CNC Stock — Centene Corp.

Centene Corp. (CNC)

Updated October 16, 2026.

CNC is a Stock. Total return is 4725.2% over the past 24.8 years, 3756.8 points ahead of SPY at 968.4%.

Centene Corporation is a managed care company providing health insurance programs and services to under-insured individuals and commercial organizations across the United States. It operates through four main segments: Medicaid (including expansion and long-term services), Medicare (including special needs and supplement plans), Commercial (marketplace and group coverage), and Other (clinical services, pharmacies, vision, dental, and behavioral health). The company does not currently have an established distribution program.

CNC performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 4725.2% over the past 24.8 years, 3756.8 points ahead of SPY at 968.4%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 94.1%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 32.7%.

CNC key facts

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

12/13/2001

Distribution frequency

None

Last close

$69.16 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$34,164,694,200

Average volume

3336075.0

Beta

1.13

Payout ratio

0.0%

Forward P/E

11.2233

EPS

$-10.64

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (the posted rate) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

CNC risks and drawbacks

The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 32.7%.

Who may consider CNC — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (CNC does not currently distribute). This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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