Key facts, as of
As of November 9, 2026, Centene Corporation (CNC) trades at $68.54, up 82.5% over the past year. Its 52-week range runs from $31.63 to $78.08; the price is 12.2% below that high. It is 30.4% below its all-time high of $98.53, reached in August 2022. Over the 10 years to the end of October 2026, with dividends reinvested, it returned +119.1%, against +316.3% for the S&P 500 (SPY). It sits 22.2% above its 200-day average of $56.09, and its 50-day average is above the 200-day too: an uptrend on both averages. Its 30-day volatility is 57.0% annualized, which we rate very high risk. It has a trailing P/E of 23.6.
Cite: Portfolio Terminal, "Centene Corporation (CNC) stock analysis", 2026-11-09. https://portfolio-terminal.com/analyse/cnc
Where it trades today
trading 79% of the way up its 52-week range
How the price has moved
How far it is from its record
Centene Corporation (CNC) is 30.4% below its all-time high of $98.53, reached in August 2022. Over the 10 years to the end of October 2026, with dividends reinvested, it returned +119.1%, against +316.3% for the S&P 500 (SPY).
The read, from its own figures
What its numbers say
- CNC closes above its 50-day average ($66.73), and the 50-day sits above the 200-day ($56.09): on both averages the chart reads as an uptrend.
- At $68.54, CNC is 12.2% below its 1-year high of $78.08, set on November 5, 2026, and 116.7% above its 1-year low of $31.63 (March 30, 2026).
- Over the past month CNC rose 4.9%, from $65.36 to $68.54.
- CNC trades at 23.6x its last twelve months of earnings and 12.4x the next twelve months' estimate, so analysts expect earnings 90.6% higher.
- Its P/E is 32.6% above the 17.8x median of the 3 other healthcare plans companies we track (UNH, CVS, ELV).
- CNC's 30-day volatility, 57.0% a year, works out to a typical daily move of about 3.6%.
- Yahoo Finance puts its beta at 1.08: over five years of monthly returns, CNC moved about 1.08% for each 1% move of the S&P 500.
What would change the read
- A close under the 50-day average, $66.73 (−2.6% from the last close), would turn the read to a pullback; under the 200-day, $56.09 (−18.2%), the longer rise is in question.
- A close above $78.08 (+13.9%) would be a new 1-year high; below $31.63 (−53.9%), a new 1-year low.
How it is computed
- Prices are Yahoo Finance's daily candles for CNC, the same ones the chart below draws; the P/E, forward P/E and beta are Yahoo Finance quote fields.
- The averages are simple means of the last 50 and 200 closes; the 1-year high and low are the highest high and lowest low of the last 252 sessions; the 30-day volatility is the standard deviation of the past month's daily returns, annualized with the square root of 252.
- Peers are the other companies Yahoo Finance files under healthcare plans among the assets we track, not a full industry screen; the median counts those with a positive P/E.
- Every sentence here is written by code from those figures, refreshed daily; nobody edits it for CNC by hand. It describes what the price and the multiples have done, not what they will do, and it is not advice.
Sources
- Yahoo Finance quote and daily historyopen →
The candles, the averages' inputs and the quote fields used for CNC. Last refresh: Nov 9, 2026, 9:37 PM UTC.
- How Portfolio Terminal computes its figuresopen →
The methodology page behind the analytics and their refresh cadence.
- Industry classification
Yahoo Finance's industry, as stored in our list of tracked assets: Healthcare Plans.
What Centene Corporation does
Centene Corporation operates as a managed care company that provides programs and services to under-insured families, and commercial organizations in the United States. It operates through four segments: Medicaid, Medicare, Commercial, and Other. The Medicaid segment offers the temporary assistance for needy families; medicaid expansion; aged, blind, or disabled; and children's health insurance programs, as well as long-term services and supports; foster care; and medicare-medicaid plans. This segment also provides healthcare products and services. The Medicare segment offers special needs and medicare supplement, and prescription drug plans. The Commercial segment provides health insurance…
What analysts expect
CNC carries a buy consensus from 18 analysts, with an average price target of $75.39 versus $68.54 today (+10.0%). Targets are estimates and can move quickly after earnings.
Consensus aggregated by Yahoo Finance. Targets are estimates, not forecasts.
How the business is doing
CNC generated $180.41B in trailing revenue (0.2% year over year), with a 0.8% net margin, and $3.08B of free cash flow, supported by $8.04B of net cash.
The numbers, year by year
| Fiscal year | Revenue | Gross profit | Operating income | Net income | EPS | Free cash flow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $194.78B | $13.87B | -$312.00M | -$6.67B | -$13.53 | $4.32B |
| 2024 | $163.07B | $16.83B | $3.19B | $3.31B | $6.33 | -$490.00M |
| 2023 | $154.00B | $17.32B | $3.46B | $2.70B | $4.97 | $7.25B |
| 2022 | $144.55B | $16.66B | $3.64B | $1.20B | $2.09 | $5.26B |
When it reports next
Estimates aggregated by Yahoo Finance. Dates move and estimates change until the report lands.
Which ETFs hold it
CNC is in 17 of the 54 ETFs we track. It weighs most in XLV: 0.53% of the fund, holding #38 of 62.
Famous investors who hold it
CNC is in the latest 13F of 2 of the 15 famous investors we follow. Renaissance Technologies (Founded by Jim Simons) holds the most of it: 0.19% of the portfolio, position #102 of 2,931, as of Q2 2026.
How its figures compare with those peers
Companies in the same industry
CNC beside the other companies Yahoo Finance files under healthcare plans among the assets we track (UNH, CVS, ELV, largest first).
CNCyou are here$68.54$33.93B
UNHUnitedHealth Group$397.62$356.28B
CVSCVS Health Corporation$85.25$109.08B
ELVElevance Health$418.25$90.37BWhat the chart is saying
In an uptrend, pressing toward $69.10 resistance.
uptrend- Price is 2.7% above its 50-day average and 22.2% above its 200-day.
- RSI at 50 is neither stretched nor washed out.
- The nearest ceiling is $69.10 (+0.8%), the nearest floor $65.70 (-4.1%).
A description of the chart, not advice. Indicators describe what the price has done; none of them knows what it does next.
Questions people ask about it
How is CNC valued right now?
Centene Corporation trades at 23.6 times its last twelve months of earnings and 12.4 times the next twelve months' estimate (Yahoo Finance, November 9, 2026). On the chart: in an uptrend, pressing toward $69.10 resistance. Price is 2.7% above its 50-day average and 22.2% above its 200-day.
What is the risk level of CNC?
Based on 30-day volatility of 57.0%, CNC has VERY HIGH risk. Its beta of 1.08 means it has swung more than the S&P 500 over the last five years.
Does CNC pay dividends?
Yahoo Finance shows no dividend yield for Centene Corporation (November 9, 2026).
How far is CNC from its all-time high?
Centene Corporation is 30.4% below its all-time high of $98.53, reached in August 2022. Over the 10 years to the end of October 2026, with dividends reinvested, it returned +119.1%, against +316.3% for the S&P 500 (SPY).
Which ETFs hold CNC?
17 of the 54 popular ETFs we track hold Centene Corporation. The largest weights: XLV (0.53%), RSP (0.22%), VB (0.19%), VO (0.15%) and VTV (0.06%). Measured on each issuer's full holdings file, dated September 30 to October 18, 2026.
How much of VOO is CNC?
0.05%, as of September 30, 2026: CNC is holding #300 of 505 in Vanguard's file for VOO. $1,000 in VOO puts about $0.47 in Centene Corporation.
Which famous investors own CNC?
Renaissance Technologies (0.19% of Founded by Jim Simons's 13F) and Ray Dalio (0.10% of Bridgewater Associates's 13F), according to their latest Form 13F filings with the SEC (Q2 2026). A 13F lists US long positions 45 days after the quarter ends, so it can be out of date.
What is the analyst price target for CNC?
The average analyst price target for Centene Corporation (CNC) is $75.39 based on 18 analyst estimates, about 10.0% above the current price of $68.54. The published range runs from $62.00 to $87.00.
How much revenue does CNC generate?
Centene Corporation reported $180.41B in trailing twelve-month revenue. Revenue growth is running at 0.2% year over year. Net margin sits at 0.8%. Figures are aggregated from company filings by Yahoo Finance and refresh on an hourly cadence.
Compare CNC with anything
Five years side by side: what $10,000 became, how far each fell, whether they move together.