Growth Metrics

Centene (CNC) Net Margin (2009 - 2026)

Centene's quarterly Net Margin came in at 3.08% in Q1 2026, up 26.0% year-on-year from 2.45% in Q1 2025, and up 239.3% quarter-over-quarter from 2.21% in Q4 2025.

Centene has reported Net Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 3.08% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Net Margin rose 26.0% year-over-year to 3.08%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 3.34% (down 528.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 3.43%, down 545.0% from the prior year.
  • Net Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 3.08%, up from 2.21% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Net Margin was 3.23% in Q1 2023, with the low at 14.77% in Q3 2025.
  • Average Net Margin over 5 years is 0.45%, with a median of 1.92% recorded in 2024.
  • Year-over-year, Net Margin jumped 353 bps in 2023 and slumped 1670 bps in 2025.
  • Tracing CNC's Net Margin over 5 years: stood at 0.65% in 2022, then surged by 117 bps to 0.11% in 2023, then jumped by 371 bps to 0.52% in 2024, then sank by 526 bps to 2.21% in 2025, then soared by 239 bps to 3.08% in 2026.
  • The last three Net Margin figures came in at 3.08% (Q1 2026), 2.21% (Q4 2025), and 14.77% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Margin (Qtr)
1 Unitedhealth 345.31 Bn 315.51 Bn 98.90 Bn 5.80%
2 Cvs Health 115.41 Bn 103.79 Bn 4.43 Bn 8.75%
3 Elevance Health 88.60 Bn 53.18 Bn 13.88 Bn 3.56%
4 Cigna 72.05 Bn 64.43 Bn -44.29 Bn 18.97%
5 Humana 39.05 Bn 17.15 Bn 4.00 Bn 3.01%
6 Centene 30.50 Bn 6.84 Bn 49.24 Bn 3.08%
7 Molina Healthcare 9.31 Bn 60.65 Mn 1.53 Bn 0.13%
8 Oscar Health 6.86 Bn 63.05 Mn -3.22 Bn 11,875.18%
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 7.38%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 3.08%
Dec 31, 2025 -2.21%
Sep 30, 2025 -14.77%
Jun 30, 2025 -0.53%
Mar 31, 2025 2.82%
Dec 31, 2024 0.52%
Sep 30, 2024 1.92%
Jun 30, 2024 2.88%
Mar 31, 2024 3.19%
Dec 31, 2023 0.11%
Sep 30, 2023 1.25%
Jun 30, 2023 3.03%
Mar 31, 2023 3.23%
Dec 31, 2022 -0.65%
Sep 30, 2022 2.06%
Jun 30, 2022 -0.50%
Mar 31, 2022 2.29%
Dec 31, 2021 1.82%
Sep 30, 2021 1.79%
Jun 30, 2021 -2.32%
Mar 31, 2021 1.94%
Dec 31, 2020 -0.46%
Sep 30, 2020 1.63%
Jun 30, 2020 3.92%
Mar 31, 2020 -0.25%
Dec 31, 2019 0.50%
Sep 30, 2019 0.01%
Jun 30, 2019 2.30%
Mar 31, 2019 2.52%
Dec 31, 2018 0.88%
Sep 30, 2018 -0.50%
Jun 30, 2018 1.49%
Mar 31, 2018 1.98%
Dec 31, 2017 -0.11%
Sep 30, 2017 -0.11%
Jun 30, 2017 -0.12%
Mar 31, 2017 -0.12%
Dec 31, 2016 -0.07%
Sep 30, 2016 -0.14%
Jun 30, 2016 -0.11%
Mar 31, 2016 -0.19%
Dec 31, 2015 -0.19%
Sep 30, 2015 -0.02%
Mar 31, 2015 -0.02%
Dec 31, 2014 0.04%
Sep 30, 2014 -0.16%
Jun 30, 2014 -0.19%
Mar 31, 2014 -0.30%
Dec 31, 2013 -0.14%
Sep 30, 2013 -0.23%
Jun 30, 2013 -0.19%
Mar 31, 2013 -0.03%
Dec 31, 2012 -0.45%
Sep 30, 2012 -2.11%
Jun 30, 2012 -0.76%
Mar 31, 2012 -0.20%
Dec 31, 2011 2.51%
Sep 30, 2011 2.17%
Jun 30, 2011 2.13%
Dec 31, 2010 -0.01%
Sep 30, 2010 0.02%
Jun 30, 2010 -0.02%
Dec 31, 2009 -0.15%
Sep 30, 2009 -5.35%
Jun 30, 2009 -0.05%