Centene

CNC · NYSE · USD

$60.99Change from previous close: −1.82%Absolute change: −$1.13

Close · October 1, 2026

Valuation

Data as of October 2, 2026

Valuation multiples

Market cap
$30.13B
Enterprise value
$19.27B
Forward P/E
11.4
PEG
0.75
Price/book
1.34
Price/sales
0.17
EV/EBITDA
4.18
EV/revenue
0.11

Profitability and growth

Gross margin
11.4%
Operating margin
3.8%
Net margin
-2.8%
ROE
-20.4%
ROA
2.5%
Revenue growth (year over year)
4.6%

Financial health

Total cash
$27.06B
Total debt
$16.1B
Debt/equity
0.71
Current ratio
1.15
Quick ratio
1.11

Dividends

Payout ratio
0.0%

Analysts and estimates

Average price target
$71.78
Median price target
$70.50
High price target
$85.00
Low price target
$56.00
Analysts with a price target
18
Consensus
Buy
Forward EPS
$5.35
EPS estimate, current year
$4.88

Shares and trading

Beta
1.11
Average volume
4.58M
Shares outstanding
494M
Float
463.69M
Institutional ownership
101.7%
Insider ownership
0.4%
Short interest (% of float)
3.3%
Short ratio (days)
3.56