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

Centene (CNC) Price to Earnings (2009 - 2026)

Centene (CNC) posted Price to Earnings of 29.17 for Q2 2026, up 177.71% on a QoQ basis from 10.5 in Q1 2026, and up 128.34% year-over-year from 12.78 in Q2 2025.

Analysis

Centene (CNC) Price to Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Centene has reported Price to Earnings for 18 years, with the latest figure at 29.17 in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Price to Earnings rose 128.34% year-over-year to 29.17 in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 6.21, a 147.64% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 3.03, down 133.23% from the prior year.
  • Price to Earnings was 29.17 for Q2 2026 at Centene, up from 10.5 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Price to Earnings was 1017.03 in Q4 2023, with the low at 287.54 in Q2 2022.
  • Average Price to Earnings over 5 years is 52.84, with a median of 30.65 recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Price to Earnings jumped 593.12% in 2023, then slumped 438.24% in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Price to Earnings stood at 206.24 in 2022, then surged by 593.12% to 1017.03 in 2023, then slumped by 89.45% to 107.29 in 2024, then tumbled by 117.15% to 18.4 in 2025, then soared by 258.57% to 29.17 in 2026.
  • The last three Price to Earnings figures came in at 29.17 (Q2 2026), 10.5 (Q1 2026), and 18.4 (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

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

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 29.17
Mar 31, 2026 10.50
Dec 31, 2025 -18.40
Sep 30, 2025 -2.64
Jun 30, 2025 -102.93
Mar 31, 2025 22.99
Dec 31, 2024 107.29
Sep 30, 2024 54.08
Jun 30, 2024 30.43
Mar 31, 2024 36.35
Dec 31, 2023 1,017.03
Sep 30, 2023 77.52
Jun 30, 2023 34.91
Mar 31, 2023 30.86
Dec 31, 2022 -206.24
Sep 30, 2022 59.94
Jun 30, 2022 -287.54
Mar 31, 2022 57.79
Dec 31, 2021 80.94
Sep 30, 2021 62.58