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Cigna profit margin CI

Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2009.

Net margin, 12 months
2.3%
Operating margin, 12 months
3.5%
Net margin on a year earlier
+0.4 pts
Peer median
1.8%

Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Cigna kept 2.3% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 3.5% and a gross margin of 20.6%.

Five years earlier its net margin was 4.9%.

The median for 6 health insurers of a similar size is 1.8%.

Profit margin over time

GrossOperatingNet

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Fiscal year by fiscal year

Fiscal yearNet marginOperating marginGross margin
FY20252.2%3.3%21.8%
FY20241.4%3.8%26.1%
FY20232.6%4.4%31.5%
FY20223.7%4.7%30.8%
FY20213.1%4.6%32.5%
FY20205.3%5.1%35.5%
FY20193.3%5.3%36.4%
FY20185.4%8.6%90.1%
FY20175.4%n/a94.1%
FY20164.7%n/a93.8%
FY20155.5%n/a94.4%
FY20146.0%n/an/a
FY20134.6%n/an/a
FY20125.6%n/an/a
FY20115.8%n/an/a

Quarter by quarter

QuarterEndedNet margin, 12 monthsChange on a yearOperating margin
Q2 FY262.3%+0.4 pts3.5%
Q1 FY262.3%+0.3 pts3.4%
Q4 FY252.2%+0.8 pts3.3%
Q3 FY252.3%+1.0 pts3.4%
Q2 FY251.9%+0.2 pts3.4%
Q1 FY252.0%+0.2 pts3.6%
Q4 FY241.4%−1.3 pts3.8%
Q3 FY241.3%−1.5 pts4.0%
Q2 FY241.7%−1.9 pts4.1%
Q1 FY241.8%−1.9 pts4.3%
Q4 FY232.6%−1.1 pts4.4%
Q3 FY232.8%−0.9 pts4.3%

Against its peers

Companies in Medical - Healthcare Plans nearest Cigna's size, closest first, today.

CompanyProfit margin
CICigna2.3%
ELVElevance Health2.5%
CVSCVS Health1.2%
HUMHumana0.9%
CNCCentene−2.5%
UNHUnitedHealth3.5%
OSCROscar Health3.6%
Peer median1.8%

Where Cigna ranks

What the profit margin tells you

Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).

Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.

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