CNC

NYSE Centene Corporation
Oct 2, 2026 · 7:46 AM ET LAST TRADE Market Closed

$60.41 ↓ -0.58 (-0.95%) Trading Down from the previous close of $60.99

YTD change
+46.80%
vs 20-day SMA
-6.54%
vs 200-day SMA
+14.68%

Price ranges

Previous day
$59.46 $62.29
open $61.82 close $60.99
-$0.83 (-1.34%)
Today
$0.00 $0.00
$60.41
Past week
$59.46 $63.67
from $61.92 now $60.41
-$1.51 (-2.44%)
Past month
$59.46 $69.63
from $67.34 now $60.41
-$6.93 (-10.29%)
This year
$31.63 $69.63
from $41.15 now $60.41
+$19.26 (+46.80%)

Price & Performance

+25.88 (+73.71%) / 6M

$32.37$45.63$58.89$72.15Apr 2Jul 2Oct 1

Signals & Sentiment

Momentum, market sentiment, and recent alerts

Not So Good
  • The stock is 38.7% away from all-time highs of $98.53
  • CNC is up 47% since the beginning of the year
  • CNC is up 64% over the past 12 months
  • CNC is down 10% over the past 1 month
  • 3% of all CNC investors are betting against CNC
  • Number of investors short CNC has gone up 5% versus last month

CNC reads not so good: price sits above one of the two key moving averages, short interest is rising month over month, the 12-month move is +65.6%.

Financial Strength

Earnings, valuation, and balance sheet

Earnings

Profitable Yes
EPS $2.51
Earnings momentum -2521.7% Quarterly EPS growth
Quarterly change -2521.7%

Valuation

P/E ratio N/A
Enterprise value $22.4B
Beta 1.55

Balance sheet & scale

IncomeN/A
Revenue$202.9B
CashN/A
Debt$16.1M
Income / Debt N/A

Company & Peers

Company profile and competitor comparison

Company profile

ExchangeNYSE
Sector Health Care and Social Assistance
Sub Sector Ambulatory Health Care Services
Market cap $29.8B

Centene Corp. is a healthcare enterprise, which engages in the provision of programs and services to government sponsored healthcare programs. It operates through the following segments: Medicaid, Medicare, Commercial, and Other. The Medicaid segment includes the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program, Medicaid Expansion programs, the Aged, Blind or Disabled program, the Children's Health Insurance Program, Long-Term Services and Supports, Foster Care, Medicare-Medicaid Plans, which cover beneficiaries who are dually eligible for Medicaid and Medicare, and other state-based programs. The Medicare segment consists of Medicare Advantage, Medicare Supplement, Dual Eligible Special Needs Plans, and Medicare Prescription Drug Plans. The Commercial segment is involved in the Health Insurance Marketplace product along with individual, small group, and large group commercial health insurance products. The Other segment refers to pharmacy operations, Envolve Benefit Options’ vision and dental services, clinical healthcare, behavioral health, the TRICARE program, and corporate management companies. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.

Competitor comparison

TickerCompany PriceChange
CI Cigna Group $267.96 -1.42%
MOH Molina Healthcare, Inc. $180.85 -4.36%

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