Centene Stock Price History
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65.36+0.82 (+1.27%)
At close: Oct 9, 4:00 PM ET · Delayed 15 min
CNC price history at a glance
The price history for Centene (CNC) on this page begins on December 10, 2001, when the stock closed at $1.39; it most recently closed at $65.36 on October 5, 2026. The highest price in this record is $98.53, reached on August 15, 2022; the latest close is 33.7% below that peak. Across the 24 complete calendar years in the table, CNC finished higher in 15 and lower in 9. Its best year was 2004 (+97.1%) and its worst was 2025 (-32.0%).
Over roughly 25 years the share price changed +4596.4%, a 16.8% compound annual price return (excluding dividends). In the last 12 months alone, CNC has gained 72.8%. Prices are split-adjusted closing prices; daily open, high, low, close and volume for the past year are listed below.
Summary generated from market data by MetaCap's automated system. Methodology
Key price levels
- High since 2001
- $98.53
- Date of high
- Aug 15, 2022
- Low since 2001
- $1.19
- Date of low
- Dec 10, 2001
- 52-week high
- $69.63
- 52-week low
- $31.63
- Last close
- $65.36
CNC returns
1 week
+3.76%
1 month
+2.03%
3 months
-2.95%
6 months
+75.23%
Year to date
+58.83%
1 year
+72.77%
3 years
-8.03%
5 years
+0.06%
CNC price return, excluding dividends.
CNC annual returns
| Year | Year-end close | Return |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 65.36 | +56.44% |
| 2025 | 41.78 | -32.04% |
| 2024 | 61.48 | -17.15% |
| 2023 | 74.21 | -9.51% |
| 2022 | 82.01 | -0.47% |
| 2021 | 82.40 | +37.26% |
| 2020 | 60.03 | -1.85% |
| 2019 | 61.16 | +7.74% |
| 2018 | 56.77 | +12.54% |
| 2017 | 50.44 | +78.52% |
| 2016 | 28.26 | -14.13% |
| 2015 | 32.91 | +26.02% |
| 2014 | 26.11 | +77.26% |
| 2013 | 14.73 | +41.63% |
| 2012 | 10.40 | +5.08% |
| 2011 | 9.90 | +56.24% |
| 2010 | 6.34 | +19.70% |
| 2009 | 5.29 | +8.18% |
| 2008 | 4.89 | -28.71% |
| 2007 | 6.86 | +11.72% |
| 2006 | 6.14 | -6.54% |
| 2005 | 6.57 | -7.27% |
| 2004 | 7.09 | +97.08% |
| 2003 | 3.60 | +25.71% |
| 2002 | 2.86 | +57.84% |
| 2001* | 1.81 | +30.24% |
* Partial year: the record begins after the start of 2001; return measured from the first available close.
2026 return is year to date.
CNC daily prices (past year)
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64.67 | 67.39 | 64.45 | 65.36 | +1.27% | |
| 64.84 | 65.32 | 63.36 | 64.54 | -0.69% | |
| 64.52 | 66.18 | 63.95 | 64.99 | +0.59% | |
| 64.24 | 64.76 | 63.61 | 64.61 | +0.48% | |
| 63.01 | 64.34 | 62.93 | 64.30 | +2.08% | |
| 61.00 | 63.36 | 60.75 | 62.99 | +3.28% | |
| 61.82 | 62.29 | 59.46 | 60.99 | -1.82% | |
| 62.23 | 62.69 | 60.94 | 62.12 | -0.14% | |
| 61.85 | 62.42 | 61.38 | 62.21 | -0.51% | |
| 62.49 | 63.40 | 61.72 | 62.53 | +1.15% | |
| 62.09 | 63.67 | 61.73 | 61.82 | -0.16% | |
| 62.16 | 62.84 | 61.25 | 61.92 | -0.26% | |
| 63.29 | 63.67 | 61.87 | 62.08 | -1.93% | |
| 64.88 | 65.30 | 62.48 | 63.30 | -2.60% | |
| 65.19 | 65.58 | 64.56 | 64.99 | -0.18% | |
| 66.89 | 67.73 | 65.03 | 65.11 | -2.97% | |
| 66.63 | 67.79 | 65.76 | 67.10 | +1.65% | |
| 68.40 | 69.41 | 66.01 | 66.01 | -2.44% | |
| 68.50 | 68.62 | 67.05 | 67.66 | -2.52% | |
| 67.31 | 69.63 | 67.15 | 69.41 | +4.50% | |
| 65.70 | 66.85 | 64.52 | 66.42 | +1.56% | |
| 65.50 | 68.21 | 65.26 | 65.40 | +2.09% | |
| 64.44 | 64.84 | 61.81 | 64.06 | -0.81% | |
| 66.16 | 66.50 | 64.50 | 64.58 | -3.67% | |
| 66.77 | 68.22 | 66.77 | 67.04 | -1.44% | |
| 67.50 | 68.83 | 66.85 | 68.02 | +1.01% | |
| 65.40 | 67.89 | 65.40 | 67.34 | +3.23% | |
| 64.72 | 66.47 | 64.69 | 65.23 | +1.38% | |
| 65.39 | 65.39 | 63.42 | 64.34 | -0.63% | |
| 65.41 | 65.74 | 64.28 | 64.75 | -0.89% | |
| 65.04 | 66.21 | 64.66 | 65.33 | -0.21% | |
| 65.00 | 67.68 | 64.98 | 65.47 | +0.72% | |
| 65.95 | 65.95 | 64.60 | 65.00 | -0.99% | |
| 64.79 | 66.10 | 64.52 | 65.65 | +0.97% | |
| 64.07 | 65.16 | 64.03 | 65.02 | +1.37% | |
| 63.73 | 64.87 | 63.47 | 64.14 | -0.87% | |
| 65.55 | 65.70 | 64.26 | 64.70 | -0.80% | |
| 64.89 | 65.94 | 64.72 | 65.22 | +1.26% | |
| 66.70 | 66.70 | 64.30 | 64.41 | -4.54% | |
| 66.17 | 67.62 | 65.85 | 67.47 | +2.17% | |
| 67.76 | 67.84 | 65.72 | 66.04 | -1.54% | |
| 64.49 | 67.43 | 64.12 | 67.07 | +3.38% | |
| 67.72 | 67.86 | 64.74 | 64.88 | -2.54% | |
| 66.32 | 67.67 | 65.92 | 66.57 | +1.22% | |
| 64.07 | 66.52 | 63.95 | 65.77 | +2.45% | |
| 67.25 | 67.30 | 63.21 | 64.20 | -4.16% | |
| 64.21 | 68.38 | 63.80 | 66.99 | +4.56% | |
| 64.30 | 64.76 | 63.48 | 64.07 | +0.49% | |
| 61.84 | 63.79 | 61.22 | 63.76 | +2.48% | |
| 61.05 | 62.55 | 60.49 | 62.22 | +2.27% | |
| 61.40 | 62.04 | 59.83 | 60.84 | -1.59% | |
| 64.40 | 64.95 | 61.44 | 61.82 | -3.27% | |
| 59.51 | 64.92 | 56.67 | 63.91 | -0.27% | |
| 63.83 | 64.76 | 62.53 | 64.08 | +1.06% | |
| 64.19 | 64.60 | 62.97 | 63.41 | -0.52% | |
| 63.95 | 64.90 | 62.86 | 63.74 | -3.26% | |
| 67.24 | 67.57 | 65.56 | 65.89 | -2.52% | |
| 65.45 | 67.64 | 65.11 | 67.59 | +2.66% | |
| 66.65 | 67.00 | 65.83 | 65.84 | -0.90% | |
| 64.13 | 66.50 | 63.39 | 66.44 | +3.99% | |
| 67.84 | 68.00 | 63.77 | 63.89 | -4.08% | |
| 66.96 | 67.19 | 63.20 | 66.61 | -3.07% | |
| 68.60 | 69.36 | 68.10 | 68.72 | +0.63% | |
| 67.90 | 68.69 | 67.57 | 68.29 | +1.40% | |
| 67.71 | 68.01 | 66.63 | 67.35 | -0.37% | |
| 66.51 | 67.87 | 66.12 | 67.60 | +0.76% | |
| 66.33 | 68.94 | 66.00 | 67.09 | +1.47% | |
| 67.21 | 67.98 | 65.66 | 66.12 | +0.11% | |
| 67.45 | 67.82 | 65.04 | 66.05 | -2.67% | |
| 68.80 | 69.29 | 67.05 | 67.86 | -0.72% | |
| 66.48 | 68.41 | 65.44 | 68.35 | +6.48% | |
| 64.45 | 64.91 | 63.71 | 64.19 | -0.54% | |
| 65.20 | 65.47 | 63.88 | 64.54 | -1.81% | |
| 65.13 | 65.76 | 64.71 | 65.73 | +1.48% | |
| 62.76 | 65.64 | 62.76 | 64.77 | +2.86% | |
| 63.80 | 63.96 | 61.72 | 62.97 | -0.27% | |
| 63.62 | 64.25 | 63.14 | 63.14 | -0.85% | |
| 62.00 | 64.10 | 61.98 | 63.68 | +4.36% | |
| 61.15 | 61.98 | 60.37 | 61.02 | +0.63% | |
| 61.48 | 62.41 | 59.90 | 60.64 | -1.22% | |
| 63.23 | 63.88 | 60.53 | 61.39 | -3.17% | |
| 64.62 | 65.11 | 62.21 | 63.40 | -2.75% | |
| 64.19 | 65.91 | 63.27 | 65.19 | +2.60% | |
| 65.34 | 65.50 | 63.12 | 63.54 | -2.75% | |
| 66.46 | 66.52 | 63.80 | 65.34 | -1.31% | |
| 65.10 | 66.55 | 64.10 | 66.21 | +1.81% | |
| 62.32 | 65.80 | 62.00 | 65.03 | +4.33% | |
| 62.65 | 62.96 | 61.70 | 62.33 | -0.59% | |
| 60.96 | 63.50 | 60.96 | 62.70 | +5.29% | |
| 60.22 | 60.50 | 58.23 | 59.55 | -0.73% | |
| 61.90 | 62.00 | 59.54 | 59.99 | -3.24% | |
| 59.90 | 62.10 | 59.47 | 62.00 | +4.03% | |
| 58.65 | 59.77 | 58.52 | 59.60 | +1.17% | |
| 58.96 | 59.97 | 58.84 | 58.91 | +0.15% | |
| 58.09 | 58.84 | 57.78 | 58.82 | +2.81% | |
| 58.98 | 59.23 | 56.74 | 57.21 | -3.26% | |
| 58.39 | 59.20 | 58.11 | 59.14 | +2.37% | |
| 57.74 | 58.65 | 57.48 | 57.77 | -0.88% | |
| 60.07 | 60.76 | 57.93 | 58.28 | -1.47% | |
| 58.07 | 59.43 | 57.43 | 59.15 | +1.58% | |
| 58.11 | 58.75 | 57.22 | 58.23 | -0.07% | |
| 58.49 | 59.34 | 57.81 | 58.27 | -0.73% | |
| 58.77 | 59.35 | 58.17 | 58.70 | -0.19% | |
| 59.32 | 59.74 | 58.03 | 58.81 | -0.84% | |
| 56.38 | 59.50 | 55.78 | 59.31 | +5.23% | |
| 56.45 | 57.03 | 55.62 | 56.36 | +0.71% | |
| 55.20 | 56.35 | 53.70 | 55.96 | +1.78% | |
| 54.99 | 55.97 | 54.74 | 54.98 | -0.63% | |
| 52.59 | 55.67 | 52.00 | 55.33 | +4.44% | |
| 53.49 | 54.75 | 52.87 | 52.98 | -1.08% | |
| 53.02 | 53.93 | 52.95 | 53.56 | +0.41% | |
| 54.00 | 54.10 | 53.17 | 53.34 | -0.65% | |
| 53.48 | 53.92 | 52.82 | 53.69 | -0.54% | |
| 50.58 | 54.62 | 50.40 | 53.98 | +8.90% | |
| 44.80 | 49.99 | 44.22 | 49.57 | +13.95% | |
| 41.78 | 44.12 | 41.68 | 43.50 | +4.02% | |
| 41.26 | 41.88 | 40.20 | 41.82 | +1.78% | |
| 39.48 | 41.10 | 39.25 | 41.09 | +5.55% | |
| 39.37 | 39.70 | 38.36 | 38.93 | -0.54% | |
| 39.45 | 39.83 | 38.98 | 39.14 | +2.17% | |
| 38.41 | 39.05 | 38.07 | 38.31 | +0.37% | |
| 39.11 | 39.46 | 37.92 | 38.17 | -2.13% | |
| 37.52 | 39.13 | 37.46 | 39.00 | +3.72% | |
| 37.38 | 37.75 | 36.66 | 37.60 | +0.91% | |
| 37.59 | 38.21 | 37.21 | 37.26 | -0.56% | |
| 36.85 | 37.63 | 36.42 | 37.47 | +0.46% | |
| 37.45 | 37.59 | 36.86 | 37.30 | -0.67% | |
| 37.25 | 37.75 | 36.97 | 37.55 | +0.72% | |
| 37.10 | 37.38 | 36.53 | 37.28 | +2.67% | |
| 36.79 | 36.98 | 35.28 | 36.31 | +2.57% | |
| 35.20 | 35.75 | 35.05 | 35.40 | +0.83% | |
| 34.19 | 35.19 | 33.79 | 35.11 | +3.42% | |
| 32.42 | 34.26 | 32.23 | 33.95 | +3.70% | |
| 32.02 | 32.88 | 31.89 | 32.74 | +2.96% | |
| 32.40 | 32.70 | 31.63 | 31.80 | -0.62% | |
| 33.45 | 33.61 | 31.89 | 32.00 | -4.65% | |
| 32.70 | 33.69 | 32.68 | 33.56 | +2.54% | |
| 33.32 | 33.62 | 31.77 | 32.73 | -0.76% | |
| 32.84 | 32.98 | 32.07 | 32.98 | +0.52% | |
| 34.72 | 34.78 | 32.55 | 32.81 | -4.62% | |
| 35.58 | 35.58 | 33.99 | 34.40 | -3.29% | |
| 36.14 | 37.05 | 35.51 | 35.57 | -1.63% | |
| 34.72 | 36.48 | 34.46 | 36.16 | +3.49% | |
| 34.87 | 35.72 | 34.64 | 34.94 | +0.52% | |
| 34.73 | 35.13 | 34.44 | 34.76 | +0.90% | |
| 34.25 | 34.97 | 34.18 | 34.45 | -0.35% | |
| 35.47 | 35.84 | 33.85 | 34.57 | -3.60% | |
| 36.31 | 36.67 | 35.66 | 35.86 | -1.48% | |
| 42.42 | 42.47 | 36.28 | 36.40 | -15.97% | |
| 43.37 | 43.82 | 42.05 | 43.32 | -0.76% | |
| 43.39 | 43.94 | 42.61 | 43.65 | +0.88% | |
| 44.61 | 44.84 | 43.14 | 43.27 | -3.82% | |
| 44.16 | 45.20 | 43.79 | 44.99 | +2.67% | |
| 43.77 | 44.28 | 42.97 | 43.82 | -1.75% | |
| 44.23 | 44.61 | 43.35 | 44.60 | -0.62% | |
| 42.88 | 44.93 | 42.53 | 44.88 | +4.54% | |
| 42.95 | 43.53 | 42.28 | 42.93 | +0.56% | |
| 42.80 | 43.75 | 42.67 | 42.69 | +0.76% | |
| 43.57 | 44.18 | 41.75 | 42.37 | -2.24% | |
| 42.83 | 43.93 | 42.74 | 43.34 | +0.23% | |
| 43.33 | 43.52 | 42.52 | 43.24 | -1.01% | |
| 43.10 | 43.79 | 42.78 | 43.68 | +1.42% | |
| 41.50 | 43.14 | 41.06 | 43.07 | +4.46% | |
| 40.78 | 41.93 | 40.50 | 41.23 | +1.60% | |
| 38.85 | 40.68 | 38.85 | 40.58 | +3.57% | |
| 40.40 | 40.83 | 39.00 | 39.18 | -3.09% | |
| 39.40 | 40.52 | 39.17 | 40.43 | +2.07% | |
| 38.46 | 40.14 | 37.94 | 39.61 | +4.13% | |
| 38.43 | 38.88 | 37.71 | 38.04 | -1.09% | |
| 37.24 | 39.85 | 36.06 | 38.46 | -3.66% | |
| 40.66 | 41.27 | 39.80 | 39.92 | -2.54% | |
| 42.12 | 42.72 | 40.82 | 40.96 | -3.65% | |
| 42.73 | 43.45 | 41.96 | 42.51 | -0.68% | |
| 42.67 | 42.94 | 42.21 | 42.80 | -1.20% | |
| 43.55 | 43.95 | 42.76 | 43.32 | -0.64% | |
| 42.09 | 43.60 | 41.91 | 43.60 | +4.06% | |
| 41.19 | 42.01 | 40.66 | 41.90 | +0.89% | |
| 44.00 | 45.25 | 40.12 | 41.53 | -10.26% | |
| 46.05 | 46.53 | 45.95 | 46.28 | +0.41% | |
| 45.39 | 46.19 | 45.17 | 46.09 | +1.48% | |
| 45.15 | 45.63 | 44.71 | 45.42 | +0.35% | |
| 44.99 | 45.90 | 43.28 | 45.26 | -1.09% | |
| 44.99 | 46.27 | 44.44 | 45.76 | +0.02% | |
| 46.92 | 47.02 | 45.70 | 45.75 | -3.22% | |
| 46.05 | 47.68 | 45.59 | 47.27 | +2.38% | |
| 45.73 | 46.30 | 45.59 | 46.17 | +0.90% | |
| 46.22 | 46.65 | 45.67 | 45.76 | -1.36% | |
| 45.50 | 46.59 | 44.79 | 46.39 | -0.47% | |
| 47.18 | 47.47 | 46.57 | 46.61 | -0.66% | |
| 46.27 | 47.34 | 46.00 | 46.92 | +2.51% | |
| 46.81 | 46.89 | 45.47 | 45.77 | +0.07% | |
| 44.99 | 45.99 | 44.95 | 45.74 | +2.37% | |
| 42.99 | 44.93 | 42.62 | 44.68 | +6.94% | |
| 41.18 | 42.07 | 40.53 | 41.78 | +1.53% | |
| 41.19 | 41.80 | 41.05 | 41.15 | -0.15% | |
| 40.79 | 41.63 | 40.79 | 41.21 | +0.98% | |
| 40.55 | 40.99 | 40.51 | 40.81 | +0.74% | |
| 39.92 | 40.53 | 39.82 | 40.51 | +1.55% | |
| 39.46 | 40.11 | 39.39 | 39.89 | +0.73% | |
| 39.92 | 39.99 | 39.34 | 39.60 | -0.88% | |
| 38.79 | 40.15 | 38.58 | 39.95 | +2.38% | |
| 39.24 | 39.86 | 38.97 | 39.02 | -0.51% | |
| 38.64 | 39.91 | 38.27 | 39.22 | +0.90% | |
| 39.07 | 39.15 | 38.02 | 38.87 | -0.26% | |
| 40.29 | 40.47 | 38.36 | 38.97 | -3.66% | |
| 41.11 | 41.25 | 40.44 | 40.45 | -0.98% | |
| 40.86 | 41.74 | 40.64 | 40.85 | +0.96% | |
| 38.46 | 41.40 | 38.45 | 40.46 | +4.63% | |
| 37.89 | 38.85 | 37.25 | 38.67 | +1.55% | |
| 37.90 | 38.37 | 37.86 | 38.08 | +0.53% | |
| 38.67 | 38.67 | 37.77 | 37.88 | -1.20% | |
| 38.88 | 38.88 | 37.75 | 38.34 | -1.31% | |
| 38.67 | 39.00 | 38.40 | 38.85 | +0.10% | |
| 38.78 | 39.34 | 38.59 | 38.81 | 0.00% | |
| 37.93 | 38.97 | 37.41 | 38.81 | +2.43% | |
| 39.03 | 39.11 | 37.86 | 37.89 | -3.69% | |
| 39.50 | 39.68 | 39.11 | 39.34 | -0.30% | |
| 39.32 | 39.93 | 39.17 | 39.46 | -0.50% | |
| 38.37 | 39.84 | 38.26 | 39.66 | +3.90% | |
| 39.31 | 39.71 | 37.33 | 38.17 | +4.58% | |
| 35.25 | 36.71 | 35.00 | 36.50 | +4.79% | |
| 36.01 | 36.28 | 34.39 | 34.83 | -3.12% | |
| 36.93 | 37.13 | 35.68 | 35.95 | -2.65% | |
| 36.81 | 37.00 | 35.46 | 36.93 | -0.40% | |
| 36.38 | 38.15 | 36.00 | 37.08 | +1.92% | |
| 35.98 | 36.72 | 35.59 | 36.38 | +0.80% | |
| 35.80 | 36.50 | 35.46 | 36.09 | -0.30% | |
| 35.23 | 37.07 | 35.23 | 36.20 | +2.38% | |
| 34.74 | 35.44 | 34.04 | 35.36 | +3.24% | |
| 35.52 | 36.11 | 33.61 | 34.25 | -8.81% | |
| 37.00 | 37.58 | 36.37 | 37.56 | +1.24% | |
| 36.97 | 37.92 | 36.90 | 37.10 | +0.71% | |
| 35.82 | 37.12 | 35.82 | 36.84 | +2.02% | |
| 34.24 | 36.11 | 34.17 | 36.11 | +4.67% | |
| 35.28 | 35.29 | 33.76 | 34.50 | -2.46% | |
| 34.60 | 35.57 | 34.02 | 35.37 | +1.00% | |
| 36.76 | 37.07 | 35.02 | 35.02 | -6.21% | |
| 36.60 | 37.57 | 34.95 | 37.34 | +12.50% | |
| 33.74 | 33.74 | 32.87 | 33.19 | +0.12% | |
| 34.06 | 34.14 | 32.98 | 33.15 | -2.70% | |
| 34.46 | 34.69 | 33.95 | 34.07 | -0.84% | |
| 33.42 | 34.53 | 33.00 | 34.36 | -4.61% | |
| 36.26 | 36.53 | 35.74 | 36.02 | -0.22% | |
| 34.49 | 36.27 | 33.79 | 36.10 | +1.38% | |
| 35.23 | 36.15 | 35.18 | 35.61 | +0.96% | |
| 35.56 | 36.09 | 35.03 | 35.27 | -1.04% | |
| 35.76 | 36.35 | 35.47 | 35.64 | -0.42% | |
| 36.25 | 36.37 | 35.40 | 35.79 | -1.78% | |
| 35.83 | 36.66 | 35.28 | 36.44 | +0.22% | |
| 36.22 | 36.44 | 35.77 | 36.36 | +1.68% | |
| 37.88 | 37.93 | 35.55 | 35.76 | -5.47% | |
| 38.76 | 38.95 | 37.70 | 37.83 | — |
Prices are adjusted for stock splits. See adjusted closing price for how dividends and splits affect history, and the CNC chart for longer ranges.