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CNC's Q1 results benefit from improved premiums as a result of a strong PDP business, partly offset by elevated operating costs. It currently expects 2025 premium and service revenues within $164-$166 billion.
Centene Corporation (NYSE:CNC ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call April 25, 2025 8:30 AM ET Company Participants Jennifer Gilligan - Senior Vice President, Finance and Investor Relations Sarah London - Chief Executive Officer Andrew Asher - Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Josh Raskin - Nefron Research A.J. Rice - UBS Justin Lake - Wolfe Research Ann Hynes - Mizuho Securities Stephen Baxter - Wells Fargo David Windley - Jefferies Sarah James - Cantor Fitzgerald Andrew Mok - Barclays Lance Wilkes - Bernstein John Stansel - JPMorgan Joaquin Arriagada - Bank of America George Hill - Deutsche Bank Ryan Langston - TD Cowen Michael Ha - Baird Operator Good day and welcome to the Centene Corporation First Quarter 2025 Conference Call.
The headline numbers for Centene (CNC) give insight into how the company performed in the quarter ended March 2025, but it may be worthwhile to compare some of its key metrics to Wall Street estimates and the year-ago actuals.
Centene (CNC) came out with quarterly earnings of $2.90 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.36 per share. This compares to earnings of $2.26 per share a year ago.
Centene beat Wall Street estimates for first-quarter profit on Friday, helped by strength in its commercial health insurance plans.
-- Diluted EPS of $2.63; Adjusted Diluted EPS of $2.90 -- First quarter 2025 adjusted diluted EPS of $2.90, up 28% from $2.26 in the first quarter of 2024. 17% year-over-year premium and service revenue growth.