Overview
Smart-money signal on CNC this 14d.
Key stats
Sep 5- Open
- $64.72
- 52-wk high
- $69.36
- High
- $66.47
- 52-wk low
- $28.33
- Low
- $64.69
- Prev close
- $64.34
- Mkt cap
- $33.12B
- Volume
- 4.56M
- Fwd P/E
- 11.8x
- Beta
- 1.11
- P/S
- 0.2x
- P/B
- 1.4x
- Profit margin
- -2.8%
- Op margin
- +3.8%
- ROE
- -20.4%
What do analysts expect?
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8 funds hold a position and insiders have been net selling.
What funds are doing
Earnings
Earnings came in $1.62 a share above what analysts expected.
Earnings per share
$0.89 expected
Reports Oct 27, 2026, in 52 days
EPS expected
$0.00 to $0.33
Revenue expected
12 analysts
Last 30 days
Analysts raising estimates
Estimate drift
Change in 30 days
What the company said
Financials
What it sold, what it cost, what was left.
| USD | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 | Jun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| What came in | ||||
| Revenue | $49.69B | $49.73B | $49.94B | $44.38B |
| Cost of what it sold | $41.55B | $42.18B | $39.01B | $39.76B |
| Gross profit | $8.14B | $7.55B | $10.94B | $4.62B |
| What it spent | ||||
| Sales and admin | $3.15B | $3.73B | $3.40B | $3.10B |
| Other operating costs | $11.95B | $5.56B | $5.68B | $139.0M |
| Total operating expenses | $15.09B | $9.29B | $9.08B | $3.24B |
| What was left | ||||
| Operating profit | -$6.95B | -$1.74B | $1.86B | $1.38B |
| Interest on debt | $170.0M | $168.0M | $164.0M | $153.0M |
| Profit before tax | -$6.67B | -$1.54B | $2.10B | $1.49B |
| Tax | -$42.0M | -$443.0M | $560.0M | $399.0M |
| Net profit | -$6.63B | -$1.10B | $1.54B | $1.09B |
| EBITDA | -$6.19B | -$1.05B | $2.56B | $1.78B |
Technicals
Price structure
This stock's price action is mixed.
Trend
Mixed
45 / 100
RSI 14
20D volatility
52-week range
20D support
20D resistance
Returns
Price vs moving averages
Volume pace
News
What the news says
Coverage is bullish
Tone of tracked coverage
Centene Corp. stock rises Thursday, still underperforms market
Leans bullishSep 3Grand jury finds $10M from Centene settlement misappropriated after Florida officials directed it to nonprofit
BearishSep 2McKesson confirms data theft in cyberattack involving third-party apps
NeutralSep 2Centene (CNC) Hands Its Turnaround Playbook To A New Tech Chief
Leans bullishSep 2Humana exit notices loom for 600,000 Medicare Advantage members
NeutralSep 2Can Centene's Marketplace Recovery Fuel Stronger Earnings Growth?
BullishSep 1CNC Looks 16.2% Undervalued on GF Value™
NeutralSep 1Centene (NYSE:CNC) Remains Cheap Despite A Sharp Recovery
Leans bullishSep 1
Macro
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