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Centene Corporation CNC

A comprehensive view of key metrics, scores, and financial health for Centene Corporation

Overview of Centene Corporation

CNC NYQ
Healthcare Healthcare Plans Large Cap
Centene Corporation (CNC), is a Large Cap company, in the Healthcare Plans industry, last closed at $34.45, about 1997.6% undervalued vs fair value, -41.8% 1Y return, ranked 1095/1110 in sector.
$34.45
-0.35%
As of March 13, 2026
Previous close • Vol 90d: 53.0%
52-Week Range
Market Cap
$16.94B
Enterprise Value
$17.83B
Overall Score
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Quick Facts

Website https://www.centene.com
HQ Saint Louis, MO
Employees 61,100
Fiscal year Dec 31

Next Events

Earnings Apr 28 Call: Apr 28

Fair Value Snapshot

Bear Base Bull
$635
$723
$819
Current: $34.45 +1998% vs base

Engine Room Money Flow™

Large Cap

Corporate Free Cash Flow - Where revenue goes and how value is created

Flow Steps
Revenue
$194.8B
19.4%%
Gross Profit
$23.8B
41.6%%
Operating Income
$-7.6B
-339.9%%
Net Income
$-6.7B
-301.9%%
Money Flow Bridge
Flow Direction: Money moves from left to right
Components: Breakdown shows composition of each stage
Industry-Specific: Corporate Free Cash Flow

Quality & Reliability Indicators

Operating Cash Flow Margin
2.6%
Poor

OCF / Revenue - cash profitability from operations

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Where It Leaks

Cash Flow Health critical
Significant cash flow inefficiencies identified. Multiple high-impact leaks require attention.
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Improving
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High Impact
1
Critical
Moat Analysis Corporate Default

Competitive Advantage Assessment

Evaluating Centene Corporation's durable competitive advantages across 6 defense dimensions

Overall Moat Strength
44
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Pricing Power

Developing
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Trade-Off Ledger™

Where management spends the performance budget - Growth, Profitability, or Safety

Generic Industrial / Default vs Industry Peers 70% Coverage
Trade-Off Triangle Visualization A ternary plot showing CNC's balance between Growth (36.2%), Profitability (23.3%), and Safety (40.5%). Growth 36% Safety 41% Profitability 23%

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Growth

47th percentile vs peers
47
Key Signals
Rev Growth YoY 19.4% 70p Revenue CAGR 3Y 10.4% 20p
Strengths
  • Strong liquidity position vs peers
  • Conservative leverage compared to industry peers
Risks

No significant risks identified for this axis.

Profitability

30th percentile vs peers
30
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Safety

52th percentile vs peers
53
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Two Futures

Scenario-based fair value ranges for Centene Corporation.

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Base
$722.64
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+1997.6% vs current
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