Centene Corporation CNC

61.82 (0.10) (0.16%) as of 25 Sep
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$30.6B
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Centene Corporation (CNC) Gross margin

Centene Corporation's gross margin over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 7.82%, up 0.7 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (7.12%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 7.12% (fiscal 2025) to 14.0% (fiscal 2018) — the current reading is the lowest in ten years. That is below the Healthcare Plans industry median of 19.0% and below the Healthcare sector median of 53.7%.

Gross margin, annual

Annual

Period Gross margin Change (points)
FY2025 7.12% (3.20)
FY2024 10.3% (0.92)
FY2023 11.2% (0.28)
FY2022 11.5% 0.25
FY2021 11.3% (2.42)
FY2020 13.7% 1.84
FY2019 11.9% (2.16)
FY2018 14.0% 2.02
FY2017 12.0% (1.66)
FY2016 13.7% 1.58

Quarterly

Period Gross margin Change (points)
Jun 2026 8.59% (2.54)
Mar 2026 11.1% 6.17
Dec 2025 4.96% (1.58)
Sep 2025 6.54% 0.49
42 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 7.12% High 14.0%
Ten-year median 11.9%
Current reading's percentile 9

Gross margin against peers

Company Gross margin
CI Cigna Group compare 88.5%
CVS CVS Health Corporation compare 44.5%
OSCR Oscar Health, Inc. compare 20.2%
UNH UnitedHealth Group Incorporated compare 19.5%
CLOV Clover Health Investments, Corp. compare 18.6%
ELV Elevance Health, Inc. compare 15.1%
HUM Humana Inc. compare 13.7%
MOH Molina Healthcare, Inc compare 12.7%
CNC Centene Corporation 7.82%
Healthcare Plans industry median 19.0%
Healthcare sector median 53.7%
Market median 46.3%

What Gross margin is

Gross Margin tells an investor how much of each sale a company keeps after paying the direct costs of making or buying what it sells.

Gross Profit ÷ Revenue

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