Centene (CNC) Shares Outstanding (2009 - 2026)

Centene's (CNC) quarterly Shares Outstanding (Entity) came in at $492.1 million in Q1 2026, down 0.84% year-on-year from $496.2 million in Q1 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from $493.1 million in Q4 2025.

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

Centene's Shares Outstanding (Entity) history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $492.1 million for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Shares Outstanding (Entity) fell 0.84% year-over-year to $492.1 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $492.1 million, a 0.84% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $493.1 million, down 20.49% from the prior year.
  • Shares Outstanding (Entity) held at $492.1 million in Q1 2026 per CNC's latest filing, from $493.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Shares Outstanding (Entity) topped out at $620.2 million in Q4 2024 and bottomed at $491.1 million in Q3 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Shares Outstanding (Entity) is $607.8 million (2022), against an average of $578.3 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Shares Outstanding (Entity) gained 1.39% in 2023 and fell 20.78% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Shares Outstanding (Entity) stood at $607.8 million in 2022, then gained by 1.22% to $615.3 million in 2023, then rose by 0.8% to $620.2 million in 2024, then declined by 20.49% to $493.1 million in 2025, then declined by 0.21% to $492.1 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest CNC Shares Outstanding (Entity) figures stand at $492.1 million (Q1 2026), $493.1 million (Q4 2025), and $491.1 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Shares Outstanding (Qtr)
1 Unitedhealth 384.70 Bn 354.90 Bn 38.23 Bn 908.00 Mn
2 Cvs Health 136.05 Bn 124.42 Bn 22.85 Bn 1.27 Bn
3 Elevance Health 82.25 Bn 46.44 Bn 35.79 Bn 217.00 Mn
4 Cigna 75.16 Bn 67.54 Bn -44.29 Bn 262.75 Mn
5 Humana 47.47 Bn 25.57 Bn 5.94 Bn 120.33 Mn
6 Centene 31.35 Bn 7.64 Bn 43.95 Bn 492.07 Mn
7 Molina Healthcare 10.44 Bn 1.19 Bn 1.43 Bn 51.10 Mn
8 Oscar Health 8.62 Bn 1.83 Bn 1.42 Bn 298.18 Mn
9 Alignment Healthcare 4.13 Bn 3.41 Bn 144.48 Mn 205.36 Mn
10 Progyny 2.48 Bn 2.26 Bn 83.07 Mn 80.92 Mn

Historic Data

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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
Jun 30, 2021 582.80 Mn