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Centene Corp

Its government footprint in one place: federal money, influence and market activity, each row linked to its source. Federal figures gathered Oct 25, 2026.

In plain words

The federal government obligated $399.5M in contracts to Centene Corp in the 12 months to Jun 2026, about 0.20% of its revenue over the same months. The most came from General Services Administration. 5 of its contracts, with $1.4B obligated on them so far, end in the next 18 months and may be competed again. It appears on 68 Senate lobbying filings from 2023 to 2026; 31 of the lobbyists on them once held government posts. In the last 12 months insiders sold 3 times ($12.1M) and bought 0 times ($0); 0 of the 2 sales whose filing shows the plan box were planned in advance.

Written by fixed rules from the figures on this page. No opinion, no prediction.

Federal obligations, 12 months
$399.5M
0.20% of revenue (a guide, not a split)
See the money
Contracts ending in 18 months
5
$1.4B obligated on them so far
See the list
Lobbying filings
68
31 lobbyists held government posts
See who
Insider trades, 12 months
3 sold · 0 bought
0 of 2 sales planned (10b5-1)
See the trades

Government money
ⓘObligations: money an agency has formally committed to pay under a contract. Not the same as money already paid, and not revenue.

SEC revenue and federal obligations

SEC revenue, 12 months to Jun 30, 2026
$202.9B
10-Q, filed Jul 28, 2026
Federal contract obligations, same 12 months (Jul 2025 to Jun 2026)
$399.5M
Plus grants $0, other -$10K
Contract obligations vs revenue
0.20%
A guide, not a revenue split. Subcontracts and classified work are not included: see the note below.
Contracts obligated, federal fiscal yearCompany revenue, its fiscal year ending in that year (10-K)
  • FY2026
    Oct 2025 to Sep 2026
    $339.9M
    $194.8B year to Dec 31, 2025
  • FY2025
    Oct 2024 to Sep 2025
    $359.9M
    $145.5B year to Dec 31, 2024
  • FY2024
    Oct 2023 to Sep 2024
    $332.1M
    $140.1B year to Dec 31, 2023
  • FY2023
    Oct 2022 to Sep 2023
    $403.0M
    Revenue for this year not on file
  • FY2022
    Oct 2021 to Sep 2022
    $256.5M
    Revenue for this year not on file
What these numbers are

Obligated means an agency committed the money to this company in that period (a signed contract action), as reported to USAspending. It is not a payment and not revenue: a contract can be funded for several years at once, and revenue is booked as the work is done. Some years can exceed revenue for that reason.

Prime contracts only, and only what is published. Work the company does as a subcontractor is not in these figures, and classified contracts are not published on USAspending at all. A low share can mean either. Contract values, ceilings and options are never added in.

Which units count: the USAspending recipient that is the company's SEC registrant; units of the company that USAspending's own records place under it (as parent, or in its family tree); and subsidiaries from the company's SEC Exhibit 21 that carry its name. Joint ventures, units now owned by someone else, and records that only share a name are held back. Both lists are below.

Earlier years count the units the company owns today. A unit we checked by hand (its USAspending parent is out of date) counts from the date the company bought it, or, where no filing gives that date, from the first date a filing shows the company owning it. Other units count for every year shown until their purchase dates are loaded.

Revenue bars are the company's own fiscal year from its 10-K, placed in the federal year it ends in; its fiscal year can end in a different month than the government's.

Fiscal year 2022 onward. Federal fiscal years run October to September; the company's own fiscal year may differ.

Units counted (5), held back (3)
  • CENTENE CORPORATIONNANFEH9AAH43 · parent · the company's SEC name
  • MAGELLAN HEALTH, INCY5NKEH3UK718 · parent · hand check: Centene 8-K filed 2022-01-04, Item 2.01: on January 4, 2022 Centene completed the acquisition of Magellan Health, Inc. Jon, review list, 2026-10-25; counted from 2022-01-04
  • MAGELLAN FEDERAL, INC.MFYCXCNW4WL5 · parent · Exhibit 21 subsidiary; USAspending files it under CENTENE CORPORATION
  • MAGELLAN HEALTHCARE INCXJRSLG1ML285 · parent · Exhibit 21 subsidiary; USAspending files it under CENTENE CORPORATION
  • CENTENE CORPORATION · the company's SEC name

Held back: a matching name we could not tie to this company firmly enough. A miss is better than a wrong link.

  • MAGELLAN HEALTH, INC. (Exhibit 21 subsidiary, and USAspending lists no parent of ours)
  • MANAGED HEALTH NETWORK (Exhibit 21 subsidiary, and USAspending lists no parent of ours)
  • MERIDIAN HEALTH PLAN OF MICHIGAN, INC (Exhibit 21 subsidiary, and USAspending lists no parent of ours)

Top agencies, contracts obligated in FY2026

  • General Services Administration$243.5M
  • Department of the Interior$47.8M
  • Department of Defense$33.3M
  • Department of Health and Human Services$13.6M
  • Department of Transportation$1.6M
  • Nuclear Regulatory Commission$46K
  • Department of Justice$16K

Largest contracts active in the last 12 months

Amount: obligated to date on the contract, all years. Ranked by that amount among contracts with any action in the last 12 months. Counts only consolidated subsidiaries.

Contracts ending in the next 18 months

Amount: obligated to date. From the contracts in HillSignal's records tied to this ticker; the full list of contracts ending across government is on Recompetes.

Influence

Revolving door: 31 lobbyists on its filings held government posts

Every post as the lobbyist listed it on the company's Senate LDA filings, one per line.

  • Joel D. Baileylast filed 2026 · 12 filings
    Bgr Government Affairs
    • COS Rep. Panetta
    • LD Rep. Ashford
    • LD Rep. Matheson
    • Sr. LA Rep. Matsui
    • LA, Sr. LA Rep. Baron Hill
    • Intern Rep. Rahall
  • Daniel Farmerlast filed 2026 · 12 filings
    Bgr Government Affairs
    • Intern, Staff Asst, Leg. Corr./Leg. Asst. for Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz
    • Leg. Asst., Sr. Leg. Asst., Leg. Dir. for Zack Space
  • Robert Woodlast filed 2026 · 12 filings
    Bgr Government Affairs
    • Chief of Staff to HHS Secretary
    • Intern to Rep. Scott Klug
  • Haley Reeves Barbour Srlast filed 2026 · 12 filings
    Bgr Government Affairs
    • See prior filing
See all 31
  • Robb Waltonlast filed 2026 · 12 filings
    Bgr Government Affairs
    • Senior Health Policy Advisor and Counsel Sen Cassidy; Advisor Rep. Cassidy; Research Asst., Staff Asst., Intern on Senate HELP, Ranking Member, Sen. Enzi
    • Intern to Rep. Nunes
  • Raghav Aggarwallast filed 2026 · 11 filings
    Bgr Government Affairs
    • Health Insurance Specialist, CMS
    • Senior Health Advisor (Detailee), Senate Finance Committee/Sen. Ron Wyden
    • Social Science Research Analyst, CMS
    • Intern, Sen. Feinstein
    • Secretarys Fellow, US Dept. of Interior
  • Brent Alan Del Montelast filed 2026 · 8 filings
    Bgr Government Affairs
    • Leg. Dir. Rep. Bliley
    • Sen. Counsel House Energy & Commerce Committee
  • Jeanne Haggertylast filed 2026 · 7 filings
    Williams And Jensen, Pllc
    • Legislative Correspondent Senator Chuck Grassley and Senate Aging Committee (shared staff), Legislative Aide Senate Finance Committee, Health Policy Coordinator Health Subcommittee Energy and Commerce, Professional Staff Member
  • Chris Kellylast filed 2026 · 7 filings
    Bgr Government Affairs
    • Health Policy Dir., Leg. Asst., Leg. Corr., Front Office Coordinator, Staff Asst. Sen. Blackburn
  • Christopher E. Wilcoxlast filed 2026 · 7 filings
    Williams And Jensen, Pllc
    • LA, Leg Counsel, LD & Counsel, Rep. Arcuri
    • LD & Counsel, Rep. Demings
  • Robert Butoralast filed 2026 · 6 filings
    Williams And Jensen, Pllc
    • Health Policy Advisor, Senator Bill Cassidy
    • Senior Health Policy Advisor, Representative Leonard Lance, Health Legislative Assistant, Representative Michael Burgess
  • Timothy Costalast filed 2026 · 6 filings
    Continental Strategy, LLC
    • Chief of Staff to Dan Meuser
  • Carlos Trujillolast filed 2026 · 5 filings
    Continental Strategy, LLC
    • Former US OAS Ambassador
  • Luke Nicklesslast filed 2026 · 2 filings
    Continental Strategy, LLC
    • Senior Policy Advisor, Appropriations, House Committee on the Budget
  • Charlie Chapmanlast filed 2026 · 1 filing
    Bgr Government Affairs
    • Policy Advisor, HHS
    • Special Asst, HHS
    • Prof Staff Member, House Budget Committee
    • LA, House Budget Committee
    • Staff Asst, House Ways and Means Committee
    • Intern, House Ways and Means Committee
  • Charles Fletcher Chapmanlast filed 2026 · 1 filing
    Bgr Government Affairs
    • Policy Advisor, HHS
    • Special Asst, HHS
    • Prof Staff Member, House Budget Committee
    • LA, House Budget Committee
    • Staff Asst, House Ways and Means Committee
    • Intern, House Ways and Means Committee
  • Kurt Schraderlast filed 2025 · 4 filings
    Williams And Jensen, Pllc
    • Former Member of Congress
  • Harold Hancocklast filed 2025 · 1 filing
    Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP
    • Legislative Correspondent, Sen. David Perdue
    • Counsel to the Chief of Staff, Sen. David Perdue
    • Counsel, Sen. David Perdue
  • Erik Hameslast filed 2025 · 1 filing
    Centene Corporation
    • Intern, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
  • Andrew Usyklast filed 2025 · 1 filing
    Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP
    • Leg Assistant, Sen. Robert Casey
    • Legislative Aide, Sen. Kristen Gillibrand
    • Legislative Correspondent, Sen. Kristen Gillibrand
    • Compliance Officer, Sen. Gillibrand
    • Intern, Sen. Gillibrand and Rep. John Dingell
  • Jacqueline Baggettlast filed 2025 · 1 filing
    Centene Corporation
    • Legis. Dir., Rep. Fitzpatrick
    • Legis Asst., Rep. Fitzpatrick
    • Confidential Asst. of Chief Technology Officer of the United States, White House Office of Science and Technology
    • Legis. Correspondent Rep. Holding
    • Staff Asst. Rep. Holding
  • Russell W. Sullivanlast filed 2025 · 1 filing
    Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP
    • Staff Director, Senate Finance Committee
    • Chief Counsel, Senate Finance Committee
    • Leg. Director, Sen. Bob Graham
  • Stacy Richlast filed 2024 · 5 filings
    Cornerstone Government Affairs, Inc.
    • Leadership Staff Director, Senior Leadership Advisor and Floor Director, Leadership Advisor (Senate -Murray)
    • Senate Cloakroom Asst, Dem Cloakroom (Reid, Daschle)
    • Staff/Press Asst (Daschle)
  • John Sandelllast filed 2024 · 5 filings
    Cornerstone Government Affairs, Inc.
    • Tax Counsel, Legislative Assistant
    • Ways and Means Committee (Camp, Ryan, Brady)
  • Elizabeth Teed Griffinlast filed 2024 · 5 filings
    Cornerstone Government Affairs, Inc.
    • Legislative Assistant, House Member Office (Westerman)
  • Carlos Miquel Jacksonlast filed 2024 · 5 filings
    Cornerstone Government Affairs, Inc.
    • Legislative Assistant
    • House Member Office (Rep. Gwen Moore), Executive Assistant, Special Projects Coordinator, House Member Office (Kleczka)
  • Scott Weaverlast filed 2024 · 4 filings
    Hsa Strategies
    • Rep. John Sullivan, LA 2003-2005
    • Rep. Katharine Harris, LD/COS 2005-2007
  • Gregg Eliaslast filed 2024 · 4 filings
    Hsa Strategies
    • Senate Commerce Committee, Senior Counsel / General Counsel 1997-2004
  • Lauren Alexandra Mishlast filed 2023 · 1 filing
    Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP
    • "Intern, Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01)
    • Intern, Department of Health and Human Services in the Office of Global Affairs "
  • Gayle Gerdeslast filed 2023 · 1 filing
    Health Policy Source, Inc.
    • Legislative Correspondent: Senator Timothy Hutchison
    • Legislative Assistant: Congressman Chris John
    • Intern: Congressman Jim McCrery and Congressman Cleo Fields
  • Daniel Tyler Bostonlast filed 2023 · 1 filing
    Health Policy Source, Inc.
    • Health Policy Director, House Energy & Commerce
    • Deputy Chief of Staff & Spokesperson for Congresswoman Sue Kelly
    • Policy Advisory & Communications Director for Congressman Joe Knollenberg
    • Communications Advisor for Senator Mitch McConnell

Foreign agents (FARA)
ⓘFARA (Foreign Agents Registration Act): people who work in the US for a foreign government, party or company must register and report what they do and what they are paid.

Lobbying firms working for this company also represent these foreign principals. These are separate engagements: the firm's foreign work is not done for this company.

  • Continental Strategy LLC · latest FARA filing, Sep 30, 2026lobbied for this company to 2026

    Continental Strategy LLC lobbies the federal government for Centene Corp: 8 filings, 2024 to 2026, on health issues (for example, “Provided strategic guidance and counsel related to Medicare, Medicaid, and the health insurance market.”). Separately, it is registered as an agent of 12 foreign principals. No amount is stated in its latest six-month FARA report (to Feb 28, 2026).

    Agents registered at this firm, not necessarily assigned to this specific client: John Barsa, Doug MacGillivray, Alberto Martinez, Wesam Hassanein, Carlos Trujillo, Alejandro Garcia

  • BGR Government Affairs, LLC · latest FARA filing, Aug 13, 2026lobbied for this company to 2026

    BGR Government Affairs, LLC lobbies the federal government for Centene Corp: 12 filings, 2023 to 2026, on health issues (for example, “Strategic guidance and counsel related to Medicare, Medicaid, and the insurance market.”). Separately, it is registered as an agent of 11 foreign principals. In its latest six-month FARA report (to Nov 30, 2025) it reported $4,663,572 received from foreign principals.

    Agents registered at this firm, not necessarily assigned to this specific client: William Viney, Emma Vaughn, David J. Urban, Hunter Strupp, Terry, III, Sydney Lee, Steven Pfrang

  • Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP · latest FARA filing, Sep 30, 2026lobbied for this company to 2026

    Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP lobbies the federal government for Centene Corp: 11 filings, 2023 to 2026, on health issues (for example, “Issues related to ACA, Medicare Advantage, and Medicaid Issues related to Artificial Intelligence in healthcare P.L. 119-21 (H.R. 1): One…”). Separately, it is registered as an agent of 8 foreign principals. No amount is stated in its latest six-month FARA report (to Feb 28, 2023).

    Agents registered at this firm, not necessarily assigned to this specific client: Chloe Anne Kenney, John Barton Reising, James G. Flood, Marc S. Lampkin, Andrew Usyk, Robert Bole

  • Cornerstone Government Affairs · latest FARA filing, Sep 17, 2026lobbied for this company to 2024

    Cornerstone Government Affairs lobbies the federal government for Centene Corp: 5 filings, 2023 to 2024, on health issues, medicare/medicaid and insurance (for example, “Advised on legislative outlook for Medicare physician reimbursement; Medicaid coverage; mental health; Medicare Advantage;…”). Separately, it is registered as an agent of 3 foreign principals. In its latest six-month FARA report (to Jan 31, 2026) it reported $54 received from foreign principals.

    Agents registered at this firm, not necessarily assigned to this specific client: Adam Marrs Yezerski, Steven Marchese, Dylan Patrick Keating, Peter Webster, Christopher Michael Hodgson, Paul DiNino

  • Greenberg Traurig, LLP · latest FARA filing, Jul 8, 2026lobbied for this company to 2024

    Greenberg Traurig, LLP lobbies the federal government for Centene Corp: 5 filings, 2023 to 2024, on health issues (for example, “Legislative monitoring on issues related to Medicare and Medicaid”). Separately, it is registered as an agent of 1 foreign principal. No amount is stated in its latest six-month FARA report (to Oct 31, 2025).

    • Cámara Nacional de las Industrias Azucarera y Alcoholera (CNIAA) · Mexicopay not stated in the agreementfiled Jul 8, 2026

    Agents registered at this firm, not necessarily assigned to this specific client: Irwin P Altschuler, Rosa Jeong Michels, Rodney Frelinghuysen, Robert J. Mangas, Albert Wynn, Robert A. Sherman

Lobbying

68 filings, 2023 to 2026. Paid lobbying firms $3.5M. In-house lobbying spend $13.1M.

Firms: Bgr Government Affairs, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP, Centene Corporation, Continental Strategy, LLC, Cornerstone Government Affairs, Inc. and 4 more

Issues: Health Issues, Insurance, Medicare/Medicaid, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Contacted: Senate, House Of Representatives, Health & Human Services, Dept Of (Hhs), Centers For Medicare And Medicaid Services (Cms), White House Office, Executive Office Of The President (Eop), Office Of Management & Budget (Omb)

From the company's Senate LDA filings. Firm fees and in-house spend are reported on different filings, so they are shown apart. Lobbying is legal and common; it shows what the company paid to be heard on, not what it got.

PAC giving

Centene Corporation Political Action Committee (Centene Pac)
  • Hakeem S. Jeffries House, NY$17K
  • Bradley S. Schneider House, IL$15K
  • Earl Blumenauer House, OR$13K
  • Katherine M. Clark House, MA$13K
  • Darin McKay LaHood House, IL$13K
  • Scott H. Peters House, CA$11K
  • Josh Gottheimer House, NJ$10K
  • Lizzie Fletcher House, TX$8K

The company's own PAC (linked by the connected organization on its FEC Form 1). Top candidates it gave to, all cycles we hold, from the candidates' own FEC reports; tracked candidates only, so not a complete total.

Market
ⓘA 10b5-1 plan is a trading schedule an insider sets up in advance, so sales under it say less about the insider’s view.

Insider trades

Bought, last 12 months
$0
0 trades
Sold, last 12 months
$12.1M
3 trades
Sells under a 10b5-1 plan
0.00%
0 of 2 sells whose filing has the plan box; 1 not read yet
Largest trade
$5.2M
Sold by Burdick Kenneth A, Jun 10, 2026
  • Koster Christopher Secretary & General CounselSold $3.8M · Aug 26, 2026
  • Koster Christopher Secretary & General CounselSold $3.1M · Aug 18, 2026
  • Burdick Kenneth A DirectorSold $5.2M · Jun 10, 2026

Open-market buys and sells from SEC Form 4 filings; grants and option exercises left out, and trades whose filed price failed our market check. A 10b5-1 plan is a trading schedule set in advance, so those sells say little about the insider's view. The plan box is on filings from April 2023 on.

Members of Congress who traded it

Fund holders with contract wins (13F)
ⓘ13F: a quarterly SEC filing in which large investment managers list the US stocks they hold, filed up to 45 days after the quarter.

None found.

People and connections

Key people

  • PIENKOS THEODORE JCorporate Controller & CAO
  • KOSTER CHRISTOPHERSecretary & General Counsel
  • DIAZ PAUL JDirector
  • TANJI KENNETHDirector
  • Tyler Lauren MDirector
  • COUGHLIN CHRISTOPHER JDirector
  • EPPINGER FREDERICK HDirector
  • Samuels Theodore RDirector
  • SMITH SUSAN RAYEChief Operating Officer
  • Burdick Kenneth ADirector
  • Carson Michael AGroup President, Medicare&Spec
  • FORD MONTE EDirector

Connections

Connections to other companies, executives and members of Congress, from disclosed trades, shared officers and public filings, are part of Pro. See Pro

Activity

Every record that names this company by ticker, newest first: awards, bills, executive actions, SEC filings, news, private raises and patents.

Sources and limits

USAspending (prime contracts only; no subcontracts or classified work; defense contracts can arrive up to 90 days after signing), SEC EDGAR, Senate LDA, FEC, House and Senate disclosures, the Federal Register and the White House. Companies are tied to records by exact name, a verified alias or a subsidiary in the company's own Exhibit 21; a miss is better than a wrong link. A shared date is not proof of cause, and nothing here is investment advice.