CNC: Financial results

ITEM 2.02 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION (a) On October 27, 2026, we issued a press release announcing our financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2026. The full text of the press release is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this report. The information contained in the website cited in the press release is not a part of this report. The information contained in this Form 8-K and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto shall not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. Nor shall such information or exhibit be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing. ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS (d) Exhibits The following exhibits relating to Item 2.02 shall be deemed to be furnished and not filed: 99.1 Press release of Centene Corporation issued October 27, 2026, as to financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2026. EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit Number Description 99.1* Press release of Centene Corporation issued October 27, 2026 as to financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2026 104 Cover page information from Centene Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 27, 2026 formatted in Inline Extensible Business Reporting Language (iXBRL). * The press release is being furnished pursuant to Item 2.02, and shall not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange of 1934, as amended. SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by th