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Centene Corporation

Health CareInsuranceS&P 500
Ticker CNCST LOUIS, MOFiscal year ends DecemberBook value per share $45.43Diluted shares 496.6M

Centene Corporation (NYSE: CNC) provides managed healthcare coverage and services, primarily to people enrolled in Medicaid, Medicare and individual health insurance plans. Its customers include state and federal government programs, health plans, employers, providers and members. In 2025, Centene operated four… From the company’s description.

In fiscal 2025, Centene Corporation reported revenue of $194.78B, up 19.4% from fiscal 2024, and a net loss of $6.68B. Its operating margin was −3.9%, and operations generated $5.09B in cash. Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, revenue was $202.94B.

Fiscal year 2025 · ends 12-31Changes are against fiscal 2024The amber dot is the latest twelve months, to 2026-06-30
Sales & profitability
$194.78BFY2025
+19.4% year over year
Last 12 mo $202.94B
-3.91%FY2025
−5.9 percentage points
Last 12 mo -2.78%
$-6.68BFY2025
−302.7% year over year
Last 12 mo $-5.11B
3.47%FY2025
−9.1 percentage points
Last 12 mo -22.60%
Cash & financing
$5.09BFY2025
+3203.9% year over year
Last 12 mo $9.75B
$4.32BFY2025
+981.8% year over year
Last 12 mo $8.95B
0.87FY2025
Was 0.70× a year earlier
Last 12 mo 0.71
493.1MFY2025
−5.8% year over year
Last 12 mo 496.6M

Margins and return on equity change in ; everything else in percent. Fewer shares and less debt are shown plainly, not as bad news — it depends what you make of buybacks. Dotted labels explain each measure. is shown separately from the annual figures.

What Centene Corporation does

In the company’s own words

Centene Corporation (NYSE: CNC) provides managed healthcare coverage and services, primarily to people enrolled in Medicaid, Medicare and individual health insurance plans. Its customers include state and federal government programs, health plans, employers, providers and members. In 2025, Centene operated four reportable segments: Medicaid, which generated 57% of external revenue; Commercial, 21%; Medicare, 19%; and Other, 3%. Medicaid offerings include coverage for low-income families, people with disabilities, children and people needing long-term services and supports. Medicare products include Medicare Advantage, prescription drug plans and Medicare Supplement; commercial plans serve individuals, families and employer groups, including through the Health Insurance Marketplace. Major brands include Wellcare for Medicare Advantage and Ambetter Health for Marketplace coverage; AcariaHealth provides specialty pharmacy services. The Other segment also includes behavioral health, vision and dental, and clinical healthcare services. As of December 31, 2025, Centene served 27.6 million members, and its 2025 revenue was $194.8 billion.

Company details
Sector
Health Care
Industry (SIC)
Insurance
Headquarters
ST LOUIS, MO
Fiscal year end
December
CIK
1071739
SIC
6324

Financial performance, year by year

Fiscal 2013–2025 · USD
$-27.64B$35.25B$98.13B$161.01B$223.90B2013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025Last 12 moLast 12 monthsLast 12 months

The full income statement, balance sheet and cash flow for each of these years — every figure traceable to its filing — is on the Financials tab with a free account.

Ownership

Who owns Centene Corporation — and what changed

Funds as of 2026Q2 · superinvestors as of 2026-06-30

766
funds hold it
3 of 35
superinvestors hold it
$10.62B
held by funds, at market
34.9%
of shares held by funds
7
bond issues held by funds

Superinvestors in Centene Corporation · what they did last quarter

Bill NygrenDECREASED -21.1%
Harris Associates (Oakmark)
1.0%of 13F portfolio
David EinhornDECREASED -39.6%
DME Capital Management (Greenlight)
2.7%of 13F portfolio
Tweedy BrowneINCREASED +32.5%
Tweedy, Browne
0.1%of 13F portfolio

Share of each manager’s reported 13F portfolio. Change is in shares held, since the previous quarter.

Largest fund holders · Centene Corporation’s weight in each

VANGUARD TOTAL STOCK MARKET INDEX FUND
VTI · VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS
0.04%of fund net assets
VANGUARD 500 INDEX FUND
VOO · VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS
0.05%of fund net assets
Oakmark Select Fund
OAKLX · HARRIS ASSOCIATES INVESTMENT TRUST
5.81%of fund net assets
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
IVV · iShares Trust
0.05%of fund net assets

Fund ownership is a floor, not a census — pensions, insurers and people holding shares directly are not visible here.

Centene Corporation’s bonds, as funds hold them

Funds report holding 7 issues of Centene Corporation’s debt, $4.51B at market value — what funds hold, not the company’s total debt. Weighted-average coupon 3.36%, maturing 2027 to 2031.

Fund ownership counts N-PORT filers only, so it is a floor rather than a census — pensions, insurers and direct holders are not visible here, and the remainder is not “held by individuals”.

Fund ownership is a subset of institutional 13F ownership — the two describe overlapping populations and must not be added together.

Every fund and institutional holder, quarter by quarter, is on the Ownership tab with a free account.

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