Growth Metrics

Centene (CNC) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)

Centene's quarterly EBT Margin came in at 4.2% in Q1 2026, up 46.0% year-on-year from 2.88% in Q1 2025, and up 235.44% quarter-over-quarter from 3.1% in Q4 2025.

Centene has reported EBT Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 4.2% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, EBT Margin rose 46.0% year-over-year to 4.2%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 3.3% (down 585.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 3.45%, down 606.0% from the prior year.
  • EBT Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 4.2%, up from 3.1% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for EBT Margin was 4.2% in Q1 2026, with the low at 14.86% in Q3 2025.
  • Average EBT Margin over 5 years is 0.94%, with a median of 2.5% recorded in 2024.
  • Year-over-year, EBT Margin soared 476 bps in 2023 and plunged 1736 bps in 2025.
  • Tracing CNC's EBT Margin over 5 years: stood at 0.12% in 2022, then plunged by 44 bps to 0.07% in 2023, then soared by 849 bps to 0.64% in 2024, then slumped by 582 bps to 3.1% in 2025, then soared by 235 bps to 4.2% in 2026.
  • The last three EBT Margin figures came in at 4.2% (Q1 2026), 3.1% (Q4 2025), and 14.86% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBT Margin (Qtr)
1 Unitedhealth 345.31 Bn 315.51 Bn 98.90 Bn 7.13%
2 Cvs Health 115.41 Bn 103.79 Bn 4.43 Bn 11.65%
3 Elevance Health 88.60 Bn 53.18 Bn 13.88 Bn 4.66%
4 Cigna 72.05 Bn 64.43 Bn -44.29 Bn 23.13%
5 Humana 39.05 Bn 17.15 Bn 4.00 Bn 4.23%
6 Centene 30.50 Bn 6.84 Bn 49.24 Bn 4.20%
7 Molina Healthcare 9.31 Bn 60.65 Mn 1.53 Bn 0.27%
8 Oscar Health 6.86 Bn 63.05 Mn -3.22 Bn 12,220.58%
9 Alignment Healthcare 2.69 Bn 1.96 Bn 135.85 Mn 0.93%
10 Progyny 2.12 Bn 1.90 Bn 83.07 Mn 11.23%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 4.20%
Dec 31, 2025 -3.10%
Sep 30, 2025 -14.86%
Jun 30, 2025 -0.53%
Mar 31, 2025 3.75%
Dec 31, 2024 0.64%
Sep 30, 2024 2.50%
Jun 30, 2024 3.81%
Mar 31, 2024 4.05%
Dec 31, 2023 0.07%
Sep 30, 2023 2.02%
Jun 30, 2023 4.06%
Mar 31, 2023 3.98%
Dec 31, 2022 0.12%
Sep 30, 2022 2.81%
Jun 30, 2022 -0.69%
Mar 31, 2022 3.09%
Dec 31, 2021 2.13%
Sep 30, 2021 2.22%
Jun 30, 2021 -1.88%
Mar 31, 2021 3.14%
Dec 31, 2020 -0.26%
Sep 30, 2020 2.81%
Jun 30, 2020 7.02%
Mar 31, 2020 0.54%
Dec 31, 2019 1.38%
Sep 30, 2019 0.96%
Jun 30, 2019 3.83%
Mar 31, 2019 4.07%
Dec 31, 2018 2.16%
Sep 30, 2018 0.15%
Jun 30, 2018 3.34%
Mar 31, 2018 3.89%
Dec 31, 2017 1.31%
Sep 30, 2017 2.74%
Jun 30, 2017 3.52%
Mar 31, 2017 1.87%
Dec 31, 2016 4.06%
Sep 30, 2016 2.93%
Jun 30, 2016 3.28%
Mar 31, 2016 0.03%
Dec 31, 2015 3.44%
Sep 30, 2015 3.09%
Jun 30, 2015 3.12%
Mar 31, 2015 2.49%
Dec 31, 2014 4.08%
Sep 30, 2014 2.41%
Jun 30, 2014 2.26%
Mar 31, 2014 1.97%
Dec 31, 2013 2.86%
Sep 30, 2013 2.94%
Jun 30, 2013 2.52%
Mar 31, 2013 1.47%
Dec 31, 2012 6.38%
Sep 30, 2012 -0.40%
Jun 30, 2012 -2.41%
Mar 31, 2012 2.22%
Dec 31, 2011 3.98%
Sep 30, 2011 3.58%
Jun 30, 2011 3.38%
Mar 31, 2011 3.05%
Dec 31, 2010 3.67%
Sep 30, 2010 3.22%
Jun 30, 2010 3.90%
Dec 31, 2009 197.60%
Sep 30, 2009 138.08%
Jun 30, 2009 3.05%