As of today (2024-04-23), The Cigna Group's share price is $354.82.
The Cigna Group's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $34.46. Hence, The Cigna Group's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 10.30.
The historical rank and industry rank for The Cigna Group's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:
CI'
s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 6.41 Med: 12.16 Max: 125.82
Current: 10.31
During the past 13 years, The Cigna Group's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 125.82. The lowest was 6.41. And the median was 12.16.
CI's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than 64.29% of 14
companies
in the Healthcare Plans industry
Industry Median: 13.32
vs CI: 10.31
During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of The Cigna Group was 46.70% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 11.10% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 14.20% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 29.60% per year.
During the past 13 years, The Cigna Group's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 173.10% per year. The lowest was -49.50% per year. And the median was 10.75% per year.
The Cigna Group Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data
The historical data trend for The Cigna Group's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
For the Healthcare Plans subindustry, The Cigna Group's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
The Cigna Group Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution
For the Healthcare Plans industry and Healthcare sector, The Cigna Group's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where The Cigna Group's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.
The Cigna Group Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation
The Cigna Group's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as
The Cigna Group's Share Price of today is $354.82.
The Cigna Group's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $34.46.
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:
The Cigna Group (NYSE:CI) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Explanation
Free Cash Flow is considered more important than earnings by value investors. The reason is because, in principle, only the net cash that can be taken from the business belongs to shareholders. This Free Cash Flow can be used to grow the business, reduce debt or return to shareholders in dividends or share buybacks.
In a DCF Calculation Free Cash Flow is used to determine the intrinsic value of companies.
Be Aware
In real business, Free Cash Flow can be affected by the change in accounts receivable, accounts payable, management's decision on expansion, etc. Therefore, investors should look at the Free Cash Flow over the longer term. Long-term average of Free Cash Flow is a more reliable indicator for real free cash flow.
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The Cigna Group (The Cigna Group) Business Description
Cigna primarily provides pharmacy benefit management and health insurance services. Its PBM services, which were greatly expanded by its 2018 merger with Express Scripts, are mostly sold to health insurance plans and employers. Its largest PBM contract is the Department of Defense and it recently won a deal with top-tier insurer Centene. In health insurance and other benefits, Cigna mostly serves employers through self-funding arrangements, but it also operates in government programs, such as Medicare Advantage. The company operates mostly in the U.S. with 18 million U.S. medical members covered as of the end of June 2023.
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