Centene (CNC) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Centene (CNC) recorded quarterly EBT Margin of 4.2% in Q1 2026, up 235.44% quarter-over-quarter from 3.1% in Q4 2025, and up 46.0% on a YoY basis from 2.88% in Q1 2025.
Centene (CNC) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Centene's EBT Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 4.2% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, EBT Margin rose 46.0% year-over-year to 4.2%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 3.3% (down 585.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 3.45%, down 606.0% from the prior year.
- EBT Margin was 4.2% for Q1 2026 at Centene, up from 3.1% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, EBT Margin ranged from a high of 4.2% in Q1 2026 to a low of 14.86% in Q3 2025.
- Historically, EBT Margin has averaged 0.94% across 5 years, with a median of 2.5% in 2024.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: EBT Margin jumped 476 bps in 2023, then plunged 1736 bps in 2025.
- A 5-year view of EBT Margin shows it stood at 0.12% in 2022, then sank by 44 bps to 0.07% in 2023, then surged by 849 bps to 0.64% in 2024, then tumbled by 582 bps to 3.1% in 2025, then surged 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.
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Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 363.95 Bn | 334.15 Bn | 98.90 Bn | 7.13% |
| 2 | Cvs Health | 124.98 Bn | 113.36 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 11.65% |
| 3 | Elevance Health | 85.46 Bn | 50.04 Bn | 13.88 Bn | 4.66% |
| 4 | Cigna | 73.39 Bn | 65.77 Bn | -44.29 Bn | 23.13% |
| 5 | Humana | 43.40 Bn | 21.50 Bn | 4.00 Bn | 4.23% |
| 6 | Centene | 30.02 Bn | 6.36 Bn | 49.24 Bn | 4.20% |
| 7 | Molina Healthcare | 9.92 Bn | 668.90 Mn | 1.53 Bn | 0.27% |
| 8 | Oscar Health | 8.44 Bn | 1.64 Bn | -3.22 Bn | 12,220.58% |
| 9 | Alignment Healthcare | 4.50 Bn | 3.77 Bn | 135.85 Mn | 0.93% |
| 10 | Clover Health Investments | 2.61 Bn | 2.41 Bn | 154.54 Mn | 3.67% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |