CNC earnings

Centene Corporation

CNC chart · All upcoming earnings

Next report 2026-10-27
When Tuesday before open
In43 days
EPS estimate0.10
1-day std dev5.3%

How CNC has moved on earnings, close to close (last 60)?Measured close to close. Day 1 = the last close before the report to the next close (the following session for after-close reports). Day 2 / Day 3 are that single session on its own. 5-day is the cumulative move from the pre-report close through the 5th session.

10 20 30 Max
MoveMeanMedianStd devHit rate
Day 1 +1.4% +1.0% 5.3% 57%
Day 2 -0.1% -0.1% 2.9% 47%
Day 3 -0.3% -0.3% 2.3% 40%
5-day +1.6% +1.2% 7.3% 57%
Biggest pop
+14.0%
Biggest drop
-8.5%
On a beat
+1.6%
On a miss
+0.5%
1-mo drift
+1.5%

Day 1 price move on each of the last 60 reports

Day 1 = the close-to-close move on the first session to trade the news — hover for the EPS surprise.

Report history

ReportEstActualSurpriseGap1-day+5d+1mo
2026-07-28 beat 1.08 2.51 +132.6% -7.1% -0.3% +0.3% +2.4%
2026-04-28 beat 2.13 3.37 +57.9% +3.0% +14.0% +6.9% +18.8%
2026-02-06 beat -1.22 -1.19 +2.5% -6.7% -3.7% +5.5% -5.4%
2025-10-29 beat -0.16 0.50 +404.3% +10.3% +12.5% -1.3% +5.4%
2025-07-25 miss 0.21 -0.16 -177.3% +1.4% +6.1% -8.7% +2.4%
2025-04-25 beat 2.52 2.90 +15.3% -5.2% -6.3% +4.3% -0.1%
2025-02-04 beat 0.49 0.80 +62.2% -7.1% -5.4% -6.4% -3.0%
2024-10-25 beat 1.41 1.62 +14.9% +13.6% +4.2% -1.1% -4.3%
2024-07-26 beat 2.09 2.42 +16.1% +3.0% +8.5% +6.8% +6.3%
2024-04-26 beat 2.08 2.26 +8.7% -2.3% -2.2% +1.1% -1.7%
2024-02-06 beat 0.44 0.45 +2.1% -0.4% +1.1% +2.4% +6.3%
2023-10-24 beat 1.54 2.00 +30.1% +2.4% -1.7% -1.0% +6.5%
2023-07-28 beat 2.05 2.10 +2.6% -1.2% -5.4% -0.6% -3.3%
2023-04-25 beat 2.10 2.11 +0.4% +2.3% +2.4% -1.2% -6.7%
2023-02-07 beat 0.84 0.86 +2.9% -1.4% +0.0% +3.4% -7.7%
2022-10-25 beat 1.23 1.30 +5.5% +2.6% +10.3% +2.8% +0.0%
2022-07-26 beat 1.59 1.77 +11.4% +0.7% +1.3% +0.2% +2.7%
2022-04-26 beat 1.69 1.83 +8.0% +0.8% -3.5% -1.9% +4.2%
2022-02-08 beat 0.97 1.01 +3.7% -0.9% +6.0% -1.9% -1.4%
2021-10-26 beat 1.23 1.26 +2.6% +0.7% +4.4% -2.3% +6.5%
2021-07-27 miss 1.37 1.25 -8.6% -4.6% -3.0% -1.6% -9.8%
2021-04-27 beat 1.53 1.63 +6.4% -3.1% -7.1% +5.3% +19.9%
2021-02-09 miss 0.47 0.46 -1.3% +2.6% +3.5% -2.8% +2.7%
2020-10-27 beat 0.96 1.26 +30.7% -5.6% -3.4% +0.8% -3.0%
2020-07-28 miss 2.43 2.40 -1.2% -2.2% -4.5% -2.5% -7.6%
2020-04-28 miss 0.99 0.86 -13.5% -1.5% -5.2% +1.8% -0.4%
2020-02-04 miss 0.73 0.73 -0.2% -1.7% -1.4% +2.8% -3.6%
2019-10-22 beat 0.95 0.96 +0.9% -0.2% +6.5% +2.4% +22.0%
2019-07-23 beat 1.24 1.34 +8.0% -2.3% +0.7% +2.4% -10.7%
2019-04-23 beat 1.35 1.39 +3.0% +0.2% +4.6% +2.5% +12.9%
2019-02-05 beat 0.66 0.69 +3.9% +4.7% -1.9% -1.1% -11.5%
2018-10-23 beat 0.89 0.90 +0.9% -5.0% -4.9% -4.6% -0.6%
2018-07-24 beat 0.88 0.90 +1.9% -2.3% -4.5% +0.3% +10.8%
2018-04-24 beat 0.97 1.09 +12.2% -2.7% -2.6% +1.0% +8.1%
2018-02-06 beat 0.46 0.49 +4.3% +0.4% +4.3% -0.6% -3.3%
2017-10-24 beat 0.62 0.68 +8.1% -4.9% -5.1% +0.7% +4.2%
2017-07-25 beat 0.64 0.80 +24.0% +3.6% -1.6% -2.9% +3.4%
2017-04-25 beat 0.52 0.56 +7.1% +1.0% +2.0% +4.8% +1.8%
2017-02-07 beat 0.55 0.60 +7.4% +4.4% +5.3% +5.9% +3.8%
2016-10-25 miss 0.57 0.56 -3.3% +1.7% +3.7% -5.2% -13.7%
2016-07-26 beat 0.54 0.65 +18.8% -3.7% -8.5% +0.0% -0.2%
2016-04-26 beat 0.35 0.37 +5.3% +1.8% +6.1% -6.1% -9.8%
2016-02-09 beat 0.47 0.48 +2.0% -2.2% +3.3% +3.8% +4.3%
2015-10-27 beat 0.39 0.42 +7.6% +1.2% +4.8% +0.9% -6.7%
2015-07-28 beat 0.35 0.37 +4.8% +1.7% +0.8% +1.2% -9.8%
2015-04-28 beat 0.24 0.26 +8.2% +1.4% -2.5% -8.3% +4.9%
2015-02-03 beat 0.43 0.44 +1.3% +1.5% +2.2% +4.8% +13.5%
2014-10-28 beat 0.24 0.61 +149.1% -3.9% +7.8% +3.8% +11.3%
2014-07-22 beat 0.18 0.24 +31.8% +7.4% +5.8% -6.5% -4.9%
2014-04-22 beat 0.11 0.20 +80.3% +12.6% +12.2% +1.9% +10.5%
2014-02-04 beat 0.21 0.21 +1.0% +0.5% -0.5% +4.0% +6.9%
2013-10-22 beat 0.21 0.22 +4.0% +2.1% -0.3% -11.1% -13.0%
2013-07-23 beat 0.16 0.19 +18.5% +2.5% +4.1% -3.6% -3.1%
2013-04-23 beat 0.09 0.11 +11.2% +2.7% +3.8% -1.8% +8.1%
2013-02-05 miss 0.08 0.04 -48.5% +0.0% +5.8% -0.5% +4.5%
2012-10-23 miss 0.12 0.12 -0.8% -1.2% +0.2% +0.7% +12.2%
2012-07-24 miss -0.03 -0.04 -51.9% +0.9% +6.1% +3.5% +9.4%
2012-04-24 miss 0.12 0.11 -6.3% -8.4% -5.9% -4.4% -16.7%
2012-02-07 beat 0.14 0.14 +3.0% -0.8% +0.4% +6.3% +0.6%
2011-10-25 beat 0.13 0.14 +2.9% +0.0% +9.2% +8.1% +13.5%

“1-day” is the close-to-close move over the session that first traded on the news (the next session for after-close reports). “+5d / +1mo” are the further drift from that close.

Earnings dates & estimates from Yahoo Finance (refreshed 2026-09-13); price reactions from end-of-day data. History, not a forecast. Not investment advice.