CNC · NYQ S&P 500

Centene Corporation

Healthcare · Healthcare Plans

$70.19 +$1.65 (+2.41%) today

Closing price on Nov 10, 2026 · Source: Yahoo Finance

Consensus of 21 analysts

Hold

Median price target $75.00 +6.9%

Open: $68.22
Day range: 67.51 – $70.29
52-week range: 31.63 – $78.08
Volume: 6,217,888
Market cap: $34,749M
P/E (TTM): 24.1x
EPS (TTM): $2.91
EPS est. 2026: $5.28
P/E est. 2026: 13.3x
Dividend yield: n/a
Beta: 1.08
Payout: 0%

Centene financials

Q3 2026 results, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026

Metric	Q3 2026	1-year change
Total revenue	$50,647M	+1.9%
Net income	−$71M	n/s
Earnings per share	−$0.14	n/s
Net margin	−0.1%	+13.2 pp
Free cash flow	−$3,863M	−437.4%
Debt / equity	0.70	−16.6%

Revenue and net income ($M)

Total revenueNet income

Quarter	Total revenue	Net income
Q3 2025	$49,690M	−$6,631M
Q4 2025	$49,725M	−$1,101M
Q1 2026	$49,944M	$1,541M
Q2 2026	$53,579M	$1,091M
Q3 2026	$50,647M	−$71M

Centene earnings per share (EPS)

Consensus estimates

Period	EPS est.	1-year change
Current quarterQ4 2026 · Analysts: 18	−$1.132−1.27 – −0.91	+4.9%−$1.190
Next quarterQ1 2027 · Analysts: 14	$3.3811.28 – 4.55	+0.3%$3.370
Current year2026 · Analysts: 20	$5.2835.05 – 5.50	+154.0%$2.080
Next year2027 · Analysts: 21	$5.5455.06 – 6.21	+5.0%$5.283

Forward P/E: 13.3x (2026) and 12.7x (2027) at the current price.

Actual and estimated EPS ($)

Actual EPSEstimated EPS

Quarter	Actual EPS	Estimated EPS
Q3 2025	−$13.500	—
Q4 2025	−$1.190	−$1.220
Q1 2026	$3.370	$2.134
Q2 2026	$2.510	$1.079
Q3 2026	$0.580	$0.097
Q4 2026	—	−$1.132
Q1 2027	—	$3.381

Year	Actual EPS	Estimated EPS
2022	$2.070	—
2023	$4.950	—
2024	$6.310	—
2025	−$13.530	—
2026	—	$5.283
2027	—	$5.545

EPS trend

Quarter	EPS	YoY change
Q1 2027Estimated	$3.381	+0.3%
Q4 2026Estimated	−$1.132	n/s
Q3 2026	$0.580est. $0.097 · surprise +496.7%	n/s
Q2 2026	$2.510est. $1.079 · surprise +132.6%	n/a
Q1 2026	$3.370est. $2.134 · surprise +57.9%	n/a
Q4 2025	−$1.190est. −$1.220 · surprise +2.5%	n/a
Q3 2025	−$13.500	n/a

Year	EPS	Annual change
2027Estimated	$5.545	+5.0%
2026Estimated	$5.283	n/s
2025	−$13.530	−314.4%
2024	$6.310	+27.5%
2023	$4.950	+139.1%
2022	$2.070	n/a

Normalised EPS according to the analyst consensus collected by Yahoo Finance; it may differ from the reported EPS in the results table.

Centene dividend

Centene has not paid dividends in recent years.

Centene forecasts

21 analyst ratings

Buy38% Hold57% Sell5%

Consensus: Hold · 8 buy, 12 hold, 1 sell

1-year price forecast

Share price Price target (high, median, low)

12-month price targets
Target	Price	Upside
High	$87.00	+23.9%
Median	$75.00	+6.9%
Low	$62.00	−11.7%

Monthly close (last 12 months)
Date	Close
Nov 28, 2025	$39.34
Dec 31, 2025	$41.15
Jan 30, 2026	$43.32
Feb 27, 2026	$44.88
Mar 31, 2026	$32.74
Apr 30, 2026	$53.69
May 29, 2026	$59.60
Jun 30, 2026	$64.19
Jul 31, 2026	$62.22
Aug 31, 2026	$64.34
Sep 30, 2026	$62.12
Oct 30, 2026	$68.45
Nov 10, 2026	$70.19

Centene peers

Ticker	Company	Market cap ($M)	P/E	Price ($)	1-day change	52-week range
CNC	Centene	34,749	24.1x	70.19	+2.41%	31.6378.08
UNH	UnitedHealth	362,997	23.1x	405.12	+1.89%	255.97461.62
CVS	CVS Health	113,886	10.3x	89.01	+4.41%	69.51110.68
ELV	Elevance Health	92,828	18.2x	429.65	+2.73%	274.84450.69
CI	Cigna	79,876	13.4x	303.13	+2.55%	257.85318.05
HUM	Humana	52,612	42.7x	438.06	+3.51%	163.11456.50