Centene Corp (CNC · NYSE)
CNC · MARKET VIEW
Market view · as of Aug 3, 2026
Revenue (TTM)
$180.30B
+4.6% YoY
Gross margin
11.4%
EPS (latest q)
$2.51
vs $0.89 est · beat
52-wk position
85.1%
-9.5% vs 52w high · -8.3% 1mo
Price (last ~year)
Centene Corporation (CNC) reported second-quarter 2026 revenue of $44.38 billion and net income of $1.09 billion, extending a streak of four consecutive earnings beats. The managed care enterprise maintains $24.15 billion in cash against $16.11 billion in total debt, supporting a market capitalization of $30.74 billion. Shares closed at $62.22, reflecting a 17.4% gain over the last three months despite an 8.3% decline over the past month.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $30.74B
- PEG
- 1.202
- P/B
- 1.362
- P/S
- 0.171
- EV/EBITDA
- 3.91
- Beta
- 1.077
- Analyst target
- $70.67
Quality & returns
- Gross margin
- 11.4%
- Operating margin
- 3.8%
- Profit margin
- -2.8%
- ROE
- -20.4%
- ROA
- 2.5%
Price movement
- Last
- $62.22
- 1-month
- -8.3%
- 3-month
- +17.4%
- RSI (14)
- 35
- vs SMA200
- +33.5%
- 52-wk position
- 85.1% -9.5% vs high
Quarterly trajectory
Revenue by quarter (oldest → newest)
| Quarter | Revenue | Op income | Net income | EBITDA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | $44.38B | $1.38B | $1.09B | $1.78B |
| 2026-03-31 | $49.94B | $1.86B | $1.54B | $2.56B |
| 2025-12-31 | $49.73B | $-1.74B | $-1.10B | $-1.05B |
| 2025-09-30 | $49.69B | $-6.95B | $-6.63B | $-6.19B |
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Sources this view read
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- filing Quarterly financial statements (Alpha Vantage INCOME/BALANCE/CASH)
- earnings Reported earnings history (Alpha Vantage EARNINGS)
- prices Adjusted daily prices (Alpha Vantage TIME_SERIES_DAILY_ADJUSTED)