Cigna (CI) FCF Payout Ratio (2020 - 2026)
Cigna's (CI) FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.48 in Q1 2026, up 86.6% from 0.26 a year earlier and up 610.2% from the prior quarter.
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Cigna (CI) FCF Payout Ratio (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Cigna's FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.19, up 9.8% from FY2024.
- Across earlier years, FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.17 in FY2024 (+23.5%), 0.14 in FY2023 (-24.7%), 0.19 in FY2022 (-15.4%) and 0.22 in FY2021.
- The Q1 2026 figure is the highest quarterly FCF Payout Ratio in data going back to Q2 2020.
- On a year-over-year basis, FCF Payout Ratio rose in two of the last four quarters, with growth averaging 47.5%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for FCF Payout Ratio in the last five years was growth of 192.8% in Q1 2025, against a decline of 75.8% in Q4 2024 at the low end.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 376.63 Bn | 255.20 Bn | 36.67 Bn | 0.20 |
| 2 | Mckesson | 120.58 Bn | 104.48 Bn | 3.69 Bn | - |
| 3 | Cvs Health | 120.22 Bn | 72.63 Bn | 47.23 Bn | - |
| 4 | Elevance Health | 94.30 Bn | -47.58 Bn | 13.45 Bn | - |
| 5 | Cigna | 80.34 Bn | 49.59 Bn | 14.97 Bn | - |
| 6 | Cencora | 65.70 Bn | 54.60 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 0.05 |
| 7 | Cardinal Health | 60.99 Bn | 44.83 Bn | 2.56 Bn | 0.08 |
| 8 | Humana | 51.64 Bn | -36.22 Bn | 5.50 Bn | - |
| 9 | Centene | 34.63 Bn | -55.73 Bn | 14.55 Bn | - |
| 10 | Molina Healthcare | 10.91 Bn | -23.96 Bn | 1.43 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.48 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.07 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.13 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.26 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.08 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.09 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.32 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.15 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.17 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.08 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.19 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.12 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.38 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.20 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.08 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.19 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 0.41 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 0.00 |
API Access
Cigna FCF Payout Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-payout-ratio&ticker=CI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-payout-ratio", "ticker": "CI", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-payout-ratio&ticker=CI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();