Cigna (CI) Return on Assets [ROA] (2019 - 2026)
Cigna's Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 4.50% for Q2 2026, up 0.93 percentage points from 3.57% a year earlier and up 0.17 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Cigna (CI) Return on Assets [ROA] (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Cigna's Return on Assets [ROA] was 4.01%, up 1.56 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] carries a five-year change of -1.45 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Assets [ROA] was 2.45% in FY2024 (-1.17 pp), 3.62% in FY2023 (-0.92 pp), 4.54% in FY2022 (+1.05 pp) and 3.49% in FY2021 (-1.96 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since Q2 2023.
- Year-over-year, Return on Assets [ROA] has increased for six consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.59 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Assets [ROA] over five years came in Q3 2021 (a gain of 2.13 percentage points), and the weakest in Q1 2024 (a drop of 2.19 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows CI's Return on Assets [ROA] at 4.33% (Q1 2026), 3.98% (Q4 2025) and 4.23% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 362.93 Bn | 249.60 Bn | 35.71 Bn | 5.36% |
| 2 | Mckesson | 125.16 Bn | 109.10 Bn | 3.96 Bn | 6.01% |
| 3 | Cvs Health | 113.93 Bn | 62.88 Bn | 47.21 Bn | 4.32% |
| 4 | Elevance Health | 92.83 Bn | -49.64 Bn | 13.65 Bn | 4.01% |
| 5 | Cigna | 79.88 Bn | 49.09 Bn | 15.09 Bn | 4.26% |
| 6 | Cencora | 66.55 Bn | 66.55 Bn | 3.60 Bn | 4.10% |
| 7 | Cardinal Health | 64.00 Bn | 47.32 Bn | 2.60 Bn | 3.09% |
| 8 | Humana | 52.60 Bn | -38.18 Bn | 4.83 Bn | 2.20% |
| 9 | Centene | 34.53 Bn | -39.52 Bn | 8.24 Bn | -8.41% |
| 10 | Molina Healthcare | 10.74 Bn | -24.26 Bn | 1.36 Bn | -0.30% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 4.26% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 4.50% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 4.33% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.98% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.23% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.57% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.52% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.41% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.14% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.58% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.52% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.55% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.66% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.57% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.71% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.71% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 4.51% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.64% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.55% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.51% |
Cigna Return on Assets [ROA] 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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=CI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=CI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();