Cigna (CI) Gross Margin (2018 - 2026)
Cigna (CI) posted Gross Margin of 20.88% for Q2 2026, up 0.17 percentage points from 20.71% a year earlier but down 0.13 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Cigna (CI) Gross Margin (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Gross Margin at Cigna was 20.63%, down 3.71 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 21.79%, down 4.35 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Gross Margin shows a five-year change of -13.69 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Cigna's Gross Margin was 26.15% in FY2024 (-5.33 pp), 31.48% in FY2023 (+0.63 pp), 30.85% in FY2022 (-1.62 pp) and 32.47% in FY2021 (-3.02 pp).
- Quarterly Gross Margin has run from a low of 20.25% in Q4 2025 to a high of 32.37% in Q1 2023 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Gross Margin increased in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -4.25 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Gross Margin in the past five years was Q3 2023, with a gain of 1.59 percentage points; the weakest was Q3 2024, with a drop of 6.09 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Gross Margin for the three prior quarters was 21.01% (Q1 2026), 20.25% (Q4 2025) and 20.38% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 339.33 Bn | 223.96 Bn | 36.67 Bn | 32.74% |
| 2 | Cvs Health | 111.30 Bn | 63.91 Bn | 47.23 Bn | 44.52% |
| 3 | Mckesson | 100.82 Bn | 87.28 Bn | 3.69 Bn | 3.50% |
| 4 | Elevance Health | 85.16 Bn | -56.58 Bn | 13.45 Bn | 26.65% |
| 5 | Cigna | 72.72 Bn | 42.26 Bn | 14.97 Bn | 20.88% |
| 6 | Cencora | 58.70 Bn | 47.79 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 4.26% |
| 7 | Cardinal Health | 52.08 Bn | 36.08 Bn | 2.56 Bn | 4.02% |
| 8 | Humana | 46.46 Bn | -41.34 Bn | 5.50 Bn | 13.45% |
| 9 | Centene | 30.74 Bn | -59.55 Bn | 14.55 Bn | 27.16% |
| 10 | Molina Healthcare | 9.85 Bn | -25.02 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 13.19% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 20.88% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 21.01% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 20.25% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 20.38% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 20.71% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 26.11% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 25.33% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 25.32% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 26.49% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 27.64% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 31.01% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 31.42% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 31.17% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 32.37% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 29.85% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 29.82% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 31.51% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 32.25% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 31.59% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 32.10% |
Cigna Gross Margin API
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const data = await res.json();