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CENTENE CORP CNC
CENTENE CORP (CNC) earns a Piotroski F-score of 4/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the distress zone. It does not currently pay a dividend. FY2025 revenue was $194.8B at a -3.4% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-11 | Argus Research | Buy (up) |
| 2026-08-04 | JP Morgan | Neutral (main) |
| 2026-08-03 | Bernstein | Outperform (main) |
| 2026-07-29 | Barclays | Overweight (main) |
| 2026-07-29 | Baird | Neutral (main) |
| 2026-07-14 | TD Cowen | Hold (main) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Forward estimates · earnings calendar →
Consensus analyst estimates and scheduled dates — forward-looking, may change.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Finance, Insurance & Real Estate · percentile among 1129 companies
Percentile vs other Finance, Insurance & Real Estate companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 4/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · distress zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.048 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.113 |
| EBIT / assets | -0.099 |
| Equity / liabilities | 0.353 |
Sector peers · similar-size Finance, Insurance & Real Estate companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNC | CENTENE CORP | 4/9 | 0.38 | — | +19.4% |
| ELV | Elevance Health, Inc. | 6/9 | 3.13 | 15.2 | +12.5% |
| HUM | HUMANA INC | 5/9 | 5.1 | 38.8 | +10.1% |
| CI | Cigna Group | 7/9 | 1.4 | 12.6 | +11.2% |
| MOH | MOLINA HEALTHCARE, INC. | 4/9 | 3.6 | 25.4 | +11.7% |
| OSCR | Oscar Health, Inc. | 4/9 | -2.18 | — | +27.5% |
| ALHC | Alignment Healthcare, Inc. | 5/9 | -0.35 | — | +46.1% |
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About CENTENE CORP
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.
FAQ
Is CNC financially healthy?
CENTENE CORP's Piotroski F-score is 4/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the distress zone.
Does CNC pay a dividend?
No, CENTENE CORP does not currently pay a dividend.
How profitable is CNC?
In FY2025, CENTENE CORP had a net margin of -3.4% and a return on equity of -33.3%.
Is CNC overvalued or undervalued?
CENTENE CORP trades at about 10.6× trailing earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 10.1×–36.8×, median 22.9×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for CNC?
The average Wall-Street price target for CENTENE CORP is $71.67, about 6.9% above the recent price, from 18 analysts (consensus: buy).
Is CNC a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on CENTENE CORP: a Piotroski F-score of 4/9, an Altman Z″ in the distress zone. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.