Oct 26, 7:05 PM ET
Centene reported third quarter 2026 results on October 27, 2026, with a GAAP diluted loss of $(0.14) per share and adjusted diluted EPS of $0.58, compared with $0.50 a year earlier. The company raised its full-year 2026 adjusted diluted EPS guidance by $0.40 to greater than $5.20 and its GAAP diluted EPS guidance to greater than $3.46. For shareholders, the higher guidance and improved quarterly profit compared with 2025 point to a faster earnings recovery than the company had previously expected.
- Q3 2026 GAAP diluted loss per share was $(0.14), compared with a $(13.50) loss in Q3 2025, which included a $6.7 billion goodwill impairment.
- Q3 2026 adjusted diluted EPS was $0.58, up from $0.50 in Q3 2025.
- Full-year 2026 adjusted diluted EPS guidance rose to greater than $5.20; GAAP diluted EPS guidance is greater than $3.46.
- Total debt was reduced by $1.1 billion since June 30, 2026, including full redemption of the 2027 Senior Notes in October 2026.
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Aug 17, 6:05 AM ET
Centene said CFO Andrew Asher will retire as chief financial officer effective December 31, 2026, and will serve as a strategic advisor through the end of 2027. Christopher Neczypor, who previously served as CFO of Lincoln National Corporation, is slated to become Executive Vice President and CFO on January 1, 2027, and the company reaffirmed its 2026 adjusted diluted EPS guidance of greater than $4.80 in the same announcement.
- Andrew Asher steps down as CFO on December 31, 2026, and advises the company through 2027
- Christopher Neczypor starts as Executive Vice President on or about September 1, 2026, and becomes CFO on January 1, 2027
- Neczypor's package includes a $1,100,000 base salary, a 150% target bonus, a $2,000,000 cash sign-on bonus and $10,000,000 in make-whole restricted stock units
- Company reaffirmed 2026 adjusted diluted EPS guidance of greater than $4.80, unchanged from its July 28, 2026 second quarter release
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Jul 27, 7:38 PM ET
Centene reported second-quarter 2026 results that moved from a loss a year earlier to a profit, and raised the floor of its full-year 2026 earnings guidance. The company said the increase includes about $0.50 of non-recurring items in its Medicare and Commercial segments. A director also resigned and was replaced by Paul Diaz effective July 28, 2026, and the filing states the resignation was not due to any dispute with the company.
- GAAP diluted EPS was $2.19 for Q2 2026, versus a loss of $0.51 in Q2 2025; adjusted diluted EPS was $2.51, versus a loss of $0.16
- Premium and service revenues rose 4% to $44.4 billion; total revenues were $53,579 million
- 2026 GAAP diluted EPS guidance floor raised to greater than $3.11; adjusted diluted EPS floor raised to greater than $4.80
- Director Kenneth Burdick resigned effective July 28, 2026; Paul Diaz was elected to fill the vacancy and joins the Audit and Quality and Compliance Committees
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Jun 22, 4:37 PM ET
Centene Corporation increased its board from 9 to 10 seats and elected Lauren Tyler as a director effective June 19, 2026, filling the new seat. Tyler is expected to join the Audit Committee and Compensation and Talent Committee effective July 1, 2026, and will receive the standard non-employee director compensation. The filing describes a board addition rather than a change in financial results or company guidance.
- Board expanded from 9 to 10 members; Tyler's term expires at the 2027 annual meeting
- Tyler spent over two decades at JPMorgan Chase, most recently as Global Head of Human Resources for Asset & Wealth Management (2015 to 2024)
- Expected committee roles: Audit Committee and Compensation and Talent Committee, effective July 1, 2026
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