Operating Cash Flow
Cigna Operating Cash Flow decreased by 81.6% to $1.13B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 41.1%, from $1.92B to $1.13B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Operating Cash Flow shows an upward trend with a 7.5% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
Analysis
How to read this metric
Consistently high operating cash flow indicates a healthy, self-sustaining business capable of funding its own growth and returning capital to shareholders.
Detailed definition
Net cash from operating activities measures the total amount of cash generated by a company's core business operations....
Peer comparison
Investors often compare this to capital expenditures to calculate Free Cash Flow, a primary valuation metric for mature tech giants.
net_cash_from_operatingHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | -$296.00M | $2.12B | $4.28B | $2.03B | $1.24B | $3.28B | $2.10B | $5.03B | $2.49B | $2.83B | $1.47B | $4.84B | $265.00M | $46.00M | $5.21B | $1.92B | -$1.89B | $3.42B | $6.15B | $1.13B |
| QoQ Change | — | +815.9% | +101.7% | -52.5% | -38.7% | +163.9% | -36.1% | +139.5% | -50.4% | +13.4% | -48.1% | +229.9% | -94.5% | -82.6% | >999% | -63.2% | -198.2% | +281.2% | +79.9% | -81.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +520.3% | +54.9% | -50.9% | +147.7% | +100.3% | -13.9% | -30.1% | -3.7% | -89.4% | -98.4% | +255.3% | -60.3% | -811.7% | >999% | +18.0% | -41.1% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Cigna's operating cash flow?
- Cigna (CI) reported operating cash flow of $1.13B in Q1 2026.
- How has Cigna's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Cigna's operating cash flow decreased by 41.1% year-over-year, from $1.92B to $1.13B.
- What is the long-term trend for Cigna's operating cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Cigna's operating cash flow has grown at a 7.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $7.19B to $9.60B.
- What does operating cash flow mean?
- The actual amount of cash a company brings in from its day-to-day business activities.