Centene (NYSE:CNC) reported quarterly earnings of $3.37 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $2.13 by 58.22 percent. This is a 16.21 percent increase over earnings of $2.90 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $49.944 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $47.530 billion by 5.08 percent. This is a 7.13 percent increase over sales of $46.620 billion the same period last year.