Centene Corporation CNC

61.82 (0.10) (0.16%) as of 25 Sep
Market cap
$30.6B
P/E
0.0×
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Centene Corporation (CNC) Price to free cash flow

As of 25 September 2026, Centene Corporation (CNC) trades at a price to free cash flow of 3.4×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.0× (March 2025) to 337× (April 2019); the current reading is higher than 7% of that period. That is below the Healthcare Plans industry median of 11.1× and below the Healthcare sector median of 19.5×.

Price to free cash flow, daily

Annual

Period Price to free cash flow Change
FY2025 4.7× —
FY2024 0.0× —
FY2023 5.8× (34.04%)
FY2022 8.7× (40.14%)
FY2021 14.6× 97.14%
FY2020 7.4× (78.58%)
FY2019 34.5× (14.22%)
FY2018 40.2× 142.74%
FY2017 16.6× 175.27%
FY2016 6.0× (60.97%)

Quarterly

Period Price to free cash flow Change
Jun 2026 3.5× 56.33%
Mar 2026 2.3× (51.76%)
Dec 2025 4.7× (10.07%)
Sep 2025 5.2× (78.95%)
42 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 0.0× High 337×
Ten-year median 9.4×
Current reading's percentile 7

Price to free cash flow against peers

Company Price to free cash flow
OSCR Oscar Health, Inc. compare 2.0×
CNC Centene Corporation 3.4×
CI Cigna Group compare 7.8×
CVS CVS Health Corporation compare 9.7×
ELV Elevance Health, Inc. compare 13.7×
UNH UnitedHealth Group Incorporated compare 14.4×
HUM Humana Inc. compare 24.2×
CLOV Clover Health Investments, Corp. compare 31.7×
MOH Molina Healthcare, Inc compare 36.0×
Healthcare Plans industry median 11.1×
Healthcare sector median 19.5×
Market median 14.0×

What Price to free cash flow is

Price to Free Cash Flow Ratio shows how much investors pay for each dollar of cash a company generates after its capital spending.

Stock Price ÷ ((Operating Cash Flow (TTM) + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) (TTM) + Intangible Assets Change (Net) (TTM)) ÷ (Shares (Basic, Weighted) (latest quarter)))

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