Latest period
498M
YoY change
-6.2%
5Y CAGR
-3.2%
Peak year (FY2021)
591M
Latest annual
491M
Shares Outstanding history chart for Centene (CNC) from 2016 to 2025
Latest: 491M
Shares Outstanding growth chart for Centene (CNC) from 2016 to 2025
Latest: -6.2%
Shares Outstanding history table for Centene (CNC) from 1999 to 2025
| FY2025 | 491M | -6.2% | -32.7M | ||
| FY2024 | 524M | -4.0% | -22M | ||
| FY2023 | 546M | -6.2% | -36.3M | ||
| FY2022 | 582M | -1.4% | -8.48M | ||
| FY2021 | 591M | +2.0% | +11.4M | ||
| FY2020 | 579M | +37.8% | +159M | ||
| FY2019 | 420M | +5.5% | +21.9M | ||
| FY2018 | 399M | +12.9% | +45.4M | ||
| FY2017 | 353M | +7.7% | +25.1M | ||
| FY2016 | 328M | +33.2% | +81.8M | ||
| FY2015 | 246M | +2.2% | +5.41M | ||
| FY2014 | 241M | +7.0% | +15.7M | ||
| FY2013 | 225M | +4.7% | +10.1M | ||
| FY2012 | 215M | +2.4% | +4.96M | ||
| FY2011 | 210M | +4.0% | +8.11M | ||
| FY2010 | 202M | +13.8% | +24.5M | ||
| FY2009 | 177M | -0.2% | -330K | ||
| FY2008 | 178M | -0.9% | -1.7M | ||
| FY2007 | 179M | +3.9% | +6.65M | ||
| FY2006 | 173M | -4.1% | -7.47M | ||
| FY2005 | 180M | +3.2% | +5.64M | ||
| FY2004 | 174M | +13.5% | +20.8M | ||
| FY2003 | 154M | +10.0% | +14M | ||
| FY2002 | 140M | +45.2% | +43.5M | ||
| FY2001 | 96.2M | +17.6% | +14.4M | ||
| FY2000 | 81.8M | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| FY1999 | 81.8M | — | — |
- FY2025491M-6.2%
- FY2024524M-4.0%
- FY2023546M-6.2%
- FY2022582M-1.4%
- FY2021591M+2.0%
- FY2020579M+37.8%
- FY2019420M+5.5%
- FY2018399M+12.9%
- FY2017353M+7.7%
- FY2016328M+33.2%
- FY2015246M+2.2%
- FY2014241M+7.0%
- FY2013225M+4.7%
- FY2012215M+2.4%
- FY2011210M+4.0%
- FY2010202M+13.8%
- FY2009177M-0.2%
- FY2008178M-0.9%
- FY2007179M+3.9%
- FY2006173M-4.1%
- FY2005180M+3.2%
- FY2004174M+13.5%
- FY2003154M+10.0%
- FY2002140M+45.2%
- FY200196.2M+17.6%
- FY200081.8M0.0%
- FY199981.8M—
Shares Outstanding 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 Shares Outstanding at Centene (CNC)
According to Centene's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported diluted shares outstanding is 498M. Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding is the share count used to compute per-share metrics like EPS. Buybacks lower it; new issuance, stock-based compensation, and convertible securities raise it. Multiply by the stock price for market capitalization.
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 diluted shares outstanding of 491M – declined 6.2% year-over-year.
Across 2020–2025 (5 years), Centene diluted shares outstanding produced a CAGR of -3.2% – with a net decline across the window.
Between 2021 and 2025, Centene diluted shares outstanding declined 16.8%, falling from 591M to 491M.
591M stands as the all-time-high annual diluted shares outstanding, posted in 2021, against a low of 81.8M during 1999.
Centene Shares Outstanding by Year
Centene Shares Outstanding 2025: 491M
Centene posted diluted shares outstanding of 491M in 2025, declined 6.2% below 2024.
Centene Shares Outstanding 2024: 524M
In 2024, Centene reported diluted shares outstanding of 524M, edged down 4.0% below 2023.
Centene Shares Outstanding 2023: 546M
Centene diluted shares outstanding in 2023 was 546M, declined 6.2% below 2022.
Centene Shares Outstanding 2022: 582M
2022's diluted shares outstanding for Centene came in at 582M, edged down 1.4% below 2021.
Centene Shares Outstanding 2021: 591M
Centene diluted shares outstanding in 2021 was 591M.
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