TTM
14.9%
YoY change
+1.92pp
Trough year (2012)
10.0%
Peak year (2009)
21.4%
Latest annual
12.2%
Gross Margin history chart for Centene (CNC) from 2001 to 2025
Latest: 12.2%
Gross Margin change chart for Centene (CNC) from 2001 to 2025
Latest: +1.92pp
Gross Margin history table for Centene (CNC) from 2001 to 2025
| 2025 | 12.2% | +1.92pp | ||
| 2024 | 10.3% | -0.92pp | ||
| 2023 | 11.2% | -0.28pp | ||
| 2022 | 11.5% | +0.25pp | ||
| 2021 | 11.3% | -2.42pp | ||
| 2020 | 13.7% | +1.85pp | ||
| 2019 | 11.8% | -2.16pp | ||
| 2018 | 14.0% | +2.02pp | ||
| 2017 | 12.0% | -1.66pp | ||
| 2016 | 13.7% | +1.59pp | ||
| 2015 | 12.1% | +0.57pp | ||
| 2014 | 11.5% | +0.38pp | ||
| 2013 | 11.1% | +1.10pp | ||
| 2012 | 10.0% | -4.97pp | ||
| 2011 | 15.0% | +0.73pp | ||
| 2010 | 14.3% | -7.14pp | ||
| 2009 | 21.4% | +1.58pp | ||
| 2008 | 19.8% | +1.17pp | ||
| 2007 | 18.7% | +1.18pp | ||
| 2006 | 17.5% | -0.65pp | ||
| 2005 | 18.1% | -1.09pp | ||
| 2004 | 19.2% | +1.66pp | ||
| 2003 | 17.6% | -0.13pp | ||
| 2002 | 17.7% | +0.42pp | ||
| 2001 | 17.3% | — |
- 202512.2%+1.92pp
- 202410.3%-0.92pp
- 202311.2%-0.28pp
- 202211.5%+0.25pp
- 202111.3%-2.42pp
- 202013.7%+1.85pp
- 201911.8%-2.16pp
- 201814.0%+2.02pp
- 201712.0%-1.66pp
- 201613.7%+1.59pp
- 201512.1%+0.57pp
- 201411.5%+0.38pp
- 201311.1%+1.10pp
- 201210.0%-4.97pp
- 201115.0%+0.73pp
- 201014.3%-7.14pp
- 200921.4%+1.58pp
- 200819.8%+1.17pp
- 200718.7%+1.18pp
- 200617.5%-0.65pp
- 200518.1%-1.09pp
- 200419.2%+1.66pp
- 200317.6%-0.13pp
- 200217.7%+0.42pp
- 200117.3%—
Gross 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 Gross Margin at Centene (CNC)
According to Centene's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported gross margin is 14.9%. Gross margin is gross profit divided by revenue, expressed as a percentage. It shows how much of each sales dollar survives the direct cost of goods sold — before operating expenses, interest, and taxes. A higher gross margin generally signals pricing power and production efficiency. Margins are most meaningful compared against sector peers and a company's own history.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
The 2025 reading of Centene (CNC) gross margin is 12.24% – expanded 1.9 percentage points year-over-year.
21.41% stands as the all-time-high annual gross margin, posted in 2009, against a low of 10.02% during 2012.
Centene Gross Margin by Year
Centene Gross Margin 2025: 12.2%
Centene gross margin in 2025 was 12.24%, expanded 1.9 percentage points from 2024.
Centene Gross Margin 2024: 10.3%
2024's gross margin for Centene came in at 10.32%, contracted 0.9 percentage points from 2023.
Centene Gross Margin 2023: 11.2%
Centene posted gross margin of 11.24% in 2023, contracted 0.3 percentage points from 2022.
Centene Gross Margin 2022: 11.5%
In 2022, Centene reported gross margin of 11.52%, expanded 0.3 percentage points from 2021.
Centene Gross Margin 2021: 11.3%
Centene gross margin in 2021 was 11.27%.
See more financial history for Centene (CNC).
Sector peers by Gross Margin
Healthcare peers of Centene (CNC), ranked by their latest gross margin
| 83.5% | |
| 81.8% | |
| 81.7% | |
| 75.9% | |
| 71.5% | |
| 70.7% | |
| 70.0% | |
| 18.8% |
- 83.5%
- 81.8%
- 81.7%
- 75.9%
- 71.5%
- 70.7%
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