Cigna (CI) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield 4.95% · Shareholder yield (TTM) 4.95%.
Cigna
CI
TTM buyback yield
4.95%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
4.95%
5Y share count change
-27.8%
TTM buyback spend
$3.62B
SBC coverage (TTM)
N/A
Diluted vs basic shares (annual)
Weighted average shares from the income statement: diluted (EPS denominator and typical buyback-yield basis) compared with basic.
Shares outstanding (annual)
Year-over-year change in diluted weighted average shares (industry-standard for EPS and per-share capital return). Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year; red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Dividend & buyback yield
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation
TTM coverage: N/A (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.
Buyback spending history
| Year | Buybacks | SBC | Net | Shares (dil.) | YoY shares | Buyback yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3.62B | $0.00 | $3.62B | 0.27B | -6.1% | 4.95% |
| 2024 | $7.03B | $0.00 | $7.03B | 0.28B | -4.6% | 9.17% |
| 2023 | $2.28B | $0.00 | $2.28B | 0.30B | -5.2% | 2.59% |
| 2022 | $7.61B | $0.00 | $7.61B | 0.31B | -8.2% | 7.52% |
| 2021 | $7.74B | $0.00 | $7.74B | 0.34B | -7.4% | 10.23% |
| 2020 | $4.04B | $0.00 | $4.04B | 0.37B | -3.0% | 5.38% |
| 2019 | $1.99B | $0.00 | $1.99B | 0.38B | 54.0% | 2.62% |
| 2018 | $342.00M | $0.00 | $342.00M | 0.25B | 1.1% | 0.58% |
| 2017 | $2.73B | $0.00 | $2.73B | 0.24B | -6.0% | 5.44% |
| 2016 | $139.00M | $0.00 | $139.00M | 0.26B | -0.4% | 0.41% |
| 2015 | $671.00M | $0.00 | $671.00M | 0.26B | -3.0% | 1.79% |
| 2014 | $1.61B | $0.00 | $1.61B | 0.27B | -5.6% | 6.02% |
| 2013 | $1.00B | $0.00 | $1.00B | 0.28B | -1.7% | 4.17% |
| 2012 | $208.00M | $0.00 | $208.00M | 0.29B | 5.6% | 1.37% |
| 2011 | $225.00M | $0.00 | $225.00M | 0.27B | -0.4% | 1.93% |
| 2010 | $201.00M | $0.00 | $201.00M | 0.28B | -0.0% | 2.03% |
| 2009 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.28B | -1.3% | — |
| 2008 | $378.00M | $0.00 | $378.00M | 0.28B | -1.5% | 8.23% |
| 2007 | $1.19B | $0.00 | $1.19B | 0.28B | -15.9% | 7.86% |
| 2006 | $2.77B | $0.00 | $2.77B | 0.34B | -13.5% | 19.74% |
| 2005 | $1.62B | $0.00 | $1.62B | 0.39B | -5.9% | 11.71% |
| 2004 | $676.00M | $0.00 | $676.00M | 0.41B | -1.8% | 6.21% |
| 2003 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.42B | -0.4% | — |
| 2002 | $355.00M | $0.00 | $355.00M | 0.42B | -6.4% | 6.17% |
| 2001 | $1.14B | $0.00 | $1.14B | 0.45B | -6.9% | 8.33% |
| 2000 | $1.70B | $0.00 | $1.70B | 0.49B | -18.0% | — |
| 1999 | $3.03B | $0.00 | $3.03B | 0.59B | -7.6% | — |
| 1998 | $833.00M | $0.00 | $833.00M | 0.64B | -4.1% | — |
| 1997 | $335.00M | $0.00 | $335.00M | 0.67B | -2.7% | — |
| 1996 | $292.00M | $0.00 | $292.00M | 0.69B | — | — |
| 1995 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | $302.00M | $0.00 | $302.00M | — | — | — |
| 1989 | $36.00M | $0.00 | $36.00M | — | — | — |
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned)
Buyback capacity (TTM)
TTM buybacks vs headroom (FCF − dividends, TTM)53% of headroom
Headroom $6.78B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Does Cigna buy back its own stock?
- Yes, Cigna (CI) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
How much does Cigna spend on share buybacks?
- Trailing twelve months (TTM) buyback spend is about $3.62B (sum of the last four quarterly cash-flow periods in our data). Figures are illustrative; verify in filings.
What is Cigna's buyback yield?
- TTM buyback yield is about 4.95% (TTM buyback spend divided by market cap at the latest quarter-end in our data).
What is Cigna's shareholder yield?
- Shareholder yield combines dividend yield and buyback yield. For the latest period we show approximately 4.95% combined (TTM-based where available).
Is Cigna diluting shareholders?
- Compare stock-based compensation (SBC) to buybacks in the chart above. Net effect varies by year; see annual buyback vs SBC bars and the history table.
How has Cigna's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about -27.8% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).