Cigna (CI) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2019 - 2026)
Cigna (CI) reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 10.00% for Q2 2026, up 0.43 percentage points from 9.56% a year earlier and up 0.69 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Cigna (CI) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Cigna posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 9.15%, down 0.63 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a five-year change of +2.33 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 9.77% in FY2024 (+1.20 pp), 8.57% in FY2023 (+0.76 pp), 7.81% in FY2022 (+0.70 pp) and 7.12% in FY2021 (+0.30 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in data going back to Q1 2019.
- Year over year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] gained in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.43 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in five years was Q2 2022 (a gain of 1.44 percentage points); the low point was Q3 2021 (a drop of 0.65 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 9.31% (Q1 2026), 9.06% (Q4 2025) and 9.18% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 332.42 Bn | 217.05 Bn | 36.67 Bn | 10.87% |
| 2 | Cvs Health | 109.55 Bn | 62.16 Bn | 47.23 Bn | 4.98% |
| 3 | Mckesson | 99.61 Bn | 86.08 Bn | 3.69 Bn | 43.39% |
| 4 | Elevance Health | 84.30 Bn | -57.44 Bn | 13.45 Bn | -174.63% |
| 5 | Cigna | 71.83 Bn | 41.37 Bn | 14.97 Bn | 10.00% |
| 6 | Cencora | 57.33 Bn | 46.42 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 12.93% |
| 7 | Cardinal Health | 51.76 Bn | 35.76 Bn | 2.56 Bn | 19.96% |
| 8 | Humana | 45.82 Bn | -41.98 Bn | 5.50 Bn | 8.14% |
| 9 | Centene | 30.70 Bn | -59.59 Bn | 14.55 Bn | -13.64% |
| 10 | Molina Healthcare | 9.83 Bn | -25.04 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 2.39% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 10.00% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 9.31% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 9.06% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 9.18% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 9.56% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 9.36% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 9.53% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 9.35% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 9.07% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 8.69% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.33% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 8.00% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 7.99% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 8.18% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 8.22% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 7.68% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 7.82% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 7.42% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 7.15% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 6.57% |
API Access
Cigna Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] 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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=CI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=CI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();