Latest headcount
61,100
YoY change
+1.0%
Headcount CAGR
+22.3%
Revenue / employee
$3.19M
Employee count history for Centene
| Fiscal year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2002 | 593 |
| 2003 | 950 |
| 2004 | 1,200 |
| 2005 | 1,800 |
| 2006 | 2,600 |
| 2007 | 3,100 |
| 2008 | 3,600 |
| 2009 | 3,900 |
| 2010 | 4,200 |
| 2011 | 5,300 |
| 2012 | 6,800 |
| 2013 | 8,800 |
| 2014 | 13,400 |
| 2015 | 18,200 |
| 2016 | 30,500 |
| 2017 | 33,700 |
| 2018 | 47,300 |
| 2019 | 56,600 |
| 2020 | 71,300 |
| 2021 | 72,500 |
| 2022 | 74,300 |
| 2023 | 67,700 |
| 2024 | 60,500 |
| 2025 | 61,100 |
Revenue per employee for Centene
Annual revenue divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars.
| Fiscal year | Revenue per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 2002 | $778K |
| 2003 | $810K |
| 2004 | $834K |
| 2005 | $837K |
| 2006 | $877K |
| 2007 | $893K |
| 2008 | $935K |
| 2009 | $1.05M |
| 2010 | $1.06M |
| 2011 | $983K |
| 2012 | $1.19M |
| 2013 | $1.23M |
| 2014 | $1.24M |
| 2015 | $1.25M |
| 2016 | $1.33M |
| 2017 | $1.44M |
| 2018 | $1.27M |
| 2019 | $1.32M |
| 2020 | $1.56M |
| 2021 | $1.74M |
| 2022 | $1.95M |
| 2023 | $2.27M |
| 2024 | $2.7M |
| 2025 | $3.19M |
Earnings per employee for Centene
Annual net income divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars; years with a net loss dip below zero.
| Fiscal year | Earnings per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 2002 | $43.2K |
| 2003 | $35K |
| 2004 | $36.9K |
| 2005 | $30.9K |
| 2006 | -$16.8K |
| 2007 | $23.7K |
| 2008 | $23.2K |
| 2009 | $21.5K |
| 2010 | $22.6K |
| 2011 | $21K |
| 2012 | $294.12 |
| 2013 | $18.8K |
| 2014 | $20.2K |
| 2015 | $19.5K |
| 2016 | $18.4K |
| 2017 | $24.6K |
| 2018 | $19K |
| 2019 | $23.3K |
| 2020 | $25.4K |
| 2021 | $18.6K |
| 2022 | $16.2K |
| 2023 | $39.9K |
| 2024 | $54.6K |
| 2025 | -$109K |
Employee count history for Centene (CNC)
Annual figures come from annual reports (10-K, or 20-F/40-F for foreign filers); interim rows reflect headcount disclosed in periodic filings. Year-over-year change compares each filing with the prior year's equivalent. Revenue and earnings per employee are annual figures normalized to US dollars.
- 202561,100+1.0%
- 202460,500-10.6%
- 202367,700-8.9%
- 202274,300+2.5%
- 202172,500+1.7%
- 202071,300+26.0%
- 201956,600+19.7%
- 201847,300+40.4%
- 201733,700+10.5%
- 201630,500+67.6%
- 201518,200+35.8%
- 201413,400+52.3%
- 20138,800+29.4%
- 20126,800+28.3%
- 20115,300+26.2%
- 20104,200+7.7%
- 20093,900+8.3%
- 20083,600+16.1%
- 20073,100+19.2%
- 20062,600+44.4%
- 20051,800+50.0%
- 20041,200+26.3%
- 2003950+60.2%
- 2002593—
- 2001440—
About Centene's employee count
Centene (CNC) employed 61,100 people in fiscal year 2025, based on its most recent annual report. That headcount grew by +600 (+1.0%) from 60,500 a year earlier.
Across the 2002–2025 period, the company's reported workforce went from 593 to 61,100 employees — a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of +22.3% per year.
Centene generated about $3.19M of revenue and -$109K of net income per employee in its latest annual period. Revenue and earnings per employee gauge how efficiently a company turns headcount into output, and are most telling when tracked over time or compared with peers in the same industry.
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