After Solid 1Q, Cigna Raises Full-Year Earnings Guidance

May 02
May 02, 2025

After reporting first-quarter results that exceeded company and analyst expectations, The Cigna Group increased its full-year adjusted earnings per share (EPS) guidance to at least $29.60, up from at least $29.50. The company kept its medical loss ratio (MLR) guidance at between 83.2% and 84.2%.

“This outlook reflects confidence in our businesses, while maintaining a prudent view of the current environment,” Cigna Chief Financial Officer Ann Dennison told analysts on a May 2 conference call.

For the first quarter, Cigna had adjusted EPS of $6.74, up from the $6.35 Wall Street consensus estimate and from $6.47 during the same time period last year. Meanwhile, the company had $65.5 billion of revenue, significantly above the $60.7 billion consensus. The Cigna Healthcare insurance segment generated more than $14.4 billion of revenue for the quarter, a 9.1% increase from last year, while the Evernorth health services segment had nearly $53.7 billion of revenue, a 16.1% increase from last year.
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Tim has been a reporter and editor for newspapers, websites and magazines for more than 20 years, including 10 years covering health care business topics. He has a deep knowledge of the managed care industry and pharmacy benefit management. He also has experience covering medical conferences and clinical and legislative health care issues. In 2014, the Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing selected Tim as one of 15 journalists to participate in a national symposium on the Affordable Care Act. Tim has a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Notre Dame and an M.B.A. from Georgetown University.