Cigna Group (The)
Q4 2025 Earnings
Market Reaction
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Did CI Beat Earnings? Q4 2025 Results
The Cigna Group delivered a strong finish to fiscal 2025, posting fourth-quarter adjusted earnings of $8.08 per share against a Wall Street consensus of $7.65, a beat of 5.65%, while revenue of $72.47 billion topped estimates by 9.17% and grew 10.6% year over year. The primary engine behind those results was Evernorth Health Services, whose specialty pharmacy business drove Q4 adjusted revenues 17% higher and powered the segment's full-year top-line growth of 16%, more than offsetting a 16% revenue decline in Cigna Healthcare tied to the March 2025 divestiture of its Medicare businesses to HCSC. Operational discipline was equally visible in the SG&A expense ratio, which tightened to 5.0% from 5.9% a year earlier. Looking ahead, management guided 2026 adjusted revenues to approximately $280.00 billion and adjusted earnings of at least $30.25 per share, signaling continued confidence even as broader industry peers navigate elevated medical cost pressures; the board also lifted its quarterly dividend to $1.56 per share, reinforcing Cigna's commitment to returning capital to shareholders.
- Strong specialty pharmacy growth within Evernorth Health Services
- Growth of existing client relationships and new business in Pharmacy Benefit Services
- Increased adoption of biosimilars in Specialty and Care Services
- Higher contributions from stop loss products in Cigna Healthcare Q4
- Premium rate increases to cover expected increases in medical costs
- SG&A expense ratio improvement from business mix shift
- Onboarding of a new government contract driving 18% growth in behavioral care customers
“In 2025, we expanded access and support, lowered costs, and improved transparency for our customers and patients.”
Cigna CEO, on the earnings call
Forward Guidance & Outlook
For full year 2026, The Cigna Group projects adjusted revenues of approximately $280.0 billion, adjusted income from operations of at least $7.950 billion (at least $30.25 per share), adjusted SG&A expense ratio of approximately 5.0%, adjusted effective tax rate of approximately 19.0%, cash flow from operations of approximately $9.0 billion, and capital expenditures of approximately $1.3 billion. Evernorth adjusted income from operations pre-tax is projected at least $6.9 billion, and Cigna Healthcare at least $4.5 billion with a medical care ratio of 83.7% to 84.7%. Total medical customers are expected at approximately 18.1 million. Weighted average shares outstanding projected at 261 to 265 million.
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