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Shares Outstanding for Centene (CNC)

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Metric

Latest period

495.59M

YoY change

-6.2%

5Y CAGR

-3.2%

Peak year (2021)

590.52M

Shares Outstanding history chart for Centene (CNC) from 1999 to 2025

Latest: 491.07M

Shares Outstanding growth chart for Centene (CNC) from 1999 to 2025

Latest: -6.2%

Shares Outstanding history table for Centene (CNC) from 1999 to 2025

  • 2025491.07M-6.2%
  • 2024523.74M-4.0%
  • 2023545.70M-6.2%
  • 2022582.04M-1.4%
  • 2021590.52M+2.0%
  • 2020579.13M+37.8%
  • 2019420.41M+5.5%
  • 2018398.51M+12.9%
  • 2017353.09M+7.7%
  • 2016327.95M+33.2%
  • 2015246.13M+2.2%
  • 2014240.72M+7.0%
  • 2013224.99M+4.7%
  • 2012214.86M+2.4%
  • 2011209.90M+4.0%
  • 2010201.79M+13.8%
  • 2009177.27M-0.2%
  • 2008177.60M-0.9%
  • 2007179.29M+3.9%
  • 2006172.64M-4.1%
  • 2005180.11M+3.2%
  • 2004174.47M+13.5%
  • 2003153.69M+10.0%
  • 2002139.73M+45.2%
  • 200196.23M+17.6%
  • 200081.84M0.0%
  • 199981.84M—

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 495.59M. 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 491.07M – 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 590.52M to 491.07M.

590.52M stands as the all-time-high annual diluted shares outstanding, posted in 2021, against a low of 81.84M during 1999.

Centene Shares Outstanding by Year

Centene Shares Outstanding 2025: 491.07M

Centene posted diluted shares outstanding of 491.07M in 2025, declined 6.2% below 2024.

Centene Shares Outstanding 2024: 523.74M

In 2024, Centene reported diluted shares outstanding of 523.74M, edged down 4.0% below 2023.

Centene Shares Outstanding 2023: 545.70M

Centene diluted shares outstanding in 2023 was 545.70M, declined 6.2% below 2022.

Centene Shares Outstanding 2022: 582.04M

2022's diluted shares outstanding for Centene came in at 582.04M, edged down 1.4% below 2021.

Centene Shares Outstanding 2021: 590.52M

Centene diluted shares outstanding in 2021 was 590.52M.

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