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CENTENE CORP Shares Outstanding 2009-2026 | CNC

Annual FY2009–FY2025 · quarterly through Q2 FY2026

Latest annual · FY2025

491.8M

−0.8%YoY vs FY2024Source: 10-KFY2025

From 172.7M in FY2009 to 491.8M in FY2025: 2.8× in 16 years.

By quarter▲▼ vs a year before
Fiscal yearQ1Q2Q3Q4
FY26494M−0.8%494M+0.6%Not reportedNot reported
FY25498M−7.2%491M−6.6%491M−3.7%492M−0.8%
FY24536M−2.8%526M−3.7%510M−4.6%496M−7.2%
FY23552M−5.7%546M−6.0%535M−6.2%534M−3.0%
FY22585M+0.4%581M−0.3%570M−2.3%551M−5.4%

Shaded by size: darkest is the largest quarter shown; ringed is the latest reported; a dash marks a quarter with no separate figure. Each quarter sits by its period-end date.

Key Statistics

Trend DirectionStable
CAGR

−3.3%

FY2020
581.5M
FY2025
491.8M

5 years selected · on the chart

Shares Outstanding History

Year-over-year comparison from 10-K annual reports

  1. 491.8M
YoY changeLargest recent move+42.9%in FY16Latest −0.8%

Shares Outstanding, period by period

PeriodValueChangeSource
FY2025491.8M−0.8%10-K
FY2024495.9M−7.2%10-K
FY2023534.5M−3.0%10-K
FY2022550.8M−5.4%10-K
FY2021582.5M+0.2%10-K
FY2020581.5M+40.1%10-K
FY2019415.0M+0.6%10-K
FY2018412.5M+18.9%10-K
FY2017346.9M+0.9%10-K
FY2016343.8M+42.9%10-K
FY2015240.7M+1.6%10-K
FY2014236.9M+7.0%10-K
FY2013221.3M+5.7%10-K
FY2012209.3M+2.9%10-K
FY2011203.5M+2.5%10-K
FY2010198.5M+14.9%10-K
FY2009172.7M—10-K

What is shares outstanding?

Shares outstanding is the total number of common shares currently held by all shareholders, including restricted shares.

What is CENTENE CORP's current shares outstanding?

CENTENE CORP (CNC) annual shares outstanding for 2025 was 491.8M, a 0.84% decline from 2024. CENTENE CORP shares outstanding for the quarter ending June 30, 2026 was 494.0M.

What was CENTENE CORP's shares outstanding in 2024?

CENTENE CORP annual shares outstanding for 2024 was 495.9M, a 7.22% decline from 2023.

What was CENTENE CORP's shares outstanding in 2023?

CENTENE CORP annual shares outstanding for 2023 was 534.5M, a 2.95% decline from 2022.

What is CENTENE CORP's 5-year shares outstanding CAGR?

CENTENE CORP shares outstanding grew at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.30% from FY2020 to FY2025, going from 581.5M to 491.8M over 5 years.

Company
CENTENE CORP
Ticker
CNC
Sector
Healthcare
Industry
Hospital & Medical Service Plans