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

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DateValue
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%