US Equities Analysis

CNC — Centene Corporation

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2. Company Fundamentals

2.1 Competitiveness

Metric Value
Operating Margins 5.07%
Profit Margins -3.61%
Return on Equity -26.04%
Return on Assets 1.22%
Free Float 0.46B
Short Int % Utilisation 3.4%

2.2 Growth

Metric Value
Revenue Growth 5.1%
Free Cash Flow 6.85B
EBITDA 8.6 (Ratio)
Enterprise Value 24.99B
EV/Revenue 0.14
EV/EBITDA 8.6

Revenue growth of 5.1% indicates steady, moderate expansion.

2.3 Management

Role Metric
Consensus Rating N/A

2.4 Return

Metric Value
Expected Return (Ann.)* 168.81%
Risk / Std Dev (Ann.)* 49.11%
1-Year Price Return* 136.82%

Latest Market Data (as of 2026-08-14, US Eastern time):

Metric Value
Last Price $67.47
52-Week Range $27.76 – $69.36
Observation Count 251 trading days

The return and risk statistics use daily adjusted closes from the retrieved one-year series and annualise daily moments using 252 trading days. The last price is the latest regular-market price reported for the stated date. Source: Yahoo Finance market data.

2.5 FCFF DCF Valuation

FCFF DCF exception: Reported operating inputs do not support a stable FCFF DCF. This post deliberately does not publish a mechanical enterprise value or implied per-share value on an unsuitable basis.

Available valuation input Value
Last market price $65.42
Market capitalisation $32.32B
Revenue $194.78B
EBIT -$6.05B
Reported free cash flow $4.32B
FCF yield 13.37%
Net debt / EBITDA 0.45x

2.6 Investor-Style Research Screen

Educational screen Result
Buffett-inspired cash-quality checks not rated — FCFF DCF suitability or data-integrity condition not met
Lynch-inspired balance-and-growth checks not rated — FCFF DCF suitability or data-integrity condition not met

Data lineage: Yahoo Finance public market and reported-statement data; retrieval timestamp: 2026-08-18 17:27:31.698632 UTC; latest reported fiscal period: 2025-12-31 00:00:00. Financial institutions and REITs require sector-specific methods rather than a mechanical FCFF DCF. This is research and analysis only, not personalized financial advice.

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