Cigna Group 10-K 2025-12-31

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 10-K

(Mark One)

☒ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025
OR
☐TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from ______________ to ______________

Commission file number 001-38769

The Cigna Group

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware82-4991898
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
900 Cottage Grove Road, Bloomfield, Connecticut06002
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)
(860) 226-6000
Registrant's telephone number, including area code
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, Par Value $0.01CINew York Stock Exchange, Inc.
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
NONE
YesNo
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The aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant as of June 30, 2025 was approximately $88.0 billion.

As of January 30, 2026, 263,528,277 shares of the registrant's Common Stock were outstanding.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Part III of this Form 10-K incorporates by reference information from the registrant's definitive proxy statement related to the 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page
Cautionary Statement
PART I
Item 1.Business1
Item 1A.Risk Factors18
Item 1B.Unresolved Staff Comments32
Item 1C.Cybersecurity32
Item 2.Properties33
Item 3.Legal Proceedings34
Item 4.Mine Safety Disclosures34
Information about Our Executive Officers34
PART II
Item 5.Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities34
Item 6.[Reserved]36
Item 7.Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations36
Item 7A.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk52
Item 8.Financial Statements and Supplementary Data53
Item 9.Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure110
Item 9A.Controls and Procedures110
Item 9B.Other Information111
Item 9C.Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections111
PART III
Item 10.Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance111
Item 11.Executive Compensation112
Item 12.Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters112
Item 13.Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence112
Item 14.Principal Accountant Fees and Services112
PART IV
Item 15.Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules113
Item 16.Form 10-K Summary119
Signatures120
Index to Financial Statement SchedulesFS-1

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Annual Report on Form 10-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are based on The Cigna Group's current expectations and projections about future trends, events and uncertainties. These statements are not historical facts. Forward-looking statements may include, among others, statements concerning future financial or operating performance, including our ability to improve the health and vitality of those we serve; future growth, business strategy and strategic or operational initiatives; economic, regulatory or competitive environments, particularly with respect to the pace and extent of change in these areas and the impact of developing inflationary and interest rate pressures; financing or capital deployment plans and amounts available for future deployment; our prospects for growth in the coming years; strategic transactions and their expected benefits; and other statements regarding The Cigna Group's future beliefs, expectations, plans, intentions, liquidity, cash flows, financial condition or performance. You may identify forward-looking statements by the use of words such as "believe," "expect," "project," "plan," "intend," "anticipate," "estimate," "predict," "potential," "may," "should," "will" or other words or expressions of similar meaning, although not all forward-looking statements contain such terms.

Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, both known and unknown, that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: our ability to manage health care costs and respond to price competition, inflation and other pressures that could compress our margins or result in premiums that are insufficient to cover the cost of services delivered to our customers; our ability to compete effectively, differentiate our products and services from those of our competitors and adapt to changes in an evolving and rapidly changing industry; our ability to develop and effectively implement products and services to improve the accessibility, affordability and transparency of health care; changes in drug pricing or industry pricing benchmarks; our ability to maintain relationships with one or more key pharmaceutical manufacturers or if payments made or discounts provided decline; changes in the pharmacy provider marketplace or pharmacy networks; the potential for actual claims to exceed our estimates related to expected medical claims; our ability to develop and maintain satisfactory relationships with health care payors, physicians, hospitals, other health service providers and with producers and consultants; potential liability in connection with managing medical practices and operating pharmacies, onsite clinics and other types of medical facilities; uncertainties surrounding participation in government-sponsored programs and providing services to payors who participate in government-sponsored programs; the substantial level of government regulation over our business and the potential effects of new laws or regulations or changes in existing laws or regulations; compliance with applicable privacy, security and data laws, regulations and standards; the outcome of litigation, regulatory audits and investigations; compliance costs and potential failure of our prevention, detection and control systems; our ability to invest in and properly maintain our information technology and other business systems; our ability to prevent or contain effects of a potential cyberattack or other privacy or data security incident; risks related to our use of artificial intelligence and machine learning; dependence on success of relationships with third parties; risk of significant disruption within our operations or among key suppliers or third parties; political, legal, operational, regulatory, economic and other risks that could affect our multinational operations, including currency exchange rates; risks related to strategic transactions and realization of the expected benefits of such transactions, as well as integration or separation difficulties or underperformance relative to expectations which could lead to an impairment charge; our ability to achieve our strategic and operational initiatives; unfavorable economic and market conditions, the risk of a recession or other economic downturn and resulting impact on employment metrics, stock market or changes in interest rates; risks related to a downgrade in financial strength ratings of our insurance subsidiaries; the impact of our significant indebtedness and the potential for further indebtedness in the future; credit risk related to our reinsurers; as well as more specific risks and uncertainties discussed in Part I, Item 1A – Risk Factors and in Part II, Item 7 – Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of this Form 10-K, and as described from time to time in our future reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made, are not guarantees of future performance or results, and are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict or quantify. The Cigna Group undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required by law.

PART I

Item 1. BUSINESS

OVERVIEW

The Cigna Group®, together with its subsidiaries (either individually or collectively referred to as the "Company," "we," "us" or "our"), is a global health company.

Our Focused Mission
The Cigna Group is a global health company committed to creating a better future for every individual and every community. Powered by our dedicated people and valued brands, we advance our mission to improve the health and vitality of those we serve by staying grounded in the needs of our customers and patients - delivering a personalized, transparent and affordable health care experience. We focus on leading the way to partner and innovate solutions for better health.

At The Cigna Group our global workforce of approximately 67,700 colleagues strives to fulfill our mission to improve the health and vitality of more than 185 million customer relationships in more than 30 markets and jurisdictions (as of December 31, 2025). We play an important role in the health care system, and the breadth and depth of our customer relationships - as well as our approximately 1.7 million relationships with health care providers, clinics and facilities - give us opportunities to drive positive change.

We have two segments: Evernorth Health Services® and Cigna Healthcare®. The Evernorth Health Services segment, through our Pharmacy Benefit Services and Specialty and Care Services operating segments, provides independent and coordinated health solutions and capabilities to enable the health care system to work better and help people live healthier lives. Cigna Healthcare, the health benefits segment of The Cigna Group, provides comprehensive medical and coordinated solutions to customers and clients served by our U.S. Healthcare and International Health operating segments.

Together, Evernorth Health Services and Cigna Healthcare combine pharmacy and medical capabilities to create solutions that improve affordability, transparency and health outcomes. This combination helps us anticipate needs, accelerate innovation and deliver personalized experiences for customers and patients at scale.

Information about Segments

We present the financial results of our businesses in the following segments (see the "Executive Overview" section of Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations ("MD&A") located in Part II, Item 7 of this Form 10-K for a financial summary):

Evernorth Health Services includes our Pharmacy Benefit Services and Specialty and Care Services operating segments, which provide independent and coordinated health solutions and capabilities to enable the health care system to work better and help people live healthier lives.

Cigna Healthcare includes our U.S. Healthcare and International Health operating segments, which provide comprehensive medical and coordinated solutions to clients and customers.

Other Operations comprises the remainder of our business operations, which includes certain continuing, run-off and other non-strategic businesses.

Corporate reflects amounts not allocated to operating segments, including net interest expense (defined as interest on corporate financing less net investment income on investments not supporting segment and other operations), certain litigation matters, expense associated with our frozen pension plans, charitable contributions, operating severance, certain overhead and enterprise-wide project costs, and eliminations for products and services sold between segments.

See the "Executive Overview - Key Transactions and Business Developments" section of our Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations located in Part II, Item 7 of this Form 10-K for discussion of key developments impacting the segments.

Commitments to Better

Through our Commitments to Better, we embarked on a new, multiyear chapter to accelerate our ongoing evolution and industry leadership. We know we play an important role in a health care system that needs changing for the better, and we are determined to lead that change for the health and vitality of those we serve. We have many roles in the health care system to deliver better outcomes to our customers, including helping to make healthcare more affordable, administering health care claims and working to reduce health care waste. The Cigna Group has established five key areas of focus, and several initial specific actions, to improve the health of its customers and increase the value it provides:

  • Easier access to care:** address challenges customers face by making processes simpler, easier and faster.

  • Better support:** provide customers with more support and resources to navigate the health care system.

  • Better value:** drive better value for customers and patients.

  • Accountability:** stand behind our commitments to our customers and patients.

  • Transparency:** provide information on how we are continuously improving to serve our customers better.

Other Information

The Cigna Group, through its predecessor companies, was incorporated in Delaware in 1981.

The financial information included in this Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 is presented in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP") unless otherwise indicated. Industry rankings and percentages set forth herein are for the year ended December 31, 2025, unless otherwise indicated. In addition, statements set forth in this document concerning our rank or position in an industry or particular line of business have been developed internally based on publicly available information unless otherwise noted.

You can access our website at http://www.thecignagroup.com to learn more about our company. We make annual, quarterly and current reports and proxy statements and amendments to those reports available, free of charge, through our website as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file these materials with, or furnish them to, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). We also use our website as a means of disclosing material information and for complying with our disclosure obligations under the SEC's Regulation FD (Fair Disclosure). Important information, including news releases, analyst presentations and financial information regarding The Cigna Group is routinely posted on our website. Accordingly, investors should monitor the Investor Relations portion of our website, in addition to following our press releases, SEC filings, and public conference calls and webcasts. The information contained on, or that may be accessed through, our website is neither incorporated by reference into nor a part of this report. See also "Code of Ethics and Other Corporate Governance Disclosures" in Part III, Item 10 of this Form 10-K for additional information regarding the availability of our Codes of Ethics on our website.

EVERNORTH HEALTH SERVICES

Evernorth Health Services includes our Pharmacy Benefit Services and Specialty and Care Services operating segments, which provide independent and coordinated health solutions and capabilities to enable the health care system to work better and help people live healthier lives.

Evernorth Health Services offers a full suite of products and services that both (a) enables our clients to combine our products and services to create a comprehensive benefit offering designed to manage prescription drugs and provide independent and coordinated health solutions and capabilities and (b) addresses the needs of a shared customer base across both operating segments of Evernorth Health Services. Our ability to deliver this broad array of health care services on either a standalone or combined basis between its two operating segments enables us to drive incremental gro

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Item 1A. RISK FACTORS

As a large global health company operating in a complex industry, we encounter a variety of risks and uncertainties, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, liquidity, results of operations, financial condition or the trading price of our securities. You should carefully consider each of the risks and uncertainties discussed below, together with other information

contained in this Form 10-K, including the MD&A. These risks and uncertainties are not the only ones we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently believe to be immaterial may also adversely affect us. The following risk factors have been organized by category for ease of use; however, many of the risks may have impacts in more than one category. These categories, therefore, should be viewed as a starting point for understanding the significant risks facing us and not as a limitation on the potential impact of the matters discussed. Risk factors are not necessarily listed in order of importance.

Risks Related to Our Business as a Health Company

We must predict, price for and manage health care costs appropriately. We face price competition and other pressures that could compress our margins or result in premiums that are insufficient to cover the cost of services delivered to our customers.

Our profitability depends in part on our ability to accurately predict, price for and effectively manage future health care costs. Relatively small differences between predicted and actual medical costs or utilization rates as a percentage of revenue can result in significant changes in our financial results. In addition to appropriately pricing health care costs, we must accurately manage costs through medical management, product design, negotiation of favorable provider contracts and underwriting criteria. Our health care costs are also affected by external events that we cannot forecast or project and over which we have little or no control, including changes in laws and regulations, costly new treatments, new treatment guidelines, provider billing practices, inflation and changes in customers' health care utilization patterns, pandemics, natural disasters, and other large-scale medical emergencies. If we do not accurately price our health care costs, our business, cash flows, financial condition and results of operations could be materially adversely impacted.

While we compete on the basis of many service- and quality-related factors, we expect that price will continue to be a significant basis of competition. Our client contracts are subject to negotiation as clients seek to contain their costs, including by reducing benefits offered. Increasingly, our clients seek to negotiate performance guarantees that require us to pay penalties if the guaranteed performance standard is not met. Clients can easily move between our competitors and us. Our clients are well-informed and typically have knowledgeable consultants who seek competing bids from our competitors before contract renewal. For example, our Express Scripts client contracts generally have three-year terms and may be subject to periodic renegotiation of pricing terms based on market factors. If one or more of our large clients terminates or does not renew a contract for any reason, or if the provisions of a contract with a large client are modified with terms less favorable to us, our results of operations could be adversely affected, and we could experience a negative reaction in the investment community.

A significant loss of customers or clients resulting from our need to increase or maintain premiums, administrative fees or reimbursement levels could adversely affect our business, cash flows, financial condition and results of operations. In addition, as brokers and benefit consultants seek to enhance their revenue streams, they look to take on services that we typically provide. Each of these events could negatively impact our financial results.

Strong competition within the pharmacy benefit business has generated greater demand for lower product and service pricing, increased revenue sharing, and enhanced product and service offerings. These competitive factors have historically applied pressure on our operating margins and caused many companies, including us, to reduce the prices charged for products and services while sharing with clients a greater portion of the formulary rebates and related fees received from pharmaceutical manufacturers. If we are unable to respond effectively, including through the implementation of a rebate-free model for our pharmacy benefit services clients, these trends could negatively impact our ability to attract or retain clients or sell additional services, which could negatively impact our margins and have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations. In addition, legislative reforms and regulatory or executive actions related to rebates, reporting, owned pharmacies and other activities may adversely affect our ability to price our pharmacy products and services appropriately, as well as our competitive position, cash flows, financial condition and results of operations.

Premiums in the Cigna Healthcare segment are generally set for a one-year period and are priced well in advance of the date on which the contract commences or renews. Federal and state regulatory agencies may restrict or prevent entirely our ability to implement changes in premium rates or collect certain administrative fees. Fiscal or other concerns related to the government-sponsored programs in which we participate may cause decreasing reimbursement rates, delays in premium payments, restrictions on implementing changes in premium rates or insufficient increases in reimbursement rates. Our participation in health insurance exchanges through our IFP offerings in certain states involves uncertainties associated with mix and volume of business and could adversely affect our results of operations, financial position and cash flows.

We operate in a highly competitive and evolving business environment, and our failure to compete effectively or differentiate our products and services from those of our competitors could materially adversely affect our results of operations, financial position and cash flows.

We operate in a highly competitive, evolving and rapidly changing industry. Industry shifts have resulted and could result from, among other things:

  • a large intra- or inter-industry merger or industry consolidation;

  • strategic alliances;

  • new or alternative business models or new government options or offerings;

  • continuing consolidation among physicians, hospitals and other health care providers, as well as changes in the organizational structures chosen by physicians, hospitals and health care providers;

  • new market entrants, including those not traditionally in the health services industry;

  • the ability of larger employers and clients to contract directly with providers;

  • technological changes and rapid shifts in the use of technology, such as telehealth and AI;

  • the impact or consequences of legislation, executive actions or regulatory changes including premium rate increases, public debates over drug pricing, government involvement in drug pricing and purchasing, and public debate over current or proposed legislation;

  • impacts to distribution channels, including changes to the United States Postal Service or the consolidation of shipping carriers;

  • increased drug acquisition cost or unexpected changes to drug pricing trend;

  • changes in the generic/biosimilar drug market or the failure of new generic/biosimilar drugs to come to market; and

  • changes in utilization of health care, prescription drugs or other covered services and items, including under risk-based contracts in the health benefit management market and for those businesses that utilize risk adjustment methodology.

Any significant shifts i

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Item 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

None.

Item 1C. CYBERSECURITY

Cybersecurity Strategy and Risk Management

Cybersecurity is a core element of our enterprise risk management strategy. Safeguarding business information, intellectual property, and the data of customers, patients, employees and business partners is vital for operational continuity, regulatory compliance and sustaining stakeholder trust.

Our comprehensive cybersecurity program is supported by policies and procedures designed to protect our systems and operations, as well as sensitive personal information and data, from foreseeable cybersecurity threats.

Core to our security model is our defense-in-depth framework, comprising multiple layers of processes and technologies that help prevent, detect and respond to threats. Our approach to safeguarding against external threats incorporates a suite of preventive technologies, including malicious email blocking, defenses against automated attacks and multifactor authentication. Event monitoring technologies run continuously, detecting suspected intrusion attempts and alerting our Cybersecurity Incident Response Team. We undertake a number of critical security processes to mitigate and protect against cybersecurity risks, which include but are not limited to (i) identity and access management; (ii) security awareness and training; (iii) security operations and monitoring; (iv) change management; (v) disaster recovery/business continuity; (vi) intelligence feeds; (vii) physical security; (viii) third-party vendor security reviews; (ix) vulnerability management/patching; and (x) cybersecurity incident reporting.

We routinely manage cybersecurity risks through a defined framework that includes activities aimed at the identification, assessment, treatment and monitoring of risks. Cybersecurity risk assessment results are used by senior management to make informed decisions about where to allocate resources to reduce cybersecurity risks and improve overall security posture. We examine our entire program annually with third parties and measure the program against generally accepted industry standards and frameworks, such as an internationally recognized security control framework established by the NIST and used by companies to assess and improve their ability to prevent, detect and respond to cyberattacks. Our cybersecurity policies and standards are reviewed annually and are mainly guided by the NIST 800-53 Cybersecurity Framework. In addition to the NIST framework, we leverage the International Organization for Standardization 27001 and 27002 standards.

To enhance our preparedness and practice our collective cybersecurity response capabilities, we conduct tabletop exercises with leaders, stakeholders, subject matter experts and certain executives. These events are developed in partnership with external security experts and designed to exercise and engage some of the most critical areas of cybersecurity incident response and preparedness through an interactive and evolving simulated scenario.

In addition to these internal measures, the effectiveness of components of our overall cybersecurity program is frequently evaluated by external third parties, which includes work performed over various levels of control assessments for specific business lines and core processes. These include Health Information Trust Alliance ("HITRUST") for health care data security, PCI DSS for payment security, and System Organization Controls 2 ("SOC 2") for information security and related controls for specific business lines and core processes. We also perform an annual maturity assessment and benchmark our security controls to identify opportunities to strengthen our cybersecurity program.

As part of our Global Threat Management Program, a dedicated Incident Handling Team, comprising both technical and management personnel, determines the severity of a validated cybersecurity event across the enterprise and is responsible for the development and ongoing maintenance of our comprehensive Global Incident Response Plan ("GIRP"). The GIRP is reviewed quarterly at a minimum but may be updated as needed based on lessons learned, changes in key teams or processes, or other circumstances as warranted, and the procedures therein are tested annually. The GIRP's incident handling procedures dictate our actions during each phase of an incident, including the assembly of a broad, cross-functional Computer Security Incident Response Team, the formulation of a response, and post-incident reviews and corrective actions.

Our information protection department maintains a risk register that is used to manage cybersecurity risks associated with its business activities, technology assets, and its interaction with internal and external business, information technology and security parties.

Cybersecurity risks are also periodically reviewed by Enterprise Risk Management to ensure appropriate oversight of cybersecurity risk management activities.

Suppliers that access, host or transmit our data are contractually required to comply with our Security Policies and Standards. Additionally, suppliers may be subject to periodic security audits or risk assessments, which include security questionnaires, security capabilities and maturity assessments, controls evidence reviews, application vulnerability assessments, public internet presence monitoring, and alignment reviews with service-specific industry standards. Follow-up activities are performed as needed. Contracts with suppliers also include critical security requirements, such as right to audit, technology requirements and hiring practices, including background checks for those who have access to our network. To further ensure supplier resilience and continuity, we regularly evaluate and assess our critical supplier relationships and business continuity plans, enabling us to quickly adapt and maintain operations in the event of prolonged disruption.

As of the date of this report, we do not believe that any risks from any cybersecurity threats, including as a result of any previous cybersecurity incidents, have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect us, including our business strategy, results of operations or financial condition. However, future cybersecurity threats or incidents could materially affect us, including our business strategy, results of operations or financial condition. For more information on our cybersecurity-related risks, see Part I, Item 1A "Risk Factors – Operational Risks – As a large global health company, we and our vendors are subject to cyberattacks or other privacy or data security incidents. If we are unable to prevent or contain the effects of any such attacks, or fail to ensure vendors do the same, we may suffer exposure to substantial liability, reputational harm, loss of revenue or other damages."

Cybersecurity Governance

Our Board of Directors (the "Board") has ultimate oversight over our privacy and cybersecurity programs and strategy and is responsible for ensuring that we have risk management policies and processes in place to meet and mitigate evolving risks and threats. Certain members of our Board have cybersecurity certifications. Throughout 2025, the Board executed this oversight directly and through both the Audit Committee, for cybersecurity purposes, and the Compliance Committee, for privacy purposes. In these capacities, these committees were regularly briefed by the Global Chief Information Security Officer ("GCISO") and Chief Privacy Officer on cybersecurity and privacy matters. These briefings were designed to provide visibility about the identification, assessment and management of critical risks, audit findings, and management's risk mitigation strategies. Additionally, these briefings included information about current trends in the environment, incident preparedness, AI, and various components of our cybersecurity and privacy programs. On an annual basis, the Board reviews our cybersecurity program, including the threat landscape and related controls, and periodically conducts cybersecurity tabletop exercises.

Our dedicated cybersecurity team is led by our GCISO. Our current GCISO joined the Company in October 2023 and works closely with senior management to develop and innovate the cybersecurity and risk management strategies. Prior to joining the team, our GCISO held senior information security roles at other global organizations, where this individual defined information security strategies; built global information security programs; implemented cybersecurity capabilities that protect consumers, wholesale partners and brands; and oversaw the security of a global payment network, a corporate network and digital assets.

Beginning in 2026, oversight of cybersecurity matters has transitioned to the Board's Finance & Technology Committee. The Finance & Technology Committee now receives similar updates on cybersecurity and information protection programs from the GCISO as described above. Throughout 2025, the Compliance Committee, now the Audit & Compliance Committee, oversaw privacy risks and related matters, including through regular updates from our Chief Compliance and Risk Officer.

Item 2. PROPERTIES

At the end of 2025, our global real estate portfolio consisted of approximately 8.1 million square feet of owned and leased properties to support the operations of our reporting segments. Our domestic portfolio had approximately 6.3 million square feet in 42 states, District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Our international properties contain approximately 1.8 million square feet located throughout 23 countries.

Our principal domestic office locations include the Wilde Building, located at 900 Cottage Grove Road in Bloomfield, Connecticut (our corporate headquarters, which we own); the Evernorth Health Services leased corporate offices located at and around One Express Way in St. Louis, Missouri; and leased office space at Two Liberty Place, located at 1601 Chestnut Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. These principal domestic office locations total approximately 1.8 million square feet.

The pharmacy operations consist of 11 home delivery pharmacies, 35 specialty pharmacies and four high-volume automated dispensing pharmacies located throughout the United States. Our high-volume automated dispensing pharmacies are located in Arizona, Indiana, Missouri and New Jersey.

We believe our properties are adequate and suitable for our business as presently conducted. The foregoing does not include information on investment properties.

Item 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

The information contained under "Legal and Regulatory Matters" in Note 22 to the Consolidated Financial Statements of this Form 10-K is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not applicable.

Information about Our Executive Officers

The principal occupations, ages and employment histories of our executive officers (as of February 26, 2026) are listed below.

DAVID M. CORDANI, 60, Chairman of the Board of The Cigna Group beginning January 2022; Chief Executive Officer beginning December 2009; Director beginning October 2009; President beginning June 2008; and Chief Operating Officer from June 2008 until December 2009.

ANN M. DENNISON, 55, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of The Cigna Group beginning March 2025; Deputy Corporate Financial Officer from January 2024 until March 2025. Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Nasdaq, Inc. from March 2021 until December 2023; Senior Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer from October 2015 until March 2021.

BRIAN EVANKO, 49, President and Chief Operating Officer of The Cigna Group beginning March 2025; Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of The Cigna Group and President and Chief Executive Officer of Cigna Healthcare from January 2024 until March 2025; Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of The Cigna Group from January 2021 until January 2024; President, Government Business from November 2017 until January 2021; and President, U.S. Individual Business from August 2013 until November 2017.

NICOLE S. JONES, 55, Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel for The Cigna Group beginning September 2023; Executive Vice President and General Counsel of The Cigna Group from June 2011 until September 2023; Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Lincoln Financial Group from May 2010 until June 2011; Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of The Cigna Group from April 2008 until May 2010; and Corporate Secretary from September 2006 until April 2010.

DURGA PRASAD KOKA, 52, Executive Vice President and Global Chief Information Officer, The Cigna Group beginning September 2025; Senior Vice President, Information Technology from October 2021 until September 2025; SVP of Enterprise Solutions and Architecture, Hilton Worldwide from May 2020 until May 2021.

F. EVERETT NEVILLE, 61, Executive Vice President, Strategy and Business Development beginning January 2021; Senior Vice President, Value Creation and Solutions from August 1998 until December 2020.

PART II

Item 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

As of December 31, 2025, the number of shareholders of record was 20,669. The Cigna Group's common stock is listed with, and trades on, the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "CI."

In 2025, 2024 and 2023, The Cigna Group declared and paid quarterly cash dividends of $1.51, $1.40 and $1.23 per share of The Cigna Group common stock, respectively.

On February 5, 2026, the Board of Directors declared the first quarter 2026 cash dividend of $1.56 per share of The Cigna Group common stock to be paid on March 19, 2026 to shareholders of record on March 5, 2026. The Cigna Group currently intends to pay regular quarterly dividends, with future declarations subject to approval by its Board of Directors and the Board's determination that

the declaration of dividends remains in the best interests of The Cigna Group and its shareholders. See Note 8 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for further information on dividend payments.

For information on securities authorized for issuance under our existing equity compensation plans, see Item 12 under the heading "Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters."

Stock Price Performance Graph

The graph below compares the cumulative total shareholder return on our common stock for the five years ended December 31, 2025 with the cumulative total return of the Standard & Poor's ("S&P") 500 Index and the S&P 500 Health Care Index. The stock performance shown in the graph is not intended to forecast or be indicative of future performance.

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12/31/2012/31/2112/31/2212/31/2312/31/2412/31/25
The Cigna Group$100$112$165$152$142$145
S&P 500$100$129$105$133$166$196
S&P 500 Health Care Index$100$126$124$126$129$148

*Assumes that the value of the investment in The Cigna Group common stock and each index was $100 on December 31, 2020 and that all dividends were reinvested.

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

The following table provides information about The Cigna Group share repurchase activity for the quarter ended December 31, 2025:

PeriodTotal # of shares purchased (1)Average price paid per share (1) (3)Total # of shares purchased as part of publicly announced program (2)Approximate dollar value of shares that may yet be purchased as part of publicly announced program (3) (in millions)
October 1 - 31, 20251,688$304.63—$7,732
November 1 - 30, 20253,738,069$268.253,732,646$6,730
December 1 - 31, 20253,057$274.35—$6,730
Total3,742,814$268.273,732,646N/A

*(1)*Includes shares tendered by employees under the Company's equity compensation plans as follows: 1) payment of taxes on vesting of restricted stock (grants and units) and strategic performance shares and 2) payment of the exercise price and taxes for certain stock options exercised. Employees tendered 1,688 shares in October, 5,423 shares in November and 3,057 shares in December 2025.

*(2)*Additionally, the Company maintains a share repurchase program authorized by the Board. Under this program, the Company may repurchase shares from time to time, depending on market conditions and alternate uses of capital. The timing and actual number of shares repurchased will depend on a variety of factors, including price, general business and market conditions, and alternate uses of capital. The share repurchase program may be effected through Rule 10b5-1 plans, open market purchases, each in compliance with Rule 10b-18 under the Exchange Act, or privately negotiated transactions. The program may be suspended or discontinued at any time and does not have an expiration date.

*(3)*The average price paid per share and approximate dollar value of shares exclude the impact of excise tax.

Item 6. [Reserved]

Item 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations ("MD&A") is intended to provide information to assist you in better understanding and evaluating the financial condition of The Cigna Group as of December 31, 2025 compared with December 31, 2024 and our results of operations for 2025 compared with 2024 and 2023 and is intended to help you understand the ongoing trends in our business. For comparisons of our results of operations for 2024 compared with 2023, please refer to the previously filed MD&A included in Part II, Item 7 of our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024. We encourage you to read this MD&A in conjunction with our Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K ("Form 10-K") and the "Risk Factors" contained in Part I, Item 1A of this Form 10-K.

Unless otherwise indicated, financial information in this MD&A is presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP"). See Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in this Form 10-K for additional information regarding the Company's significant accounting policies. In some of our financial tables in this MD&A, we present either percentage changes or "N/M" when those changes are so large as to become not meaningful. Changes in percentages are expressed in basis points ("bps").

In this MD&A, our consolidated measures "adjusted income from operations," earnings per share on that same basis and "adjusted revenues" are not determined in accordance with GAAP and should not be viewed as substitutes for the most directly comparable GAAP measures of "shareholders' net income," "earnings per share" and "total revenues." We also use pre-tax adjusted income (loss) from operations and adjusted revenues to measure the results of our segments.

The Company uses "pre-tax adjusted income (loss) from operations" and "adjusted revenues" as its principal financial measures of segment operating performance because management believes these metrics reflect the underlying results of business operations and facilitate analysis of trends in underlying revenue, expenses and profitability. We define adjusted income (loss) from operations as shareholders' net income (or income (loss) before income taxes less pre-tax income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests for the segment metric) excluding net investment gains/losses, amortization of acquired intangible assets and special items. The Cigna Group's share of certain investment results of its joint ventures reported in the Cigna Healthcare segment using the equity method of accounting are also excluded. Special items are matters that management believes are not representative of the underlying results of operations due to their nature or size. Adjusted income (loss) from operations is measured on an after-tax basis for consolidated results and on a pre-tax basis for segment results. Consolidated adjusted income (loss) from operations is not determined in accordance with GAAP and should not be viewed as a substitute for the most directly comparable GAAP measure, shareholders' net income. See the below Financial Highlights section for a reconciliation of consolidated adjusted income from operations to shareholders' net income.

The Company defines adjusted revenues as total revenues excluding the following adjustments: special items and The Cigna Group's share of certain investment results of its joint ventures reported in the Cigna Healthcare segment using the equity method of accounting. Special items are matters that management believes are not representative of the underlying results of operations due to their nature or size. We exclude these items from this measure because management believes they are not indicative of past or future

underlying performance of the business. Adjusted revenues is not determined in accordance with GAAP and should not be viewed as a substitute for the most directly comparable GAAP measure, total revenues. See the below Financial Highlights section for a reconciliation of consolidated adjusted revenues to total revenues.

See Note 23 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional discussion of these metrics and a reconciliation of income (loss) before income taxes to pre-tax adjusted income (loss) from operations, as well as a reconciliation of Total revenues to adjusted revenues. Note 23 to the Consolidated Financial Statements also explains that segment revenues include both external revenues and sales between segments that are eliminated in Corporate. Ratios presented in the segment discussion exclude the same items as adjusted revenues and pre-tax adjusted income (loss) from operations.

EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW

The Cigna Group, together with its subsidiaries (either individually or collectively referred to as the "Company," "we," "us" or "our"), is a global health company committed to creating a better future for every individual and every community. Our subsidiaries offer a differentiated set of pharmacy, medical, behavioral, dental, and related products and services. For further information on our business and strategy, see Part I, Item 1 - "Business" of this Form 10-K.

Financial Highlights

Consolidated Results of Operations (GAAP basis)
For the Years Ended December 31,ChangeChange
(Dollars in millions)2025202420232025 vs. 20242024 vs. 2023
Pharmacy revenues$216,672$185,362$137,243$31,31017%$48,11935%
Premiums40,26145,99644,237(5,735)(12)1,7594
Fees and other revenues16,92114,79012,6192,131142,17117
Net investment income1,046973

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Item 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

The information contained under the caption "Market Risk" in the MD&A section of this Form 10-K is incorporated by reference.

Item 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of The Cigna Group

Opinions on the Financial Statements and Internal Control over Financial Reporting

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of The Cigna Group and its subsidiaries (the "Company") as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, changes in total equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2025, including the related notes and financial statement schedules listed in the index appearing on page FS-1 of this Form 10-K (collectively referred to as the "consolidated financial statements"). We also have audited the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2025, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2025 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Also in our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2025, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the COSO.

Basis for Opinions

The Company's management is responsible for these consolidated financial statements, for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting, and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in Management's Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting appearing under Item 9A. Our responsibility is to express opinions on the Company's consolidated financial statements and on the Company's internal control over financial reporting based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud, and whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects.

Our audits of the consolidated financial statements included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audits also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.

Definition and Limitations of Internal Control over Financial Reporting

A company's internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company's internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company's assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

Critical Audit Matters

The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current period audit of the consolidated financial statements that was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that (i) relates to accounts or disclosures that are material to the consolidated financial statements and (ii) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the consolidated financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below, providing a separate opinion on the critical audit matter or on the accounts or disclosures to which it relates.

Valuation of incurred but not reported (IBNR) liabilities plus expected development on reported claims and reported claims in process for the Cigna Healthcare segment

As described in Note 9 to the consolidated financial statements, the total of incurred but not reported (IBNR) liabilities plus expected development on reported claims and reported claims in process for the Cigna Healthcare segment as of December 31, 2025 was $4.0 billion. Management estimates the liability for claims incurred in each month by applying the current estimates of completion factors to the current paid claims data. As disclosed by management, the unpaid claims liability is primarily impacted by assumptions related to completion factors and medical cost trend. Management develops completion factors by comparing the claim incurral date to the date claims were paid. Completion factors are impacted by several key items including changes in: 1) electronic (auto-adjudication) versus manual claim processing; 2) frequency and timeliness of provider claims submissions; 3) number of customers and 4) the mix of products. Management uses historical completion factors combined with an analysis of current trends and operational factors to develop current estimates of completion factors. Medical cost trend is primarily impacted by medical service utilization and unit costs.

The principal considerations for our determination that performing procedures relating to the valuation of IBNR liabilities plus expected development on reported claims and reported claims in process for the Cigna Healthcare segment is a critical audit matter are (i) the significant judgment by management when developing the estimate

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Item 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

None.

Item 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

**A.**Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Based on an evaluation of the effectiveness of The Cigna Group's disclosure controls and procedures conducted under the supervision and with the participation of The Cigna Group's management (including The Cigna Group's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer), The Cigna Group's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this report, The Cigna Group's disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by The Cigna Group in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and forms and is accumulated and communicated to The Cigna Group's management (including The Cigna Group's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer) as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

**B.**Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

Management's Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

Management of The Cigna Group is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. The Company's internal controls were designed to provide reasonable assurance that the Company's consolidated published financial statements for external purposes were prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The Company's internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that:

(i)pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Company;

(ii)provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and that receipts and expenditures of the Company are being made only in accordance with authorization of management and directors of the Company; and

(iii)provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisitions, use or disposition of the Company's assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements.

Management assessed the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2025. In making this assessment, management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission ("COSO") in Internal Control-Integrated Framework (2013). Based on management's assessment and the criteria set forth by COSO, it was determined that the Company's internal control over financial reporting is effective as of December 31, 2025.

The Company's independent registered public accounting firm, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, has audited the effectiveness of and has issued an attestation report on the Company's internal control over financial reporting, as stated in their report located in Item 8 of this Form 10-K.

Change in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended December 31, 2025 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, The Cigna Group's internal control over financial reporting.

Item 9B. OTHER INFORMATION

Rule 10b5-1 Plan Elections

During the three months ended December 31, 2025, the following 10b5-1 director and officer trading plan arrangement changes occurred:

1.On November 5, 2025, David Cordani, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Cigna Group, terminated a 10b5-1 plan that was adopted on May 6, 2025. Mr. Cordani's plan provided for (i) the sale of shares of The Cigna Group common stock issuable upon vesting of a performance award (the actual number of shares depends on actual performance achieved and may range from 0% to 200% of the 32,586 shares subject to the award at the target level of performance) and (ii) the combined exercise of 212,543 vested stock options and sale of up to 50% of the after-tax shares of The Cigna Group common stock acquired from the option exercise, in each case through May 5, 2026.

This trading plan was terminated during an open insider trading window.

2.On May 5, 2025, Jamie Kates, Senior Vice President and Tax and Global Chief Accounting Officer, adopted a 10b5-1 plan. Ms. Kates' plan provides for (i) the sale of up to 170 shares of The Cigna Group common stock, (ii) the sale of shares of The Cigna Group common stock issuable upon vesting of a performance award (the actual number of shares depends on actual performance achieved and may range from 0% to 200% of the 281 shares subject to the award at the target level of performance), and (iii) the exercise of vested stock options and the associated sale of up to 2,014 shares of The Cigna Group common stock, in each case through May 5, 2026. No transactions have occurred pursuant to Ms. Kates’ plan to date.

This trading plan was entered into during an open insider trading window and is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense of Rule 10b5-1(c) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Company's policies regarding insider transactions.

Item 9C. DISCLOSURE REGARDING FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS THAT PREVENT INSPECTIONS

Not applicable.

PART III

Item 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

**A.**Directors of the Registrant

The information under the captions "Corporate Governance Matters – Board of Directors' Nominees" and "Corporate Governance Matters – Committees of the Board" (as it relates to the Audit Committee disclosure) in the definitive proxy statement of The Cigna Group related to the 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders ("the 2026 Proxy Statement") is incorporated herein by reference.

**B.**Executive Officers of the Registrant

See Part I, "Information about our Executive Officers" in this Form 10-K.

**C.**Code of Ethics and Other Corporate Governance Disclosures

The information under the caption "Corporate Governance Matters – Codes of Ethics" in the 2026 Proxy Statement is incorporated herein by reference. We intend to promptly disclose on our website, in accordance with applicable rules, any required disclosure of changes to or waivers, if any, of our Code of Ethics or our Director Code of Business Conduct and Ethics.

**D.**Delinquent Section 16(a) Reports

The information under the caption "Ownership of The Cigna Group Common Stock – Delinquent Section 16(a) Reports," if included in the 2026 Proxy Statement, is incorporated herein by reference.

E. Insider Trading Arrangements and Policies

The information under the caption "Compensation Matters – Insider Trading Arrangements and Policies" in the 2026 Proxy Statement is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

The information under the captions "Corporate Governance Matters – Non-Employee Director Compensation," "Corporate Governance Matters – Corporate Governance Policies and Practices – Certain Transactions," "Compensation Matters – Compensation Discussion and Analysis," "Compensation Matters – Report of the People Resources Committee" and "Compensation Matters – Executive Compensation Tables" in the 2026 Proxy Statement is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

The following table presents information regarding The Cigna Group equity compensation plans as of December 31, 2025:

(a) (1)(b) (2)(c) (3)
Plan CategoryNumber of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants and rightsWeighted-average exercise price of outstanding options, warrants and rightsNumber of securities remaining available for future issuance under equity compensation plans (excluding securities reflected in column (a))
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders6,301,429$242.8110,418,601
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders———
Total6,301,429$242.8110,418,601

*(1)*Includes, in addition to outstanding stock options:

(i) 55,653 restricted stock units, 35,920 deferred shares and 1,007,528 strategic performance shares that are reported at the maximum 200% payout rate granted under the Cigna Long-Term Incentive Plan and the Cigna Corporation Director Equity Plan; and

(ii) 144,269 shares of common stock underlying stock option awards granted under the Express Scripts Holding Company 2016 Long-Term Incentive Plan, 85,180 shares of common stock underlying stock option awards granted under the Express Scripts, Inc. 2011 Long-Term Incentive Plan and 46,534 shares of common stock underlying stock option awards granted under the Medco Health Solutions, Inc. 2002 Stock Incentive Plan that were all approved by the applicable company's shareholders before acquisition of Express Scripts by The Cigna Group in December 2018.

*(2)*The weighted-average exercise price is based only on outstanding stock options. The outstanding stock options assumed due to the acquisition of Express Scripts by The Cigna Group, in aggregate, have a weighted-average exercise price of $146.39. Excluding the assumed options from this acquisition results in a weighted-average exercise price of $248.21.

*(3)*Represents 10,418,601 shares of common stock available as of the close of business December 31, 2025 for future issuance under the Cigna Long-Term Incentive Plan. No further grants may be made and no shares remain available for future issuance under any plan other than the Cigna Long-Term Incentive Plan.

The information under the captions "Ownership of The Cigna Group Common Stock – Stock Held by Directors, Nominees, and Executive Officers" and "Ownership of The Cigna Group Common Stock – Stock Held by Certain Beneficial Owners" in the 2026 Proxy Statement is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE

The information under the captions "Corporate Governance Matters – Corporate Governance Policies and Practices – Director Independence" and "Corporate Governance Matters – Corporate Governance Policies and Practices – Certain Transactions" in the 2026 Proxy Statement is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 14. . PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

The information under the captions "Audit Matters – Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (Proposal 3) – Policy for the Pre-Approval of Audit and Permissible Non-Audit Services" and "Audit Matters – Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (Proposal 3) – Fees to Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm" in the 2026 Proxy Statement is incorporated herein by reference.

PART IV

Item 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

(a)(1) The following Financial Statements can be found under Part II, Item 8 of this Form 10-K:

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. (Public Company Accounting Oversight Board ID: 238)

Consolidated Statements of Income for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023.

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023.

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2025 and 2024.

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Total Equity for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023.

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

(2)The financial statement schedules listed in the Index to Financial Statement Schedules on page FS-1, which list is incorporated herein.

(3)Set forth in this Item 15 is a list of exhibits filed or incorporated by reference as part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

(b)The exhibits listed in the accompanying "Index to Exhibits" in this Item 15 are filed or incorporated by reference as part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

(c)The financial statement schedules listed in the Index to Financial Statement Schedules on page FS-1 are filed as part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

NumberDescriptionMethod of Filing
3.1Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the registrant effective as of April 26, 2023Filed by the registrant as Exhibit 3.1 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2023 and incorporated herein by reference.
3.2Amended and Restated By-Laws of the registrant as last amended February 13, 2023Filed by the registrant as Exhibit 3.3 to the Current Report on Form 8-K on February 13, 2023 and incorporated herein by reference.
4.1(a)Indenture, dated as of September 17, 2018, between Cigna Corporation (formerly Halfmoon Parent, Inc.) and U.S. Bank National Association, as trusteeFiled by CHC as Exhibit 4.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K on September 21, 2018 and incorporated herein by reference.
4.1(b)Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 17, 2018, between Cigna Corporation (formerly Halfmoon Parent, Inc.) and U.S. Bank National Association, as trusteeFiled by CHC as Exhibit 4.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K on September 21, 2018 and incorporated herein by reference.
4.1(c)Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of December 20, 2018, by and among Express Scripts Holding Company, Cigna Holding Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as trusteeFiled by the registrant as Exhibit 4.7 to the Current Report on Form 8-K on December 20, 2018 and incorporated herein by reference.
4.1(d)Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of October 11, 2019, by and among Cigna Corporation, as the Issuer, Cigna Holding Company and Express Scripts Holding Company, each as guarantors, and U.S. Bank, National Association, as trusteeFiled by the registrant as Exhibit 4.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K on October 11, 2019 and incorporated herein by reference.
4.1(e)Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 16, 2020, between Cigna Corporation and U.S. Bank, National Association, as trusteeFiled by the registrant as Exhibit 4.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K on March 16, 2020 and incorporated herein by reference.
4.1(f)Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 3, 2021, between Cigna Corporation and U.S. Bank National Association, as trusteeFiled by the registrant as Exhibit 4.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K on March 3, 2021 and incorporated herein by reference.
4.1 (g)Sixth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 7, 2023, between Cigna Corporation and U.S. Bank National Association, as trusteeFiled by the registrant as Exhibit 4.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K on March 7, 2023 and incorporated herein by reference.
4.1 (h)Seventh Supplemental Indenture, dated as of February 13, 2024, between Cigna Corporation and U.S. Bank National Association, as trusteeFiled by the registrant as Exhibit 4.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K on February 13, 2024 and incorporated herein by reference.
4.1 (i)Eighth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 4, 2025, between The Cigna Group and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trusteeFiled by the registrant as Exhibit 4.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K on September 4, 2025 and incorporated herein by reference.
4.2(a)Senior Indenture dated as of August 16, 2006 between Cigna Holding Company (formerly Cigna Corporation) and U.S. Bank National AssociationFiled by CHC as Exhibit 4.1(a) to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 and incorporated herein by reference.
4.2(b)Supplemental Indenture No. 1 dated as of November 10, 2006 between Cigna Holding Company and U.S. Bank National AssociationFiled by CHC as Exhibit 4.1(b) to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 and incorporated herein by reference.
4.2(c)Supplemental Indenture No. 8 dated as of November 10, 2011 between Cigna Holding Company and U.S. Bank National AssociationFiled by CHC as Exhibit 4.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K on November 14, 2011 and incorporated herein by reference.
4.2(d)Supplemental Indenture No. 9 dated as of March 20, 2015, between Cigna Holding Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as trusteeFiled by CHC as Exhibit 4.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K on March 26, 2015 and incorporated herein by reference.
4.2(e)Supplemental Indenture No. 10 dated as of September 14, 2017 between Cigna Holding Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as trusteeFiled by CHC as Exhibit 4.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed September 14, 2017 and incorporated herein by reference.
4.2(f)Supplemental Indenture No. 11 dated as of December 20, 2018, by and among Cigna Corporation, Cigna Holding Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as trusteeFiled by the registrant as Exhibit 4.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K on December 20, 2018 and incorporated herein by reference.
4.2(g)Supplemental Indenture No. 12, dated as of October 11, 2019, among Cigna Holding Company, as Issuer, Cigna Corporation, as parent guarantor, and U.S. Bank National Association, as trusteeFiled by the registrant as Exhibit 4.3 to the Current Report on Form 8-K on October 11, 2019 and incorporated herein by reference.
4.3(a)Indenture dated as of January 1, 1994 between Cigna Holding Company (formerly Cigna Corporation) and Marine Midland BankFiled by CHC as Exhibit 4.2 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 and incorporated herein by reference.
4.3(b)Supplemental Indenture No. 1 dated as of December 20, 2018, by and among Cigna Corporation (formerly Halfmoon Parent, Inc.), Cigna Holding Company and HSBC Bank USA, National Association (as successor to Marine Midland Bank, N.A.), as trusteeFiled by the registrant as Exhibit 4.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K on December 20, 2018 and incorporated herein by reference.
4.3(c)Supplemental Indenture No. 2, dated as of October 11, 2019, among Cigna Holding Company, as Issuer, Cigna Corporation, as parent guarantor, and HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as trusteeFiled by the registrant as Exhibit 4.4 to the Current Report on Form 8-K on October 11, 2019 and incorporated herein by reference.
4.4Indenture dated as of June 30, 1988 between Cigna Holding Company (formerly Cigna Corporation) and Bankers Trust CompanyFiled by CHC as Exhibit 4.3 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 and incorporated herein by reference.
4.5(a)Indenture, dated as of November 21, 2011, among Express Scripts, Inc., Express Scripts Holding Company (formerly Aristotle Holding, Inc.), the other subsidiaries of Express Scripts Holding Company party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trusteeFiled by Express Scripts, Inc. ("ESI") as Exhibit 4.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed November 25, 2011 and incorporated herein by reference.
4.5(b)Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November 21, 2011, among Express Scripts, Inc., Express Scripts Holding Company, the other subsidiaries of Express Scripts Holding Company party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trusteeFiled by ESI as Exhibit 4.5 to the Current Report on Form 8-K on November 25, 2011 and incorporated herein by reference.
4.5(c)Eighth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 2, 2012, among Express Scripts, Inc., Express Scripts Holding Company, Medco Health Solutions, Inc., the other subsidiaries of Express Scripts Holding Company party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trusteeFiled by Express Scripts Holding Company ("ESRX") as Exhibit 4.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K on April 6, 2012 and incorporated herein by reference.
4.5(d)Seventeenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of February 25, 2016, among Express Scripts Holding Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trusteeFiled by ESRX as Exhibit 4.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K on February 25, 2016 and incorporated herein by reference.
4.5(e)Nineteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of July 5, 2016, among Express Scripts Holding Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trusteeFiled by ESRX as Exhibit 4.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K on July 5, 2016 and incorporated herein by reference.
4.5(f)Twentieth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of July 5, 2016, among Express Scripts Holding Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trusteeFiled by ESRX as Exhibit 4.3 to the Current Report on Form 8-K on July 5, 2016 and incorporated herein by reference.
4.5(g)Twenty-Fifth Supplemental Indenture dated as of December 20, 2018, by and among Cigna Corporation, Express Scripts Holding Company and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trusteeFiled by the registrant as Exhibit 4.4 to the Current Report on Form 8-K on December 20, 2018 and incorporated herein by reference.
4.5(h)Twenty-Sixth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of October 11, 2019, among Express Scripts Holding Company, as Issuer, Cigna Corporation, as parent guarantor, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trusteeFiled by the registrant as Exhibit 4.5 to the Current Report on Form 8-K on October 11, 2019 and incorporated herein by reference.
4.6Description of SecuritiesFiled by the registrant as Exhibit 4.7 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 and incorporated herein by reference.

Exhibits 10.1 through 10.22 are identified as compensatory plans, management contracts or arrangements pursuant to Item 15 of Form 10-K.

10.1(a)Cigna Long-Term Incentive Plan, amended and restated effective April 28, 2021 (the "Cigna LTIP")Filed by the registrant as Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K on May 3, 2021 and incorporated herein by reference.
10.1(b)Amendment No.1 to the Cigna LTIP effective December 1, 2022Filed by the registrant as Exhibit 10.1(b) to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 and incorporated herein by reference.
10.1(c)Form of Cigna LTIP: Nonqualified Stock Option Grant AgreementFiled by CHC as Exhibit 10.3 to Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2017 and incorporated herein by reference.
10.1(d)Form of Cigna LTIP: Nonqualified Stock Option Grant AgreementFiled by CHC as Exhibit 10.5 to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2018 and incorporated herein by reference.
10.1(e)Form of Cigna LTIP: Nonqualified Stock Option Grant AgreementFiled by the registrant as Exhibit 10.2 to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2019 and incorporated herein by reference.
10.1(f)Form of Cigna LTIP: Nonqualified Stock Option Grant AgreementFiled by the registrant as Exhibit 10.2 to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2020 and incorporated herein by reference.
10.1(g)Form of Cigna LTIP: Strategic Performance Share Grant AgreementFiled by the registrant as Exhibit 10.1 to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2021 and incorporated herein by reference.
10.1(h)Form of Cigna LTIP: Nonqualified Stock Option Grant AgreementFiled by the registrant as Exhibit 10.2 to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2021 and incorporated herein by reference.
10.1(i)Form of Cigna LTIP: Restricted Stock Grant AgreementFiled by the registrant as Exhibit 10.3 to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2021 and incorporated herein by reference.
10.1(j)Form of Cigna LTIP: Restricted Stock Unit Grant AgreementFiled by the registrant as Exhibit 10.4 to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2021 and incorporated herein by reference.
10.1(k)Form of Cigna LTIP: Covenant AgreementFiled by the registrant as Exhibit 10.5 to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2020 and incorporated herein by reference.
10.2(a)Express Scripts Holding Company 2016 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the "ESRX LTIP")Filed by ESRX as Appendix A to ESRX's Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A for its 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, filed March 21, 2016 and incorporated herein by reference.
10.2(b)Form of Stock Option Grant Notice for Non-Employee Directors used with respect to grants of stock options by Express Scripts Holding Company to non-employee directors under the ESRX LTIPFiled by ESRX as Exhibit 10.4 to the Current Report on Form 8-K on May 4, 2016 and incorporated herein by reference.
10.2(c)Form of Stock Option Grant Notice used with respect to grants of stock options by Express Scripts Holding Company under the ESRX LTIPFiled by ESRX as Exhibit 10.7 to Current Report on Form 8-K on May 4, 2016 and incorporated herein by reference.
10.3(a)Express Scripts, Inc. 2011 Long-Term Incentive Plan (as amended and restated effective April 2, 2012) (the "ESI LTIP")Filed by the registrant as Exhibit 4.10 to the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-228930) on December 20, 2018 and incorporated herein by reference.
10.3(b)Form of Stock Option Grant Notice for Non-Employee Directors used with respect to grants of stock options by Express Scripts Holding Company under the ESI LTIPFiled by ESRX as Exhibit 10.6 to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2012 and incorporated herein by reference.
10.3(c)Form of Stock Option Grant Notice used with respect to grants of stock options by Express Scripts Holding Company under the ESI LTIPFiled by ESRX as Exhibit 10.1 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference.
10.4Medco Health Solutions, Inc. 2002 Stock Incentive Plan (as amended and restated effective April 2, 2012)Filed by the registrant as Exhibit 4.11 to the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-228930) on December 20, 2018 and incorporated herein by reference.
10.5Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors of Cigna Corporation, as amended and restated January 1, 1997Filed by CHC as Exhibit 10.1 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 and incorporated herein by reference.
10.6Cigna Deferred Compensation Plan, as amended and restated October 24, 2001Filed by CHC as Exhibit 10.14 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 and incorporated herein by reference.
10.7Cigna Deferred Compensation Plan of 2005 effective as of January 1, 2005Filed by the registrant as Exhibit 4.6 to the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-228930) on December 20, 2018 and incorporated herein by reference.
10.8Express Scripts, Inc. Amended and Restated Executive Deferred Compensation Plan (effective December 31, 2004 and grandfathered for the purposes of Section 409A of the Code)Filed by ESI as Exhibit No. 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K on May 25, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.
10.9(a)Express Scripts, Inc. Executive Deferred Compensation Plan of 2005 (as amended and restated effective December 20, 2018)Filed by the registrant as Exhibit 4.13 to the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-228930) on December 20, 2018 and incorporated herein by reference.
10.9(b)Amendment No. 1 to the Express Scripts, Inc. Executive Deferred Compensation Plan of 2005Filed by the registrant as Exhibit 10.12(b) to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 and incorporated herein by reference.
10.9(c)Amendment No. 2 to the Express Scripts, Inc. Executive Deferred Compensation Plan of 2005Filed by the registrant as Exhibit 10.3 to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2021 and incorporated herein by reference.
10.10(a)Cigna Supplemental Pension Plan as amended and restated effective August 1, 1998Filed by CHC as Exhibit 10.15(a) to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 and incorporated herein by reference.
10.10(b)Amendment No. 1 dated December 21, 1999 to the Cigna Supplemental Pension Plan, amended and restated effective as of September 1, 1999Filed by CHC as Exhibit 10.15(b) to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 and incorporated herein by reference.
10.10(c)Amendment No. 2 dated December 6, 2000 to the Cigna Supplemental Pension PlanFiled by CHC as Exhibit 10.16(c) to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 and incorporated herein by reference.
10.11(a)Cigna Supplemental Pension Plan of 2005 effective as of January 1, 2005Filed by CHC as Exhibit 10.15 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.
10.11(b)Amendment No. 1 to the Cigna Supplemental Pension Plan of 2005Filed by CHC as Exhibit 10.1 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2009 and incorporated herein by reference.
10.12(a)The Cigna Group Supplemental 401(k) Plan effective January 1, 2010Filed by the registrant as Exhibit 4.7 to the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-228930) on December 20, 2018 and incorporated herein by reference.
10.12(b)Amendment No. 1 to The Cigna Group Supplemental 401(k) PlanFiled by the registrant as Exhibit 10.15(b) to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 and incorporated herein by reference.
10.12(c)Amendment No. 2 to The Cigna Group Supplemental 401(k) PlanFiled by the registrant as Exhibit 10.15(c) to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 and incorporated herein by reference.
10.12(d)Amendment No. 3 to The Cigna Group Supplemental 401(k) PlanFiled by the registrant as Exhibit 10.15(d) to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 and incorporated herein by reference.
10.13Cigna Corporation Non-Employee Director Compensation Program amended and restated effective February 26, 2014Filed by CHC as Exhibit 10.1 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2014 and incorporated herein by reference.
10.14(a)Cigna Corporation Non-Employee Director Compensation Program, amended and restated effective January 1, 2022Filed by the registrant as Exhibit 10.17(a) to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 and incorporated herein by reference.
10.14(b)Cigna Corporation Non-Employee Director Compensation Program, amended and restated effective April 1, 2022Filed by the registrant as Exhibit 10.17(b) to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 and incorporated herein by reference.
10.14(c)The Cigna Group Non-Employee Director Compensation Program, amended and restated effective July 24, 2024Filed by the registrant as Exhibit 10.14(c) to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 and incorporated herein by reference.
10.15Cigna Corporation Director Equity Plan, as amended December 4, 2020Filed by the registrant as Exhibit 10.18 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 and incorporated herein by reference.
10.16Deferred Compensation Plan of 2005 for Directors of Cigna Corporation, Amended and Restated effective April 28, 2010Filed by the registrant as Exhibit 4.8 to the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-228930) on December 20, 2018 and incorporated herein by reference.
10.17Form of Indemnification Agreement with Express Scripts Holding Company's executive officers and former members of the Express Scripts Holding Company's board of directorsFiled by ESRX as Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K on March 5, 2014 and incorporated herein by reference.
10.18Cigna Executive Severance Benefits Plan as amended and restated effective December 21, 2020Filed by the registrant as Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K on October 30, 2020 and incorporated herein by reference.
10.19Description of Cigna Corporation Financial Services ProgramFiled by CHC as Exhibit 10.18 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 and incorporated herein by reference.
10.20Offer Letter for Nicole S. Jones dated September 14, 2023Filed by the registrant as Exhibit 10.2 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2023 and incorporated herein by reference.
10.21Offer letter for Brian Evanko dated January 16, 2024Filed by the registrant as Exhibit 10.26 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 and incorporated herein by reference.
10.22Agreement and Release between The Cigna Group and Eric Palmer dated April 15, 2025Filed by the registrant as Exhibit 10.1 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2025 and incorporated herein by reference.
10.23Master Transaction Agreement, dated February 4, 2013 among Connecticut General Life Insurance Company, Berkshire Hathaway Life Insurance Company of Nebraska and, solely for purposes of Sections 3.10, 6.1, 6.3, 6.4, 6.6, 6.9 and Articles II, V, VII and VIII, thereof, National Indemnity Company (including the Forms of Retrocession Agreement, the Collateral Trust Agreement, the Security and Control Agreement, the Surety Policy and the ALC Model Purchase Option Agreement as exhibits)Filed by CHC as Exhibit 10.29 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 and incorporated herein by reference.
10.24Revolving Credit and Letter of Credit Agreement, dated as of April 24, 2025, with the banks named therein, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and BofA Securities, Inc., Citibank, N.A., Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunnersFiled by the registrant as Exhibit 10.2 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2025 and incorporated herein by reference.
19.1Securities Transactions and Insider Trading PolicyFiled by the registrant as Exhibit 19.1 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December31, 2024 and incorporated by reference.
21Subsidiaries of the RegistrantFiled herewith.
23Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting FirmFiled herewith.
31.1Certification of Chief Executive Officer of The Cigna Group pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934Filed herewith.
31.2Certification of Chief Financial Officer of The Cigna Group pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934Filed herewith.
32.1Certification of Chief Executive Officer of The Cigna Group pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350Furnished herewith.
32.2Certification of Chief Financial Officer of The Cigna Group pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350Furnished herewith.
97.1Incentive Compensation Clawback PolicyFiled by the registrant as Exhibit 97.1 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2023 and incorporated herein by reference.
101The following materials from The Cigna Group's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, formatted in inline XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Consolidated Balance Sheets; (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Income; (iii) the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income; (iv) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows; (v) the Consolidated Statements of Changes in Total Equity; (vi) the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements; and (vii) Financial Statement Schedules I and II.Filed herewith.
104Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)Filed herewith.

The agreements and other documents filed as exhibits to this report are not intended to provide factual information or other disclosure other than the terms of the agreements or other documents themselves and you should not rely on them for that purpose. In particular, any representations and warranties made by the Company in these agreements or other documents were made solely within the specific context of the relevant agreement or document and may not describe the actual state of affairs at the date they were made or at any other time.

Item 16. FORM 10-K SUMMARY

None.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Date: February 26, 2026

THE CIGNA GROUP
By:/s/ Ann M. Dennison
Ann M. Dennison
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities indicated as of February 26, 2026.

SignatureTitle
/s/ David M. Cordani
David M. CordaniChairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Cigna Group
(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Ann M. Dennison
Ann M. DennisonExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
/s/ Jamie Kates
Jamie KatesSenior Vice President and Tax and Global Chief Accounting Officer
(Principal Accounting Officer)
/s/ Eric J. Foss
Eric J. FossDirector
/s/ Neesha Hathi
Neesha HathiDirector
/s/ Michael J. Hennigan
Michael J. HenniganDirector
/s/ George Kurian
George KurianDirector
/s/ Kathleen M. Mazzarella
Kathleen M. MazzarellaDirector
/s/ Mark B. McClellan, M.D., Ph.D.
Mark B. McClellan, M.D., Ph.D.Director
/s/ Philip O. Ozuah, M.D., Ph.D.
Philip O. Ozuah, M.D., Ph.D.Director
/s/ Kimberly A. Ross
Kimberly A. RossDirector
/s/ Eric C. Wiseman
Eric C. WisemanLead Independent Director
/s/ Donna F. Zarcone
Donna F. ZarconeDirector

THE CIGNA GROUP AND SUBSIDIARIES

INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

PAGE
Schedules
ICondensed Financial Information of The Cigna Group (Registrant)FS-2
Statements of Income for the Years Ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023FS-2
Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2025 and 2024FS-3
Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023FS-4
Notes to Condensed Financial StatementsFS-5
IIValuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves for the Years Ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023FS-7

Schedules other than those listed above are omitted because they are not required or are not applicable, or the required information is shown in the financial statements or notes thereto.

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THE CIGNA GROUP AND SUBSIDIARIES

SCHEDULE I

CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF THE CIGNA GROUP

(REGISTRANT)

STATEMENTS OF INCOME

For the Years Ended December 31,
(In millions)202520242023
Revenues
Net investment income and other revenue$21$26$22
Intercompany interest income469469516
Total revenues490495538
Operating expenses
Selling, general and administrative expenses5142
Total operating expenses5142
lncome from operations485481536
Interest expense and other(1,365)(1,388)(1,332)
Gain on sale of businesses4,890——
Intercompany interest expense—(2)(118)
lncome (loss) before income taxes4,010(909)(914)
Income tax benefits(201)(189)(192)
lncome (loss) of parent company4,211(720)(722)
Equity in income of subsidiaries1,7464,1545,886
Shareholders' net income5,9573,4345,164
Shareholders' other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax
Net unrealized (depreciation) appreciation on securities and derivatives(238)661503
Net long-duration insurance and contractholder liabilities measurement adjustments(291)(1,067)(715)
Net translation gains (losses) of foreign currencies71(49)5
Postretirement benefits liability adjustment(7)(22)1
Shareholders' other comprehensive loss, net of tax(465)(477)(206)
Shareholders' comprehensive income$5,492$2,957$4,958

See Notes to Financial Statements on the following pages.

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THE CIGNA GROUP AND SUBSIDIARIES

SCHEDULE I

CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF THE CIGNA GROUP

(REGISTRANT)

BALANCE SHEETS

As of December 31,
(In millions)20252024
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents$118$164
Other current assets29103
Total current assets147267
Investments in subsidiaries61,38262,887
Intercompany receivable14,14610,546
Other non-current assets4871
TOTAL ASSETS$75,723$73,771
Liabilities
Short-term debt$550$2,848
Other current liabilities1,9831,528
Total current liabilities2,5334,376
Long-term debt30,26828,134
Intercompany payable1,134195
Other non-current liabilities7533
TOTAL LIABILITIES34,01032,738
Shareholders' equity
Common stock (shares issued, 405 and 403; authorized, 600)44
Additional paid-in capital31,79031,288
Accumulated other comprehensive loss(2,806)(2,341)
Retained earnings47,86543,519
Less treasury stock, at cost(35,140)(31,437)
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY41,71341,033
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY$75,723$73,771

See Notes to Financial Statements on the following pages.

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THE CIGNA GROUP AND SUBSIDIARIES

SCHEDULE I

CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF THE CIGNA GROUP

(REGISTRANT)

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

For the Years Ended December 31,
(In millions)202520242023
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
Shareholders' net income$5,957$3,434$5,164
Adjustments to reconcile Shareholders' net income to net cash provided by operating activities
Equity in income from subsidiaries(1,746)(4,154)(5,886)
Dividends received from subsidiaries1,1712,9161,381
Gain on sale of businesses(4,890)——
Other liabilities496(306)540
Other, net592243640
NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES1,5802,1331,839
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
Net change in amounts due from affiliates——622
Proceeds from divestiture of businesses4,891——
NET CASH PROVIDED BY INVESTING ACTIVITIES4,891—622
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
Net change in amounts due to/from affiliates(1,101)4,7611,473
Net change in commercial paper(880)(357)1,237
Repayment of term loan(2,000)——
Net proceeds on issuance of term loan1,999——
Repayment of long-term debt(3,861)(2,731)(2,822)
Net proceeds on issuance of long-term debt4,4584,4621,491
Issuance of common stock203305187
Common stock dividend paid(1,611)(1,567)(1,450)
Repurchase of common stock(3,621)(7,034)(2,284)
Other, net(108)(117)(110)
NET CASH USED IN FINANCING ACTIVITIES(6,522)(2,278)(2,278)
Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash(51)(145)183
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of year190335152
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of year (1)$139$190$335
Noncash Investing and Financing Activities:
Net amounts due from affiliates settled through capital transactions$(1,617)$(7,565)$(5,221)

(1) Includes restricted cash reported in Other non-current assets.

See Notes to Financial Statements on the following pages.

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THE CIGNA GROUP AND SUBSIDIARIES

SCHEDULE I

CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF THE CIGNA GROUP

(REGISTRANT)

NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The accompanying condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and the accompanying notes thereto contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K ("Form 10-K").

Note 1 - For purposes of these condensed financial statements, The Cigna Group (the "Company") accounts for investments in wholly owned and majority-owned subsidiaries using the equity method of accounting. The Cigna Group, through its predecessor companies, was incorporated in Delaware in 1981. Cigna Corporation was renamed The Cigna Group in February 2023.

Note 2 - See Note 7 – Debt included in Part II, Item 8 of this Form 10-K for a description of the short-term and long-term debt obligations of The Cigna Group and its subsidiaries.

Short-term and Credit Facilities Debt

Term Loan. In August 2025, the Company entered into a new 364-day term loan facility (the "Term Loan Facility") and borrowed $2.0 billion to partially fund an investment in Shields Health Solutions ("Shields"), a leading specialty pharmacy management company. The full outstanding balance was repaid and the Term Loan Facility was terminated in September 2025, using proceeds from the debt issuance described below.

Revolving Credit Agreement. Our Credit Agreement (defined below) provides us with the ability to borrow amounts for general corporate purposes, including providing liquidity support if necessary under our commercial paper program discussed below. As of December 31, 2025, there were no outstanding balances under the Credit Agreement.

In April 2025, The Cigna Group replaced its previous revolving credit agreements and entered into a $6.5 billion, five-year revolving credit and letter of credit agreement that will mature in April 2030, with an option to extend the maturity date for an additional one-year period, subject to consent of the banks (the "Credit Agreement"). The Company can borrow up to $6.5 billion under the Credit Agreement for general corporate purposes, with up to $500 million available for issuance of letters of credit.

The Credit Agreement includes an option to increase commitments up to $1.5 billion for a maximum total commitment of $8.0 billion. The Credit Agreement allows for borrowings at either a base rate, term Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR") or daily simple SOFR, plus, in each case, an applicable margin based on the Company's senior unsecured credit ratings.

The Credit Agreement also contains customary covenants and restrictions, including a financial covenant that the Company's leverage ratio, as defined in the Credit Agreement, may not exceed 60%, subject to certain exceptions upon the consummation of an acquisition.

Commercial Paper. Under our commercial paper program, we may issue short-term, unsecured commercial paper notes privately placed on a discounted basis through certain broker-dealers at any time not to exceed an aggregate amount of $6.5 billion. Amounts available under the program may be borrowed, repaid and re-borrowed from time to time. The net proceeds of issuances have been and are expected to be used for general corporate purposes. There was no commercial paper balance as of December 31, 2025.

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Long-Term Debt

Debt Issuance. In September 2025, we issued $4.5 billion of new senior notes, as detailed in the table below. The proceeds from this debt issuance were used to repay the $2.0 billion of loans outstanding under the Term Loan Facility as described above. We used the remaining net proceeds for general corporate purposes, including investments and repayment of indebtedness. Interest on this debt is paid semiannually.

PrincipalMaturity DateInterest RateNet ProceedsRedeemable Date**(1)**"Make Whole" Premium (2)
$1,000 millionSeptember 15, 20304.500%$994 millionAugust 15, 203015
$1,250 millionSeptember 15, 20324.875%$1,245 millionJuly 15, 203215
$1,500 millionJanuary 15, 20365.250%$1,490 millionOctober 15, 203515
$750 millionJanuary 15, 20566.000%$736 millionJuly 15, 205520

(1) Redeemable at any time prior to this date at a "make whole" premium, defined below. Redeemable at par on or after this date.

(2) "Make whole" premium calculated using the most directly comparable U.S. Treasury rate plus the amount of basis points set forth in this column.

Debt Maturities. Maturities of the Company's long-term debt as of December 31, 2025 are as follows:

(In millions)
2026$550
2027$2,055
2028$3,800
2029$1,000
2030$2,400
Maturities after 2030$21,255

Debt Covenants. The Company was in compliance with its debt covenants as of December 31, 2025.

Note 3 - The Company's intercompany receivables consist primarily of net intercompany loan amounts due from Evernorth Health, Inc. of $8.5 billion as of both December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024. Interest income on the loan receivable was accrued at an average rate of 5.50% in 2025.

The Company's intercompany payables primarily reflect intercompany balances due to affiliates as of December 31, 2025. During the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company settled a portion of the outstanding intercompany payables via non-cash capital transactions.

Note 4 - The Company guaranteed approximately $8.5 billion primarily related to intercompany indebtedness and financial obligations of certain direct and indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries. There were immaterial liabilities required for these guarantees as of December 31, 2025.

Note 5 - The Company completed the sale of our Medicare Advantage, Medicare Individual Stand-Alone Prescription Drug Plans, Medicare and Other Supplemental Benefits, and CareAllies® businesses on March 19, 2025. The Company received cash proceeds of $4.9 billion and recorded the related gain on sale of businesses.

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THE CIGNA GROUP AND SUBSIDIARIES

SCHEDULE II

VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS AND RESERVES

(In millions)Balance at Beginning of YearCharged (Credited) to Costs and ExpensesCharged (Credited) to Other AccountsOther DeductionsBalance at End of Year
Description
2025
Investment asset valuation reserves
Available-for-sale debt securities$111$58$—$(32)$137
Commercial mortgage loans$30$6$—$—$36
Accounts receivable, net$186$245$2$(175)$258
Deferred tax asset valuation allowance$2,332$317$(275)$—$2,374
Reinsurance recoverables$30$(7)$—$—$23
2024
Investment asset valuation reserves
Available-for-sale debt securities$33$87$—$(9)$111
Commercial mortgage loans$31$(1)$—$—$30
Accounts receivable, net$163$176$(1)$(152)$186
Deferred tax asset valuation allowance$1,498$866$(32)$—$2,332
Reinsurance recoverables$35$(5)$—$—$30
2023
Investment asset valuation reserves
Available-for-sale debt securities$44$11$—$(22)$33
Commercial mortgage loans$21$10$—$—$31
Accounts receivable, net$160$90$1$(88)$163
Deferred tax asset valuation allowance$208$1,286$4$—$1,498
Reinsurance recoverables$35$—$—$—$35

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