CNC: 10-Q financial filing

cnc-20260930 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 20549 ___________________________________________ FORM 10-Q ____________________________________________ (Mark One) ☒ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2026 OR ☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from _____ to _____ ____________________________________________ Commission file number: 001-31826 ____________________________________________ CENTENE CORPORATION (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 42-1406317 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or organization) Identification Number) 7700 Forsyth Boulevard St. Louis, Missouri 63105 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: ( 314 ) 725-4477 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Title of Each Class Trading Symbol(s) Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered Common Stock $0.001 Par Value CNC New York Stock Exchange Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days ☒ Yes ☐ No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was requi