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Centene Corp (CNC) stock

CNCNYSEHospital & Medical Service PlansFiscal year ends December 31
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Oct 27, 2026Score 8/301% above fair value
$70.27−0.21 (-0.30%)

Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $34.79BP/E 24.1Yield –

Centene gross margin

Gross margin is gross profit as a percentage of revenue.

Centene's gross margin for the twelve months ending Sep 30, 2026 was 7.9%. For fiscal 2025 it was 7.3%, against 10.5% the year before. The highest annual figure on record is 98.9% in fiscal 2012.

Annual gross margin

PeriodPeriod endValueChange (pts)
FY2025Dec 31, 20257.3%−3.2
FY2024Dec 31, 202410.5%−1.0
FY2023Dec 31, 202311.5%−0.3
FY2022Dec 31, 202211.7%+0.2
FY2021Dec 31, 202111.5%−85.5
FY2020Dec 31, 202097.0%+0.3
FY2019Dec 31, 201996.7%+0.7
FY2018Dec 31, 201896.0%−0.2
FY2017Dec 31, 201796.2%+0.8
FY2016Dec 31, 201695.4%+2.5
FY2015Dec 31, 201592.9%+0.6
FY2014Dec 31, 201492.3%−4.7
FY2013Dec 31, 201397.0%−1.9
FY2012Dec 31, 201298.9%+0.4
FY2011Dec 31, 201198.5%−0.1
FY2010Dec 31, 201098.6%+0.0
FY2009Dec 31, 200998.5%+0.2
FY2008Dec 31, 200898.3%–

Quarterly gross margin

Change is against the same quarter a year earlier.

PeriodPeriod endValueChange (pts)
Q3 FY2026Sep 30, 20266.5%−0.2
Q2 FY2026Jun 30, 20268.6%+2.4
Q1 FY2026Mar 31, 202611.3%−0.0
Q4 FY2025Dec 31, 20255.1%−4.2
Q3 FY2025Sep 30, 20256.7%−2.8
Q2 FY2025Jun 30, 20256.2%−5.2
Q1 FY2025Mar 31, 202511.3%−0.4
Q4 FY2024Dec 31, 20249.3%−0.2
Q3 FY2024Sep 30, 20249.5%−2.6
Q2 FY2024Jun 30, 202411.4%−0.9
Q1 FY2024Mar 31, 202411.7%−0.2
Q4 FY2023Dec 31, 20239.5%−1.5
Q3 FY2023Sep 30, 202312.2%+0.9
Q2 FY2023Jun 30, 202312.3%−0.4
Q1 FY2023Mar 31, 202312.0%+0.1
Q4 FY2022Dec 31, 202211.0%−84.8
Q3 FY2022Sep 30, 202211.3%−84.5
Q2 FY2022Jun 30, 202212.7%−83.8
Q1 FY2022Mar 31, 202211.8%−84.7
Q4 FY2021Dec 31, 202195.8%−1.5
Q3 FY2021Sep 30, 202195.8%−1.2
Q2 FY2021Jun 30, 202196.4%−0.6
Q1 FY2021Mar 31, 202196.5%−0.3
Q4 FY2020Dec 31, 202097.2%+0.9
Q3 FY2020Sep 30, 202097.0%+0.3
Q2 FY2020Jun 30, 202097.0%+0.3
Q1 FY2020Mar 31, 202096.8%−0.2
Q4 FY2019Dec 31, 201996.4%−0.2
Q3 FY2019Sep 30, 201996.7%+0.6
Q2 FY2019Jun 30, 201996.6%+1.3
Q1 FY2019Mar 31, 201997.1%+1.2
Q4 FY2018Dec 31, 201896.6%+0.6
Q3 FY2018Sep 30, 201896.2%−0.2
Q2 FY2018Jun 30, 201895.4%−0.8
Q1 FY2018Mar 31, 201895.9%−0.4
Q4 FY2017Dec 31, 201796.0%+0.0
Q3 FY2017Sep 30, 201796.3%–
Q2 FY2017Jun 30, 201796.2%–
Q1 FY2017Mar 31, 201796.2%–
Q4 FY2016Dec 31, 201696.0%–

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