Centene (CNC) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Centene (CNC) posted EBT Margin of 2.77% for Q2 2026, down 34.01% on a QoQ basis from 4.2% in Q1 2026, and up 330.0% year-over-year from 0.64% in Q2 2025.
Analysis
Centene (CNC) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Centene has reported EBT Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 2.77% in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, EBT Margin rose 330.0% year-over-year to 2.77% in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 2.28%, a 383.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 3.45%, down 606.0% from the prior year.
- EBT Margin was 2.77% for Q2 2026 at Centene, down from 4.2% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for EBT Margin was 4.2% in Q1 2026, with the low at 13.43% in Q3 2025.
- Average EBT Margin over 5 years is 1.05%, with a median of 2.48% recorded in 2024.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: EBT Margin soared 442 bps in 2023, then sank 1562 bps in 2025.
- Over 5 years, EBT Margin stood at 0.12% in 2022, then tumbled by 47 bps to 0.06% in 2023, then soared by 1298 bps to 0.85% in 2024, then slumped by 465 bps to 3.1% in 2025, then soared by 189 bps to 2.77% in 2026.
- The last three EBT Margin figures came in at 2.77% (Q2 2026), 4.2% (Q1 2026), and 3.1% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 352.02 Bn | 320.55 Bn | 36.67 Bn | 6.22% |
| 2 | Cvs Health | 121.78 Bn | 107.82 Bn | 47.23 Bn | 3.75% |
| 3 | Elevance Health | 91.23 Bn | 55.28 Bn | 13.45 Bn | 3.84% |
| 4 | Cigna | 73.67 Bn | 66.42 Bn | 14.97 Bn | 3.15% |
| 5 | Humana | 48.31 Bn | 24.44 Bn | 5.50 Bn | 2.33% |
| 6 | Centene | 32.51 Bn | 5.46 Bn | 14.55 Bn | 2.77% |
| 7 | Molina Healthcare | 10.19 Bn | 1.28 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 0.84% |
| 8 | Oscar Health | 9.83 Bn | 1.27 Bn | 1.09 Bn | 7.85% |
| 9 | Corvel | 3.48 Bn | 3.13 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Alignment Healthcare | 2.66 Bn | 1.95 Bn | 180.96 Mn | 2.83% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.77% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 4.20% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -3.10% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -13.43% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -0.53% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.75% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.85% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.19% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.81% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.65% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.06% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.02% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.76% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.58% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.12% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.81% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -0.66% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.09% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.13% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.22% |