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) Return on invested capital

Centene Corporation's return on invested capital over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was −30.2%, down 2.3 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 2.04% and below the Healthcare sector median of 0.00%.

Return on invested capital, annual

Annual

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

Low −27.8% High 30.3%
Ten-year median 7.59%
Current reading's percentile 9

Return on invested capital against peers

Company Return on invested capital
HUM Humana Inc. compare 17.5%
ELV Elevance Health, Inc. compare 11.8%
UNH UnitedHealth Group Incorporated compare 9.50%
CI Cigna Group compare 9.09%
CVS CVS Health Corporation compare 4.07%
OSCR Oscar Health, Inc. compare 0.00%
MOH Molina Healthcare, Inc compare 0.00%
CLOV Clover Health Investments, Corp. compare −8.62%
CNC Centene Corporation −30.2%
Healthcare Plans industry median 2.04%
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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