Centene Corp
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Ratios
Valuation ratios (P/E, P/S, EV/EBITDA and the other multiples) are based on the closing price at the end of each period, not on the current price. Margins and returns are shown in percent, multiples without a unit, per-share figures in the reporting currency, net debt in millions.
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| 28.3 | 17.5 | 17.4 | 17.5 | 19.8 | 21.6 | 18.5 | 22.9 | 34.1 | 26.9 | 20.6 | 17.2 | 13.4 | 20.1 | 38.8 | 24.0 | 16.9 | 19.3 | 15.3 | 59.0 | 50.0 | 36.2 | 33.2 | 26.5 | 22.4 | 38.2 | 23.6 | 13.7 | 15.3 | 14.8 | 15.4 | 12.5 | 12.9 | 9.2 | 8.8 | 13.0 | – | – | – | – | |
| 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | |
| 2.0 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.4 | |
| 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | |
| 10.5 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 7.1 | 8.5 | 10.6 | 9.0 | 11.2 | 15.4 | 11.6 | 9.3 | 8.2 | 6.6 | 10.0 | 16.3 | 10.3 | 8.1 | 8.6 | 8.0 | 15.4 | 13.4 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 12.2 | 10.2 | 12.6 | 8.7 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 6.1 | 7.2 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 6.4 | – | – | – | – | |
| 59.6 | 6.4 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 7.6 | 16.7 | 12.4 | 19.4 | 17.8 | 43.3 | 313.9 | 14.7 | 23.2 | 35.3 | – | 19.5 | 34.0 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 14.8 | 6.5 | 14.8 | 11.4 | 8.3 | 6.0 | 8.7 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 6.8 | 5.5 | 16.2 | 15.6 | 160.9 | – | 20.3 | 24.8 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 2.6 | 3.6 | |
| 1.7% | 15.6% | 20.4% | 18.6% | 13.1% | 6.0% | 8.0% | 5.1% | 5.6% | 2.3% | 0.3% | 6.8% | 4.3% | 2.8% | -2.5% | 5.1% | 2.9% | 13.3% | 13.0% | 6.7% | 15.3% | 6.8% | 8.7% | 12.1% | 16.6% | 11.4% | 24.0% | 20.6% | 14.6% | 18.2% | 6.2% | 6.4% | 0.6% | -1.6% | 4.9% | 4.0% | 19.1% | 21.4% | 39.2% | 28.1% | |
| Margins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13.1% | 13.7% | 13.4% | 13.2% | 12.8% | 12.0% | 13.0% | 13.3% | 13.7% | 14.0% | 13.3% | 13.0% | 12.4% | 11.8% | 11.7% | 13.3% | 13.8% | 13.7% | 13.6% | 11.9% | 11.4% | 11.3% | 11.2% | 11.7% | 11.6% | 11.5% | 11.5% | 11.4% | 11.7% | 11.2% | 11.2% | 11.0% | 10.4% | 10.3% | 10.3% | 8.9% | 10.8% | 12.2% | 14.9% | 16.1% | |
| 2.7% | 3.1% | 3.3% | 3.3% | 3.2% | 2.5% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 2.2% | 2.4% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.6% | 2.4% | 1.6% | 2.9% | 3.3% | 2.8% | 3.4% | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.4% | 1.5% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.7% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.9% | 2.1% | 1.1% | -3.1% | -3.9% | -3.7% | -2.8% | |
| 1.2% | 1.4% | 1.6% | 1.7% | 1.8% | 1.7% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.7% | 1.8% | 1.9% | 1.8% | 1.0% | 1.7% | 2.0% | 1.6% | 2.1% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 1.8% | 1.6% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.9% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 1.2% | -2.8% | -3.4% | -3.3% | -2.6% | |
| 0.6% | 3.8% | 5.6% | 5.7% | 4.7% | 2.2% | 3.1% | 2.4% | 3.0% | 0.9% | 0.1% | 2.2% | 1.1% | 1.0% | -1.0% | 2.1% | 1.0% | 4.2% | 4.3% | 2.4% | 4.6% | 2.6% | 3.3% | 4.3% | 5.3% | 3.6% | 5.7% | 5.2% | 3.6% | 4.7% | 1.7% | 1.4% | 0.2% | -0.3% | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.8% | 2.2% | 3.2% | 4.6% | |
| Returns | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7.2% | 9.6% | 11.9% | 12.6% | 13.0% | 12.1% | 13.7% | 10.1% | 8.3% | 8.2% | 9.4% | 10.5% | 11.0% | 10.5% | 3.6% | 6.2% | 7.9% | 7.0% | 9.3% | 2.8% | 2.8% | 5.0% | 5.5% | 7.1% | 7.9% | 5.0% | 5.9% | 10.6% | 9.7% | 10.5% | 10.1% | 10.3% | 11.2% | 12.5% | 12.4% | 7.5% | -25.3% | -33.4% | -30.1% | -22.6% | |
| 2.1% | 2.8% | 3.4% | 3.7% | 3.9% | 3.8% | 4.1% | 3.7% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 3.2% | 3.7% | 4.0% | 3.2% | 1.3% | 2.3% | 3.0% | 2.6% | 3.5% | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.7% | 1.8% | 2.3% | 2.5% | 1.6% | 1.8% | 3.3% | 2.9% | 3.2% | 3.3% | 3.4% | 3.7% | 4.0% | 4.0% | 2.4% | -6.4% | -8.6% | -7.9% | -6.1% | |
| Balance Sheet & Debt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1,607 | 725 | -192 | 295 | 440 | 627 | -492 | -428 | -464 | 1,344 | 470 | 259 | 826 | 1,764 | 7,971 | 4,016 | 4,826 | 6,183 | 7,334 | 5,971 | 5,616 | 5,924 | 7,905 | 5,525 | 3,539 | 6,126 | 2,644 | 1,012 | -19 | 804 | 415 | 23 | 3,028 | 4,628 | 3,505 | 3,064 | 525 | -341 | -4,893 | -8,046 | |
| 1.3 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -0.2 | -0.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 | – | – | – | – | |
| 29.1% | 29.2% | 28.4% | 29.2% | 30.2% | 31.3% | 29.8% | 36.9% | 34.2% | 35.3% | 34.4% | 35.4% | 35.9% | 30.6% | 35.4% | 36.7% | 37.6% | 37.5% | 37.5% | 36.2% | 34.0% | 34.2% | 32.8% | 32.4% | 31.3% | 31.3% | 30.2% | 31.0% | 30.0% | 30.5% | 32.6% | 32.9% | 33.2% | 32.0% | 32.1% | 31.7% | 25.5% | 25.7% | 26.4% | 27.2% | |
| 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 | |
| Per Share | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1.18 | 1.61 | 2.05 | 2.28 | 2.44 | 2.34 | 2.89 | 2.69 | 2.12 | 2.14 | 2.58 | 3.04 | 3.22 | 3.13 | 1.53 | 2.65 | 3.45 | 3.12 | 4.18 | 1.24 | 1.25 | 2.28 | 2.53 | 3.19 | 3.47 | 2.15 | 2.68 | 4.93 | 4.52 | 5.03 | 5.08 | 5.32 | 5.86 | 6.58 | 6.93 | 4.16 | -10.77 | -13.59 | -13.00 | -10.25 | |
| 100.39 | 115.68 | 129.04 | 131.60 | 134.21 | 136.73 | 140.03 | 130.56 | 134.50 | 143.05 | 155.73 | 165.70 | 172.24 | 176.76 | 148.93 | 155.87 | 172.95 | 191.53 | 195.26 | 203.13 | 206.03 | 212.89 | 225.48 | 236.61 | 243.80 | 258.15 | 264.06 | 268.80 | 277.31 | 286.45 | 289.03 | 297.21 | 308.91 | 324.86 | 339.80 | 361.04 | 378.42 | 396.64 | 399.73 | 389.31 | |
| 16.38 | 16.79 | 17.26 | 18.08 | 18.77 | 19.36 | 21.07 | 26.60 | 25.42 | 25.98 | 27.49 | 28.96 | 29.31 | 29.72 | 42.66 | 42.65 | 43.75 | 44.43 | 44.70 | 44.46 | 44.80 | 45.28 | 46.00 | 45.04 | 43.71 | 42.96 | 45.21 | 46.65 | 46.73 | 48.06 | 50.10 | 51.53 | 52.16 | 52.61 | 56.04 | 55.53 | 42.65 | 40.63 | 43.24 | 45.34 | |
| 0.56 | 4.40 | 7.28 | 7.44 | 6.33 | 3.02 | 4.30 | 3.17 | 4.08 | 1.33 | 0.17 | 3.57 | 1.87 | 1.78 | -1.46 | 3.26 | 1.71 | 7.99 | 8.33 | 4.91 | 9.55 | 5.57 | 7.36 | 10.25 | 12.91 | 9.39 | 15.15 | 13.90 | 10.07 | 13.49 | 4.84 | 4.26 | 0.47 | -0.98 | 2.99 | 2.19 | 6.83 | 8.80 | 12.80 | 18.02 | |
Showing the most recent 40 periods — older statements are on file for this stock.
Data as of: September 25, 2026 · Source: fundamental data & SEC filings (annual and quarterly reports, 10-K/10-Q)
Note: pure fact-based analysis, not investment advice and not a solicitation to buy or sell. All figures without guarantee.