Growth Metrics

Centene (CNC) EPS (Basic) (2009 - 2026)

Centene's quarterly EPS (Basic) came in at $3.13 in Q1 2026, up 18.56% year-on-year from $2.64 in Q1 2025, and up 239.73% quarter-over-quarter from -$2.24 in Q4 2025.

Centene has reported EPS (Basic) for 18 years, with the latest figure at $3.13 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, EPS (Basic) rose 18.56% year-over-year to $3.13; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$13.12 (down 293.23% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$13.53, down 313.74% from the prior year.
  • EPS (Basic) for Q1 2026 stood at $3.13, up from -$2.24 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for EPS (Basic) was $3.13 in Q1 2026, with the low at -$13.5 in Q3 2025.
  • Average EPS (Basic) over 5 years is $0.17, with a median of $1.29 recorded in 2022.
  • Year-over-year, EPS (Basic) jumped 765.52% in 2023 and plunged 1085.4% in 2025.
  • Tracing CNC's EPS (Basic) over 5 years: stood at -$0.35 in 2022, then jumped by 131.43% to $0.11 in 2023, then surged by 463.64% to $0.62 in 2024, then slumped by 461.29% to -$2.24 in 2025, then surged by 239.73% to $3.13 in 2026.
  • The last three EPS (Basic) figures came in at $3.13 (Q1 2026), -$2.24 (Q4 2025), and -$13.5 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EPS (Basic) (Qtr)
1 Unitedhealth 345.31 Bn 315.51 Bn 98.90 Bn 6.92
2 Cvs Health 115.41 Bn 103.79 Bn 4.43 Bn 2.31
3 Elevance Health 88.60 Bn 53.18 Bn 13.88 Bn 8.03
4 Cigna 72.05 Bn 64.43 Bn -44.29 Bn 6.30
5 Humana 39.05 Bn 17.15 Bn 4.00 Bn 9.85
6 Centene 30.50 Bn 6.84 Bn 49.24 Bn 3.13
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 2.28
9 Alignment Healthcare 2.69 Bn 1.96 Bn 135.85 Mn 0.06
10 Progyny 2.12 Bn 1.90 Bn 83.07 Mn 0.30

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 3.13
Dec 31, 2025 -2.24
Sep 30, 2025 -13.50
Jun 30, 2025 -0.51
Mar 31, 2025 2.64
Dec 31, 2024 0.62
Sep 30, 2024 1.37
Jun 30, 2024 2.16
Mar 31, 2024 2.17
Dec 31, 2023 0.11
Sep 30, 2023 0.87
Jun 30, 2023 1.93
Mar 31, 2023 2.05
Dec 31, 2022 -0.35
Sep 30, 2022 1.29
Jun 30, 2022 -0.29
Mar 31, 2022 1.46
Dec 31, 2021 1.03
Sep 30, 2021 1.00
Jun 30, 2021 -0.92
Mar 31, 2021 1.20
Dec 31, 2020 -0.04
Sep 30, 2020 0.98
Jun 30, 2020 2.08
Mar 31, 2020 0.08
Dec 31, 2019 0.50
Sep 30, 2019 0.23
Jun 30, 2019 1.20
Mar 31, 2019 1.26
Dec 31, 2018 0.59
Sep 30, 2018 0.05
Jun 30, 2018 0.77
Mar 31, 2018 0.98
Dec 31, 2017 0.67
Sep 30, 2017 0.59
Jun 30, 2017 0.74
Mar 31, 2017 0.40
Dec 31, 2016 1.53
Sep 30, 2016 0.87
Jun 30, 2016 1.00
Mar 31, 2016 -0.12
Dec 31, 2015 0.94
Sep 30, 2015 0.78
Jun 30, 2015 0.74
Mar 31, 2015 0.54
Dec 31, 2014 0.90
Sep 30, 2014 0.69
Jun 30, 2014 0.41
Mar 31, 2014 0.30
Dec 31, 2013 0.48
Sep 30, 2013 0.46
Jun 30, 2013 0.38
Mar 31, 2013 0.22
Dec 31, 2012 0.36
Sep 30, 2012 1.15
Jun 30, 2012 -0.32
Mar 31, 2012 0.47
Dec 31, 2011 0.60
Sep 30, 2011 0.58
Jun 30, 2011 0.57
Mar 31, 2011 0.48
Dec 31, 2010 0.52
Sep 30, 2010 0.46
Jun 30, 2010 0.46
Dec 31, 2009 0.49
Sep 30, 2009 0.53
Jun 30, 2009 0.47