Centene/$CNC

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About Centene

Centene is a managed care organization that focuses on government-sponsored healthcare plans, including Medicaid, Medicare, and the individual exchanges. Centene served 22 million medical members as of December 2024, mostly in Medicaid (about 60% of membership), the individual exchanges (about 20%), and Medicare (about 5%). The company also has a military contract and provides Medicare Part D pharmaceutical plans.

Ticker

$CNC
Sector

Primary listing

NYSE

Employees

60,500

Centene Metrics

BasicAdvanced
$14B
7.09
$4.07
0.44
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What the Analysts think about Centene

Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for Centene stock.

Bulls say / Bears say

Centene posted an unexpected adjusted Q2 2025 loss of $0.16 per share, compared to analysts' expectation of a $0.86 profit, as its medical cost ratio surged to 93%, driven by lower-than-anticipated ACA risk adjustment revenue along with higher Medicaid spending on behavioral health, home health services, and expensive specialty drugs (Reuters).
The company withdrew its 2025 GAAP and adjusted EPS guidance after preliminary ACA marketplace data from Wakely indicated market growth and morbidity levels well above its projections, resulting in a $1.8 billion expense for risk adjustment transfers (equivalent to a $2.75 per share impact), which caused Centene's shares to slump about 40% after the disclosure (Financial Times).
Political and regulatory risk remains high as the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” introduces biennial employment verification for Medicaid members and reduces federal funding, which could lead to 7.8 million people losing Medicaid coverage and shrinking state payments. This may intensify Centene’s ongoing profitability pressures in core Medicaid regions (Reuters).
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 6 Sept 2025.

Centene Financial Performance

Revenues and expenses
QuarterlyAnnual
Q3 24
QoQ growth
Revenue
$37B
-39.75%
Net income
$45B
107.52%
Profit margin
37.65%
6.78%

Centene Earnings Performance

Company profitability
QuarterlyAnnual
Q4 23
Q1 24
Q2 24
Q3 24
Q4 24
Actual
$3.69
$2.85
$2.45
$2.42
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Expected
$3.55
$2.61
$2.05
$2.31
$3.94
Surprise
3.94%
9.20%
19.51%
4.63%
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