Cigna (CI) Free Cash Flow (2018 - 2026)
Cigna's (CI) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at $864.0 million in Q1 2026, down 45.76% year-on-year from $1.6 billion in Q1 2025, and down 85.17% quarter-over-quarter from $5.8 billion in Q4 2025.
Cigna (CI) Free Cash Flow (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cigna has disclosed Free Cash Flow across 9 years of filings, most recently posting $864.0 million for Q1 2026.
- Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at $864.0 million, down 45.76% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $7.7 billion (up 27.45% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $8.4 billion, down 6.34% from the prior year.
- Free Cash Flow came in at $864.0 million for Q1 2026 at Cigna, down from $5.8 billion in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $5.8 billion in Q4 2025 to a low of -$2.2 billion in Q2 2025.
- The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $1.8 billion (2022), against an average of $2.1 billion.
- Peak annual rise in Free Cash Flow reached 989.52% in 2025, while the deepest fall reached 1967.62% in 2025.
- Cigna's Free Cash Flow stood at $1.8 billion in 2022, then tumbled by 37.17% to $1.1 billion in 2023, then soared by 342.38% to $4.9 billion in 2024, then gained by 19.53% to $5.8 billion in 2025, then plunged by 85.17% to $864.0 million in 2026.
- The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $864.0 million (Q1 2026), $5.8 billion (Q4 2025), and $3.1 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Free Cash Flow (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 363.95 Bn | 334.15 Bn | 98.90 Bn | 8.15 Bn |
| 2 | Cvs Health | 124.98 Bn | 113.36 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 3.40 Bn |
| 3 | Elevance Health | 85.46 Bn | 50.04 Bn | 13.88 Bn | 4.10 Bn |
| 4 | Cigna | 73.39 Bn | 65.77 Bn | -44.29 Bn | 864.00 Mn |
| 5 | Humana | 43.40 Bn | 21.50 Bn | 4.00 Bn | 1.13 Bn |
| 6 | Centene | 30.02 Bn | 6.36 Bn | 49.24 Bn | 4.17 Bn |
| 7 | Molina Healthcare | 9.92 Bn | 668.90 Mn | 1.53 Bn | 1.06 Bn |
| 8 | Oscar Health | 8.44 Bn | 1.64 Bn | -3.22 Bn | 2.61 Bn |
| 9 | Alignment Healthcare | 4.50 Bn | 3.77 Bn | 135.85 Mn | 121.32 Mn |
| 10 | Clover Health Investments | 2.61 Bn | 2.41 Bn | 154.54 Mn | 107.04 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 864.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 864.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.83 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.83 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.14 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.14 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -2.17 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -2.17 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.59 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.59 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.88 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.88 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -353.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -353.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -105.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -105.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.54 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.54 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.10 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.10 Bn |