What is CNC's five-year median P/E?

16.3x. Half of CNC's weekly readings over the last five years were higher and half were lower. This page has 810 weekly readings, from Apr 25, 2011 to Oct 26, 2026.

Does a low historical rank mean a stock is a buy?

No. The rank compares CNC only with its own past. Slower growth or more risk can justify a lower multiple than before. P/E uses earnings and P/S uses revenue from the last twelve months.

Centene Corporation (CNC) valuation

Health Care

$68.62

Latest weekly close · Market cap $33.9B

Within its usual range

Centene Corporation's P/E of 23.5x is higher than 61% of its weekly readings over the last five years (as of Oct 30, 2026).

Forward P/E 12.7× (analyst estimates, not ranked).

Weekly P/E with its 5-year range

P/E each weekMiddle half of the last 5 years5-year median 16.3×

5-year median: 16.3×
10-year median: 20.7×
5-year low to high: 4.1× to 69.4×
Versus 5-year median: +44%

P/E

61stpercentile

of its weekly readings over the last five years

Growth, last 12 months vs the year before

Revenue: +10%decelerating
EPS: n/m

Price vs revenue and EPS, indexed to 100

Each line starts at 100 at its first positive reading over the last five years. Revenue and EPS change at fiscal quarter ends.

PriceRevenue, last 12 monthsEPS, last 12 months100 = first reading

P/E at each year-end

The last weekly reading of each year, and its percentile against the five years before it.

CNC P/E at each year-end
Year-end	P/E	5-year percentile	P/S	EV/Sales	EV/EBITDA
Dec 29, 2025	n/m	Too little history	0.1×	0.1×	n/m
Dec 30, 2024	10.6×	3	0.2×	0.2×	8.0×
Dec 25, 2023	16.5×	15	0.3×	0.3×	8.8×
Dec 26, 2022	23.9×	57	0.3×	0.3×	13.0×
Dec 27, 2021	67.5×	99	0.4×	0.4×	19.9×
Dec 28, 2020	16.7×	6	0.4×	0.4×	8.7×
Dec 30, 2019	19.0×	14	0.4×	0.4×	10.3×
Dec 31, 2018	23.7×	54	0.4×	0.4×	13.4×
Dec 25, 2017	20.7×	19	0.4×	0.4×	9.4×
Dec 26, 2016	22.1×	27	0.3×	0.3×	9.4×

Health Care peers on P/E

Each percentile compares a stock with its own last five years.

Compare CNC with peers

Health Care peers of CNC on P/E
Stock	P/E	Versus its own history	5-year percentile
ELVElevance Health	17.9×	Within its usual range	50
HUMHumana	39.4×	Historically high	97
MOHMolina Healthcare Inc	n/m	Not ranked	n/m, not ranked
AAgilent Technologies	35.7×	Historically high	91
ABBVAbbVie	82.1×	Above its usual range	77

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About this history

What is CNC's current P/E?: Centene Corporation's P/E of 23.5x is higher than 61% of its weekly readings over the last five years (as of Oct 30, 2026).
What is CNC's five-year median P/E?: 16.3x. Half of CNC's weekly readings over the last five years were higher and half were lower. This page has 810 weekly readings, from Apr 25, 2011 to Oct 26, 2026.
Does a low historical rank mean a stock is a buy?: No. The rank compares CNC only with its own past. Slower growth or more risk can justify a lower multiple than before. P/E uses earnings and P/S uses revenue from the last twelve months.