Return on Capital (ROC)
Return on capital (ROC) is after tax rate of return on net business assets. ROIC is unaffected by changes in interest rates or company debt and equity structure. It measures business productivity performance.
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
Cigna Group, ROIC calculation, comparison to benchmarks
| Dec 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||
| Net operating profit after taxes (NOPAT)1 | 4,831) | 7,303) | 6,235) | 9,227) | 6,090) | |
| Invested capital2 | 85,777) | 85,650) | 90,679) | 93,748) | 93,745) | |
| Performance Ratio | ||||||
| ROIC3 | 5.63% | 8.53% | 6.88% | 9.84% | 6.50% | |
| Benchmarks | ||||||
| ROIC, Competitors4 | ||||||
| Abbott Laboratories | 8.87% | 10.96% | 11.30% | 8.01% | 6.47% | |
| CVS Health Corp. | 7.17% | 3.13% | 7.01% | 6.63% | 5.97% | |
| Danaher Corp. | 3.94% | 8.76% | 9.01% | 7.43% | 3.57% | |
| Elevance Health Inc. | 9.35% | 10.17% | 11.14% | 8.67% | 9.75% | |
| Humana Inc. | 9.02% | 10.50% | 10.35% | 17.73% | 16.04% | |
| Intuitive Surgical Inc. | 22.30% | 22.01% | 37.63% | 25.62% | 42.29% | |
| Medtronic PLC | 5.89% | 7.02% | 5.59% | 6.20% | 7.51% | |
| UnitedHealth Group Inc. | 14.59% | 13.68% | 13.51% | 13.84% | 13.91% | |
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31).
1 NOPAT. See details »
2 Invested capital. See details »
3 2023 Calculation
ROIC = 100 × NOPAT ÷ Invested capital
= 100 × 4,831 ÷ 85,777 = 5.63%
4 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Performance ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| ROIC | A measure of the periodic, after tax, cash-on-cash yield earned in the business. | Cigna Group ROIC improved from 2021 to 2022 but then deteriorated significantly from 2022 to 2023. |
Decomposition of ROIC
Cigna Group, decomposition of ROIC
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31).
1 Operating profit margin (OPM). See calculations »
2 Turnover of capital (TO). See calculations »
3 Effective cash tax rate (CTR). See calculations »
The primary reason for the decrease in return on invested capital (ROIC) over 2023 year is the decrease in profitability measured by operating profit margin (OPM) ratio.
Operating Profit Margin (OPM)
Cigna Group, OPM calculation, comparison to benchmarks
| Dec 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||
| Net operating profit after taxes (NOPAT)1 | 4,831) | 7,303) | 6,235) | 9,227) | 6,090) | |
| Add: Cash operating taxes2 | 2,097) | 2,363) | 1,864) | 3,064) | 2,104) | |
| Net operating profit before taxes (NOPBT) | 6,928) | 9,666) | 8,099) | 12,291) | 8,195) | |
| Revenues from external customers | 194,099) | 179,361) | 172,529) | 159,157) | 152,176) | |
| Profitability Ratio | ||||||
| OPM3 | 3.57% | 5.39% | 4.69% | 7.72% | 5.38% | |
| Benchmarks | ||||||
| OPM, Competitors4 | ||||||
| Abbott Laboratories | 16.84% | 20.24% | 20.37% | 16.05% | 14.97% | |
| CVS Health Corp. | 3.82% | 2.45% | 4.32% | 4.79% | 4.69% | |
| Danaher Corp. | 21.44% | 27.12% | 27.65% | 23.43% | 18.74% | |
| Elevance Health Inc. | 5.39% | 5.61% | 6.54% | 6.03% | 6.47% | |
| Humana Inc. | 3.64% | 4.33% | 4.49% | 6.64% | 5.73% | |
| Intuitive Surgical Inc. | 28.14% | 26.19% | 33.56% | 28.14% | 34.15% | |
| Medtronic PLC | 19.63% | 19.15% | 16.48% | 17.88% | 22.11% | |
| UnitedHealth Group Inc. | 9.14% | 9.13% | 8.33% | 9.15% | 8.41% | |
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31).
1 NOPAT. See details »
2 Cash operating taxes. See details »
3 2023 Calculation
OPM = 100 × NOPBT ÷ Revenues from external customers
= 100 × 6,928 ÷ 194,099 = 3.57%
4 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Profitability ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| OPM | The operating profit margin (OPM) is the ratio of pretax economic earnings, or NOPBT, to sales. | Cigna Group OPM improved from 2021 to 2022 but then deteriorated significantly from 2022 to 2023. |
Turnover of Capital (TO)
Cigna Group, TO calculation, comparison to benchmarks
| Dec 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||
| Revenues from external customers | 194,099) | 179,361) | 172,529) | 159,157) | 152,176) | |
| Invested capital1 | 85,777) | 85,650) | 90,679) | 93,748) | 93,745) | |
| Efficiency Ratio | ||||||
| TO2 | 2.26 | 2.09 | 1.90 | 1.70 | 1.62 | |
| Benchmarks | ||||||
| TO, Competitors3 | ||||||
| Abbott Laboratories | 0.67 | 0.71 | 0.69 | 0.57 | 0.55 | |
| CVS Health Corp. | 2.64 | 2.60 | 2.22 | 1.96 | 1.83 | |
| Danaher Corp. | 0.30 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.34 | 0.31 | |
| Elevance Health Inc. | 2.44 | 2.33 | 2.14 | 2.13 | 1.86 | |
| Humana Inc. | 3.48 | 3.18 | 2.70 | 3.48 | 3.41 | |
| Intuitive Surgical Inc. | 1.00 | 1.16 | 1.27 | 0.98 | 1.35 | |
| Medtronic PLC | 0.44 | 0.46 | 0.42 | 0.41 | 0.42 | |
| UnitedHealth Group Inc. | 2.01 | 1.95 | 2.04 | 1.96 | 2.05 | |
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31).
1 Invested capital. See details »
2 2023 Calculation
TO = Revenues from external customers ÷ Invested capital
= 194,099 ÷ 85,777 = 2.26
3 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Efficiency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| TO | The turnover of capital (TO) is the ratio of sales to invested capital. Capital turnover is a function of the efficiency of working capital management and of net fixed assets. | Cigna Group TO improved from 2021 to 2022 and from 2022 to 2023. |
Effective Cash Tax Rate (CTR)
Cigna Group, CTR calculation, comparison to benchmarks
| Dec 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||
| Net operating profit after taxes (NOPAT)1 | 4,831) | 7,303) | 6,235) | 9,227) | 6,090) | |
| Add: Cash operating taxes2 | 2,097) | 2,363) | 1,864) | 3,064) | 2,104) | |
| Net operating profit before taxes (NOPBT) | 6,928) | 9,666) | 8,099) | 12,291) | 8,195) | |
| Tax Rate | ||||||
| CTR3 | 30.27% | 24.44% | 23.01% | 24.93% | 25.68% | |
| Benchmarks | ||||||
| CTR, Competitors4 | ||||||
| Abbott Laboratories | 21.67% | 23.97% | 20.05% | 12.92% | 21.15% | |
| CVS Health Corp. | 29.07% | 50.90% | 27.09% | 29.36% | 30.33% | |
| Danaher Corp. | 39.60% | 19.69% | 18.58% | 7.07% | 38.19% | |
| Elevance Health Inc. | 28.75% | 22.11% | 20.37% | 32.42% | 18.95% | |
| Humana Inc. | 28.91% | 23.74% | 14.62% | 23.28% | 17.80% | |
| Intuitive Surgical Inc. | 20.94% | 27.40% | 11.76% | 6.67% | 8.23% | |
| Medtronic PLC | 32.28% | 19.53% | 18.59% | 14.72% | 19.30% | |
| UnitedHealth Group Inc. | 20.64% | 23.25% | 20.32% | 22.88% | 19.29% | |
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31).
1 NOPAT. See details »
2 Cash operating taxes. See details »
3 2023 Calculation
CTR = 100 × Cash operating taxes ÷ NOPBT
= 100 × 2,097 ÷ 6,928 = 30.27%
4 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Tax rate | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| CTR | Effective cash tax rate on operating income. | Cigna Group CTR increased from 2021 to 2022 and from 2022 to 2023. |