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Mar 31, 2025

FY2025 Q1

The Cigna Group (CI) Gross Margin — Quarter Ended Mar 31, 2025

Revenue was nearly flat compared to the prior quarter, while gross profit increased and cost of revenue decreased, leading to an improved gross margin. Compared to the same quarter last year, revenue and gross profit were higher, but cost of revenue grew at a faster rate, resulting in a lower gross margin.

Gross margin takeaway

Quarter ended Mar 31, 2025 · FY2025 Q1

Revenue was nearly flat compared to the prior quarter, while gross profit increased and cost of revenue decreased, leading to an improved gross margin. Compared to the same quarter last year, revenue and gross profit were higher, but cost of revenue grew at a faster rate, resulting in a lower gross margin.

  • The strongest observable margin driver is the reduction in cost of revenue relative to revenue, which directly supported gross profit growth and margin expansion versus the prior quarter.
  • Compared to the immediately preceding quarter, gross margin improved as cost of revenue decreased while revenue held steady. Compared to the same quarter one year earlier, gross margin weakened as cost of revenue increased proportionally more than revenue.

Gross margin snapshot

The selected quarter's reported revenue, gross profit, direct costs, and margin comparisons.

Gross margin

26.1%

Gross profit

$17.1B

Revenue

$65.5B

Cost of revenue

$48.4B

Quarter-over-quarter change

+0.8 pts

Year-over-year change

-1.5 pts

Quarterly gross margin trend

A four-quarter view of the revenue and direct-cost bridge behind gross margin.

PeriodRevenueGross profitCost of revenueGross margin
Jun 30, 2024$60.5B$16.0B$44.5B26.5%
Sep 30, 2024$63.7B$16.1B$47.6B25.3%
Dec 31, 2024$65.6B$16.6B$49.0B25.3%
Mar 31, 2025$65.5B$17.1B$48.4B26.1%

Quarterly comparisons

Compare the selected margin with the preceding quarter and the same fiscal quarter one year earlier.

Previous-quarter change

Dec 31, 2024

+0.8 pts

Year-over-year change

Mar 31, 2024

-1.5 pts

What the margin says

Filing-constrained interpretation of margin direction, comparisons, and what to monitor next.

The strongest observable margin driver is the reduction in cost of revenue relative to revenue, which directly supported gross profit growth and margin expansion versus the prior quarter.

Compared to the immediately preceding quarter, gross margin improved as cost of revenue decreased while revenue held steady. Compared to the same quarter one year earlier, gross margin weakened as cost of revenue increased proportionally more than revenue.

Monitor the trajectory of cost of revenue relative to revenue, as its growth rate has outpaced revenue on a year-over-year basis.