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Centene

NYQ:CNC US15135B1017
12
  • Value
    77
  • Growth
    15
  • Safety
    Safety
    4
  • Combined
    8
  • Sentiment
    41
  • 360° View
    360° View
    12
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Company Description

Centene Corporation is a healthcare company providing integrated services to government-sponsored and commercial healthcare programs. It operates in the healthcare industry, specifically in Medicaid, Medicare, and Commercial segments. The company's focus is on under-insured and uninsured individuals. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $14,928 million, profits of $16,829 million, revenue of $163,071 million, and 60,500 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 12 (better than 12% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Centene are critical, mostly below average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with three out of four indicators below average for Centene. Only the consolidated Value Rank has an attractive rank of 77, which means that the share price of Centene is on the lower side compared with the typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means that the stock price is lower than for 77% of alternative stocks in the same industry. All other consolidated ranks are below average. The consolidated Growth Rank has a low rank of 15, which means that the company exhibits below-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth as well as stock returns. The consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 4, meaning the company has a riskier financing structure than 96% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. Finally, professionals are more pessimistic about the stock than for 59% of alternative investment opportunities, reflected in the consolidated Sentiment Rank of 41. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Dividend Yield
Weakest Rank Price vs. Sales (P/S)
Country USA
Industry Health Care Managed
Size XX-Large
Website centene.com
Index
D.J. US Health Care
S&P 500
Centene stock price by TradingView. Not sourced by Obermatt.
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The higher the 360° View, the better the stock performed against its peers, considering all metrics. The 360° View represents an average of the other 5 ranks and is then scaled to a rank from 1 to 100. The shaded values are illustrative only.
Last update: 13-Mar-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
77 79 88 70
Growth
15 8 5 31
Safety
Safety
4 65 56 83
Sentiment
41 63 65 81
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12 62 52 73
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
11 41 37 59
Opinions Change
50 52 50 50
Pro Holdings
n/a 45 66 77
Market Pulse
78 78 74 62
Sentiment
41 63 65 81
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
77 79 88 70
Growth
15 8 5 31
Safety Safety
4 65 56 83
Combined
8 55 47 80
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
97 91 87 89
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
63 94 89 57
Price vs. Book (P/B)
87 85 81 87
Dividend Yield
1 1 1 1
Value
77 79 88 70
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
12 30 6 44
Profit Growth
82 20 47 46
Capital Growth
27 23 7 7
Stock Returns
13 19 25 73
Growth
15 8 5 31
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
48 50 32 44
Refinancing
4 72 63 8
Liquidity
8 50 51 50
Safety Safety
4 65 56 83

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The only strength is good value. All other factors (growth, safety, and sentiment) are below average. This stock is highly sensitive to a crisis and is not advisable. Avoid unless you have solid, independent reasons to believe a significant turnaround is imminent.

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The 360° View Rank indicates a company's overall performance across all major financial and non-financial metrics tracked by Obermatt. A 360° View Rank of 75 means the company is more well-rounded than 75% of similar companies. A high score indicates that the company is strong across the board; it is attractively priced, growing sustainably, financially stable, and well-regarded by the market. Learn more.

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