What If You Invested $1,000 in Centene (CNC)?
Enter any amount and start date. We use historical prices to show your hypothetical return.
Centene
CNC
Historical extremes
Maximum profit (buy at all-time low, sell at peak), maximum drawdown (peak to trough), and total return from IPO to current price.
Max profit
+6885.87% (69.9 times)
- Buy
- Dec 14, 2001
- $1.39
- Sell
- Aug 15, 2022
- $97.22
Buying CNC at the all-time low and selling at the peak would have turned $1,000 into $69,858.67.
Max drawdown
-74.07% (fell to 26% of peak)
- Peak
- Aug 15, 2022
- $97.22
- Trough
- Aug 6, 2025
- $25.21
The worst decline for CNC was -74.07% (fell to 26% of peak) from peak to trough.
IPO to current
+2325.12% (24.3 times)
- IPO
- Dec 13, 2001
- $1.43
- Current
- Mar 16, 2026
- $34.76
A $1,000 investment in CNC at IPO would be worth $24,251.17 today.
Dollar amounts based on selected investment ($1,000)
Frequently asked questions
What is Centene (CNC) stock's all-time high and all-time low?
- Centene (CNC) stock's all-time low was $1.39 on Dec 14, 2001. The all-time high was $97.22 on Aug 15, 2022.
What if you invested $1,000 in Centene (CNC) stock at the all-time low?
- Buying Centene (CNC) stock at the all-time low ($1.39 on Dec 14, 2001) and selling at the peak ($97.22 on Aug 15, 2022) would have turned $1,000 into $69,858.67. Historical return: +6885.87% (69.9 times).
What are Centene (CNC)'s best buy and sell dates for maximum profit?
- The best buy date for Centene (CNC) stock was Dec 14, 2001 (all-time low at $1.39). The best sell date was Aug 15, 2022 at $97.22. This investment would have returned +6885.87% (69.9 times).
What was Centene (CNC) stock's maximum drawdown?
- Centene (CNC) stock's worst decline was -74.07% (fell to 26% of peak) from peak to trough. Peak: $97.22 on Aug 15, 2022. Trough: $25.21 on Aug 6, 2025. A $1,000 investment at the peak would have been worth $259.31 at the trough.
What if you bought Centene (CNC) stock at IPO?
- A $1,000 investment in Centene (CNC) stock at IPO ($1.43 on Dec 13, 2001) would be worth $24,251.17 today. Historical return: +2325.12% (24.3 times). Current stock price: $34.76 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Centene (CNC) 5 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Centene (CNC) stock 5 years ago ($62.97 on Mar 16, 2021) would be worth $552.01 today. Historical return: -44.80% (0.55 times). Current stock price: $34.76 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Centene (CNC) 10 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Centene (CNC) stock 10 years ago ($29.02 on Mar 16, 2016) would be worth $1,197.59 today. Historical return: +19.76% (1.20 times). Current stock price: $34.76 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Centene (CNC) 20 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Centene (CNC) stock 20 years ago ($7.31 on Mar 16, 2006) would be worth $4,753.5 today. Historical return: +375.35% (4.75 times). Current stock price: $34.76 as of Mar 16, 2026.
About this data
- How does the investment calculator work?
- Enter an investment amount and a start date. We use historical stock prices to calculate how many shares you would have bought, then apply the current price to show your hypothetical portfolio value and return.
- What are Historical extremes?
- Max profit: buy at all-time low, sell at the highest price after. Max drawdown: the largest peak-to-trough decline in price. IPO to current: total return from IPO date to the latest price.
- What is Max drawdown?
- Maximum drawdown is the largest peak-to-trough decline in price. It shows the worst drop from any prior high to a subsequent low. Peak and Trough are the dates and prices at which this decline occurred.
- Does this include dividends?
- The calculator uses adjusted closing prices when available, which account for stock splits and dividends. For the most accurate results, we recommend using data that includes dividend adjustments.
- Where does the price data come from?
- Historical prices are from Yahoo Finance, adjusted for stock splits and dividends. We use adjusted close for all calculations.
- How are the dollar amounts in the cards calculated?
- The dollar amounts in Historical extremes use the investment amount you select in the calculator above (e.g. $1,000). They show what your investment would have been worth at the Buy/Peak/IPO date versus the Sell/Trough/Current date.
- What date range can I use?
- The available date range depends on our historical price data for CNC. You can select any date between our first and most recent data point.