Centene Corporation · NYSE (us_market)
Healthcare · Healthcare Plans · United States
Centene Corporation operates as a managed care company that provides programs and services to under-insured families, and commercial organizations in the United States. It operates through four segments: Medicaid, Medicare, Commercial, and Other. The Medicaid segment offers the temporary assistance for needy families; medicaid expansion; aged, blind, or disabled; and children's health insurance programs, as well as long-term services and supports; foster care; and medicare-medicaid plans. This segment also provides healthcare products and services. The Medicare segment offers special needs and medicare supplement, and prescription drug plans. The Commercial segment provides health insurance marketplace product for individual and commercial group. The Other segment operates clinical healthcare and pharmacies, as well as offers vision and dental, behavioral health, and centralized services. It provides services through primary and specialty care physicians, hospitals, behavioral health practitioners, and ancillary providers. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Saint Louis, Missouri.
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| 30d | 90d | YTD | 1y | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNC | +11.74% | +33.63% | +44.84% | +5.60% |
| XLV | +2.97% | -5.72% | -3.44% | +12.69% |
| Alpha (stock − sector) | +8.77% | +39.35% | +48.28% | -7.09% |
| Fund | Style | Shares | Value | % of Port | Change vs. last quarter | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| StateStreet | passive | 21.65M | $708.69M | 0.02% | Added+1.0% | 2026-03-31 |
| DEShaw | quant | 7.53M | $246.47M | 0.15% | Trimmed-9.8% | 2026-03-31 |
| TwoSigma | quant | 6.74M | $220.80M | 0.18% | Added+182.1% | 2026-03-31 |
| Wellington | fundamental | 2.54M | $83.27M | 0.02% | Added+5.9% | 2026-03-31 |
| Citadel | multi-strat | 2.44M | $79.78M | 0.10% | New | 2026-03-31 |
| RenTech | quant | 1.68M | $55.16M | 0.09% | Added+60.1% | 2026-03-31 |
| FidelityFMR | fundamental | 1.42M | $46.55M | 0.00% | Trimmed-30.4% | 2026-03-31 |
| Bridgewater | macro | 168.1K | $5.51M | 0.02% | Added+77.9% | 2026-03-31 |
| TRowePrice | fundamental | 6.96M | $228.03K | 0.03% | Trimmed-2.9% | 2026-03-31 |
| Filed | Insider | Title | Type | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-26 | Carson Michael A | Group President, Medicare&Spec | A Grant / award(deriv) | 48 | $57.77 | +$2.8K |
| 2026-05-13 | BLUME JESSICA L. | Director | A Grant / award | 3,992 | — | +$0 |
| 2026-05-13 | Burdick Kenneth A | Director | A Grant / award | 3,992 | — | +$0 |
| 2026-05-13 | COUGHLIN CHRISTOPHER J | Director | A Grant / award | 3,992 | — | +$0 |
| 2026-05-13 | Dallas H James | Director | A Grant / award | 3,992 | — | +$0 |
| 2026-05-13 | EPPINGER FREDERICK H | Director | A Grant / award | 6,654 | — | +$0 |
| 2026-05-13 | FORD MONTE E | Director | A Grant / award | 3,992 | — | +$0 |
| 2026-05-13 | Samuels Theodore R. II | Director | A Grant / award | 3,992 | — | +$0 |
| 2026-05-13 | TANJI KENNETH | Director | A Grant / award | 3,992 | — | +$0 |
| 2026-04-16 | MCNALLY TANYA M | Chief People Officer | F Tax withholding | 964 | $37.26 | −$35.9K |
| 2026-03-31 | COUGHLIN CHRISTOPHER J | Director | A Grant / award | 1,140 | — | +$0 |
| 2026-03-31 | EPPINGER FREDERICK H | Director | A Grant / award | 1,690 | — | +$0 |
| 2026-03-31 | Samuels Theodore R. II | Director | A Grant / award | 943 | — | +$0 |
| 2026-03-31 | TANJI KENNETH | Director | A Grant / award | 1,179 | — | +$0 |
| 2026-03-17 | Asher Andrew Lynn | Chief Financial Officer | F Tax withholding | 15,241 | $34.45 | −$525.1K |
| 2026-03-17 | CASSO KATIE | Corporate Controller & CAO | F Tax withholding | 3,359 | $34.45 | −$115.7K |
| 2026-03-17 | KOSTER CHRISTOPHER | Secretary & General Counsel | F Tax withholding | 9,087 | $34.45 | −$313.0K |
| 2026-03-17 | LONDON SARAH | Chief Executive Officer | F Tax withholding | 36,061 | $34.45 | −$1.24M |
| 2026-03-17 | MCNALLY TANYA M | Chief People Officer | F Tax withholding | 2,785 | $34.45 | −$95.9K |
| 2026-03-17 | SMITH SUSAN RAYE | Chief Operating Officer | F Tax withholding | 2,918 | $34.45 | −$100.5K |
| 2026-01-28 | Asher Andrew Lynn | Chief Financial Officer | A Grant / award | 173,573 | — | +$0 |
| 2026-01-28 | CASSO KATIE | Corporate Controller & CAO | A Grant / award | 26,036 | — | +$0 |
| 2026-01-28 | KOSTER CHRISTOPHER | Secretary & General Counsel | A Grant / award | 126,925 | — | +$0 |
| 2026-01-28 | LONDON SARAH | Chief Executive Officer | A Grant / award | 520,720 | — | +$0 |
| 2026-01-28 | MCNALLY TANYA M | Chief People Officer | A Grant / award | 74,311 | — | +$0 |
| Report Date | EPS Estimate | EPS Actual | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-28upcoming | 1.05 | — | — |
| 2026-04-28 | 2.13 | 3.37 | +57.91% |
| 2026-02-06 | -1.22 | -1.19 | +2.46% |
| 2025-10-29 | -0.16 | 0.50 | +404.28% |
| 2025-07-25 | 0.21 | -0.16 | -177.27% |
| 2025-04-25 | 2.52 | 2.90 | +15.27% |
| 2025-02-04 | 0.49 | 0.80 | +62.18% |
| 2024-10-25 | 1.18 | 1.36 | +15.11% |
| 2024-07-26 | 2.09 | 2.42 | +16.05% |
| 2024-04-26 | 2.08 | 2.26 | +8.65% |
| 2024-02-06 | 0.44 | 0.45 | +2.13% |
| 2023-10-24 | 1.54 | 2.00 | +30.07% |
| 2023-07-28 | 2.05 | 2.10 | +2.60% |
| 2023-04-25 | 2.10 | 2.11 | +0.40% |
| 2023-02-07 | 0.84 | 0.86 | +2.87% |
| 2022-10-25 | 1.23 | 1.30 | +5.45% |