Centene Q1 Adj. EPS $2.90 Beats $2.54 Estimate, Sales $46.62B Beat $43.36B Estimate

Centene (NYSE:CNC) reported quarterly earnings of $2.90 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $2.54 by 14.17 percent. This is a 28.32 percent increase over earnings of $2.26 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $46.62 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $43.36 billion by 7.52 percent. This is a 15.38 percent increase over sales of $40.41 billion the same period last year.