Cigna (CI) Payout Ratio (2020 - 2026)
Cigna's (CI) Payout Ratio came in at 0.25 for Q2 2026, down 20.5% from 0.32 a year earlier and down 1.5% from the prior quarter.
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Cigna (CI) Payout Ratio (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Cigna's Payout Ratio stood at 0.27, down 40.7% from FY2024.
- In prior years, Cigna's Payout Ratio was 0.46 in FY2024 (+62.5%), 0.28 in FY2023 (+36.0%), 0.21 in FY2022 (-17.3%) and 0.25 in FY2021.
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Payout Ratio since Q2 2023.
- On a year-over-year basis, Payout Ratio has declined in each of the last six quarters, with an average decline of 2.9% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Payout Ratio in the past five years was Q1 2022, with growth of 486.6%; the weakest was Q3 2025, with a decline of 48.7%.
- According to Business Quant data, Payout Ratio for the three prior quarters was 0.26 (Q1 2026), 0.27 (Q4 2025) and 0.26 (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 341.92 Bn | 226.55 Bn | 36.67 Bn |
| 2 | Cvs Health | 112.26 Bn | 64.87 Bn | 47.23 Bn |
| 3 | Mckesson | 99.84 Bn | 86.30 Bn | 3.69 Bn |
| 4 | Elevance Health | 85.53 Bn | -56.21 Bn | 13.45 Bn |
| 5 | Cigna | 71.85 Bn | 41.39 Bn | 14.97 Bn |
| 6 | Cencora | 57.95 Bn | 47.04 Bn | 3.61 Bn |
| 7 | Cardinal Health | 51.09 Bn | 35.09 Bn | 2.56 Bn |
| 8 | Humana | 46.78 Bn | -41.02 Bn | 5.50 Bn |
| 9 | Centene | 30.87 Bn | -59.41 Bn | 14.55 Bn |
| 10 | Molina Healthcare | 9.86 Bn | -25.01 Bn | 1.43 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.25 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.26 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.27 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.26 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.32 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.31 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.46 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.51 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.41 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.41 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.28 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.27 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.21 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.21 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.21 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.21 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.25 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.25 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.25 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.12 |
API Access
Cigna 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=payout-ratio&ticker=CI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "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=payout-ratio&ticker=CI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();