Centene Corporation (CNC) is trading up at $70.51 (+0.50%) on NYSE/NASDAQ, as of the latest quote. It is a S&P 500 constituent in the Health Care sector.
Analyst price targets on CNC
Current price targets from 2 firms average $79.5, ranging from $79 to $80 — 13% above the current $70.5. Each is tracked to its date and scored the same way a member's call is.
- Bernstein $63.8 → $79 by Aug 2027 Aug 3, 2026 via Investing.com · Bernstein's track record
- Truist Securities $61.8 → $80 by Jul 2027 Jul 29, 2026 via Investing.com · Truist Securities's track record
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Centene Corporation revenue & net income history (FY2016–FY2025)
| FY2016Dec 2016 | FY2017Dec 2017 | FY2018Dec 2018 | FY2019Dec 2019 | FY2020Dec 2020 | FY2021Dec 2021 | FY2022Dec 2022 | FY2023Dec 2023 | FY2024Dec 2024 | FY2025Dec 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $40.6B | $48.4B | $60.1B | $74.6B | $111.1B | $126.0B | $144.5B | $154.0B | $163.1B | $194.8B |
| Growth (year over year) | +78.4% | +19.1% | +24.3% | +24.2% | +48.9% | +13.4% | +14.7% | +6.5% | +5.9% | +19.4% |
| Gross profit | $38.7B | $46.5B | $57.7B | $72.2B | $107.8B | $14.5B | $16.9B | $17.6B | $17.1B | $14.2B |
| Gross margin | 95.4% | 96.2% | 96.0% | 96.7% | 97.0% | 11.5% | 11.7% | 11.5% | 10.5% | 7.3% |
| Operating income | $1.26B | $1.20B | $1.46B | $1.78B | $3.08B | $1.78B | $1.32B | $2.93B | $3.17B | −$7.62B |
| Operating margin | 3.1% | 2.5% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.8% | 1.4% | 0.9% | 1.9% | 1.9% | −3.9% |
| Net income | $562.0M | $828.0M | $900.0M | $1.32B | $1.81B | $1.35B | $1.20B | $2.70B | $3.31B | −$6.67B |
| Net margin | 1.4% | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.8% | 1.6% | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.8% | 2.0% | −3.4% |
| EPS (diluted) | $1.71 | $2.34 | $2.26 | $3.14 | $3.12 | $2.28 | $2.07 | $4.95 | $6.31 | −$13.53 |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and equivalents | $3.93B | $4.07B | $5.34B | $12.1B | $10.8B | $13.1B | $12.1B | $17.2B | $14.1B | $17.9B |
| Total assets | $20.2B | $21.9B | $30.9B | $41.0B | $68.7B | $78.4B | $76.9B | $84.6B | $82.4B | $76.7B |
| Total liabilities | $14.1B | $15.0B | $19.9B | $28.3B | $42.8B | $51.4B | $52.6B | $58.7B | $55.9B | $56.7B |
| Long-term debt | $4.65B | $4.70B | $6.65B | $13.6B | $16.7B | $18.6B | $17.9B | $17.7B | $18.4B | $17.4B |
| Shareholders' equity | $5.89B | $6.85B | $10.9B | $12.6B | $25.8B | $26.8B | $24.1B | $25.8B | $26.4B | $20.0B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Operating cash flow | $1.85B | $1.49B | $1.23B | $1.48B | $5.50B | $4.21B | $6.26B | $8.05B | $154.0M | $5.09B |
| Capital expenditure | $306.0M | $422.0M | $675.0M | $730.0M | $869.0M | $910.0M | $1.00B | $799.0M | $644.0M | $767.0M |
| Free cash flow | $1.54B | $1.07B | $559.0M | $753.0M | $4.63B | $3.29B | $5.26B | $7.25B | −$490.0M | $4.32B |
| Share buybacks | $63.0M | $65.0M | $71.0M | $75.0M | $626.0M | $297.0M | $3.10B | $1.63B | $3.12B | $475.0M |
| Q3 FY24Sep 2024 | Q4 FY24†Dec 2024 | Q1 FY25Mar 2025 | Q2 FY25Jun 2025 | Q3 FY25Sep 2025 | Q4 FY25†Dec 2025 | Q1 FY26Mar 2026 | Q2 FY26Jun 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||
| Revenue | $42.0B | $40.8B | $46.6B | $48.7B | $49.7B | $49.7B | $49.9B | $53.6B |
| Growth (year over year) | +10.5% | +3.4% | +15.4% | +22.4% | +18.2% | +21.9% | +7.1% | +9.9% |
| Gross profit | $4.01B | $3.80B | $5.29B | $3.02B | $3.35B | $2.56B | $5.65B | $4.62B |
| Gross margin | 9.5% | 9.3% | 11.3% | 6.2% | 6.7% | 5.1% | 11.3% | 8.6% |
| Operating income | $665.0M | $175.0M | $1.53B | −$458.0M | −$6.95B | −$1.75B | $1.86B | $1.20B |
| Operating margin | 1.6% | 0.4% | 3.3% | −0.9% | −14.0% | −3.5% | 3.7% | 2.2% |
| Net income | $713.0M | $283.0M | $1.31B | −$253.0M | −$6.63B | −$1.10B | $1.54B | $1.09B |
| Net margin | 1.7% | 0.7% | 2.8% | −0.5% | −13.3% | −2.2% | 3.1% | 2.0% |
| EPS (diluted) | $1.36 | $0.63 | $2.63 | −$0.51 | −$13.50 | −$2.15 | $3.11 | $2.19 |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||
| Cash and equivalents | $14.6B | $14.1B | $14.8B | $14.5B | $17.1B | $17.9B | $21.3B | $24.2B |
| Total assets | $82.4B | $82.4B | $87.0B | $86.4B | $82.1B | $76.7B | $81.2B | $83.0B |
| Total liabilities | $54.9B | $55.9B | $59.0B | $58.9B | $61.0B | $56.7B | $59.6B | $60.4B |
| Long-term debt | $17.5B | $18.4B | $18.3B | $17.6B | $17.5B | $17.4B | $16.3B | $16.0B |
| Shareholders' equity | $27.3B | $26.4B | $27.9B | $27.4B | $20.9B | $20.0B | $21.4B | $22.6B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||
| Operating cash flow | −$978.0M | −$587.0M | $1.51B | $1.78B | $1.36B | $437.0M | $4.37B | $3.59B |
| Capital expenditure | $153.0M | $154.0M | $135.0M | $208.0M | $211.0M | $213.0M | $200.0M | $174.0M |
| Free cash flow | −$1.13B | −$741.0M | $1.38B | $1.58B | $1.15B | $224.0M | $4.17B | $3.42B |
| Share buybacks | $1.23B | $943.0M | $41.0M | $432.0M | $0 | $2.00M | $29.0M | $4.00M |
From Centene Corporation's 10-K and 10-Q filings with the SEC; its fiscal year ends in December. Each period shows the latest figure the company has reported for it, including restatements. Net margin is our own calculation from those reported figures (net income ÷ revenue); it is left blank where revenue is zero or missing. † Quarter derived from the company's year-to-date or full-year totals. Filings on SEC EDGAR →
About Centene Corporation
Centene Corporation is an American for-profit healthcare company that serves as an intermediary for government-sponsored and privately insured healthcare programs. Based in Clayton, Missouri, Centene ranked No. 23 on the 2025 Fortune 500.
Source: Wikipedia — Centene Corporation
- Headquarters
- St Louis, Missouri From SEC filings, Oct 2026
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