Cigna (CI) Return on Capital Employed (2019 - 2026)
Cigna's (CI) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 2.93% in Q1 2026, down 251.0% year-on-year from 1.94% in Q1 2025, and down 2.53% quarter-over-quarter from 3.0% in Q4 2025.
Cigna (CI) Return on Capital Employed (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cigna has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 8 years of filings, most recently posting 2.93% for Q1 2026.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 2.93%, down 251.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 2.93% (down 251.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 9.15%, down 63.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed came in at 2.93% for Q1 2026 at Cigna, down from 3.0% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 12.88% in Q3 2024 to a low of 1.99% in Q3 2022.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 3.0% (2025), against an average of 4.47%.
- Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed soared 1033 bps in 2024 and tumbled 995 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
- Cigna's Return on Capital Employed stood at 4.34% in 2022, then soared by 92 bps to 8.33% in 2023, then slipped by 11 bps to 7.42% in 2024, then sank by 59 bps to 3.0% in 2025, then slipped by 3 bps to 2.93% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 2.93% (Q1 2026), 3.0% (Q4 2025), and 2.93% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 363.95 Bn | 334.15 Bn | 98.90 Bn | 9.56% |
| 2 | Cvs Health | 124.98 Bn | 113.36 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 4.42% |
| 3 | Elevance Health | 85.46 Bn | 50.04 Bn | 13.88 Bn | 3.02% |
| 4 | Cigna | 73.39 Bn | 65.77 Bn | -44.29 Bn | 2.93% |
| 5 | Humana | 43.40 Bn | 21.50 Bn | 4.00 Bn | 7.99% |
| 6 | Centene | 30.02 Bn | 6.36 Bn | 49.24 Bn | -18.75% |
| 7 | Molina Healthcare | 9.92 Bn | 668.90 Mn | 1.53 Bn | 13.51% |
| 8 | Oscar Health | 8.44 Bn | 1.64 Bn | -3.22 Bn | -24.87% |
| 9 | Alignment Healthcare | 4.50 Bn | 3.77 Bn | 135.85 Mn | 8.12% |
| 10 | Clover Health Investments | 2.61 Bn | 2.41 Bn | 154.54 Mn | -20.13% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.93% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.00% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.93% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 5.53% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.44% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 7.42% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 12.88% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 10.67% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 10.41% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.33% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.55% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.47% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.52% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.34% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -1.99% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -1.74% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -1.71% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -3.32% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.31% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 1.16% |