Centene (CNC) Return on Equity [ROE] (2010 - 2026)
Centene's Return on Equity [ROE] came in at -23.14% for Q2 2026, down 30.51 percentage points from 7.37% a year earlier but up 7.93 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Centene (CNC) Return on Equity [ROE] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Centene's Return on Equity [ROE] was -28.70%, down 41.26 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] carries a five-year change of -38.01 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Equity [ROE] was 12.56% in FY2024 (+1.79 pp), 10.77% in FY2023 (+6.07 pp), 4.70% in FY2022 (-0.36 pp) and 5.06% in FY2021 (-4.25 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] is -32.52% (Q4 2025) to 12.66% (Q1 2025).
- Year-over-year, Return on Equity [ROE] has declined for five consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -18.66 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Equity [ROE] over five years came in Q4 2023 (a gain of 5.68 percentage points), and the weakest in Q4 2025 (a drop of 44.74 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows CNC's Return on Equity [ROE] at -31.07% (Q1 2026), -32.52% (Q4 2025) and -21.83% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 384.68 Bn | 269.31 Bn | 36.67 Bn | 14.31% |
| 2 | Cvs Health | 120.76 Bn | 73.37 Bn | 47.23 Bn | 6.20% |
| 3 | Mckesson | 118.00 Bn | 104.46 Bn | 3.69 Bn | - |
| 4 | Elevance Health | 96.27 Bn | -46.20 Bn | 13.65 Bn | 11.36% |
| 5 | Cigna | 83.47 Bn | 53.01 Bn | 14.97 Bn | 16.36% |
| 6 | Cencora | 64.56 Bn | 53.64 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 77.35% |
| 7 | Cardinal Health | 59.46 Bn | 43.45 Bn | 2.56 Bn | - |
| 8 | Humana | 50.53 Bn | -37.27 Bn | 5.50 Bn | 6.83% |
| 9 | Centene | 35.18 Bn | -55.11 Bn | 14.55 Bn | -23.14% |
| 10 | Molina Healthcare | 11.28 Bn | -23.59 Bn | 1.43 Bn | -0.17% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -23.14% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -31.07% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -32.52% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -21.83% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 7.37% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 12.66% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 12.22% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 11.13% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 10.34% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 10.29% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 10.52% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 9.54% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 10.63% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 6.00% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.84% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 7.75% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 6.90% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 5.50% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.99% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.75% |
API Access
Centene Return on Equity [ROE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=CNC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "ticker": "CNC", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=CNC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();