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Cigna free cash flow CI

Cash from operations less capital spending, by quarter and over the last twelve months, from 2008.

Last 12 months, to Dec 31, 2019
$8.4B
Latest quarter, Q4 FY19
$2.5B
Fiscal year 2019
$8.4B
+160% on the year before

Cigna's free cash flow was $8.4B over the twelve months to Dec 31, 2019, up 160% on a year earlier.

In its latest quarter, Q4 FY19, it was $2.5B.

Over the five fiscal years to FY2019 it grew 41% a year on average.

Free cash flow over time

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Fiscal year by fiscal year

Fiscal yearFree cash flowChange
FY2019$8.4B+160%
FY2018$3.2B−10%
FY2017$3.6B+1%
FY2016$3.6B+47%
FY2015$2.4B+59%
FY2014$1.5B+692%
FY2013$192M−90%
FY2012$1.9B+82%
FY2011$1.1B−26%
FY2010$1.4B+229%
FY2009$438Mn/a
FY2008n/an/a

Each fiscal year is the twelve months to its fourth quarter.

Quarter by quarter

QuarterEndedFree cash flowOn a year earlierLast 12 months
Q4 FY19$2.5Bn/a$8.4B
Q3 FY19$2.2B+345%$5.9B
Q2 FY19$736M−16%$4.2B
Q1 FY19$3B+56%$4.3B
Q4 FY18−$56M−113%$3.2B
Q3 FY18$498M−54%$3.7B
Q2 FY18$878M+48%$4.3B
Q1 FY18$1.9B+29%$4B
Q4 FY17$444M−41%$3.6B
Q3 FY17$1.1B−40%$3.9B
Q2 FY17$594M+191%$4.6B
Q1 FY17$1.5B+84%$4.2B

Against its peers

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CompanyFree cash flow yield
CICignan/m
ELVElevance Health6.6%
CVSCVS Health9.8%
HUMHumana3.8%
CNCCentene25.8%
UNHUnitedHealthn/m
OSCROscar Healthn/m
Peer median8.2%

What the free cash flow tells you

Cash from operations minus capital spending. The cash the company could hand back or reinvest.

Seasonal and lumpy quarter to quarter. The TTM view is the one to trust.

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