CENTENE CORP financial metrics

Professional SEC-based dashboard for profitability, financial health, and growth with transparent scoring logic. Latest period: Q4 2025.

Symbol
CNC on NYSE
Location
St Louis, MO
Fiscal year end
31 December
Latest financial report
17 Feb 2026

Latest SEC snapshot (2026-02-13) highlights Return On Equity -27.7%, Return On Assets -8.0%, and Operating Margin -3.9%.

Financial Quality Score

Transparent 0-100 scoring model based on profitability, financial health, and growth factors.

30.3/100

Weak Confidence medium

Return On Equity

-28%

Metric score 0.0/100

Return On Assets

-8%

Metric score 0.0/100

Financial Health

Current Ratio
1.1x
Debt to Equity
2.45x

Strengths

Current Ratio and Revenues YoY

Watchpoints

Return On Equity, Return On Assets, and Operating Margin

Key metrics snapshot

Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent YoY

-302%

YoY: -302%

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Profitability

Metric Latest value YoY change
Return On Equity -28% -327%
Return On Assets -8% -301%
Operating Margin -3.9% -301%

Financial Health

Metric Latest value YoY change
Current Ratio 1.1x -3.5%
Debt-to-equity 2.45x +19%

Growth

Metric Latest value YoY change
Revenues $194,777,000,000 +19%
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent $6,674,000,000 -302%

Share Metrics

Metric Latest value YoY change
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding 491,771,000 -0.86%
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding 491,757,000 -0.84%
Common Stock, Value, Issued $1,000,000 0%
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Basic 493,116,000 -5.5%
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Diluted 493,116,000 -5.8%

Additional Metrics

Metric Latest value YoY change
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax $174,581,000,000 +20%
Costs and Expenses $202,400,000,000 +27%
Operating Income (Loss) $7,623,000,000 -340%
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest $6,728,000,000 -258%
Income Tax Expense (Benefit) $51,000,000 -105%
Earnings Per Share, Basic -13.53 -314%
Earnings Per Share, Diluted -13.53 -314%
Cash and Cash Equivalents, at Carrying Value $17,888,000,000 +27%
Other Assets, Current $1,945,000,000 +21%
Assets, Current $40,370,000,000 +6.2%
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net $2,037,000,000 -1.5%
Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset $317,000,000 -12%
Intangible Assets, Net (Excluding Goodwill) $4,530,000,000 -16%
Goodwill $10,835,000,000 -38%
Other Assets, Noncurrent $528,000,000 -11%
Assets $76,747,000,000 -6.9%
Contract with Customer, Liability, Current $736,000,000 +11%
Liabilities, Current $36,696,000,000 +7.1%
Deferred Income Tax Liabilities, Net $833,000,000 +22%
Operating Lease, Liability, Noncurrent $615,000,000 -17%
Other Liabilities, Noncurrent $1,811,000,000 -29%
Liabilities $56,691,000,000 +1.4%
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax $58,000,000 +88%
Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit) $8,674,000,000 -43%
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent $19,953,000,000 -24%
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest $20,033,000,000 -24%
Liabilities and Equity $76,747,000,000 -6.9%
Common Stock, Shares Authorized 800,000,000 0%
Common Stock, Shares, Issued 623,463,000 +0.53%
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share 0.001 0%
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents $17,957,000,000 +27%
Deferred Tax Assets, Valuation Allowance $67,000,000 -13%
Deferred Tax Assets, Gross $981,000,000 -19%
Operating Lease, Liability $761,000,000 -15%
Depreciation $590,000,000 +7.5%
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent $6,228,000,000 -280%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid $854,000,000 -16%
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross $4,269,000,000 -12%
Operating Lease, Liability, Current $146,000,000 -7.6%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Year Two $137,000,000 -13%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Year One $169,000,000 -8.6%
Operating Lease, Weighted Average Discount Rate, Percent 0.035 +2.9%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, Undiscounted Excess Amount $93,000,000 -25%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Year Three $116,000,000 -13%
Preferred Stock, Shares Issued 0
Preferred Stock, Shares Authorized 10,000,000 0%
Unrecognized Tax Benefits $230,000,000 -32%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Year Four $99,000,000 -12%
Preferred Stock, Shares Outstanding 0
Amortization of Intangible Assets $685,000,000 -1%
Deferred Tax Assets, Net of Valuation Allowance $914,000,000 -20%
Preferred Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share 0.001 0%

How we score

This score is transparent and deterministic. We weight profitability, financial health, and growth metrics, then renormalize weights when SEC data is missing.

Metric Weight V1 threshold
ROIC205% to 20%
ROE158% to 25%
ROA102% to 10%
Operating Margin55% to 25%
Current Ratio121.0x to 2.0x
Quick Ratio80.8x to 1.5x
Debt to Equity100.3x to 2.0x (lower is better)
Revenue YoY10-10% to +20%
Net Income YoY10-10% to +20%