | 1.69K | — | — |
| 2026-03-31 | COUGHLIN CHRISTOPHER J | Buy | 1.14K | — | — |
| 2026-03-18 | PIENKOS THEODORE J | Other | 0 | — | — |
| 2026-03-15 | SMITH SUSAN RAYE | Sell | 2.92K | $34.45 | 100.53K |
| 2026-03-15 | MCNALLY TANYA M | Sell | 2.79K | $34.45 | 95.94K |
| 2026-03-15 | LONDON SARAH | Sell | 36.06K | $34.45 | 1.24M |
| 2026-03-15 | KOSTER CHRISTOPHER | Sell | 9.09K | $34.45 | 313.05K |
| 2026-03-15 | CASSO KATIE | Sell | 3.36K | $34.45 | 115.72K |
| 2026-03-15 | Asher Andrew Lynn | Sell | 15.24K | $34.45 | 525.05K |
| 2026-01-26 | CASSO KATIE | Buy | 26.04K | — | — |
| 2026-01-26 | MCNALLY TANYA M | Buy | 74.31K | — | — |
| 2026-01-26 | SMITH SUSAN RAYE | Buy | 112.82K | — | — |
| 2026-01-26 | KOSTER CHRISTOPHER | Buy | 126.92K | — | — |
| 2026-01-26 | Asher Andrew Lynn | Buy | 173.57K | — | — |
| 2026-01-26 | LONDON SARAH | Buy | 520.72K | — | — |
| 2026-01-26 | SMITH SUSAN RAYE | Buy | 112.82K | — | — |
| 2026-01-26 | MCNALLY TANYA M | Buy | 74.31K | — | — |
| 2026-01-26 | LONDON SARAH | Buy | 520.72K | — | — |
| 2026-01-26 | KOSTER CHRISTOPHER | Buy | 126.92K | — | — |
| 2026-01-26 | CASSO KATIE | Buy | 26.04K | — | — |
| 2026-01-26 | Asher Andrew Lynn | Buy | 173.57K | — | — |
| 2026-01-15 | MCNALLY TANYA M | Sell | 725 | $46.17 | 33.47K |
| 2025-12-31 | TANJI KENNETH | Buy | 790 | — | — |
| 2025-12-31 | Samuels Theodore R. II | Buy | 608 | — | — |
| 2025-12-31 | EPPINGER FREDERICK H | Buy | 608 | — | — |
| 2025-12-31 | COUGHLIN CHRISTOPHER J | Buy | 729 | — | — |
| 2025-12-31 | Burdick Kenneth A | Buy | 729 | — | — |
| 2025-12-04 | Burdick Kenneth A | Sell | 32.80K | $39.00 | 1.28M |
| 2025-12-03 | Burdick Kenneth A | Sell | 33.21K | $39.04 | 1.30M |
| 2025-09-30 | TANJI KENNETH | Buy | 803 | — | — |
| 2025-09-30 | Samuels Theodore R. II | Buy | 710 | — | — |
| 2025-09-30 | EPPINGER FREDERICK H | Buy | 710 | — | — |
| 2025-09-30 | COUGHLIN CHRISTOPHER J | Buy | 852 | — | — |
| 2025-09-30 | Burdick Kenneth A | Buy | 852 | — | — |
| 2025-08-08 | LONDON SARAH | Buy | 19.23K | $25.50 | 490.37K |
| 2025-07-28 | Samuels Theodore R. II | Buy | 9.00K | $27.62 | 248.58K |
| 2025-06-30 | Burdick Kenneth A | Buy | 556 | — | — |
| 2025-06-30 | DeVeydt Wayne S | Buy | 602 | — | — |
| 2025-06-30 | TANJI KENNETH | Buy | 463 | — | — |
| 2025-06-30 | COUGHLIN CHRISTOPHER J | Buy | 556 | — | — |
| 2025-06-30 | Samuels Theodore R. II | Buy | 463 | — | — |
| 2025-06-30 | EPPINGER FREDERICK H | Buy | 463 | — | — |
| 2025-06-15 | SMITH SUSAN RAYE | Sell | 7.46K | $55.22 | 411.78K |
| 2025-05-13 | TANJI KENNETH | Buy | 3.58K | — | — |
| 2025-05-13 | Dallas H James | Buy | 3.58K | — | — |
| 2025-05-13 | FORD MONTE E | Buy | 3.58K | — | — |
| 2025-05-13 | DeVeydt Wayne S | Buy | 3.58K | — | — |
| 2025-05-13 | COUGHLIN CHRISTOPHER J | Buy | 3.58K | — | — |
| 2025-05-13 | BLUME JESSICA L. | Buy | 3.58K | — | — |
| 2025-05-13 | EPPINGER FREDERICK H | Buy | 5.96K | — | — |
| 2025-05-13 | Greco Thomas | Buy | 3.58K | — | — |
| 2025-05-13 | Samuels Theodore R. II | Buy | 3.58K | — | — |
| 2025-05-13 | Burdick Kenneth A | Buy | 3.58K | — | — |
| 2025-04-26 | Asher Andrew Lynn | Sell | 10.57K | $57.69 | 609.55K |
| 2025-04-19 | CASSO KATIE | Sell | 2.08K | $60.70 | 126.07K |
| 2025-04-15 | MCNALLY TANYA M | Sell | 964 | $63.01 | 60.74K |
| 2025-03-31 | COUGHLIN CHRISTOPHER J | Buy | 500 | — | — |
| 2025-03-31 | EPPINGER FREDERICK H | Buy | 416 | — | — |
| 2025-03-31 | Burdick Kenneth A | Buy | 500 | — | — |
| 2025-03-31 | DeVeydt Wayne S | Buy | 541 | — | — |
| 2025-03-31 | TANJI KENNETH | Buy | 180 | — | — |
| 2025-03-31 | Samuels Theodore R. II | Buy | 416 | — | — |
| 2025-03-15 | MCNALLY TANYA M | Buy | 33.08K | — | — |
Institutional holders
Latest filed quarter: Q2 2026.
Institutions holding: 1.06K, holders +146 vs prior quarter. Ownership 99.76%.
| Holder | Shares | Change | Change % | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLACKROCK, INC. | 41.45M | 1.62M | +4.08% | 2.66B |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 31.48M | 244.07K | +0.78% | 2.02B |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 28.68M | -4.94M | -14.68% | 1.84B |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 22.35M | 723.17K | +3.34% | 1.43B |
| STATE STREET CORP | 21.97M | 319.24K | +1.47% | 1.41B |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 13.31M | 322.22K | +2.48% | 854.00M |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | 13.30M | 10.76M | +422.99% | 853.80M |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | 12.42M | 2.29M | +22.62% | 798.16M |
| INVESCO LTD. | 11.18M | 563.67K | +5.31% | 717.63M |
| HARRIS ASSOCIATES L P | 11.12M | -2.97M | -21.07% | 714.09M |
| MORGAN STANLEY | 10.05M | 171.46K | +1.74% | 645.22M |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | 8.70M | 1.74M | +24.93% | 558.52M |
| NORGES BANK | 7.65M | 7.65M | New | 491.17M |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | 7.45M | 682.49K | +10.08% | 478.36M |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | 6.98M | 78.35K | +1.14% | 447.79M |
| SIXTH STREET PARTNERS MANAGEMENT COMPANY, L.P. | 6.98M | 6.98M | New | 447.79M |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | 6.85M | 2.04M | +42.39% | 439.74M |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | 6.36M | 785.63K | +14.10% | 408.20M |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | 6.35M | -395.91K | -5.87% | 407.48M |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | 5.88M | 2.91M | +97.98% | 377.73M |
| UBS AM, A DISTINCT BUSINESS UNIT OF UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC | 5.52M | 608.25K | +12.39% | 354.17M |
| D. E. SHAW & CO., INC. | 5.21M | 3.67M | +238.71% | 334.65M |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP | 4.93M | -36.47K | -0.73% | 316.50M |
| DEERFIELD MANAGEMENT COMPANY, L.P. | 4.90M | -1.02M | -17.17% | 314.60M |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | 4.52M | 3.50M | +344.62% | 290.16M |
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