CNC vs ELV

Centene Corporation and Elevance Health, both Healthcare

Elevance Health is the larger company at $84B against $30B. Over the past year CNC returned +160% against +49% for ELV. Ryufin's sector-relative Smart Score puts CNC ahead, 8/10 against 7/10.

Centene Corporation and Elevance Healthcompared on valuation, return and Ryufin’s Smart Score
FigureCNCELV
Last close$65.47$403
Market cap$30B$84B
Trailing P/Elower is cheaper for the same earnings, not automatically bettern/a17.8
1-year return+160%+49%
5-year return-4.6%+13%
Ryufin Smart Scoresector-relative, 1–108/107/10

Figures from SEC filings and end-of-day closes. Highlighting marks the higher or lower number, which is not the same as the better investment, a low P/E can be a warning and a high one can be deserved.

Centene Corporation

Revenue of $54B in Q2 2026, net income $1.1B. Its largest reported line is Medicaid, 54% of the disclosed total.

Elevance Health

Revenue of $50B in Q2 2026, net income $1.5B. Its largest reported line is Reportable, 89% of the disclosed total.

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