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Stock Evaluator: Centene Corporation (CNC)
Centene Corporation CNC
$68.71
0.68
1.00%
October 27, 2026 4:03:58 PM
EST
Volume: 11,672,472
After Hours: $120.37
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0.12%
November 10, 2021 7:59 PM
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Volume: 72,713
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NYSE | DELAYED PRICE
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| Health Care | Health Care Providers & Services |
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COMPANY SUMMARY
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 long-term services and supports; foster care; and medicare-medicaid plans. This segment also provides healthcare products and services. The Medicare segment offers special needs and medicare supplement, and prescription drug plans. The Commercial segment provides health insurance marketplace product for individual and commercial group. The Other segment operates clinical healthcare and pharmacies, as well as offers vision and dental, behavioral health, and centralized services. It provides services through primary and specialty care physicians, hospitals, behavioral health practitioners, and ancillary providers. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Saint Louis, Missouri.
Commentary & Analysis
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Financial Summary
| Share Statistics | CNC | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Market Cap (Mil) | $34,016.1 | $1,813.0 | 91% |
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| Shares Out (Mil) | 494.1 | 80.1 | 88% |
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| Institutional Ownership | 99.6% | 86.1% | 91% |
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| Float (Mil) | 463.7 | 56.2 | 84% |
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| Beta | na | 0.78 | na |
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| Avg Daily Volume (000s) | 4,996 | 593 | 92% |
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| Price Change (52-week) |
101.7% | 77.6% | 95% |
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| Growth | CNC | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Sales (5yr) | 11.1% | 10.4% | 62% |
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| Net Income (5yr) | (41.6%) | (0.5%) | 9% |
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| EPS (5yr) | (44.7%) | 2.1% | 4 |
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| Dividends (5yr) | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0% |
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| Cash Flow (5yr) | 42.5% | (17.4%) | 91% |
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| Estimates | Qtrly | Current Fiscal Year |
Next Fiscal Year |
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| # of Estimates | 19 | 20 | 21 | |
| Current EPS | $0.097 | $4.916 | $5.343 | |
| Month Ago EPS | $0.097 | $4.885 | $5.348 | |
| # Rev Up | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| # Rev Down | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Three Months Ago EPS | $0.064 | $4.155 | $4.840 | |
| Year/Year Chg | (167.4%) | (136.3%) | (148.5%) | |
| Financials | CNC | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Sales (TTM) (Mil) | $199,254 | $1,504 | 100% |
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| Net Income (TTM) (Mil) | $1,460 | $32 | 89% |
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| EPS (TTM) | $2.962 | $0.300 | 78% |
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| Operating Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) | $4,724 | $162 | 95% |
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| Net Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) | $3,943 | $2 | 99% |
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| Long-Term Debt (Q1) (Mil) | $15,454 | $375 | 94% |
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| Enterprise Value (Q1) (Mil) | $28,549 | $2,330 | 87% |
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| Valuation | CNC | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| P/B | 1.53 | 2.94 | 43% |
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| P/E | 23.2 | 26.2 | 61% |
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| Dividend Yield | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0% |
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| PEG (5yr hist) | na | 1.0 | na |
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| Ratios | CNC | Industry Median |
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| Gross Margin | 19.7% | 27.4% | 21% |
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| Net Margin | 0.7% | 1.3% | 33% |
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| ROA | 1.8% | 2.2% | 54% |
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| ROE | 6.8% | 7.1% | 47% |
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| Liabilities to Assets | 71.9% | 61.5% | 67% |
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| F-Score | 5 | 5 | 50% |
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Passing Stock Screens
As of 10/27/2026, from a list of 60 stock screening strategies,
GURU STRATEGY
O'Shaughnessy: Growth Screen II
Factors: Value, Momentum
O'Shaughnessy tries to predict the future using historical long-term trends.
| Performance Since Inception: | 14.9% |
| +/- S&P 500: | +7.4 |
