Centene Corporation

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76.01+8.53 (+12.64%)today
At close: Nov 4, 4:00 PM EST · May be delayed up to 15 min · USD
Pre-market76.57+0.56 (+0.74%)

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Key statistics

Previous close67.48
Open70.63
Day range70.2177.05
52-week range31.6377.05
Off day high−1.35%
Off 52-week high−1.35%
Volume14.97M
Avg. volume (3M)4.62M
Market cap37.63B
EPS (TTM)2.91
Forward P/E13.71
P/E ratio (TTM)26.12
Dividend yield—
Beta (5Y)1.08
Shares outstanding495.07M
Short interest2.53% of float
Earnings dateOct 27, 2026
Analyst target74.50
Profit margin0.81%

Against its peers

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CNC HUM CVS ELV CI UNH
Market cap 37.63B 50.12B 102.27B 94.16B 80.70B 367.46B
P/E (TTM) 26.1 39.5 9.3 18.4 12.6 23.4
Forward P/E 13.7 24.4 9.4 14.3 9.1 17.6
Price/book 1.7 2.6 1.3 2.1 1.9 3.7
Dividend yield — 0.85% 3.33% 1.58% 2.04% 2.27%
1-year change +104.88% +66.23% +1.65% +38.08% +19.12% +27.31%
Today +12.64% −0.11% −12.53% +4.94% +3.37% +1.22%

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Latest news

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modernhealthcare.com·Negative

Centene to exit California, Oregon group markets

Centene has spent the last year restructuring its operations as it grapples with declining enrollment and looming federal funding cuts. Centene to exit California, Oregon group markets Inova President and CEO Dr. J. Stephen Jones outlined…

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FinSMEs·Positive

Cent Raises $15M in Series A Funding; Acquires Medsee

Cent, a Bengaluru, India-based provider of an AI-powered preventative healthcare and early disease detection platform, raised $15m in Series A funding and acquired AI radiology platform Medsee. The round was co-led by Blume Ventures and…

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Markets Daily·

Reviewing Centene (CNC) & The Competition

Posted by Tristan Rich on Nov 3rd, 2026 Centene (NYSE:CNC – Get Free Report) is one of 233 public companies in the “Healthcare Providers & Services” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare Centene to related…

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Healthcare Dive·Positive

Centene progresses on profit recovery, drops 6,000 employees

Centene now thinks its Medicare business will break even one year ahead of its previous expectations after a buoyant third quarter. Insurers continue to dig themselves out of the hole they found themselves in starting in 2024, when higher…

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