The Cigna (CI) Q3 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- $7.98
- Estimate
- $7.51
- Surprise
- +6.3%
- Revenue (period 2026-09-30)
- $73.68B
- Score today
- 5.6/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
The Cigna (CI) beat the $7.51 estimate with adjusted EPS of $7.98 — a clear 6.3% upside surprise.
Coverage in the report window
- Evercore ISI Group Maintains In-Line on Cigna Group, Raises Price Target to $320 — benzinga, 2026-11-06
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates CI Hold at 5.6/10; no pre/post engine snapshot brackets this report.
4 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +6.3% surprise compares with a +3.4% four-quarter average.
What supports the rating
- Sector modifier (Healthcare): +0.5
- Strong earnings beat streak (4/4)
What argues against it
- Thin upside margin: 4.4%
- V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=4.1)
- Momentum score 4.3/10 — below 4.5 minimum
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $294.97
- Price target
- $308.06
- Stop
- $277.99
- Upside to target
- +4.4%
- Reward-to-risk
- 0.8:1
The stock trades at 13.3× trailing but 9.0× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-11-06 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
CI at TrendMatrix's latest read
Healthcare earnings trade on pipeline and payer dynamics as much as the quarter itself; a beat or miss is weighed against trial and reimbursement news.
- Industry
- Healthcare Plans
- Market cap
- $79.66B
- P/E (fwd)
- 9.0
- P/E (ttm)
- 13.3
- 52-week range
- $255.53–$318.00
- Off 52-week high
- 7.2%
- RSI (14)
- 47
- Volume vs avg
- 0.39×
- Score today
- 5.6/10