What is Cigna's share buybacks?

Cigna (CI) reported share buybacks of $0 in Q1 2026.

How has Cigna's share buybacks changed year-over-year?

Cigna's share buybacks decreased by 100.0% year-over-year, from $1.51B to $0.

What is the long-term trend for Cigna's share buybacks?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Cigna's share buybacks has grown at a -17.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $7.74B to $3.62B.

What does share buybacks mean?

Cash used to buy back the company's own shares on the open market or through structured programs, reducing shares outstanding.

Cigna CI Share Buybacks

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$68.5B+4.6%

Gross profit$14.4B-15.8%

Operating income$2.4B+19.6%

Net income$1.7B+25.0%

EPS (diluted)$6.26+29.1%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$7.0B-15.5%

Total debt$111.0M+32.1%

Total equity$42.2B+4.9%

Total assets$153.27B+1.7%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$1.1B-41.1%

Valuation

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Market cap$72.93B-13.6%

P/E11.8×-5.2×

P/S0.3×-0.1×

Profitability

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Gross margin20.6%-5.2pp

Operating margin3.4%-0.1pp

Net margin2.2%+0.3pp

FCF margin5.5%—

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity15%+2.8pp

Debt / equity0×0.0×

Current ratio0.8×0.0×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Cigna in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock.

The official record: Cigna’s 10-Q, filed April 30, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Cigna's share buybacks?: Cigna (CI) reported share buybacks of $0 in Q1 2026.
How has Cigna's share buybacks changed year-over-year?: Cigna's share buybacks decreased by 100.0% year-over-year, from $1.51B to $0.
What is the long-term trend for Cigna's share buybacks?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Cigna's share buybacks has grown at a -17.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $7.74B to $3.62B.
What does share buybacks mean?: Cash used to buy back the company's own shares on the open market or through structured programs, reducing shares outstanding.