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Centene Corporation CNC
$ 70.24 -0.83%
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Quarterly report 2026-Q2
added 09-19-2026

Centene Corporation Financial Ratios 2025-2007 | CNC

Brief overview of Centene Corporation's valuation multiples

Ratios are assessed across five available annual reports in the 2020–2024 interval.

Key multiples at the end of the period are P/E 8.86x (median 18.48x), EV/EBITDA 26.39x (median 14.3x), P/S 0.1x (median 0.28x). On average, this basket is 40.1% below its own five-year medians. The market values the business at a discount to recent history.

Earnings yield calculated as 1/P/E is about 11.3%, showing current profit per unit of share price.

Returns on assets and capital are represented by ROE -33.4%, ROA -8.7%, ROCE -38.2%. Current return ratios are negative, materially weakening the fundamental profile.

The cash cycle changed only slightly and ended at 7.4 days.

Overall assessment

Centene Corporation's restrained price comes with modest current quality. Better efficiency is needed for revaluation.

Annual Financial Ratios Centene Corporation

2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007

P/E

-3.1 8.9 15.9 34.9 35.7 18.5 19.9 28.2 22.6 17.8 20.8 23.4 20.0 1211.4 19.7 2.9 2.3 2.6 -

P/S

0.1 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.1 -

EPS

-13.5 6.3 5.0 2.1 2.3 3.2 3.2 2.3 2.4 1.8 3.0 2.3 1.5 0.0 2.2 1.9 1.9 1.9 -

EV (Enterprise Value)

59.2 B 71.2 B 84.6 B 82.5 B 86.4 B 65.4 B 42.5 B 39.9 B 29.7 B 20.4 B 10.8 B 8.9 B 4.61 B 3.2 B 3.45 B 985 M 872 M -163 M -269 M

EBITDA per Share

-12.9 8.46 7.77 4.78 5.35 7.61 5.59 4.28 3.93 4.41 3.43 2.38 1.59 0.324 1.24 4.29 4.23 3.86 -

EV/EBITDA

-9.3 16.1 20.0 30.0 26.4 10.6 12.1 16.0 14.3 7.6 8.4 10.2 8.5 29.2 7.9 4.7 4.8 -1.0 -

PEG

0.07 0.66 0.89 4.92 5.09 0.99 0.52 -7.12 0.62 0.98 0.75 0.44 0.0 -12.34 1.43 - - - -

P/B

1.0 1.1 1.7 1.7 1.8 1.3 2.1 2.3 2.7 1.7 3.4 3.6 2.7 2.4 2.3 0.3 0.3 - -

P/CF

4.0 190.2 5.3 6.7 11.5 6.1 34.9 45.4 17.6 6.5 14.5 5.7 10.5 11.5 11.7 1.6 0.8 1.0 -

ROE %

-33.45 12.51 10.46 4.97 5.00 6.98 10.44 8.17 12.06 9.51 16.37 15.55 13.28 0.19 11.88 11.94 13.93 16.66 -

ROA %

-8.70 4.01 3.19 1.56 1.72 2.63 3.22 2.91 3.79 2.78 4.84 4.64 4.68 0.07 5.08 4.88 4.91 - -

ROCE %

-38.20 12.02 11.34 5.45 6.62 11.91 7.31 7.70 9.57 10.89 19.00 15.79 14.08 0.06 14.07 19.78 22.99 26.25 -

Current Ratio

1.4 1.5 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.7 1.6 - -

DSO

- - - - - - 30.5 31.3 25.7 27.8 20.5 20.1 14.4 11.1 10.8 - - - -

DPO

- - - - - - 23.1 28.6 35.7 39.2 17.8 18.7 14.2 8.8 - - - - -

Operating Cycle

- - - - - - 30.5 31.3 25.7 27.8 20.5 20.1 14.4 11.1 10.8 - - - -

Cash Conversion Cycle

- - - - - - 7.4 2.7 -10.0 -11.3 2.7 1.4 0.2 2.3 10.8 - - - -

All numbers in USD currency

Quarterly Financial Ratios Centene Corporation

2026-Q2 2026-Q1 2025-Q4 2025-Q3 2025-Q2 2025-Q1 2024-Q4 2024-Q3 2024-Q2 2024-Q1 2023-Q4 2023-Q3 2023-Q2 2023-Q1 2022-Q4 2022-Q3 2022-Q2 2022-Q1 2021-Q4 2021-Q3 2021-Q2 2021-Q1 2020-Q4 2020-Q3 2020-Q2 2020-Q1 2019-Q4 2019-Q3 2019-Q2 2019-Q1 2018-Q4 2018-Q3 2018-Q2 2018-Q1 2017-Q4 2017-Q3 2017-Q2 2017-Q1 2016-Q4 2016-Q3 2016-Q2 2016-Q1 2015-Q4 2015-Q3 2015-Q2 2015-Q1 2014-Q4 2014-Q3 2014-Q2 2014-Q1 2013-Q4 2013-Q3 2013-Q2 2013-Q1 2012-Q4 2012-Q3 2012-Q2 2012-Q1 2011-Q4 2011-Q3 2011-Q2 2011-Q1 2010-Q4 2010-Q3 2010-Q2

EPS

-0.51 2.64 -0.7400000000000002 1.37 2.16 2.17 - 0.87 1.93 2.05 -0.1299999999999999 1.29 -0.29 1.46 - - - 1.46 - 1 -0.92 1.2 - 0.98 2.08 0.08 0.5 0.23 1.2 1.26 0.59 0.05 0.77 0.98 0.67 0.59 0.74 0.4 1.53 0.86 1 -0.13 0.93 0.78 0.74 0.53 0.91 0.7 0.42 0.29 0.48 0.45 0.37 0.22 0.17 0.07 -0.68 0.47 0.6 0.58 0.57 0.48 0.5 0.53 0.48

EBITDA per Share

-0.58 3.44 8.95 1.61 2.65 2.39 - 1.7 2.46 2.54 135 1.2 0.12 2.49 - - - 2.82 - 1.27 -0.39 2.43 - 3.07 4.55 0.87 - 1.57 2.31 2.03 - 0.96 1.8 1.85 - 3.5 3.54 1.89 - 3.11 2.86 0.44 - 2.22 1.9 1.31 - 1.48 1.17 0.78 - 2.45 1.86 1.06 - 0.43 -0.26 0.99 - 1.82 1.67 1.07 0.14 1.11 0.73

ROE %

5.42 10.81 10.32 13.58 15.21 15.47 11.00 10.67 11.45 6.46 4.95 8.40 7.86 6.43 3.27 3.27 3.27 5.92 2.80 5.00 7.47 9.72 7.06 8.73 7.28 6.54 10.53 11.07 10.48 9.29 8.24 9.39 12.21 13.17 12.09 13.16 12.66 11.83 9.53 10.25 12.07 13.27 16.46 17.45 17.84 16.57 15.54 13.70 12.97 13.40 13.37 10.03 6.46 -0.46 0.20 2.46 5.16 11.86 11.89 13.73 14.48 14.58 5.07 3.84 3.13

ROA %

1.85 3.58 3.27 4.22 4.60 4.55 3.14 3.03 3.43 1.96 1.74 2.87 2.66 2.14 1.03 1.03 1.03 2.02 1.00 1.82 2.83 3.64 2.65 3.16 2.56 2.02 3.22 3.49 3.32 3.09 2.91 3.19 4.06 4.25 3.79 4.03 3.82 3.50 2.78 3.00 3.54 3.90 4.84 5.16 5.30 4.94 4.65 4.32 4.30 4.59 4.68 3.50 2.25 -0.16 0.06 1.11 2.30 4.87 5.08 4.94 5.01 4.86 1.23 1.40 1.14

ROCE %

6.33 12.80 11.28 14.61 16.88 17.18 12.92 13.63 12.36 7.04 6.65 10.55 10.84 9.71 5.06 5.06 5.06 9.06 4.45 7.79 13.56 15.90 11.90 13.30 15.08 12.71 11.98 12.36 15.44 15.26 9.80 14.76 20.78 19.81 14.86 20.66 22.09 16.04 12.54 21.02 23.24 22.82 22.48 28.68 25.53 21.52 15.54 22.35 21.72 19.60 15.59 12.69 0.97 -1.01 -4.22 0.97 9.78 18.87 15.28 22.80 23.74 22.91 7.52 6.14 5.07

Current Ratio

1.4 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 - - - 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.6 1.6 1.6

All numbers in USD currency

Multiples are an important financial analysis tool for the company Centene Corporation, allowing investors and analysts to quickly assess the company’s value and investment attractiveness based on the ratio of market indicators to the company’s financial performance. Essentially, multiples express how the market values the company relative to its earnings, revenue, equity, or other key metrics.

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    Multiples standardize financial metrics, enabling objective comparison of companies of different sizes, industries, and market capitalizations.
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    Regular analysis of ratios helps track the dynamics of financial health, identify strengths and weaknesses of the business, as well as potential risks.
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