Centene Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 1984

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Public

  • Employees
  • 60,500

Employees

  • Stock Symbol
  • CNC

Stock Symbol

  • Investments
  • 50

  • Share Price
  • $29.14
  • (As of Thursday Closing)

Centene General Information

Description

Centene is a managed care organization that focuses on government-sponsored healthcare plans, including Medicaid, Medicare, and the individual exchanges. Centene served 22 million medical members as of December 2024, mostly in Medicaid (about 60% of membership), the individual exchanges (about 20%), and Medicare (about 5%). The company also has a military contract and provides Medicare Part D pharmaceutical plans.

Contact Information

Website
www.centene.com
Ownership Status
Publicly Held
Financing Status
Formerly VC-backed
Corporate Office
  • Centene Plaza
  • 7700 Forsyth Boulevard
  • Saint Louis, MO 63105
  • United States
+1 (314)
Primary Industry
Life and Health Insurance
Other Industries
Other Insurance
Stock Exchange
NYS
Vertical(s)
Corporate Office
  • Centene Plaza
  • 7700 Forsyth Boulevard
  • Saint Louis, MO 63105
  • United States
+1 (314)

Centene Timeline

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Centene Stock Performance

As of 17-Jul-2025, Centene’s stock price is $29.14. Its current market cap is $14.5B with 498M shares.

(As of Thursday Closing)

Stock Price Previous Close 52 wk Range Market Cap Shares Average Volume EPS
$29.14 $30.41 $28.92 - $80.59 $14.5B 498M 8.78M $6.74

Centene Financials Summary

As of 31-Mar-2025, Centene has a trailing 12-month revenue of $169B.

In Thousands,
USD
TTM 31-Mar-2025 FY 2024 31-Dec-2024 FY 2023 31-Dec-2023 FY 2022 31-Dec-2022
EV 32,959,806 30,722,722 38,440,056 51,046,957
Revenue 169,284,000 163,071,000 153,999,000 144,547,000
EBITDA 6,471,000 6,200,000 5,616,000 4,057,000
Net Income 3,453,000 3,305,000 2,702,000 1,202,000
Total Assets 87,044,000 82,445,000 84,641,000 76,870,000
Total Debt 18,320,000 19,429,000 18,877,000 21,333,000
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Centene Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Valuation/
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Post-Val Status Debt

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Centene Comparisons

Description
Primary
Industry
HQ Location
Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
Last
Financing
Details
Centene is a managed care organization that focuses on government-sponsored healthcare plans, including Medicaid, Medica
Life and Health Insurance
Saint Louis, MO
60,500 As of 2024

Louisville, KY
 

Bloomfield, CT
 
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Centene Competitors (10)

One of Centene’s 10 competitors is Humana, a Corporation company based in Louisville, KY.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Humana Corporation Louisville, KY
The Cigna Group Corporation Bloomfield, CT
Oscar Health Formerly VC-backed New York, NY
Highmark Formerly VC-backed Pittsburgh, PA
AIG Europe Corporation Oslo, Norway
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Centene Patents

Centene Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
US-20240006060-A1 Machine learning based systems and methods for classifying electronic data and generating messages Pending 30-Jun-2022
US-20210265065-A1 Systems and methods for analyzing multiple variables in dynamic resource distribution Pending 24-Feb-2020
US-11615793-B1 Voice assistant configured to leverage information from sensing devices Active 02-Jan-2019
US-20180341889-A1 Entity level classifier using machine learning Inactive 25-May-2017
US-9721066-B1 Smart fitness tracker Inactive 29-Apr-2016
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Centene Signals

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Centene Investments & Acquisitions (50)

Centene’s most recent deal was a Later Stage VC with Main Street Health for . The deal was made on 08-Oct-2023.

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
Main Street Health 08-Oct-2023 Later Stage VC Clinics/Outpatient Services
Hazel Health 27-Oct-2022 Later Stage VC Clinics/Outpatient Services
Magellan Health 04-Jan-2022 Merger/Acquisition Managed Care
Wayspring 28-Sep-2021 Later Stage VC Clinics/Outpatient Services
Circle Health Group 14-Jul-2021 Merger/Acquisition Hospitals/Inpatient Services
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Centene ESG

Risk Overview

Risk Rating

Updated June, 25, 2025

14.08 | Low Risk

Risk Scale

A lower score indicates better sustainability

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0-10

Low

10-20

Med

20-30

High

30-40

Severe

40+

Exposure

Exposure refers to the extent to which a company is exposed to different material ESG issues

Management

Management is related to actions taken to manage ESG issues

Peers Analysis

Peer performance insights compare the company’s ESG performance to the performance of selected peers to help inform future ESG decisions and drive internal performance improvements.

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Centene Exits (13)

Centene’s most recent exit was on 14-Jul-2021 from Circle Health Group. The exit was categorized as .

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size Status Buyers
Circle Health Group 14-Jul-2021 Completed
PANTHERx Rare 30-Dec-2020 Completed
Apixio 08-Dec-2020 Completed
Availity Clinical Solutions 14-Sep-2020 Completed
  • 6 buyers
Babylon Health 01-Aug-2019 Later Stage VC Completed
  • 5 buyers
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Centene Affiliates

Subsidiaries (46)

Name Industry Location Year Founded
Mauli Ola Health And Wellness Honolulu, HI 2019
Sunshine Health Holding Saint Louis, MO 2019
Envolve Total Vision Rocky Mount, NC 2018
Ambetter Of Peach State Atlanta, GA 2018
Envolve Dental Ipa Of New York New York, NY 2018
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Centene FAQs

  • When was Centene founded?

    Centene was founded in 1984.

  • Where is Centene headquartered?

    Centene is headquartered in Saint Louis, MO.

  • What is the size of Centene?

    Centene has 60,500 total employees.

  • What industry is Centene in?

    Centene’s primary industry is Life and Health Insurance.

  • Is Centene a private or public company?

    Centene is a Public company.

  • What is Centene’s stock symbol?

    The ticker symbol for Centene is CNC.

  • What is the current stock price of Centene?

    As of 17-Jul-2025 the stock price of Centene is $29.14.

  • What is the current market cap of Centene?

    The current market capitalization of Centene is $14.5B.

  • What is Centene’s current revenue?

    The trailing twelve month revenue for Centene is $169B.

  • Who are Centene’s competitors?

    Humana, The Cigna Group, Oscar Health, Highmark, and AIG Europe are some of the 10 competitors of Centene.

  • What is Centene’s annual earnings per share (EPS)?

    Centene’s EPS for 12 months was $6.74.

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