Cigna (CI) Return on Equity [ROE] (2018 - 2026)
Cigna's Return on Equity [ROE] was 16.36% in Q2 2026, up 3.00 percentage points from 13.36% a year earlier and up 0.38 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Cigna (CI) Return on Equity [ROE] (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Equity [ROE] at Cigna came in at 15.13%, up 6.49 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] shows a five-year change of -2.64 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Equity [ROE] was 8.64% in FY2024 (-3.18 pp), 11.82% in FY2023 (-2.98 pp), 14.80% in FY2022 (+3.64 pp) and 11.16% in FY2021 (-6.62 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since Q3 2021.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Equity [ROE] has increased for six straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.64 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Equity [ROE] over five years was Q3 2025 (a gain of 7.90 percentage points); the worst was Q1 2024 (a drop of 6.62 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, CI's Return on Equity [ROE] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 15.99% (Q1 2026), 14.99% (Q4 2025) and 15.89% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 362.93 Bn | 249.60 Bn | 35.71 Bn | 15.98% |
| 2 | Mckesson | 125.16 Bn | 109.10 Bn | 3.96 Bn | - |
| 3 | Cvs Health | 113.93 Bn | 62.88 Bn | 47.21 Bn | 13.76% |
| 4 | Elevance Health | 92.83 Bn | -49.64 Bn | 13.65 Bn | 11.36% |
| 5 | Cigna | 79.88 Bn | 49.09 Bn | 15.09 Bn | 15.49% |
| 6 | Cencora | 66.55 Bn | 66.55 Bn | 3.60 Bn | 101.19% |
| 7 | Cardinal Health | 64.00 Bn | 47.32 Bn | 2.60 Bn | - |
| 8 | Humana | 52.60 Bn | -38.18 Bn | 4.83 Bn | 6.61% |
| 9 | Centene | 34.53 Bn | -39.52 Bn | 8.24 Bn | -32.52% |
| 10 | Molina Healthcare | 10.74 Bn | -24.26 Bn | 1.36 Bn | -1.15% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 15.49% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 16.36% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 15.99% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 14.99% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 15.89% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 13.36% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 13.22% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 9.04% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.99% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 9.59% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 8.80% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 11.69% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 12.04% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 15.15% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 15.42% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 15.16% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 14.80% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 12.10% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 11.73% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 11.48% |
API Access
Cigna Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=CI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=CI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();