Centene (CNC) Shares Repurchased (2009 - 2026)

Centene (CNC) recorded quarterly Shares Repurchased of $29.0 million in Q1 2026, up 1350.0% quarter-over-quarter from $2.0 million in Q4 2025, and down 29.27% on a YoY basis from $41.0 million in Q1 2025.

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

Centene's Shares Repurchased history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $29.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Shares Repurchased fell 29.27% year-over-year to $29.0 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $463.0 million (down 84.64% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $475.0 million, down 84.8% from the prior year.
  • Shares Repurchased was $29.0 million for Q1 2026 at Centene, up from $2.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Shares Repurchased ranged from a high of $1.4 billion in Q4 2022 to a low of $2.0 million in Q4 2025.
  • Historically, Shares Repurchased has averaged $522.3 million across 5 years, with a median of $414.0 million in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Shares Repurchased jumped 8625.0% in 2022, then tumbled 99.79% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Shares Repurchased shows it stood at $1.4 billion in 2022, then slumped by 97.84% to $31.0 million in 2023, then soared by 2941.94% to $943.0 million in 2024, then sank by 99.79% to $2.0 million in 2025, then surged by 1350.0% to $29.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Shares Repurchased figures came in at $29.0 million (Q1 2026), $2.0 million (Q4 2025), and $432.0 million (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Shares Repurchased (Qtr)
1 Unitedhealth 370.74 Bn 340.93 Bn 98.90 Bn -
2 Cvs Health 129.62 Bn 118.00 Bn 4.43 Bn -
3 Elevance Health 88.73 Bn 53.31 Bn 13.88 Bn 1.12 Bn
4 Cigna 78.23 Bn 70.61 Bn -44.29 Bn -
5 Humana 45.63 Bn 23.73 Bn 4.00 Bn 107.00 Mn
6 Centene 32.06 Bn 8.39 Bn 49.24 Bn 29.00 Mn
7 Molina Healthcare 10.16 Bn 905.08 Mn 1.53 Bn -
8 Oscar Health 8.44 Bn 1.64 Bn -3.22 Bn -
9 Alignment Healthcare 4.05 Bn 3.33 Bn 135.85 Mn -
10 Clover Health Investments 2.46 Bn 2.27 Bn 154.54 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 29.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 29.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 2.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 2.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 432.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 432.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 41.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 41.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 943.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 943.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 1.23 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 1.23 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 803.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 803.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 151.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 151.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 31.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 31.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 774.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 774.00 Mn