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The Cigna Group

United States · Large Cap · listed since 1982 · Revenue 12 mo. $282.4B

Price as of 11/06/2026

StockScorer score
4.5
of 10 5 of 11 points Low Match To the score
Price
$293.59
1 Y +4.9%
Market cap
$76B
Phase
Growth
revenue growing, core business profitable
Revenue +15.1% a year (3 years)EBIT margin 3.3%Payout 54.4% of operating cash flow

The Cigna Group, together with its subsidiaries, provides insurance and related products and services in the United States.

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The Cigna Group, together with its subsidiaries, provides insurance and related products and services in the United States. It operates through two segments: Evernorth Health Services and Cigna Healthcare. The Evernorth Health Services segment includes Pharmacy Benefit Services and Specialty and Care Services, offering pharmacy benefit management, drug claim adjudication, retail pharmacy network administration, benefit design consultation, drug utilization review, drug formulary management, pharmacy benefits, home delivery pharmacy, specialty pharmacy, specialty pharmaceutical distribution, and clinical programs for whole-person health outcomes. The Cigna Healthcare segment comprises U.S. Healthcare and International Health, delivering comprehensive medical and coordinated solutions such as employer medical plans, individual and family plans, behavioral health, consumer health engagement, dental, pharmacy management, stop-loss insurance, global health care, and local health care solutions, as well as health care benefits for mobile individuals and employees of multinational organizations. The company offers other operations, including corporate-owned life insurance, reinsurance, and certain run-off and non-strategic businesses. The company distributes its products and services through brokers and consultants; directly to employers, unions and other groups, or individuals; and private and public exchanges. The company was formerly known as Cigna Corporation and changed its name to The Cigna Group in February 2023. The company was founded in 1792 and is headquartered in Bloomfield, Connecticut.

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Summary

The Cigna Group is around the middle of the Healthcare sector overall

50.7 of 100

Mean of the six area values. Each area value is the mean of the stock's ranks among the companies in its sector. 50 is the middle of the sector, not a share of companies beaten.

Analysis

What the price requires

The market value is below the value without growth: the price requires no FCF growth.

Required FCF growth per year

no growth

no growth afterwards

Valuation against its own history

Price to operating cash flow 7.5×, within its usual range.

Middle half of 20 quarters: 7.5× to 10.1×, median 8.8×.

Measures only against its own past, not against what the company is worth. Price as of 11/06/2026.

2 signs support the expectation, none speaks against it.

What supports it

with respect to the priced-in expectation

  • Low capital needs capex median 0.7% of revenue (10 years)
  • Steady FCF margin at least 3.1%, range 5.9 pp (10 years)

What speaks against it

with respect to the priced-in expectation

No anomaly in the stored figures.

Since the last quarter

Q1 → Q2 2026

Mostly better than the previous quarter: 2 of 2 changes for the better.

  • FCF, 12 mo.$7.7B → $9.1B+19.0%better
  • Gross margin9.3% → 11.7%+2.4 ppbetter

6 more unchanged: Revenue, 12 mo., EBIT margin, FCF margin, Net debt, Shares outstanding, Return on equity

Derivation

How the sector comparison is derived

Each area value is the average of its metrics' ranks within the sector (0 to 100, 50 is the middle). For metrics where lower is better, the rank is mirrored. The overall value is the average of the area values.

Price as of 11/06/2026.

Profitability37.5below the middleEarns less than the sector: Gross margin 9.45%, sector 60.99%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Return on equity14.28%11.52%Rank 62
Return on capital (Greenblatt)250.04%32.55%Rank 98
EBIT margin3.32%18.31%Rank 11
FCF margin3.05%14.12%Rank 14
Gross margin9.45%60.99%Rank 3
Growth36.2below the middleGrows more slowly than the sector: Sustainable growth (ROE × retained earnings) 0.44%, sector 3.66%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Revenue growth, 1 year11.26%8.04%Rank 68
Earnings growth, 3 years per year1.51%5.44%Rank 39
Earnings growth, 5 years per year−0.49%7.00%Rank 30
Sustainable growth (ROE × retained earnings)0.44%3.66%Rank 9
Valuation93.9above the middleValued lower than the sector: FCF yield 11.03%, sector 3.63%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Earnings yield7.63%2.90%Rank 95
FCF yield11.03%3.63%Rank 95
EV/saleslower is better0.364.03Rank 94
EV/EBITlower is better10.9321.73Rank 92
Momentum37.6below the middleShare price doing worse than the sector: Share price, 6 months 2.40%, sector 24.27%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Share price, 1 year4.91%8.66%Rank 49
Share price, 6 months2.40%24.27%Rank 18
Share price, 3 months9.06%15.42%Rank 32
Distance from 52-week high−7.06%−7.35%Rank 51
Quality60.2above the middleQuality above the sector: Change in share count −6.10%, sector 0.00%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Accruals (Sloan)lower is better0.49%0.30%Rank 47
Change in share countlower is better−6.10%0.00%Rank 98
Dividend streak in years2010Rank 84
Price reaction to results, market-adjusted−4.88%0.05%Rank 13
Balance sheet & risk38.8below the middleMore risk than the sector: Equity ratio 26.41%, sector 48.40%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Equity ratio26.41%48.40%Rank 15
Net debt/EBITDAlower is better2.021.11Rank 29
Debt to equitylower is better0.750.48Rank 32
Volatility, 1 yearlower is better26.97%31.42%Rank 79

Ten years in figures

Revenue from $39.8B (2016) to $275.0B (2025), 23.9% a year.

Fiscal years, amounts in USD
YearRevenue, $BEBIT marginFCF, $BSharesNet debt, $B
201639.87.8%3.6260M1.8
201741.89.4%3.6244M2.5
201848.78.6%3.2247M38.6
2019153.65.3%8.4380M33.4
2020160.45.1%9.3368M23.4
2021174.14.6%6.0341M29.2
2022180.54.7%7.4313M25.6
2023195.34.4%10.2297M23.1
2024247.13.8%9.0283M24.4
2025275.03.3%8.4266M23.8
4.5 / 10Low MatchStockScorer score5 of 11 points

3 of 7 StockScorer Score rules met · How the score is built

The Cigna Group mainly meets criteria in the Valuation category. Result from 18 strategies checked.

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How The Cigna Group's score is built

The Cigna Group is rated here with the StockScorer Score strategy, the flagship rule set. It compares return and cash-flow metrics with the median of the company's own sector and checks growth and price trend.

3 of 7 rules met

5 of 11 points

  1. Free cash flow yield above the sector medianmet2 of 2 points
  2. Return on capital (Greenblatt ROC) above the sector medianmet2 of 2 points
  3. Return on equity above the sector medianmet1 of 1 point
  4. Free cash flow margin above the sector mediannot met0 of 2 points
  5. Revenue growth above 15%not met0 of 2 points
  6. 3-year earnings growth above 12% p.a.not met0 of 1 point
  7. 12-month share price more than 20 percentage points ahead of the marketnot met0 of 1 point
  8. Exclusion: financial and real estate stocksdoes not apply

Detail data

How does The Cigna Group stock perform across 18 strategies?

Excerpt from 18 strategies checked. The full evaluation is visible after a free sign-up.

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  • Earnings Quality: Accrual Check (Sloan)
  • Magic Formula: Value + Quality
  • Balanced GARP
  • Mohanram G-Score: Growth Quality
  • Growth Momentum (CAN SLIM principle)
  • Altman Z-Score: Stress Test
  • Dividend Aristocrats & Continuity
  • Levermann Strategy (13 Criteria)
  • Acquirer's Multiple: EV/EBIT Deep Value
  • Moat Quality
  • High-Growth / Rule of 40
  • PEG Strategy (inspired by Peter Lynch)

The Cigna Group key metrics: P/E, P/B and equity ratio

Selected fundamental metrics for The Cigna Group.

MetricStockSector
P/E ratio13.130.0
P/B ratio1.94.8
Return on equity (ROE)14.3%11.5%
Equity ratio26.4%48.4%
Debt-to-equity (D/E)0.750.48
Dividend yield2.1%1.3%

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Frequently asked questions about The Cigna Group stock

How does The Cigna Group stock (CI) score in the StockScorer model?
The Cigna Group stock reaches a StockScorer score of 4.5 out of 10, which is a low match with the rule-based strategies. 3 out of 7 flagship profile rules are met.
What is The Cigna Group's P/E ratio?
The Cigna Group's P/E ratio is 13.1. The Healthcare sector median is 30.0.
What sector is The Cigna Group in?
The Cigna Group is assigned to the Healthcare sector. Its rank within the sector is 50.7 out of 100: 100 means the stock leads its peer group of large and mid-cap sector stocks in every measured area.

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