Centene CNC
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At close: Aug 20, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Centene (CNC) Shares Outstanding (2009 - 2026)

Centene (CNC) posted quarterly Shares Outstanding (Entity) of $493.8 million for Q2 2026, little changed year-over-year from $493.5 million in Q2 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from $492.1 million in Q1 2026.

Centene (CNC) Shares Outstanding (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Centene's Shares Outstanding (Entity) history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $493.8 million for Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Shares Outstanding (Entity) changed 0.05% year-over-year to $493.8 million; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at $493.8 million (changed 0.05% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $493.1 million, down 20.49% from the prior year.
  • Shares Outstanding (Entity) for Q2 2026 stood at $493.8 million, roughly flat from $492.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Shares Outstanding (Entity) was $620.2 million in Q4 2024, with the low at $491.1 million in Q3 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Shares Outstanding (Entity) is $607.4 million (2022), against an average of $573.6 million.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Shares Outstanding (Entity) grew 1.39% in 2023, then slipped 20.78% in 2025.
  • Centene's Shares Outstanding (Entity) stood at $607.8 million in 2022, then rose by 1.22% to $615.3 million in 2023, then increased by 0.8% to $620.2 million in 2024, then dropped by 20.49% to $493.1 million in 2025, then increased by 0.14% to $493.8 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CNC's Shares Outstanding (Entity) at $493.8 million in Q2 2026, $492.1 million in Q1 2026, and $493.1 million in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Shares Outstanding (Qtr)
1 Unitedhealth 346.93 Bn 315.46 Bn 36.67 Bn 902.00 Mn
2 Cvs Health 119.91 Bn 105.95 Bn 47.23 Bn 1.28 Bn
3 Elevance Health 86.25 Bn 50.30 Bn 13.45 Bn 217.00 Mn
4 Humana 45.69 Bn 21.82 Bn 5.50 Bn 120.07 Mn
5 Centene 31.66 Bn 4.60 Bn 14.55 Bn 493.82 Mn
6 Molina Healthcare 10.12 Bn 1.21 Bn 1.43 Bn 51.10 Mn
7 Oscar Health 9.48 Bn 922.10 Mn 1.09 Bn 302.22 Mn
8 Alignment Healthcare 2.69 Bn 1.99 Bn 180.96 Mn 207.45 Mn
9 Clover Health Investments 2.16 Bn 1.92 Bn 153.00 Mn 524.19 Mn
10 Progyny 2.03 Bn 1.79 Bn 89.30 Mn 78.17 Mn

Historic Data

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Jun 30, 2026 493.82 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 492.07 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 493.12 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 491.14 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 493.55 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 496.21 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 521.79 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 521.97 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 529.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 535.11 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 543.32 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 539.54 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 548.93 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 550.78 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 575.19 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 573.96 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 583.64 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 583.23 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 582.83 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 583.24 Mn