Centene (CNC) Return on Equity [ROE] (2010 - 2026)
Centene's Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 6.51% for Q3 2026, up 28.34 percentage points from -21.83% a year earlier and up 29.64 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 Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since Q2 2025.
- Year-over-year, Return on Equity [ROE] increased in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -15.31 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Equity [ROE] over five years came in Q3 2026 (a gain of 28.34 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 -23.14% (Q2 2026), -31.07% (Q1 2026) and -32.52% (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 356.05 Bn | 236.68 Bn | 35.71 Bn | 15.98% |
| 2 | Mckesson | 123.13 Bn | 104.51 Bn | 3.96 Bn | - |
| 3 | Cvs Health | 109.04 Bn | 57.80 Bn | 47.21 Bn | 13.76% |
| 4 | Elevance Health | 90.56 Bn | -52.02 Bn | 13.65 Bn | 11.36% |
| 5 | Cigna | 77.41 Bn | 46.27 Bn | 15.09 Bn | 15.49% |
| 6 | Cencora | 66.63 Bn | 55.53 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 77.35% |
| 7 | Cardinal Health | 63.51 Bn | 46.67 Bn | 2.60 Bn | - |
| 8 | Humana | 50.79 Bn | -37.07 Bn | 5.50 Bn | 6.83% |
| 9 | Centene | 33.94 Bn | -60.76 Bn | 9.52 Bn | 6.51% |
| 10 | Molina Healthcare | 10.37 Bn | -24.63 Bn | 1.36 Bn | -1.15% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 6.51% |
| 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% |
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();