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Centene Corporation’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $194.8 billion, up 19.4% from fiscal 2024.
- Revenue
- +1.93%
- EPS
- +99.0%
- Free cash flow
- −437.4%
- Total debt
- −11.6%
Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier
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Centene Corporation (CNC) Return on invested capital
Centene Corporation's return on invested capital over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 4.42%, up 32.3 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (−27.8%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −27.8% (fiscal 2025) to 30.3% (fiscal 2015) — the current reading is the lowest in ten years. That is below the Healthcare Plans industry median of 5.93% and above the Healthcare sector median of 0.00%.
Return on invested capital, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on invested capital | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −27.8% | (34.84) |
| FY2024 | 7.00% | (0.59) |
| FY2023 | 7.59% | 4.63 |
| FY2022 | 2.96% | (0.62) |
| FY2021 | 3.58% | (2.78) |
| FY2020 | 6.36% | (1.95) |
| FY2019 | 8.31% | 0.48 |
| FY2018 | 7.83% | (2.94) |
| FY2017 | 10.8% | (2.11) |
| FY2016 | 12.9% | (17.45) |
Against its own ten years
Return on invested capital against peers
| Company | Return on invested capital |
|---|---|
| PGNY Progyny, Inc. compare | 36.0% |
| HUM Humana Inc. compare | 23.7% |
| ELV Elevance Health, Inc. compare | 12.8% |
| UNH UnitedHealth Group Incorporated compare | 10.4% |
| CI Cigna Group compare | 8.90% |
| CVS CVS Health Corporation compare | 7.44% |
| CNC Centene Corporation | 4.42% |
| OSCR Oscar Health, Inc. compare | 0.00% |
| MOH Molina Healthcare, Inc compare | 0.00% |
| Healthcare Plans industry median | 5.93% |
| Healthcare sector median | 0.00% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Return on invested capital is
Return on Invested Capital shows how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the money its lenders and shareholders have put in.
TTM: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) (latest quarter) + Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)); Annual: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) + Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt − Cash & Short Term Investments)
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