Centene CNC
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$64.08 -0.50 (-0.77%)
As of: Sep 9, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Centene (CNC) Operating Income (2009 - 2026)

Centene (CNC) posted Operating Income of $1.2 billion for Q2 2026, down 35.63% on a QoQ basis from $1.9 billion in Q1 2026, and up 361.57% year-over-year from $259.5 million in Q2 2025.

Analysis

Centene (CNC) Operating Income (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Centene has reported Operating Income for 18 years, with the latest figure at $1.2 billion in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Income rose 361.57% year-over-year to $1.2 billion in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was -$5.6 billion, a 394.36% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at -$7.6 billion, down 340.09% from the prior year.
  • Operating Income was $1.2 billion for Q2 2026 at Centene, down from $1.9 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Income was $1.9 billion in Q1 2026, with the low at -$7.0 billion in Q3 2025.
  • Average Operating Income over 5 years is $158.8 million, with a median of $700.0 million recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Operating Income soared 1007.75% in 2023, then plunged 1145.71% in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Operating Income stood at -$282.0 million in 2022, then jumped by 31.21% to -$194.0 million in 2023, then soared by 190.21% to $175.0 million in 2024, then slumped by 1097.14% to -$1.7 billion in 2025, then soared by 168.65% to $1.2 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Income figures came in at $1.2 billion (Q2 2026), $1.9 billion (Q1 2026), and -$1.7 billion (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Op. Inc (Qtr)
1 Unitedhealth 354.24 Bn 322.77 Bn 36.67 Bn 7.99 Bn
2 Cvs Health 122.38 Bn 108.42 Bn 47.23 Bn 4.70 Bn
3 Elevance Health 86.47 Bn 50.52 Bn 13.45 Bn 704.00 Mn
4 Cigna 73.02 Bn 65.76 Bn 14.97 Bn 2.68 Bn
5 Humana 48.22 Bn 24.35 Bn 5.50 Bn 1.36 Bn
6 Centene 31.79 Bn 4.73 Bn 14.55 Bn 1.20 Bn
7 Molina Healthcare 9.95 Bn 1.03 Bn 1.43 Bn 145.00 Mn
8 Oscar Health 9.53 Bn 976.50 Mn 1.09 Bn 388.64 Mn
9 Corvel 3.41 Bn 3.06 Bn - -
10 Alignment Healthcare 2.70 Bn 2.00 Bn 180.96 Mn 42.10 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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Jun 30, 2026 1.20 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 1.86 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 -1.75 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 -6.95 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 -458.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 1.53 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 175.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 665.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 1.23 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 1.11 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 -194.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 735.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 1.17 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 1.22 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 -282.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 476.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -129.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 1.25 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 603.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 545.00 Mn