Cigna vs Centene
CI and CNC side by side, both in accident and health insurance and medical. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How CI and CNC compare
Cigna is the larger company, worth 2.3 times as much as Centene ($78.8B against $33.8B).
Centene grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (13.9% versus 7.8% for Cigna).
Cigna pays a dividend yielding 2.1%; Centene does not pay one.
Cigna scores higher on the StockData Score (8 against 6 for Centene), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | CI | CNC |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $78.8B | $33.8B |
| Share price | $298.23 | $68.45 |
| Change, 1 year | −0.30% | 83.3% |
| Change, 5 years | 39.3% | −7.7% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.33 | 0.50 |
| Employees | 68K | 61K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 8 (better) | 6 |
| Valuation score | 2 | 2 |
| Growth score | 2 | 2 |
| Performance score | 0 | 0 |
| Health score | 2 | 2 |
| Dividend score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 0.3× | 0.2× (better) |
| P/B | 1.8× | 1.5× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 8.2× | – |
| P/FCF | – | 3.8× |
| FCF yield | – | 26.5% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 7.8% | 13.9% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 11.4% | 11.9% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | −348% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | −358% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | −0.69% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 20.6% (better) | 8.0% |
| Operating margin | 3.5% (better) | −2.8% |
| Net margin | – | −2.5% |
| FCF margin | – | 4.4% |
| Return on equity | – | −20.4% |
| Return on invested capital | 12.1% (better) | −22.7% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.75 | 0.71 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.94 | – |
| Interest coverage | 7.2× (better) | −8.6× |
| Current ratio | 0.85 | 1.15 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 2.80 | 2.83 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 (better) | 4 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 2.1% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 5 | – |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 173% | – |
| Buyback yield | 1.3% (better) | −0.01% |
| Shareholder yield | 3.4% (better) | −0.01% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 89.9% | 98.8% |
| Held by insiders | 0.41% | 0.79% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$65.8M | −$14.6M (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Short interest, % of float | 2.6% | 2.1% |
Go deeper
- CI stock overview
- CI income statement
- CI valuation and score
- CNC stock overview
- CNC income statement
- CNC valuation and score
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