TTM
-2.6%
YoY change
−6.44pp
Trough year (1999)
-3.3%
Peak year (2002)
9.5%
Latest annual
-2.6%
EBITDA Margin history chart for Centene (CNC) from 1999 to 2025
Latest: -2.6%
EBITDA Margin change chart for Centene (CNC) from 1999 to 2025
Latest: −6.44pp
EBITDA Margin history table for Centene (CNC) from 1999 to 2025
| 2025 | -2.6% | -6.44pp | ||
| 2024 | 3.8% | +0.16pp | ||
| 2023 | 3.6% | +0.84pp | ||
| 2022 | 2.8% | -0.22pp | ||
| 2021 | 3.0% | -1.26pp | ||
| 2020 | 4.3% | +0.48pp | ||
| 2019 | 3.8% | +0.13pp | ||
| 2018 | 3.7% | +0.05pp | ||
| 2017 | 3.6% | -0.46pp | ||
| 2016 | 4.1% | +0.34pp | ||
| 2015 | 3.7% | +0.23pp | ||
| 2014 | 3.5% | +0.17pp | ||
| 2013 | 3.3% | +0.76pp | ||
| 2012 | 2.6% | -2.55pp | ||
| 2011 | 5.1% | +0.08pp | ||
| 2010 | 5.0% | +0.22pp | ||
| 2009 | 4.8% | -0.79pp | ||
| 2008 | 5.6% | +1.73pp | ||
| 2007 | 3.9% | +3.46pp | ||
| 2006 | 0.4% | -6.41pp | ||
| 2005 | 6.8% | -1.26pp | ||
| 2004 | 8.1% | +0.49pp | ||
| 2003 | 7.6% | -1.87pp | ||
| 2002 | 9.5% | +3.26pp | ||
| 2001 | 6.2% | +2.81pp | ||
| 2000 | 3.4% | +6.70pp | ||
| 1999 | -3.3% | — |
- 2025-2.6%-6.44pp
- 20243.8%+0.16pp
- 20233.6%+0.84pp
- 20222.8%-0.22pp
- 20213.0%-1.26pp
- 20204.3%+0.48pp
- 20193.8%+0.13pp
- 20183.7%+0.05pp
- 20173.6%-0.46pp
- 20164.1%+0.34pp
- 20153.7%+0.23pp
- 20143.5%+0.17pp
- 20133.3%+0.76pp
- 20122.6%-2.55pp
- 20115.1%+0.08pp
- 20105.0%+0.22pp
- 20094.8%-0.79pp
- 20085.6%+1.73pp
- 20073.9%+3.46pp
- 20060.4%-6.41pp
- 20056.8%-1.26pp
- 20048.1%+0.49pp
- 20037.6%-1.87pp
- 20029.5%+3.26pp
- 20016.2%+2.81pp
- 20003.4%+6.70pp
- 1999-3.3%—
EBITDA Margin values are taken from Centene's reported income statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.
About EBITDA Margin at Centene (CNC)
According to Centene's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported EBITDA margin is -2.6%. EBITDA margin is EBITDA divided by revenue — earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization as a percentage of sales. By stripping out non-cash charges and capital-structure effects, it approximates operating cash profitability and is widely used to compare companies with different asset bases and leverage.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
As of the 2025 fiscal year, Centene (CNC) reported EBITDA margin of -2.64% – contracted 6.4 percentage points year-over-year.
9.48% stands as the all-time-high annual EBITDA margin, posted in 2002, against a low of -3.28% during 1999.
Centene EBITDA Margin by Year
Centene EBITDA Margin 2025: -2.6%
2025's EBITDA margin for Centene came in at -2.64%, contracted 6.4 percentage points from 2024.
Centene EBITDA Margin 2024: 3.8%
Centene posted EBITDA margin of 3.80% in 2024, expanded 0.2 percentage points from 2023.
Centene EBITDA Margin 2023: 3.6%
In 2023, Centene reported EBITDA margin of 3.65%, expanded 0.8 percentage points from 2022.
Centene EBITDA Margin 2022: 2.8%
Centene EBITDA margin in 2022 was 2.81%, contracted 0.2 percentage points from 2021.
Centene EBITDA Margin 2021: 3.0%
Centene EBITDA margin in 2021 was 3.03%.
See more financial history for Centene (CNC).
Sector peers by EBITDA Margin
Healthcare peers of Centene (CNC), ranked by their latest EBITDA margin
| 55.4% | |
| 46.6% | |
| 45.9% | |
| 34.6% | |
| 33.9% | |
| 30.3% | |
| 26.9% | |
| 5.1% |
- 55.4%
- 46.6%
- 45.9%
- 34.6%
- 33.9%
- 26.9%
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