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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. The Cigna Group's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was €3,220 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was €12,142 Mil.
The Cigna Group (WBO:CIGN) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Explanation
An efficient operation keeps SGA costs low and thus has higher profit margin. The percentage of SGA relative to total revenue is an indication of how efficiently the company operates. Compare this percentage among the companies in the same industry is a good way of finding more efficient operations. A comparison of the SGA cost relative to the revenue with the historical value can also be an indication of how efficient the company has become.
Warren Buffett likes companies with consistent SGA as the percentage of gross profit.
Companies with no durable competitive advantage show wild variation in SG&A as % of Gross Profit.
If SGA is less than 30% of Gross Profit, it is fantastic. If SGA is nearing 100%, it is is in highly competitive industry.
The Cigna Group Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
The Cigna Group Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for The Cigna Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense 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.
The Cigna Group Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
WBO:CIGN vs ELV, HUM, CNC: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Healthcare Plans subindustry, The Cigna Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense, along with its competitors' market caps and Selling, General, & Admin. Expense 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 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Healthcare Plans Industry
For the Healthcare Plans industry and Healthcare sector, The Cigna Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where The Cigna Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
The Cigna Group Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Calculation
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. For instance, personnel cost, advertising, rent, communication costs are all part of SGA.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €12,142 Mil.
* 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.
What does a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €12,142 Mil mean?
The Cigna Group (WBO:CIGN) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €12,142 Mil as of Mar. 2026. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on The Cigna Group and its competitors.
Is The Cigna Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
The Cigna Group's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €12,142 Mil. Overall, The Cigna Group has a GF Score™ of 60/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does The Cigna Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to ELV and HUM?
The Cigna Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €12,142 Mil can be compared against companies in the Healthcare Plans industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense for a Healthcare Plans company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Healthcare Plans industry context. However, Selling, General, & Admin. Expense should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Selling, General, & Admin. Expense mean?
A high Selling, General, & Admin. Expense can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on The Cigna Group and its competitors. The Cigna Group's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €12,142 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is The Cigna Group stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, The Cigna Group (WBO:CIGN) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is €369.78, compared to a current price of €265.40 — trading 28.2% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €12,142 Mil. The Cigna Group's overall GF Score™ is 60/100 with 5 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Selling, General, & Admin. Expense calculated?
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is calculated from a company's financial statements. For The Cigna Group (WBO:CIGN), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €12,142 Mil as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Is The Cigna Group (WBO:CIGN) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, The Cigna Group stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of €265.40 is trading 28.2% below its estimated GF Value™ of €369.78.
GuruFocus considers The Cigna Group to be Modestly Undervalued.
Key valuation signals for WBO:CIGN:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: €12,142 Mil
GF Value™: €369.78 vs. price of €265.40 (28.2% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the WBO:CIGN stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Cigna primarily provides pharmacy benefit management and health insurance services. Its PBM and specialty pharmacy 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 with the Department of Defense, and it recently won a multiyear deal with top-tier insurer Centene. In health insurance and other benefits, Cigna primarily serves employers through self-funding arrangements, and the company operates mostly in the US with 16 million US and 2 million international medical members covered as of December 2025.
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