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Centene CNC Price / book

Price / book at other companies

Humana logo
HumanaHUM
1.1×-0.7×
CVS Health logo
CVS HealthCVS
1.2×+0.1×
UnitedHealth Group logo
UnitedHealth GroupUNH
2.4×-2.4×
Elevance Health logo
Elevance HealthELV
1.5×-0.9×
Cencora logo
CencoraCOR
18×-35.2×
Cigna logo
CignaCI
1.7×-0.6×

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$49.9B+7.1%
Gross profit$49.2B+7.2%
Operating income$1.9B+21.3%
Net income$1.5B+17.5%
EPS (diluted)$3.11+18.3%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$21.3B+43.5%
Total debt$16.4B-10.6%
Total equity$21.4B-23.2%
Total assets$81.2B-6.7%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$4.4B+189%
CapEx$200.0M+48.2%
Free cash flow$4.2B+203%

Valuation

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Market cap$29.94B-46.5%
Enterprise value$25.05B-66.7%
P/S0.2×-0.2×

Profitability

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Gross margin98.7%+0.3pp
Operating margin-3.7%-5.8pp
Net margin-3.3%-5.3pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity-26.1%-38.7pp
Debt / equity0.8×+0.1×
Current ratio1.1×0.0×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Centene’s reported figures.

Based on the most recent quarter.

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

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Questions, answered.

What is Centene's price / book?
Centene (CNC) reported price / book of 0.8× in Q1 2026.
How has Centene's price / book changed year-over-year?
Centene's price / book decreased by 30.3% year-over-year, from 1.1× to 0.8×.
What is the long-term trend for Centene's price / book?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Centene's price / book has grown at a -11.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 6.2× to 3.9×.
What does price / book mean?
How the market price compares to the company's accounting net worth.
How do you interpret price / book?
Below 1.0 can flag a market discount to book value (common for distressed or asset-heavy firms); high values reflect intangible value the balance sheet doesn't capture. Most informative for financials and asset-heavy businesses.
How does price / book compare across companies?
A core valuation gauge for banks and insurers; weak for asset-light firms where book value understates economic value.