Centene CNC
NYSE CNC
$64.14 -0.56 (-0.87%)
At close: Aug 20, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Centene (CNC) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026)

Centene (CNC) posted quarterly EBIT Margin of 2.24% for Q2 2026, up 318.0% year-over-year from 0.53% in Q2 2025, and down 39.99% quarter-over-quarter from 3.73% in Q1 2026.

Centene (CNC) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Centene's EBIT Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 2.24% for Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, EBIT Margin rose 318.0% year-over-year to 2.24%; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at 2.78% (down 385.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 3.91%, down 586.0% from the prior year.
  • EBIT Margin for Q2 2026 stood at 2.24%, down from 3.73% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for EBIT Margin was 3.73% in Q1 2026, with the low at 13.99% in Q3 2025.
  • The 5-year median for EBIT Margin is 1.76% (2023), against an average of 0.55%.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: EBIT Margin surged 347 bps in 2023, then plunged 1558 bps in 2025.
  • Centene's EBIT Margin stood at 0.79% in 2022, then surged by 38 bps to 0.49% in 2023, then surged by 187 bps to 0.43% in 2024, then slumped by 918 bps to 3.51% in 2025, then jumped by 164 bps to 2.24% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CNC's EBIT Margin at 2.24% in Q2 2026, 3.73% in Q1 2026, and 3.51% in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBIT Margin (Qtr)
1 Unitedhealth 346.93 Bn 315.46 Bn 36.67 Bn 7.13%
2 Cvs Health 119.91 Bn 105.95 Bn 47.23 Bn 4.43%
3 Elevance Health 86.25 Bn 50.30 Bn 13.45 Bn 1.39%
4 Humana 45.69 Bn 21.82 Bn 5.50 Bn 3.33%
5 Centene 31.66 Bn 4.60 Bn 14.55 Bn 2.24%
6 Molina Healthcare 10.12 Bn 1.21 Bn 1.43 Bn 1.33%
7 Oscar Health 9.48 Bn 922.10 Mn 1.09 Bn 7.96%
8 Alignment Healthcare 2.69 Bn 1.99 Bn 180.96 Mn 3.15%
9 Clover Health Investments 2.16 Bn 1.92 Bn 153.00 Mn 3.77%
10 Progyny 2.03 Bn 1.79 Bn 89.30 Mn 11.41%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 2.24%
Mar 31, 2026 3.73%
Dec 31, 2025 -3.51%
Sep 30, 2025 -13.99%
Jun 30, 2025 -0.94%
Mar 31, 2025 3.29%
Dec 31, 2024 0.43%
Sep 30, 2024 1.58%
Jun 30, 2024 3.09%
Mar 31, 2024 2.74%
Dec 31, 2023 -0.49%
Sep 30, 2023 1.93%
Jun 30, 2023 3.11%
Mar 31, 2023 3.13%
Dec 31, 2022 -0.79%
Sep 30, 2022 1.33%
Jun 30, 2022 -0.36%
Mar 31, 2022 3.37%
Dec 31, 2021 1.85%
Sep 30, 2021 1.68%