CNC (Centene) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio: (As of Sep. 20, 2026)

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CNC Centene Corp CNC
72 GF Score
Price $65.11
GF Value $78.69
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
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What is Centene Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio?

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Centene  (NYSE:CNC) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PS Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of revenue during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio should give similar results to regular PS Ratio.


Centene Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Related Terms


Centene Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Centene's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Centene Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Chart

Centene Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.60 0.49 0.38 0.27 0.16

Centene Quarterly Data
Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26 Jun26
Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.23 0.14 0.16 0.12 0.23

CNC vs HUM, MOH, OSCR: Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Comparison

For the Healthcare Plans subindustry, Centene's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Centene Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio vs Healthcare Plans Industry

For the Healthcare Plans industry and Healthcare sector, Centene's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Centene's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio falls into.


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Centene Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio takes the Revenue per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/S calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPS Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio.

Centene's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 is calculated as:

For example, Centene's adjusted Revenue per Share data for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was:

Adj_RevenuePerShare=Revenue per Share/CPI of Jun. 2026 (Change)*Current CPI (Jun. 2026)
=107.667/333.9520*333.9520
=107.667

Current CPI (Jun. 2026) = 333.9520.

Centene Quarterly Data

Revenue per Share CPI Adj_RevenuePerShare
201609 30.901 241.428 42.743
201612 33.932 241.432 46.935
201703 33.338 243.801 45.665
201706 33.879 244.955 46.188
201709 33.626 246.819 45.497
201712 36.191 246.524 49.026
201803 37.126 249.554 49.682
201806 35.550 251.989 47.113
201809 38.616 252.439 51.085
201812 39.403 251.233 52.377
201903 43.940 254.202 57.725
201906 43.739 256.143 57.026
201909 45.186 256.759 58.771
201912 44.671 256.974 58.052
202003 47.141 258.115 60.992
202006 47.170 257.797 61.104
202009 49.475 260.280 63.479
202012 48.762 260.474 62.517
202103 50.875 264.877 64.142
202106 53.234 271.696 65.432
202109 54.860 274.310 66.788
202112 55.036 278.802 65.923
202203 62.955 287.504 73.126
202206 61.572 296.311 69.394
202209 61.772 296.808 69.502
202212 63.509 296.797 71.459
202303 70.216 301.836 77.687
202306 68.340 305.109 74.800
202309 70.283 307.789 76.257
202312 73.398 306.746 79.908
202403 75.098 312.332 80.296
202406 75.055 314.175 79.780
202409 80.267 315.301 85.015
202412 81.288 315.605 86.013
202503 93.581 319.799 97.723
202506 98.758 322.561 102.246
202509 101.173 324.800 104.024
202512 101.163 324.054 104.253
202603 100.777 330.213 101.918
202606 107.667 333.952 107.667

Add all the adjusted revenue per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.

Is Centene (CNC) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Centene stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of $65.11 is trading 17.3% below its estimated GF Value™ of $78.69. GuruFocus considers Centene to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for CNC:

  • Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio:
  • GF Value™: $78.69 vs. price of $65.11 (17.3% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 72/100 with 7 warning signs

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Centene Business Description

Address 7700 Forsyth Boulevard, St. Louis, MO, USA, 63105
Centene is a managed care organization that focuses on government-sponsored healthcare plans, including Medicaid, Medicare, and the individual exchanges. Centene served 20 million medical members as of December 2025, mostly in Medicaid (about 64% of membership), the individual exchanges (about 28%), and Medicare (about 5%). The company also provides Medicare Part D pharmaceutical plans.
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