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The Cigna Group (MEX:CI) 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio : 6.10% (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is The Cigna Group 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio?

Shares Outstanding (EOP) are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them.

5-Year Share Buyback Ratio measures the average annual proportion of a company's outstanding shares repurchased over the past five years. It is calculated as the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from five years ago to the current year. A positive ratio may indicate share buybacks over the period, while a zero or negative ratio may reflect no repurchases or potential share issuance. The Cigna Group's current 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio was 6.10%.

MEX:CI's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio is ranked better than
94.12% of 17 companies
in the Healthcare Plans industry
Industry Median: -0.1 vs MEX:CI: 6.10

Competitive Comparison of The Cigna Group's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio

For the Healthcare Plans subindustry, The Cigna Group's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio data, can be viewed below:

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The Cigna Group's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio Distribution in the Healthcare Plans Industry

For the Healthcare Plans industry and Healthcare sector, The Cigna Group's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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The Cigna Group 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio Calculation

This is the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from five years ago to the current year. The annualized percentage change is calculated with least-square regression based on the latest six years of annual data on Shares Outstanding (EOP).

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The Cigna Group (MEX:CI) 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio Explanation

A negative number means the company might be issuing new shares. A positive number indicates that the company is buying back shares.

Be Aware

Investors usually like share buybacks. But as pointed by Warren Buffett, only if a company buys back shares at the prices below the stock's intrinsic value, it rewards remaining shareholders. If a company buys its overvalued stocks back, it destroys shareholder value.

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The Cigna Group Business Description

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Address
900 Cottage Grove Road, Bloomfield, CT, USA, 06002
Website
https://www.cigna.com
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 (current contract through 2029), 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 17 million US and 2 million international medical members covered as of December 2024.