Benzinga | Apr 27, 2021 06:02AM EDT

Centene Q1 Adj. EPS $1.63 Beats $1.59 Estimate, Sales $29.98B Beat $29.50B Estimate

Centene (NYSE:CNC) reported quarterly earnings of $1.63 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.59 by 2.52 percent. This is a 89.53 percent increase over earnings of $0.86 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $29.98 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $29.50 billion by 1.64 percent. This is a 15.21 percent increase over sales of $26.02 billion the same period last year.