Cigna (CI) Return on Sales [ROS] (2017 - 2026)
Cigna (CI) recorded Return on Sales [ROS] of 3.73% in Q2 2026, up 0.30 percentage points from 3.43% a year earlier and up 0.29 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Cigna (CI) Return on Sales [ROS] (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Cigna's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 3.53% as of Jun 30, 2026, up 0.08 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 3.35%, down 0.46 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Sales [ROS] has declined for three straight years, with a five-year change of -1.74 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 3.81% in FY2024 (-0.56 pp), 4.37% in FY2023 (-0.31 pp), 4.68% in FY2022 (+0.12 pp) and 4.56% in FY2021 (-0.52 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] since Q3 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Sales [ROS] rose in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.30 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Sales [ROS] in the last five years was a gain of 0.44 percentage points in Q4 2022, against a drop of 0.93 percentage points in Q1 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 3.44% (Q1 2026), 3.24% (Q4 2025) and 3.70% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 332.42 Bn | 217.05 Bn | 36.67 Bn | 7.13% |
| 2 | Cvs Health | 109.55 Bn | 62.16 Bn | 47.23 Bn | 4.43% |
| 3 | Mckesson | 99.61 Bn | 86.08 Bn | 3.69 Bn | 1.25% |
| 4 | Elevance Health | 84.30 Bn | -57.44 Bn | 13.45 Bn | -69.51% |
| 5 | Cigna | 71.83 Bn | 41.37 Bn | 14.97 Bn | 3.73% |
| 6 | Cencora | 57.33 Bn | 46.42 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 1.32% |
| 7 | Cardinal Health | 51.76 Bn | 35.76 Bn | 2.56 Bn | 1.14% |
| 8 | Humana | 45.82 Bn | -41.98 Bn | 5.50 Bn | 3.33% |
| 9 | Centene | 30.70 Bn | -59.59 Bn | 14.55 Bn | 2.24% |
| 10 | Molina Healthcare | 9.83 Bn | -25.04 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 1.33% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 3.73% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.44% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.24% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.70% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.43% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.01% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.31% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.04% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.99% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.94% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.03% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.57% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.57% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.33% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.82% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 4.73% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 5.21% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 4.97% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.38% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 5.18% |
API Access
Cigna Return on Sales [ROS] 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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=CI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=CI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();