65.73 USD
↘ 0.70 (1.05%)AFTER HOURS (AS OF Fri 08:15 PM EDT)
CNC Stock After Hours
Centene Corporation
CNCNYSE • USD
Market: CLOSED
After-hours trading runs 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM ET.
CNC last traded at $65.73 after hours, down $0.69 (1.05%) from its regular-session close of $66.42.
📅 CNC is expected to report earnings around Oct 27, 2026 before the open (estimated), with an estimated EPS of $0.07. CNC earnings details →
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Gap Analytics — 5-year history, 5% minimum gap
Over the past 5 years, CNC has had 18 qualifying gap events (gaps of 5% or more at the open) — 6 gap-ups and 12 gap-downs. Gap-ups averaged +10.2%, 67% have fully filled, median time to fill 7.5 trading days. Gap-downs averaged -9.1%, 83% have fully filled, median time to fill 6.5 trading days. Most recent: a -7.1% gap down on Jul 28, 2026, which filled in 1 trading day. Average 20-trading-day return after a CNC gap up: -0.48%. After a gap down: -0.29%.
Gap Ups6 events
Fill Rate
66.7%
Avg Gap
10.2%
Avg 50% Fill
1d
Avg Fill
7.5d
Gap Downs12 events
Fill Rate
83.3%
Avg Gap
9.1%
Avg 50% Fill
2d
Avg Fill
6.5d
Avg Gap Fill by Timeframes
Gap Ups
| 1 day | 1 week | 2 week | 4 week | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| fills 25% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| fills 50% | 67% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| fills 75% | 17% | 83% | 83% | 83% |
| fills 100% | 0% | 33% | 33% | 50% |
Gap Downs
| 1 day | 1 week | 2 week | 4 week | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| fills 25% | 58% | 75% | 92% | 92% |
| fills 50% | 42% | 75% | 92% | 92% |
| fills 75% | 25% | 42% | 58% | 58% |
| fills 100% | 8% | 42% | 58% | 58% |
Complete Gap History — 18 events
| Date | Gap From | Gap % | Status | Days to 50% | Days to Fill | % of Gap Filled After | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 day | 1 week | 2 week | 4 week | ||||||
| 2026-07-28 | $64.08 | -7.14% | Filled | 1d | 1d | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 2026-02-06 | $39.92 | -6.71% | Filled | 1d | 3d | 97% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 2025-11-24 | $36.50 | +7.70% | Filled | 1d | 51d | 70% | 70% | 70% | 73% |
| 2025-11-10 | $37.56 | -5.43% | Filled | 3d | 6d | 29% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 2025-10-29 | $33.19 | +10.28% | Open | 3d | — | 48% | 83% | 88% | 88% |
| 2025-10-23 | $36.02 | -7.22% | Filled | 5d | 5d | 43% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 2025-09-11 | $31.27 | +15.03% | Open | 2d | — | 40% | 90% | 92% | 92% |
| 2025-07-02 | $56.65 | -34.09% | Open | — | — | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% |
| 2025-04-25 | $61.58 | -5.16% | Filled | 4d | 9d | 16% | 68% | 100% | 100% |
| 2025-04-17 | $61.98 | -5.29% | Filled | 1d | 4d | 88% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 2025-04-08 | $61.35 | +7.63% | Filled | 1d | 2d | 88% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 2025-02-04 | $64.82 | -7.05% | Filled | 1d | 43d | 61% | 61% | 61% | 61% |
| 2024-11-06 | $64.80 | -7.41% | Filled | 1d | 52d | 64% | 74% | 74% | 74% |
| 2024-10-25 | $61.62 | +13.60% | Filled | 1d | 2d | 70% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 2024-10-17 | $69.30 | -9.09% | Filled | 7d | 7d | 7% | 7% | 100% | 100% |
| 2024-09-04 | $80.23 | -7.63% | Open | 9d | — | 23% | 23% | 52% | 52% |
| 2024-04-15 | $70.73 | +7.07% | Filled | 1d | 13d | 61% | 78% | 90% | 100% |
| 2023-06-14 | $69.47 | -7.56% | Filled | 2d | 24d | 19% | 53% | 62% | 71% |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CNC's after-hours price?
Centene (CNC) is trading at $65.73 after hours, down $0.69 (1.05%) from its regular-session close of $66.42.
Why is CNC moving after hours?
CNC is down 1.05% in after-hours trading. Moves in this session almost always follow something released after the 4:00 PM ET close — an earnings report, guidance, a filing, or news — and trade on far thinner volume than the regular session, so the size of the move can overstate what the market will settle on at the next open.
When does CNC after-hours trading start and end?
After-hours trading in CNC on the NYSE runs from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM ET on trading days, immediately after the regular session closes. Not every broker offers the full window, and liquidity thins sharply after about 6:30 PM ET.
Will CNC's after-hours move hold at the open?
An after-hours move that carries into the next session becomes an opening gap, and CNC's gap history is the best guide to what happens next: 67% of CNC gap-ups have fully filled, and 83% of gap-downs have filled over the past 5 years. Fill rates this high mean a large after-hours move is more often faded than extended.
When does CNC report earnings?
CNC is expected to report earnings around Oct 27, 2026 before the open (estimated), with an estimated EPS of $0.07. Earnings are the most common cause of a large after-hours move, since most companies report after the close.