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Earnings Per Share (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2026

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of Calculation of Basic and Diluted Net Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share

The following table sets forth the calculation of basic and diluted net earnings per common share ($ in millions, except per share data in dollars and shares in thousands):

						Three Months Ended March 31,
						2026						2025
Earnings attributable to Centene Corporation						$	1,541					$	1,311
Shares used in computing per share amounts:
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding						492,069						496,214
Common stock equivalents (as determined by applying the treasury stock method)						3,522						1,966
Weighted average number of common shares and potential dilutive common shares outstanding						495,591						498,180
Net earnings per common share attributable to Centene Corporation:
Basic earnings per common share						$	3.13					$	2.64
Diluted earnings per common share						$	3.11					$	2.63

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Tabular disclosure of an entity's basic and diluted earnings per share calculations, including a reconciliation of numerators and denominators of the basic and diluted per-share computations for income from continuing operations.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Topic 260
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (a)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147482662/260-10-50-1

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