Cigna (CI) Q3 Earnings and Revenues Top Estimates

Group 1: Earnings Performance - Cigna reported quarterly earnings of $7.83 per share, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $7.7 per share, and up from $7.51 per share a year ago, representing an earnings surprise of +1.69% [1] - The company posted revenues of $69.57 billion for the quarter ended September 2025, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 3.59%, compared to $63.7 billion in the same quarter last year [2] Group 2: Stock Performance and Outlook - Cigna shares have increased by approximately 8.3% since the beginning of the year, while the S&P 500 has gained 17.2% [3] - The current consensus EPS estimate for the upcoming quarter is $8.04 on revenues of $67.81 billion, and for the current fiscal year, it is $29.69 on revenues of $267.39 billion [7] Group 3: Industry Context - The Medical - HMOs industry, to which Cigna belongs, is currently ranked in the bottom 35% of over 250 Zacks industries, indicating potential challenges for stock performance [8] - The Joint Corp., another company in the same industry, is expected to report a quarterly loss of $0.01 per share, reflecting a year-over-year change of -125%, with revenues anticipated to be $13.27 million, down 56.1% from the previous year [9]