Centene (CNC) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Centene (CNC) posted Operating Margin of 2.24% for Q2 2026, down 39.99% on a QoQ basis from 3.73% in Q1 2026, and up 318.0% year-over-year from 0.53% in Q2 2025.
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Centene (CNC) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Centene has reported Operating Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 2.24% in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Operating Margin rose 318.0% year-over-year to 2.24% in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 2.78%, a 385.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 3.91%, down 586.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin was 2.24% for Q2 2026 at Centene, down from 3.73% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Operating Margin was 3.73% in Q1 2026, with the low at 13.99% in Q3 2025.
- Average Operating Margin over 5 years is 0.55%, with a median of 1.76% recorded in 2023.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Operating Margin jumped 347 bps in 2023, then plunged 1558 bps in 2025.
- Over 5 years, Operating Margin stood at 0.79% in 2022, then jumped by 38 bps to 0.49% in 2023, then jumped by 187 bps to 0.43% in 2024, then slumped by 918 bps to 3.51% in 2025, then soared by 164 bps to 2.24% in 2026.
- The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 2.24% (Q2 2026), 3.73% (Q1 2026), and 3.51% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 352.85 Bn | 321.39 Bn | 36.67 Bn | 7.13% |
| 2 | Cvs Health | 121.75 Bn | 107.79 Bn | 47.23 Bn | 4.43% |
| 3 | Elevance Health | 90.73 Bn | 54.78 Bn | 13.45 Bn | 1.39% |
| 4 | Cigna | 73.58 Bn | 66.32 Bn | 14.97 Bn | 3.73% |
| 5 | Humana | 48.24 Bn | 24.37 Bn | 5.50 Bn | 3.33% |
| 6 | Centene | 32.36 Bn | 5.31 Bn | 14.55 Bn | 2.24% |
| 7 | Molina Healthcare | 10.14 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 1.33% |
| 8 | Oscar Health | 9.70 Bn | 1.14 Bn | 1.09 Bn | 7.96% |
| 9 | Corvel | 3.47 Bn | 3.13 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Alignment Healthcare | 2.66 Bn | 1.96 Bn | 180.96 Mn | 3.15% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.24% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.73% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -3.51% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -13.99% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -0.94% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.29% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.43% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.58% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.09% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.74% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -0.49% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.93% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.11% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.13% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -0.79% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.33% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -0.36% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.37% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.85% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.68% |