Centene (CNC) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026)

Centene's (CNC) quarterly Share-based Compensation came in at $67.0 million in Q1 2026, up 13.56% year-on-year from $59.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 15.52% quarter-over-quarter from $58.0 million in Q4 2025.

Centene (CNC) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Centene's Share-based Compensation history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $67.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Share-based Compensation rose 13.56% year-over-year to $67.0 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $212.0 million, a 5.47% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $204.0 million, down 3.77% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation grew to $67.0 million in Q1 2026 per CNC's latest filing, from $58.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Share-based Compensation topped out at $70.0 million in Q1 2022 and bottomed at $31.0 million in Q4 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Share-based Compensation is $56.0 million (2023), against an average of $54.9 million.
  • Biggest YoY gain for Share-based Compensation was 87.1% in 2025; the steepest drop was 43.55% in 2025.
  • Year by year, Share-based Compensation stood at $54.0 million in 2022, then retreated by 9.26% to $49.0 million in 2023, then sank by 36.73% to $31.0 million in 2024, then jumped by 87.1% to $58.0 million in 2025, then increased by 15.52% to $67.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest CNC Share-based Compensation figures stand at $67.0 million (Q1 2026), $58.0 million (Q4 2025), and $52.0 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 Unitedhealth 384.70 Bn 354.90 Bn 38.23 Bn 348.00 Mn
2 Cvs Health 136.05 Bn 124.42 Bn 22.85 Bn 9.00 Mn
3 Elevance Health 82.25 Bn 46.44 Bn 35.79 Bn 1.00 Mn
4 Cigna 75.16 Bn 67.54 Bn -44.29 Bn -
5 Humana 47.47 Bn 25.57 Bn 5.94 Bn 51.00 Mn
6 Centene 31.35 Bn 7.64 Bn 43.95 Bn 67.00 Mn
7 Molina Healthcare 10.44 Bn 1.19 Bn 1.43 Bn 26.00 Mn
8 Oscar Health 8.62 Bn 1.83 Bn 1.42 Bn -
9 Alignment Healthcare 4.13 Bn 3.41 Bn 144.48 Mn 14.02 Mn
10 Progyny 2.48 Bn 2.26 Bn 83.07 Mn 4.84 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 67.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 67.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 58.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 58.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 52.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 52.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 35.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 35.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 59.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 59.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 31.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 31.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 49.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 49.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 62.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 62.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 70.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 70.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 49.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 49.00 Mn