secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     CENTENE CORP (CNC)
CIK:        0001071739
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-04-28T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001071739-26-000099
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Centene Q1 2026 GAAP EPS $3.11, Adjusted EPS $3.37; Raises 2026 Guidance
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- GAAP diluted EPS $3.11, adjusted diluted EPS $3.37 (~$0.50 above expectations).
- 2026 adjusted diluted EPS guidance raised to greater than $3.40 (from prior).
- Total revenues $49.9B, premium & service revenues $44.7B (+5% YoY).
- Consolidated HBR 87.3% (down 20 bps); Medicaid HBR 93.1%, Medicare HBR 84.9%.
- Reduced debt by $1.0B during Q1; total debt $16.4B, no revolver drawn.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1071739/000107173926000099/0001071739-26-000099-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1071739/000107173926000099/cnc-20260428.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001071739-26-000099

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