CNC · Centene Corp
Price
Snapshot
50 fields · last close| Market Cap | $33.60B |
| P/E | — |
| Float | 492.0M |
| Beta | 1.08 |
| Volatility | 27.0% |
| Exchange | NYSE |
| Sector | Health Care |
| Cap tier | Large cap |
| Macro sensitivity | Moderate |
| Clavix score | 72 |
| Price | 67.72 |
| Change | −0.44% |
| Prev Close | 68.02 |
| Open | 67.50 |
| Day Low | 66.85 |
| Day High | 68.83 |
| Avg Vol | 4 |
| Avg $ Vol | $287.2M |
| 52W High | 69.36 |
| 52W Low | 28.24 |
| 52W Pos | 96.0% |
| From High | −2.36% |
| From Low | +139.80% |
| Max DD 1Y | −32.73% |
| Spread | 0.10% |
| Liquidity | Normal |
| SMA 20 | +3.20% |
| SMA 50 | +3.41% |
| SMA 200 | +34.88% |
| RSI (14) | 59.6 |
| Vol 30D | 34.6% |
| Vol 90D | 44.8% |
| 1Y Range | 28–69 |
| Daily bars | 507 |
| Perf Week | +4.12% |
| Perf Month | +1.54% |
| Perf Quarter | +8.48% |
| Perf Half Y | +55.83% |
| Perf Year | +137.42% |
| Perf YTD | +62.09% |
| Prev Day | −0.44% |
| Clavix | B |
| Debt / Eq | 0.88 |
| Curr Ratio | 1.10 |
| Int Cover | -6.1× |
| FCF Margin | 2.5% |
| Rev Growth | +0.2% |
| Profit | Unprofitable |
| Leverage | Moderate |
| Sector rank | 31 / 47 |
What CNC does
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.
Clavix risk grade
regraded every trading dayCNC grades B, 72 of 100. Steadiest on Sector Resilience (69), most exposed on Price Stability (54, mixed). 2 of the 4 weighted dimensions sit above the Health Care median. Ranks 31 of 47 in Health Care by Clavix score.
How rough the ride is
| CNC | Health Care median | |
|---|---|---|
| Betavs the overall market · lower is steadier | 1.08 | 0.81 |
| Volatilityannualized | 27.0% | 20.4% |
| Max drawdown, past yearworst peak-to-trough fall | −32.7% | — |
| Typical daily movemedian absolute daily change | 1.44% | — |
| Days beyond ±3%of the last 252 sessions | 6425% | — |
How its days are spread
Daily returns over the last 252 sessions in 1% bins. Moves beyond ±6% land in the end bins.
52-week range
The bar runs from the lowest to the highest close of the last 252 sessions; the marker is the latest close.
Drawdown from the 1-year peak
Percent below the running high over the last 12 months. Zero is a fresh high.
Market sensitivity
| CNC | Health Care median | |
|---|---|---|
| Beta to the markethow much it swings with the S&P 500 · lower is safer | 1.08 | 0.81 |
| Macro sensitivityrate, dollar and credit exposure bucket | Moderate | Moderate55% of 47 |
Where it sits on the macro scale
Low means rates, the dollar and credit spreads barely move it. Very High means they drive a large share of its swings. The counts are how many Health Care names sit in each bucket.
Where it ranks in its sector
Rank by Clavix score within the sector. Right is the top of the sector.
Price performance
| CNC | |
|---|---|
| 1 week | +4.1% |
| 1 month | +1.5% |
| Year to date | +62.1% |
| 1 year | +137.4% |
Context for the rank, not itself a risk measure.
Recent coverage, scored
| CNC | |
|---|---|
| Articles scoredthe most recent scored coverage, up to 30 | 30since 28 Jul |
| Average score0 most bearish, 100 most bullish | 63 |
| Bullish · bearisharticles above 60 · below 40 | 18 · 4 |
| Directionarticles whose tone is improving vs worsening | 18 ↑ 4 ↓ |
Where the article scores land
Each bar is a 10-point band of article scores. Below 40 reads bearish, above 60 bullish.
Balance sheet, against the sector
The shaded band is the middle half of the 47 Health Care names Clavix covers; the tick is the sector median.
Growth
| CNC | |
|---|---|
| Revenue growthyear over year | +0.2% |
Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade. Why
0–100, higher is safer. The tick on each bar is the Health Care median. Click a dimension for the evidence behind it. Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade.
Against Health Care
47 companies| Metric | CNC | Sector spread | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beta | 1.08 | 0.81 | |
| Volatility | 27.0% | 20.4% | |
| Debt / equity | 0.88 | 0.71 | |
| Current ratio | 1.10 | 1.58 | |
| FCF margin | 2.5% | 8.6% | |
| Interest coverage | -6.1× | 6.3× |
Recent news
most recent scored articles · the chip is the article’s score · click to openThe article examines how rising employer healthcare costs could boost consulting demand for Marsh (MRSH) and create growth opportunities for UnitedHealth (UNH) and Centene (CNC) through their cost-control solutions.
Centene's Marketplace health insurance business is becoming more profitable, supported by better pricing, more manageable medical cost trends, and healthier risk dynamics, which together are improving its earnings outlook.
Centene has appointed Bradley Bolivar as its new Chief Information Officer, effective August 31, 2026. He brings nearly three decades of technology leadership experience to the role.
Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec (CDPQ) bought a new position of 1,408,949 shares in Centene Corporation during the second quarter, according to an SEC disclosure filing.
Medicaid exposure and policy risk remain key concerns.
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