Centene Corp reports results for the quarter ended June 30 - Earnings Summary

Centene

28/07/2026 12:01

Centene Corp CNC.N reported quarterly adjusted earnings of $2.51​​ per share for the quarter ended June 30, higher than the same quarter last year, when the company reported EPS of -16 cents.  The mean expectation of twenty one analysts for the quarter was for earnings of $1.09 per share. Wall Street expected results to range from 41 cents to $1.94 per share.
Revenue rose 9.9% to $53.58 billion from a year ago; analysts expected $47.62 billion. 
Centene Corp's reported EPS for the quarter was $2.19​.
The company reported quarterly net income of $1.09 billion.
Centene Corp shares had fallen by 0.2% this quarter and gained 55.7% so far this year.
FORECAST CHANGES
The mean earnings estimate of analysts had fallen by about 3.3% in the last three months.​ 
In the last 30 days, one analyst negatively revised an earnings estimate
RECOMMENDATIONS
The current average analyst rating on the shares is "hold" and the breakdown of recommendations is 8 "strong buy" or "buy," 14 "hold" and 1 "sell" or "strong sell." The average consensus recommendation for the managed healthcare peer group is  "buy."
Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Centene Corp is $69.00, about 7.1% above its last closing price of $64.08
This summary was machine generated from LSEG data July 28 at 11:01 a.m. UTC. ​All figures in US dollars unless otherwise stated. (For questions concerning the data in this report, contact Estimates.Support@lseg.com. For any other questions or feedback, contact RefinitivNewsSupport@thomsonreuters.com)
QUARTER ENDING
ESTIMATE 
ACTUAL
BEAT, MET, MISSED
Jun. 30 2026 
1.09
2.51
Beat
Mar. 31 2026 
2.13
3.37
Beat
Dec. 31 2025 
-1.22
-1.19
Beat
Sep. 30 2025 
-0.14
0.50
Beat