What is Centene's pre-tax income?

Centene (CNC) reported pre-tax income of $1.49B in Q2 2026.

How has Centene's pre-tax income changed year-over-year?

Centene's pre-tax income increased by 678.2% year-over-year, from -$257M to $1.49B.

What is the long-term trend for Centene's pre-tax income?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Centene's pre-tax income has grown at a 38.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.81B to -$6.73B.

What does pre-tax income mean?

Total income from all sources — operating income plus non-operating items like interest income, investment gains, and other income — before the provision for income taxes.

Centene CNC Pre-Tax Income

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$53.6B+9.9%

Gross profit$52.9B+9.9%

Operating income$1.2B+362%

Net income$1.1B+531%

EPS (diluted)$2.19+529%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$24.2B+66.4%

Total debt$16.1B-8.4%

Total equity$22.6B-17.7%

Total assets$83.0B-3.9%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$3.6B+101%

CapEx$174.0M-16.3%

Free cash flow$3.4B+117%

Valuation

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Market cap$31.57B+141%

Enterprise value$23.53B+43.0%

P/S0.2×+0.1×

Profitability

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Gross margin98.6%+0.2pp

Operating margin-2.8%-3.9pp

Net margin-2.5%-3.7pp

FCF margin4.4%+3.8pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity-20.4%-27.9pp

Debt / equity0.7×+0.1×

Current ratio1.1×0.0×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Centene in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest.

The official record: Centene’s 10-Q, filed July 28, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Centene's pre-tax income?: Centene (CNC) reported pre-tax income of $1.49B in Q2 2026.
How has Centene's pre-tax income changed year-over-year?: Centene's pre-tax income increased by 678.2% year-over-year, from -$257M to $1.49B.
What is the long-term trend for Centene's pre-tax income?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Centene's pre-tax income has grown at a 38.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.81B to -$6.73B.
What does pre-tax income mean?: Total income from all sources — operating income plus non-operating items like interest income, investment gains, and other income — before the provision for income taxes.