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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, Change Change

For the Years Ended December 31,

(In millions) Pre-tax After-tax Pre-tax After-tax Pre-tax After-tax

Adjustments to reconcile to adjusted income from operations

Special items

Strategic optimization program 749 565 — — — —

Deferred tax expenses (benefits), net — 427 — 84 — (1,071)

(Benefits) charges associated with litigation matters (17) (13) — — 201 171

Impairment of dividend receivable — — 182 138 — —

Charge for organizational efficiency plan — — — — 252 193

(1)Includes Net investment gains/losses as presented in our Consolidated Statements of Income, as well as the Company's share of certain investment results of its joint ventures reported in the Cigna Healthcare segment using the equity method of accounting, which are presented within Fees and other revenues in our Consolidated Statements of Income.

For the Years Ended December 31,

Adjustments to reconcile to adjusted income from operations

Special items

Strategic optimization program 2.78 2.10 — — — —

Deferred tax expenses (benefits), net — 1.59 — 0.30 — (3.61)

Impairment of dividend receivable — — 0.64 0.49 — —

Charge for organizational efficiency plan — — — — 0.85 0.65

(1) Includes Net investment gains/losses as presented in our Consolidated Statements of Income, as well as the Company's share of certain investment results of its joint ventures reported in the Cigna Healthcare segment using the equity method of accounting, which are presented within Fees and other revenues in our Consolidated Statements of Income.

Financial highlights by segment

For the Years Ended December 31, Change Change

Revenues

Adjusted revenues by segment

Special item related to impairment of dividend receivable — (182) — N/M N/M

Earnings per share (diluted)

Pre-tax adjusted income (loss) from operations by segment

Other Operations 89 (9) 96 N/M N/M

Consolidated pre-tax adjusted income from operations 9,870 9,533 9,318 4 2

Net investment gains (losses) (1) 225 (2,533) (135) N/M N/M

Amortization of acquired intangible assets (1,743) (1,703) (1,819) 2 (6)

Key Transactions and Business Developments

Divestiture of Medicare Advantage and Related Businesses

On March 19, 2025, the Company completed the sale of our Medicare Advantage, Medicare Individual Stand-Alone Prescription Drug Plans, Medicare and Other Supplemental Benefits, and CareAllies® businesses to Health Care Service Corporation ("HCSC," and such transaction, the "HCSC transaction"). The final purchase price and total cash proceeds collected in 2025 were $4.9 billion. See Note 5 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for further information.

Strategic Optimization Program

In the first quarter of 2025, the Company commenced an enterprise-wide initiative to evolve our business and deliver a more efficient and improved experience for our patients, providers and customers. In 2025, we reported total costs of $749 million, pre-tax ($565 million, after-tax) associated with this initiative. As we continue to evaluate additional opportunities to improve the overall efficiency and effectiveness of our operations, we anticipate future charges. See Note 16 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for further information.

We expect this initiative to generate annualized after-tax savings of at least $500 million, a portion of which was realized in 2025.

Commentary: 2025 versus 2024

The commentary presented below, and the segment commentaries that follow, compare results for the year ended December 31, 2025 with results for the year ended December 31, 2024. Commentary regarding percentage changes (or bps) and dollar variances represents the driver's impact on the overall category.

Shareholders' net income increased 73%, primarily reflecting the absence of the impairment of VillageMD equity securities that was recorded in 2024.

Adjusted income from operations. See discussion of segment results in the "Segment Reporting" section.

Medical customers decreased 5%, primarily reflecting the closing of the HCSC transaction.

Pharmacy revenues increased 17%, primarily reflecting higher utilization of prescription drugs from customer growth in Evernorth Health Services.

Premiums decreased 12%, primarily driven by the impact of the HCSC transaction (-18%), partially offset by higher premium rates within our ongoing U.S. Healthcare businesses (+4%).

Fees and other revenues increased 14%, primarily reflecting growth in affordability services (defined in the "Segment Reporting" section) within our Pharmacy Benefit Services operating segment.

Net investment income increased 8%, primarily due to an increase in partnership income (17%) as well as the absence of the impairment of the dividend receivable in 2024 related to VillageMD accrued dividends (19%). These impacts were offset by lower average assets (23%), due in part to the impact of the HCSC transaction.

Pharmacy and other service costs increased 18%, primarily reflecting higher utilization of prescription drugs from customer growth in Evernorth Health Services.

Medical costs and other benefit expenses decreased 11%, primarily driven by the impact of the HCSC transaction (-18%), partially offset by higher medical costs within our ongoing U.S. Healthcare businesses (+7%).

Selling, general and administrative ("SG&A") expenses decreased 2%, primarily impacted by the HCSC transaction (-10%), partially offset by supporting business growth (+5%) and the strategic optimization program (+3%). See Note 16 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion of the strategic optimization program.

Net gain (loss) on sale of businesses decreased in 2025. The gain recorded in 2025 primarily reflects the HCSC transaction. The net gain reported in 2024 reflects the sale of a portion of an equity method investment, partially offset by an estimated loss on sale (primarily goodwill impairments) related to the HCSC transaction. See the "Divestiture of Medicare Advantage and Related Businesses" section above and Note 5 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion of the HCSC transaction.

Investment results improved in 2025, primarily reflecting the absence of the impairment of VillageMD equity securities that was recorded in 2024.

The effective tax rate decreased, primarily driven by the absence of a valuation allowance related to the impairment of equity securities recorded in 2024 (-1100 bps) and benefits related to the HCSC transaction (-400 bps), partially offset by an increased valuation allowance against foreign tax attributes (+500 bps). See Note 21 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion of these matters.

SEGMENT REPORTING

Evernorth Health Services Segment

Evernorth Health Servicesincludes 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. As described in the introduction to Segment Reporting, the performance of Evernorth Health Services is measured using adjusted revenues and pre-tax adjusted income (loss) from operations.

The Company has renewed or extended contracts with the business’s three largest clients through the end of the decade. Additionally, to further deliver value for the benefit of those we serve and to build a more sustainable model for health care, the Company will incur investment and transition costs to support its recently announced rebate-free model for pharmacy benefits, designed to lower

medication costs, improve transparency and support local pharmacies. As a result, we expect these efforts to impact pre-tax adjusted income from operations for Evernorth Health Services over the short term.

Key Factors Affecting Segment Performance

The key factors that impact the segment's revenues and income from operations are claims utilization, claims composition and contract affordability services. Specialty and Care Services revenues are also impacted by customer and client growth. These key factors are discussed further below. See Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in this Form 10-K for additional information on revenue and cost recognition policies for this segment.

Key factors that impact both Pharmacy Benefit Services and Specialty and Care Services:

•Pharmacy claim volume (also referred to as utilization) relates to processing prescription claims filled by retail pharmacies in our network and dispensing prescription claims from our home delivery and specialty pharmacies, along with other claims. Pharmacy claim volume is impacted by new clients or organic customer growth through the expansion of existing clients or through the loss of customers and business.

•The composition of claims generally considers the types of drugs, including the mix of claims among branded and higher priced specialty drugs compared to generic or biosimilar alternatives. We manage pharmaceutical manufacturer increases in prices through programs designed to reduce drug spend, providing positive impacts on our clients, our customers and us. Changes to claims mix, including types of drugs, distribution methods, pharmaceutical manufacturer prices, and alternative uses of drugs within our formularies continue to be a significant driver of our revenues and income from operations in the current environment.

•Our client contract pricing is impacted by our ongoing ability to negotiate favorable contracts for pharmacy network, pharmaceutical and wholesaler purchasing, and manufacturer rebates (also referred to as affordability improvements or affordability services). Through these affordability improvements, we seek to improve the effectiveness of our combined and standalone solutions for our clients by continuously innovating, improving affordability and implementing drug purchasing contract initiatives. Our continued affordability improvements further reduce drug costs for our customers and clients, and we share in the value delivered, which generally results in a favorable impact on our income from operations.

Key factors that impact Specialty and Care Services:

•Customer and client growth, both organic and new business, and key relationships in our Specialty and Care Services business generally results in increased revenues and income from operations. This includes client movement in our specialty pharmacy, specialty distribution services, virtual care, benefits management and behavioral health services as we expand our businesses.

Results of Operations

Financial Summary

For the Years Ended December 31, Change Change

SG&A expense ratio (3) 1.8 % 1.9 % 2.2 % (10) bps (30) bps

(1)See Note 23 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for reconciliation of adjusted revenues and pre-tax adjusted income from operations to Total revenues and Income before income taxes, respectively.

(2)Pre-tax margin is calculated as pre-tax adjusted income from operations divided by adjusted revenues.

(3)SG&A expense ratio is calculated as segment selling, general and administrative expenses divided by adjusted revenues. See Note 23 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for further details.

In this selected financial information, we present adjusted revenues and pre-tax income from operations by our two operating segments, Pharmacy Benefit Services and Specialty and Care Services.

Selected Financial Information

For the Years Ended December 31, Change Change

Total adjusted revenues

Pre-tax adjusted income from operations

Total pre-tax adjusted income from operations $ 7,221 $ 7,001 $ 6,442 3 % 9 %

(1)Non-specialty network prescriptions filled through 90-day programs and home delivery prescriptions are counted as three claims. All other network and specialty prescriptions are counted as one claim.

2025 versus 2024

Commentary in parentheses regarding percentage changes (or bps) represents the driver's impact on the overall category.

Adjusted revenues increased 16%, primarily reflecting higher utilization of prescription drugs from customer growth in Pharmacy Benefit Services (+6%) and Specialty and Care Services (+6%) and an increase due to claims composition in Pharmacy Benefit Services (+4%).

Pre-tax adjusted income from operations increased 3%, primarily reflecting specialty pharmacy growth in Specialty and Care Services (+6%), and contract affordability improvements and customer growth in Pharmacy Benefit Services (+1%), partially offset by strategic investments and initiatives to support business growth and improve the patient experience in Pharmacy Benefit Services (-3%) and Specialty and Care Services (-1%).

TheSG&A expense ratio decreased 10 bps, primarily reflecting higher adjusted revenues as discussed above, offset by strategic investments and initiatives to support business growth.

Cigna Healthcare Segment

Cigna Healthcare includes our U.S. Healthcare and International Health operating segments, which provide comprehensive medical and coordinated solutions to clients and customers. As described in the introduction to Segment Reporting, performance of the Cigna Healthcare segment is measured using adjusted revenues and pre-tax adjusted income from operations.

On March 19, 2025, the Company completed the sale of our Medicare Advantage, Medicare Individual Stand-Alone Prescription Drug Plans, Medicare and Other Supplemental Benefits, and CareAllies businesses within the U.S. Healthcare operating segment. See "Key Transactions and Business Developments" for further discussion.

Key Factors Affecting Segment Performance

The key factors that impact the segment's revenues and income from operations include revenue growth, customer growth, medical cost trend, the medical care ratio ("MCR") and the SG&A expense ratio. These key factors are discussed further below. See Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Form 10-K for additional information on revenue and cost recognition policies for this segment.

•Revenue growth includes increases to premium rates in consideration of anticipated medical cost increases, customer growth driven by new clients and customers, and increased fee revenue from the expansion of products and services to existing clients and customers, including solutions provided by Evernorth Health Services.

•Higher medical costs (also referred to as higher medical cost trend) are impacted by utilization (the quantity of medical services consumed by our customers), unit costs (the cost per medical service) and mix of services.

•MCR represents medical costs as a percentage of premiums for our segment's insured businesses, and it is impacted by medical cost trend and premium rates. Affordability initiatives that serve to mitigate medical cost inflation also impact the MCR.

•The SG&A expense ratio represents the segment's selling, general and administrative expenses divided by adjusted revenues.

Results of Operations

Financial Summary

For the Years Ended December 31, Change Change

(2)Pre-tax margin is calculated as pre-tax adjusted income from operations divided by adjusted revenues.

(3)SG&A expense ratio is calculated as segment selling, general and administrative expenses divided by adjusted revenues. See Note 23 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for further details.

2025 versus 2024

Commentary regarding percentage changes (or bps) and dollar variances represents the driver's impact on the overall category.

Adjusted revenues decreased 11%, or $5,751 million, primarily due to the impact of the HCSC transaction (-$8,498 million), partially offset by higher premiums within employer insured (+$1,276 million) and stop loss (+$855 million), primarily reflecting premium rate increases.

Pre-tax adjusted income from operations decreased2%, or $76 million, primarily due to lower contributions from the Individual and Family Plans business.

The medical care ratio increased 120 bps, primarily due to higher medical costs, driven by the Individual and Family Plans business.

The SG&A expense ratio decreased 20 bps, primarily due to revenue growth outpacing volume-related expenses within the ongoing businesses (-70 bps), partially offset by higher technology spend (+30 bps) and the impact of the HCSC transaction (+20 bps).

Medical Customers

Medical customers include individuals who meet any of the following criteria: (i) are covered under a medical insurance policy, managed care arrangement or administrative services agreement issued by Cigna Healthcare; (ii) have access to the Cigna Healthcare provider network for covered services under their medical plan; or (iii) have medical claims that are administered by Cigna Healthcare.

Cigna Healthcare Medical Customers

As of December 31, Change Change

(1)International Health excludes medical customers served by less than 100%-owned subsidiaries, as well as certain customers served by our third-party administrator.

Total medical customers decreased 5%, primarily due to the HCSC transaction.

Unpaid Claims and Claim Expenses

As of December 31, Change Change

Our unpaid claims and claim expenses liability decreased 15%, primarily due to the HCSC transaction.

Other Operations

Other Operations includes corporate-owned life insurance ("COLI"), the Company's run-off operations and other non-strategic businesses. As described in the introduction of Segment Reporting, performance of Other Operations is measured using adjusted revenues and pre-tax adjusted income from operations.

Results of Operations

Financial Summary

For the Years Ended December 31, Change Change

2025 versus 2024

Adjusted revenues primarily reflect premiums and net investment income associated with COLI and our run-off operations, as well as revenues from other non-strategic businesses.

Pre-tax adjusted income (loss) from operations increased, primarily driven by the decision to discontinue certain small non-strategic businesses.

Corporate

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.

Financial Summary

For the Years Ended December 31, Change Change

2025 versus 2024

Commentary regarding percentage changes (or bps) and dollar variances represents the driver's impact on the overall category.

Pre-tax adjusted loss from operations decreased, primarily due to lower interest expense (-3%) and lower operating costs (-2%).

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Liquidity

We maintain liquidity at two levels: the subsidiary level and the parent company level.

Subsidiary Level. Cash requirements at the subsidiary level generally consist of pharmacy, medical costs and other benefit payments; expense requirements, primarily for employee compensation and benefits, information technology, and facilities costs; income taxes; and debt service.

Our subsidiaries normally meet their liquidity requirements by maintaining appropriate levels of cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments; using cash flows from operating activities; matching durations of investments to estimated durations for the related insurance and contractholder liabilities; selling investments; and borrowing from affiliates, subject to applicable regulatory limits.

Parent Company Level. Cash requirements at the parent company level generally consist of debt service, payment of declared dividends to shareholders, lending to subsidiaries as needed and pension plan funding.

The parent company normally meets its liquidity requirements by maintaining appropriate levels of cash and various types of marketable investments, collecting dividends from its subsidiaries, using proceeds from issuing debt and common stock, and borrowing from its subsidiaries, subject to applicable regulatory limits.

Regulatory Restrictions. Dividends from our insurance, Health Maintenance Organization ("HMO") and certain foreign subsidiaries are subject to regulatory restrictions. See Note 20 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in this Form 10-K for additional information regarding these restrictions. Most of the Evernorth Health Services segment operations are not subject to regulatory restrictions regarding dividends and therefore provide significant financial flexibility to The Cigna Group.

Investment Portfolio. We support the liquidity needs of our businesses by managing the duration of invested assets to be consistent with the duration of liabilities. We manage the portfolio to both optimize returns in the current economic environment and meet our liquidity needs.

Cash flows for the years ended December 31 were as follows:

For the Years Ended December 31,

The following discussion explains variances in the various categories of cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2025 compared with the same period in 2024.

Operating Activities. Cash flows from operating activities consist principally of cash receipts and disbursements for pharmacy revenues and costs, premiums and medical costs, fees, investment income, taxes, and other expenses.

Operating cash flows decreased for the year ended December 31, 2025, primarily due to the unfavorable net impact related to clients that onboarded in 2024, as well as timing of settlements related to the accounts receivable factoring facility. These decreases are partially offset by the favorable impact of accrued liabilities and higher insurance liabilities.

Investing Activities. The increase in cash used in investing activities reflects higher investment purchases, partially offset by the net proceeds from the HCSC transaction.

Financing Activities. The decrease in net cash used in financing activities in 2025 is primarily driven by lower share repurchases, partially offset by higher debt repayments.

Capital Resources

Our capital resources consist primarily of cash, cash equivalents and investments maintained at regulated subsidiaries required to underwrite insurance risks, cash flows from operating activities, our commercial paper program, revolving credit facility, and the issuance of long-term debt and equity securities. Our businesses generate significant cash flows from operations, some of which is subject to regulatory restrictions relative to the amount and timing of dividend payments to the parent company. Dividends received from U.S.-regulated subsidiaries were $0.9 billion for the year ended December 31, 2025 and $2.4 billion for the year ended December 31, 2024. Non-regulated subsidiaries also generate significant cash flows from operating activities, which are typically available immediately to the parent company for general corporate purposes.

We prioritize our use of capital resources to (i) invest in capital expenditures (primarily related to technology to support innovative solutions for our clients and customers), provide the capital necessary to maintain or improve the financial strength ratings of subsidiaries, and to repay debt and fund pension obligations if necessary; (ii) pay dividends to shareholders; (iii) consider acquisitions

and investments that are strategically and economically advantageous; and (iv) return capital to shareholders through share repurchases.

Funds Available

Commercial Paper Program. There was no commercial paper outstanding balance as of December 31, 2025.

Revolving Credit Agreement. Our revolving credit agreement provides us with the ability to borrow amounts for general corporate purposes, including for the purpose of providing liquidity support if necessary under our commercial paper program discussed above. In April 2025, the Company 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. See Note 7 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for further information on our credit agreement and commercial paper program.

As of December 31, 2025, we had $6.5 billion of undrawn committed capacity under our revolving credit agreement (these amounts are available for general corporate purposes, including providing liquidity support for our commercial paper program), $6.5 billion of remaining capacity under our commercial paper program, and $7.9 billion in cash and short-term investments, approximately $0.9 billion of which was held by the parent company or certain non-regulated subsidiaries.

Our debt-to-capitalization ratio (calculated as Short-term debt and Long-term debt ("Total debt") as a percentage of Total shareholders' equity and Total debt ("Total capitalization")) was 43.0% and 43.8% as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

We actively monitor our debt obligations and engage in issuance and repayment activities as needed in accordance with our capital management strategy.

Debt Issuance and Term Loan. In September 2025, we issued $4.5 billion of new senior notes. The proceeds from this debt issuance were used to repay the $2.0 billion of loans outstanding under the Term Loan Facility, dated August 2025, the proceeds of which were used to partially fund an investment in Shields Health Solutions, a leading specialty pharmacy management company. We used the remainder for general corporate purposes, including investments and repayment of indebtedness. See Note 7 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for further information regarding our debt issuance and the Term Loan Facility.

Subsidiary Borrowings. In addition to the sources of liquidity discussed above, the parent company can borrow an additional $1.2 billion from its subsidiaries without further approvals as of December 31, 2025.

Use of Capital Resources

Short-Term and Long-Term Debt. See Note 7 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for further information regarding changes to our short-term and long-term debt. The Company may, from time to time, repay or repurchase debt in advance of maturities when it deems appropriate.

Capital Expenditures. Capital expenditures for property, equipment and computer software were $1.2 billion in the year ended December 31, 2025 compared with $1.4 billion in the year ended December 31, 2024.We expect to deploy approximately $1.3 billion in capital expenditures in 2026, which will be funded primarily from operating cash flows.

Dividends. The Company currently intends to pay regular quarterly dividends, with future declarations subject to approval by our 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 regarding dividend payments and declarations.

Share Repurchases. The Company maintains a share repurchase program authorized by the Board of Directors, under which it may repurchase shares of its common stock from time to time. 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 open market purchases in compliance with Rule 10b-18 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), including through Rule 10b5-1 trading plans or privately negotiated transactions. The program may be suspended or discontinued at any time.

We repurchased 11.9 million shares for approximately $3.6 billion during the year ended December 31, 2025, compared with 20.9 million shares for approximately $7.0 billion during the year ended December 31, 2024.

Other Sources of Funds and Uses of Capital Resources

Divestiture. As discussed in the "Key Transactions and Business Developments" section above, the HCSC transaction was completed on March 19, 2025. We used the proceeds in alignment with our capital deployment priorities, with the majority allocated to share repurchases.

Risks to Liquidity and Capital Resources

Risks to our liquidity and capital resources outlook include cash projections that may not be realized, and the demand for funds could exceed available cash if our ongoing businesses experience unexpected shortfalls in earnings or we experience material adverse effects from one or more risks or uncertainties described more fully in the "Risk Factors" section in this Form 10-K.

Guarantees and Contractual Obligations

We are contingently liable for various contractual obligations and financial and other guarantees entered into in the ordinary course of business. See Note 22 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for discussion of various guarantees.

On Balance Sheet:

Long-Term Debt. Total scheduled payments on long-term debt are $49.9 billion through January 2056 (of which $2.0 billion relate to the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026), which include scheduled interest payments and maturities of long-term debt. See Note 7 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for information regarding principal maturities of long-term debt.

Other Non-Current Liabilities. These include other long-term liabilities reflected in our Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2025, including obligations associated with other postretirement and postemployment benefit obligations, reinsurance liabilities, supplemental and deferred compensation plans, and derivative financial instruments.

Uncertain Tax Positions. In the event we are unable to sustain all of our $1.5 billion of uncertain tax positions, it could result in future tax payments of approximately $1.2 billion. We are adequately reserved for such positions. As a result, there is minimal direct risk to earnings should we fail to sustain our positions. We cannot reasonably estimate the timing of such future payments. See Note 21 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on uncertain tax positions.

Off-Balance Sheet:

Purchase Obligations. These include agreements to purchase goods or services that are enforceable and legally binding. Purchase obligations exclude contracts that are cancellable without penalty and those that do not contractually require minimum levels of goods or services to be purchased. As of December 31, 2025, purchase obligations consisted of a total of $6.3 billion of estimated payments required under contractual arrangements (of which we expect $2.1 billion of purchase obligations to be paid within the next 12 months beginning January 1, 2026). This includes the following:

•$3.2 billion of investment commitments (of which we expect $1.0 billion of the committed amounts to be disbursed in 2026). See Note 11 of the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on investment commitments.

•$3.1 billion of future service commitments (of which we expect $1.1 billion of the committed amounts to be disbursed in 2026), primarily comprised of contracts for information technology maintenance and support and certain outsourced business processes.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES

The preparation of Consolidated Financial Statements in accordance with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts and related disclosures in the Consolidated Financial Statements. Management considers an accounting estimate to be critical if:

•it requires assumptions to be made that were uncertain at the time the estimate was made; and

•changes in the estimate or different estimates that could have been selected could have a material effect on our consolidated results of operations or financial condition.

Management has discussed how critical accounting estimates are developed and selected with the Audit Committee of our Board of Directors, and the Audit Committee has reviewed the disclosures presented in this Form 10-K. We regularly evaluate items that may impact critical accounting estimates.

In addition to the estimates described below, the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements describe other estimates that management has made in preparation of the financial statements. Management believes the current assumptions used to estimate amounts reflected in our Consolidated Financial Statements are appropriate. However, if actual experience significantly differs from the assumptions used in estimating amounts reflected in our Consolidated Financial Statements, the resulting changes could have a material adverse effect on our consolidated results of operations and, in certain situations, could have a material adverse effect on liquidity and our financial condition. The information below presents the adverse impacts of certain possible changes in assumptions. The effect of assumption changes in the opposite direction would be a positive impact to our consolidated results of operations, liquidity or financial condition, except for assessing impairment of goodwill.

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

Nature of Critical Accounting Estimate. Goodwill represents the excess of the cost of businesses acquired over the fair value of their net assets at the acquisition date. Intangible assets primarily reflect the value of customer relationships and other intangibles acquired in business combinations.

Fair values of reporting units are estimated based on discounted cash flow analysis and market approach models using assumptions that we believe a hypothetical market participant would use to determine a current transaction price. The significant assumptions and estimates used in determining fair value primarily include the discount rate and future cash flows. A discount rate is selected to correspond with each reporting unit's weighted average cost of capital, consistent with that used for investment decisions considering the specific and detailed operating plans and strategies within each reporting unit. Projections of future cash flows differ by reporting unit and are consistent with our ongoing strategic projections. Future cash flows for the Evernorth Health Services reporting units are primarily driven by the forecasted gross margins of the business, as well as operating expenses and long-term growth rates. Future cash flows for our other reporting units are primarily driven by forecasted revenues, benefit expenses, operating expenses and long-term growth rates.

The fair value of intangibles and the amortization method were determined using an income approach that relies on projected future cash flows, including key assumptions for customer attrition and discount rates. Management revises amortization periods if it believes there has been a change in the length of time that an intangible asset will continue to have value.

The Company conducts its quantitative evaluation for goodwill impairment at least annually during the third quarter at the reporting unit level and performs qualitative impairment assessments on a quarterly basis to determine if events or changes in circumstances indicate that it is more likely than not that the carrying value of a reporting unit exceeds its estimated fair value.

Goodwill and Other intangible assets as of December 31, 2025 were $44,924 million and $28,560 million, respectively, and as of December 31, 2024, were $44,370 million and $29,417 million, respectively, excluding amounts classified as held for sale. See Note 19 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional discussion of our goodwill and other intangibles.

Effect if Different Assumptions Used. We completed our normal annual evaluations for impairment of goodwill and intangible assets during the third quarter of 2025. The evaluations support that as of December 31, 2025, the fair value estimates of our reporting units exceed their carrying values by substantial margins. Changes in assumptions concerning future financial results or other underlying assumptions, including macroeconomic factors, government legislation, changes in the competitive landscape or other market conditions (including business models), could impact our ability to achieve profitability projections. If we consistently do not achieve our earnings and cash flow projections or our cost of capital rises significantly, the assumptions and estimates underlying the goodwill and intangible asset impairment evaluations could be adversely affected and result in future impairment charges that would negatively impact our operating results and financial position.

Income Taxes - Uncertain Tax Positions

Nature of Critical Accounting Estimate. We evaluate tax positions to determine whether the benefits are more likely than not to be sustained on audit based on their technical merits. The Company establishes a liability if the probability that the position will be sustained is 50% or less. For uncertain positions that management believes are more likely than not to be sustained, the Company recognizes a liability based upon management's estimate of the most likely settlement outcome with the taxing authority. These amounts primarily relate to federal and state uncertain positions of the value and timing of deductions and uncertain positions of attributing taxable income to states.

Balances that are included in the Consolidated Balance Sheets within Accrued expenses and other liabilities were $1,538 million and $1,477 million as of December 31, 2025 and2024, respectively. See Note 21 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional discussion around uncertain tax positions and the Liquidity and Capital Resources section of this MD&A for a discussion of their potential impact on liquidity.

Effect if Different Assumptions Used. The factors that could impact our estimates of uncertain tax positions include the likelihood of

sustaining our tax position (and related assumed interest and penalties) under audit. If our positions are upheld upon audit, our net income would increase.

Income Taxes - Valuation Allowance

Nature of Critical Accounting Estimate. Deferred income taxes in the Consolidated Balance Sheets reflect differences between the financial and income tax reporting bases of the Company's underlying assets and liabilities, and are established based upon enacted tax rates and laws. Deferred income tax assets are recognized when available evidence indicates that realization is more likely than not and a valuation allowance is established to the extent this standard is not met. It is possible that the realization of deferred tax assets may be impacted by changes in forecasted future earnings in various foreign jurisdictions or the Company's ability to generate future capital gains.

Valuation allowances that are included in the Consolidated Balance Sheets within Deferred tax liabilities, net were $2,374 million and $2,332 million as of December 31, 2025 and2024, respectively. See Note 21 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional discussion around valuation allowances.

Effect if Different Assumptions Used. The factors that could impact our estimates of valuation allowances include changes in forecasted future earnings in foreign jurisdictions, potential international tax reform, and the Company's future ability to generate capital gains. Decreases in our valuation allowance would increase net income, while increases in our valuation allowance would decrease net income.

Unpaid Claims and Claims Expenses - Cigna Healthcare

Nature of Critical Accounting Estimate. Unpaid claims and claim expenses reflect estimates of the ultimate cost of claims that have been incurred but not reported, expected development on reported claims, claims that have been reported but not yet paid (reported claims in process) and other medical care expenses and services payable that are primarily comprised of accruals for incentives and other amounts payable to health care professionals and facilities.

Unpaid claims and claim expenses in Cigna Healthcare are primarily impacted by assumptions related to completion factors and medical cost trend. Variation of actual results from either assumption could impact the unpaid claims balance as noted below. A large number of factors may cause the medical cost trend to vary from the Company's estimates, including changes in health management practices, changes in the level and mix of benefits offered and services utilized, and changes in medical practices. Completion factors may be affected if actual claims submission rates from providers differ from estimates (that can be influenced by a number of factors, including provider mix and electronic versus manual submissions), or if changes to the Company's internal claims processing patterns occur.

Unpaid claims and claim expenses for the Cigna Healthcare segment, both gross and net of reinsurance and other recoverables, as of December 31, 2025 were $4,241 million gross and $4,094 million net and as of December 31, 2024 were $5,018 million gross and $4,859 million net. See Note 9 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information regarding assumptions and methods used to estimate this liability.

Effect if Different Assumptions Used. Based on studies of our claim experience, it is reasonably possible that a 100 basis point change in the medical cost trend and a 50 basis point change in completion factors could occur in the near term. A 100 basis point increase in the medical cost trend rate would increase this liability by approximately $115 million, resulting in a decrease in net income of approximately $90 million after-tax, and a 50 basis point decrease in completion factors would increase this liability by approximately $180 million, resulting in a decrease in net income of approximately $140 million after-tax.

Valuation of Debt Security Investments

Nature of Critical Accounting Estimate. Most debt securities are classified as available for sale and are carried at fair value with changes in fair value recorded in Accumulated other comprehensive loss within Shareholders' equity. Fair value is defined as the price at which an asset could be exchanged in an orderly transaction between market participants at the balance sheet date.

Determining fair value for a financial instrument requires management judgment. The degree of judgment involved generally correlates to the level of pricing readily observable in the markets. Financial instruments with quoted prices in active markets or with market-observable inputs to determine fair value, such as public securities, generally require less judgment. Conversely, private placements including more complex securities that are traded infrequently are typically measured using pricing models that require more judgment as to the inputs and assumptions used to estimate fair value. There may be a number of alternative inputs to select based on an understanding of the issuer, the structure of the security and overall market conditions. In addition, these factors are inherently variable in nature as they change frequently in response to market conditions. Approximately 60% of our debt securities are public securities and approximately 40% are private placement securities.

Typically, the most significant input in the measurement of fair value is the market interest rate used to discount the estimated future cash flows of the instrument. Such market rates are derived by calculating the appropriate spreads over comparable U.S. Treasury securities, based on the credit quality, industry and structure of the asset.

Balances that are included in the Consolidated Balance Sheets within Investments and Long-term investments were $8,362million and $9,423 million as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively (inclusive of amounts held for sale as of December 31, 2024). See Notes 11A and 12 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for a discussion of our fair value measurements, the procedures performed by management to determine that the amounts represent appropriate estimates and our accounting policy regarding unrealized appreciation on debt securities.

Effect if Different Assumptions Used. If the derived market rates used to calculate fair value increased by 100 basis points, the fair value of the total debt security portfolio of $8.4 billion would decrease by approximately $0.4 billion, resulting in an after-tax decrease to shareholders' equity of approximately $0.3 billion as of December 31, 2025.

INVESTMENT ASSETS

Information regarding our investment assets is included in Notes 11, 12, 13 and 15 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Investment Outlook

Future realized and unrealized investment results will be driven largely by market conditions, and these future conditions are not reasonably predictable. We believe that the vast majority of our investments will continue to perform under their contractual terms. We manage the portfolio for long-term economics; therefore, we expect to hold a significant portion of these assets for the long term. Although future declines in investment fair values remain possible due to interest rate movements and credit deterioration due to both investment-specific uncertainties and global economic uncertainties as discussed below, we do not expect these losses to have a material unfavorable effect on our financial condition or liquidity. The below discussion addresses the strategies and risks associated with our various classes of investment assets. See Part I, Item 1A - "Risk Factors" of this Form 10-K for additional information regarding risks associated with our investment portfolio.

Debt Securities

The carrying value of our debt securities portfolio decreased from $9.4 billion as of December 31, 2024 to $8.4 billion as of December 31, 2025, primarily reflecting the HCSC transaction. See Note 5 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for further information. Our portfolio remains in a net unrealized depreciation position due to generally increasing interest rates over the past few years.

As of December 31, 2025, $7.3 billion, or 87%, of the debt securities in our investment portfolio were investment grade (Baa and above, or equivalent) and the remaining $1.1 billion were below investment grade. The majority of the bonds that are below investment grade were rated at the higher end of the non-investment-grade spectrum. These quality characteristics have not materially changed since the prior year and remain consistent with our investment strategy.

Investments in debt securities are diversified by issuer, geography and industry. On an aggregate basis, the debt securities portfolio continues to perform according to original expectations, which includes a long-term economic investment strategy. Primary risks facing many of the issuers in our portfolio include ongoing geopolitical events and economic conditions. To date, most issuers have been successful in managing these issues without a meaningful change in credit quality. We continue to monitor the economic environment and its effect on our portfolio; we also continue to consider the impact of various factors in determining the allowance for credit losses on debt securities, which is discussed in Note 11 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Commercial Mortgage Loans

As of December 31, 2025, our $1.2 billion commercial mortgage loan portfolio consisted of approximately 40 fixed-rate loans, diversified by property type, location and borrower. These loans are carried in our Consolidated Balance Sheets at their unpaid principal balance, net of an allowance for expected credit losses. As a result of increasing market interest rates since the majority of these loans were made, the carrying value exceeds the market value of these loans as of December 31, 2025. Given the quality and diversity of the underlying real estate, positive debt service coverage, and significant borrower cash invested in the property generally ranging between 30% and 40%, we remain confident that the vast majority of borrowers will continue to perform as expected under their contract terms. For further discussion of the results and changes in key credit quality indicators, see Note 11 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Office sector fundamentals are weak but have begun to stabilize for higher-quality assets. Lower-quality assets will likely continue to experience value erosion due to weak tenant demand and low investor interest. Additionally, the current macroeconomic headwinds

are impacting capital markets and reducing investor appetite for capital-intensive assets (e.g., offices and regional shopping malls). Our commercial mortgage loan portfolio has no exposure to regional shopping malls and less than 25% exposure to office properties. Although future losses remain possible due to further credit deterioration, we do not expect these losses to have a material unfavorable effect on our results of operations, financial condition or liquidity.

Other Long-Term Investments

Other long-term investments of $5.0 billion as of December 31, 2025 included investments in securities limited partnerships and real estate limited partnerships, direct investments in real estate joint ventures, and other deposit activity that is required to support various insurance and health services businesses. These limited partnership entities typically invest in mezzanine debt or equity of privately held companies and equity real estate. Given our subordinate position in the capital structure of these underlying entities, we assume a higher level of risk for higher expected returns. To mitigate risk, these investments are diversified by industry sector or property type and geographic region. No single partnership investment exceeded 3% of our securities and real estate limited partnership portfolio.

We expect continued volatility in private equity and real estate fund performance going forward as fair market valuations are adjusted to reflect market and portfolio transactions. Less than 4% of our other long-term investments are exposed to real estate in the office sector.

Unconsolidated Subsidiary Investments Portfolio

We participate in an insurance joint venture in China with a 50% ownership interest. We account for this joint venture under the equity method of accounting. Our 50% share of the investment portfolio supporting the joint venture's liabilities was approximately $18.2 billion as of December 31, 2025. These investments were comprised of approximately 70% debt securities, including government and corporate debt diversified by issuer, industry and geography; 20% equities, including mutual funds, equity securities and private equity partnerships; and 10% long-term deposits and policy loans. We continuously review the joint venture's investment strategy and its execution. There were no investments with a material unrealized loss as of December 31, 2025. See Note 14 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in this Form 10-K for additional information regarding unconsolidated subsidiaries.

MARKET RISK

Our assets and liabilities include financial instruments subject to the risk of potential losses from adverse changes in market rates and prices. Our primary market risk exposure from financial instruments is our interest-rate risk exposure to fixed-rate, medium-term instruments. Changes in market interest rates affect the value of instruments that promise a fixed return.

Consistent with disclosure requirements, the following items have been excluded from this consideration of market risk for financial instruments: changes in the fair values of insurance-related assets and liabilities as disclosed in Note 9 to the Consolidated Financial Statements (because their primary risks are insurance rather than market risk); changes in the fair values of investments recorded using the equity method of accounting and liabilities for pension and other postretirement and postemployment benefit plans (and related assets); and changes in the fair values of other significant assets and liabilities, such as goodwill, taxes and various accrued liabilities (because they are not financial instruments, their primary risks are other than market risks).

Our Management of Market Risks

We predominantly rely on two techniques to manage our exposure to market risk:

•Investment/liability matching. We generally select investment assets with characteristics (such as duration, yield, currency and liquidity) that correspond to the underlying characteristics of our related insurance and contractholder liabilities so that we can match the investments to our obligations. Shorter-term investments generally support shorter-term life and health liabilities. Medium-term, fixed-rate investments support interest-sensitive and medium-term health liabilities. Longer-term investments generally support products with longer payout periods such as annuities.

•Use of derivatives. We use derivative financial instruments to reduce our primary market risks. See Note 11 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information about derivative financial instruments.

Effect of Market Fluctuations

We determine the sensitivity of market risk for our fixed income financial instruments, including debt securities and commercial mortgage loans, by estimating the present value of future cash flows using duration modeling and applying a 100 basis point increase in interest rates. The effect of these hypothetical changes in market rates or prices on the fair value of certain noninsurance financial instruments would have been as follows:

Market scenario for certain noninsurance financial instruments

Loss in Fair Value

In the event of a hypothetical 100 basis point increase in interest rates, the fair value of the Company's long-term debt would decrease approximately $2.1 billion at December 31, 2025 and $1.8 billion at December 31, 2024. Changes in the fair value of our long-term debt do not impact our financial position or operating results since long-term debt is not required to be recorded at fair value. See Note 7 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information about the Company's debt.

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 theBoard 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 of IBNR liabilities plus expected development on reported claims and reported claims in process for the Cigna Healthcare segment; (ii) a high degree of auditor judgment, subjectivity and effort in performing procedures and evaluating management's significant assumptions related to completion factors and medical cost trend; and (iii) the audit effort involved the use of professionals with specialized skill and knowledge.

Addressing the matter involved performing procedures and evaluating audit evidence in connection with forming our overall opinion on the consolidated financial statements. These procedures included testing the effectiveness of controls relating to the valuation of IBNR liabilities plus expected development on reported claims and reported claims in process for the Cigna Healthcare segment, including controls over the development of significant assumptions related to completion factors and medical cost trend. These procedures also included, among others, (i) testing the completeness and accuracy of data provided by management and (ii) the involvement of professionals with specialized skill and knowledge to assist in evaluating the reasonableness of management's estimate by performing one or a combination of procedures, including (a) developing an independent estimate of IBNR liabilities plus expected development on reported claims and reported claims in process for the Cigna Healthcare segment, and comparing the independent range of outcomes to management's estimate; (b) evaluating the appropriateness of management’s actuarial methodologies and the reasonableness of management's significant assumptions related to completion factors and medical cost trend by considering claims reporting and payment experience, historical trends, and other industry data; and (c) evaluating the consistency of management's actuarial methodologies period-over-period.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Hartford, Connecticut

February 26, 2026

We have served as the Company's auditor since 1983.

The Cigna GroupConsolidated Statements of Income

For the Years Ended December 31,

Revenues

Benefits and expenses

Net gain (loss) on sale of businesses 13 24 (1,499)

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests 331 344 208

Shareholders' net income per share

The accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.

The Cigna GroupConsolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

For the Years Ended December 31,

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax

Net translation gains (losses) on foreign currencies 71 (49) 5

Postretirement benefits liability adjustment (7) (22) 1

Other comprehensive loss, net of tax (465) (477) (206)

Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests

Net income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests — — 180

Net income attributable to other noncontrolling interests 331 344 28

Total comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests 331 344 208

The accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.

The Cigna GroupConsolidated Balance Sheets

As of December 31,

Assets

Cash and cash equivalents $ 7,676 $ 7,550

Assets of businesses held for sale — 7,004

Liabilities

Current insurance and contractholder liabilities $ 5,710 $ 5,388

Pharmacy and other service costs payable 30,333 28,465

Accrued expenses and other liabilities 9,048 9,387

Liabilities of businesses held for sale — 2,410

Non-current insurance and contractholder liabilities 9,938 10,254

Deferred tax liabilities, net 7,145 6,975

Other non-current liabilities 4,238 3,215

Contingencies — Note 22

Shareholders' equity

Common stock (1) 4 4

Accumulated other comprehensive loss (2,806) (2,341)

Noncontrolling interests 161 210

(1)Par value per share, $0.01; shares issued, 405 million as of December 31, 2025 and 403 million as of December 31, 2024; authorized shares, 600 million.

The accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.

The Cigna Group

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Total Equity

Effect of issuing stock for employee benefit plans 477 (112) 365 365

Other transactions impacting noncontrolling interests (41) (41) (20) (61) (139)

Effect of issuing stock for employee benefit plans 619 (120) 499 499

Other transactions impacting noncontrolling interests — — (155) (155) (107)

Effect of issuing stock for employee benefit plans 502 (114) 388 388

Other transactions impacting noncontrolling interests — — (380) (380) —

The accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.

The Cigna Group

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

For the Years Ended December 31,

Cash Flows from Operating Activities

Deferred income tax expense (benefit) 326 (95) (1,659)

Net (gain) loss on sale of businesses (13) (24) 1,499

Net changes in assets and liabilities, net of non-operating effects:

Reinsurance recoverable and Other assets (897) (485) (539)

Accounts payable and Accrued expenses and other liabilities 2,797 1,138 3,481

Cash Flows from Investing Activities

Proceeds from investments sold:

Debt securities and equity securities 782 856 1,078

Investment maturities and repayments:

Debt securities and equity securities 986 839 972

Investments purchased or originated:

Debt securities and equity securities (5,788) (1,386) (4,334)

Commercial mortgage loans (117) (54) (118)

Property and equipment purchases, net (1,212) (1,406) (1,573)

Acquisitions, net of cash acquired (597) (131) (447)

Renewable energy tax credit equity investments (1,102) (1,030) (313)

NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES (4,407) (2,102) (5,174)

Cash Flows from Financing Activities

Deposits and interest credited to contractholder deposit funds 152 166 167

Net change in short-term debt, excluding term loan (927) (402) 1,198

Net proceeds on issuance of term loan 1,999 — —

Repayment of term loan (2,000) — —

NET CASH USED IN FINANCING ACTIVITIES (6,421) (7,647) (4,294)

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash January 1, (1) 8,931 8,337 5,976

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash December 31, (1) 7,736 8,931 8,337

Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Information:

(1)Restricted cash and cash equivalents were reported in other long-term investments and Other assets.

The accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.

THE CIGNA GROUP

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Note Number Footnote Page

BUSINESS AND CAPITAL STRUCTURE

1 Description of Business 61

2 Summary of Significant Accounting Policies 61

3 Accounts Receivable, Net 65

4 Supplier Finance Program 66

5 Divestiture 66

6 Earnings Per Share 67

8 Common and Preferred Stock 70

INSURANCE INFORMATION

9 Insurance and Contractholder Liabilities 71

INVESTMENTS

12 Fair Value Measurements 82

13 Variable Interest Entities 86

14 Collectively Significant Operating Unconsolidated Subsidiaries 87

15 Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) 89

WORKFORCE MANAGEMENT AND COMPENSATION

16 Strategic Optimization Program 90

18 Employee Incentive Plans 93

PROPERTY AND OTHER ASSET BALANCES

19 Goodwill, Other Intangibles, and Property and Equipment 96

COMPLIANCE, REGULATION AND CONTINGENCIES

20 Shareholders' Equity and Dividend Restrictions 98

22 Contingencies and Other Matters 103

RESULTS DETAILS

23 Segment Information 104

Note 1 – Description of Business

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. Powered by our dedicated people and valued brands, we advance our mission to improve the health and vitality of those we serve.

Our subsidiaries offer a differentiated set of pharmacy, medical, behavioral, dental, and related products and services. The majority of these products and services are offered through employers and other entities, such as governmental and nongovernmental organizations, unions and associations. Certain subsidiaries also offer health and dental insurance products to individuals in the United States and select international markets. In addition to these operations, The Cigna Group also has certain run-off operations.

A full description of our segments follows:

The Evernorth Health Services® reportable segment includes the Pharmacy Benefit Services and the 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.

Pharmacy Benefit Services drives high-quality, cost-effective pharmacy care through various services, such as drug claim adjudication, retail pharmacy network administration, benefit design consultation, drug utilization review, drug formulary management and access to our home delivery pharmacy. Specialty and Care Services provides specialty drugs for the treatment of complex and rare diseases, specialty distribution of pharmaceuticals and medical supplies, as well as clinical programs to help our clients drive better whole-person health outcomes through care services.

The Cigna Healthcare® reportable segment includes the U.S. Healthcare and International Health operating segments, which provide comprehensive medical and coordinated solutions to clients and customers. U.S. Healthcare provides medical plans and other benefits and solutions for insured and self-insured clients as well as for individual and family plan customers. International Health provides health care solutions in our international markets, as well as health solutions for globally mobile individuals and employees of multinational organizations. U.S. Healthcare also included the Medicare Advantage and related businesses until the divestiture of such businesses to Health Care Services Corporation ("HCSC") on March 19, 2025 (see Note 5 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for further information).

Other Operations comprises the remainder of our business operations, which includes certain continuing business (corporate-owned life insurance ("COLI")), as well as run-off and other non-strategic businesses. Our run-off businesses include the (i) variable annuity reinsurance business that was effectively exited through reinsurance with Berkshire Hathaway Life Insurance Company of Nebraska ("Berkshire") in 2013; (ii) settlement annuity business; and (iii) individual life insurance and annuity and retirement benefits businesses, which were sold through reinsurance agreements.

Note 2 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

The Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of The Cigna Group and its consolidated subsidiaries. Intercompany transactions and accounts have been eliminated in consolidation. These Consolidated Financial Statements were prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP").

Amounts recorded in the Consolidated Financial Statements necessarily reflect management's estimates and assumptions about medical costs, investment, tax and receivable valuations, interest rates, and other factors. Significant estimates are discussed throughout these Notes; however, actual results could differ from those estimates. The impact of a change in estimate is generally included in earnings in the period of adjustment.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

There were no new accounting standards adopted during the year ended December 31, 2025 that had a material impact on our Consolidated Financial Statements.

Accounting Guidance Not Yet Adopted

Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2025-06, Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40). Required to be adopted January 1, 2028, with early adoption permitted and requires the following:

•Seeks to improve the operability of the recognition guidance considering different methods of software development, mainly more iterative methods, by:

◦Aligning internal-use software capitalization requirements to probable completion and required funding and authorization.

◦Clarifying certain criteria for probable completion, including that the significant performance requirements of the software be identified and no longer subject to substantial revision.

•Transition options include prospective from the date of adoption as well as retrospective and modified retrospective adoption.

The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this guidance on our results of operations and financial position, as well as potential impacts to information systems and controls.

ASU 2024-03, Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses (Subtopic 220-40). Required to be adopted for the annual reporting period ending December 31, 2027 and for interim reporting periods beginning January 1, 2028 and requires:

•Additional expense detail in the footnotes disaggregating income statement captions including any of the following: inventory purchases; employee compensation; depreciation; and intangible asset amortization, as well as a qualitative description of remaining expenses to reconcile to the total expense within those income statement captions;

•Disclosure of the definition and total amount of selling expenses; and

•Transition options include prospective from the date of adoption as well as retrospective adoption.

The only financial statement impact resulting from adoption will be increased disclosure. The Company continues to evaluate the effects the adoption requirements on information systems and controls.

Significant Accounting Policies

The Company's accounting policies are described either in this Note or in the applicable Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements as listed in the table of contents on page 60.

A.Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents are carried at cost that approximates fair value. Cash equivalents consist of short-term investments with maturities of three months or less from the time of purchase. The Company reclassifies cash overdraft positions to liabilities when the legal right of offset does not exist.

B.Inventories

Inventories consist of prescription drugs and medical supplies and are stated at the lower of first-in-first-out cost or net realizable value.

C.Translation of Foreign Currencies

The Company generally conducts its international business through foreign operating entities that maintain assets and liabilities in local currencies that are their functional currencies. The Company uses exchange rates as of the balance sheet date to translate assets and liabilities into U.S. dollars. Translation gains or losses on functional currencies, net of applicable taxes, are recorded in Accumulated other comprehensive loss. The Company uses average monthly exchange rates during the year to translate revenues and expenses into U.S. dollars.

D.Pharmacy Revenues and Costs

Pharmacy Revenues. Pharmacy revenues are primarily derived from providing pharmacy benefit management services to clients and customers. Pharmacy revenues are recognized when control of the promised goods or services is transferred to clients and customers in an amount that reflects the consideration the Company expects to receive for those goods or services.

The Company provides or makes available various services supporting benefit management and claims administration and is generally obligated to provide prescription drugs to clients' members using multiple distribution methods, including retail networks, home delivery and specialty pharmacies. These goods and services are integrated into a single performance obligation to process claims, dispense prescription drugs and provide other services over the contract period (generally three years). This performance obligation is satisfied as the business stands ready to fulfill its obligation.

Revenues for dispensing prescription drugs through retail pharmacies are reported gross and consist of the prescription price (ingredient cost and dispensing fee) contracted with clients, including the customer copayment, and any associated fees for services, because the Company acts as the principal in these arrangements. When a prescription is presented to a retail network pharmacy, the Company is solely responsible for customer eligibility, drug utilization review, drug-to-drug interaction review, any required clinical intervention, plan provision information, payment to the pharmacy and client billing. These revenues are recognized based on the full prescription price when the pharmacy claim is processed and approved for payment. The Company also provides benefit design and formulary consultation services to clients and negotiates separate contractual relationships with clients and network pharmacies. These factors indicate that the Company has control over these transactions until the prescription is processed. Revenues are billed, due and recognized at contract rates either on a periodic basis or as services are provided (such as based on volume of claims processed). This recognition pattern aligns with the benefits from services provided.

Home delivery and specialty pharmacy revenues are due and recognized as each prescription is shipped, net of reserves for discounts and contractual allowances estimated based on historical experience. Any differences between estimates and actual collections are reflected in Pharmacy revenues when payments are received. Historically, adjustments to original estimates and returns have not been material. The Company has elected the practical expedient to account for shipping and handling as a fulfillment activity.

We may also provide certain financial and performance guarantees, including a minimum level of discounts a client may receive, generic utilization rates and various service levels. Clients may be entitled to receive compensation if we fail to meet the guarantees. Actual performance is compared to the contractual guarantee for each measure throughout the period and the Company defers revenue for any estimated payouts within Accrued expenses and other liabilities (current). These estimates are adjusted and paid at the end of the annual guarantee period. Historically, adjustments to original estimates have not been material. The liability for these financial and performance guarantees was $1.8 billion as of December 31, 2025 and $1.9 billion as of December 31, 2024.

The Company administers programs through which we may receive rebates and other vendor consideration from pharmaceutical manufacturers. The amounts of such rebates or other vendor consideration shared with pharmacy benefit management services clients vary based on the contractual arrangement with the client and in some cases the type of consideration received from the pharmaceutical manufacturer. Rebates and other vendor consideration payable to pharmacy benefit management services clients are recorded as a reduction of Pharmacy revenues. Estimated amounts payable to clients are based on contractual sharing arrangements between the Company and the client and these amounts are adjusted when amounts are collected from pharmaceutical manufacturers in accordance with the contractual arrangement between the Company and the client. Historically, these adjustments have not been material.

Other pharmacy service revenues are earned by distributing specialty pharmaceuticals and medical supplies to providers, clinics and hospitals. These revenues are billed, due and recognized at contracted rates as prescriptions and supplies are shipped and services are provided.

Pharmacy Costs. Pharmacy costs include the cost of prescriptions sold, network pharmacy claim costs and copayments. Also included are direct costs of dispensing prescriptions including supplies, shipping and handling, and direct costs associated with clinical programs, such as drug utilization management and medication adherence counseling. Home delivery and specialty pharmacy costs are recognized when the drug is shipped, and retail network costs are recognized when the drug is processed and approved for payment. Rebates and other vendor consideration received when providing pharmacy benefit management services are recorded as a reduction of pharmacy costs. Rebates are recognized as prescriptions are shipped or processed and approved for payment. Historically, the effect of adjustments resulting from the reconciliation of rebates recognized to the amounts billed and collected, net of contractual allowances, has not been material. The Company maintains reimbursement guarantees with certain retail network pharmacies. For each such guarantee, the Company records a pharmacy and other service costs payable or prepaid asset for applicable retail network claims based on our actual performance throughout the period against the contractual reimbursement rate. The Company's contracts with certain retail pharmacies give the Company the right to adjust reimbursement rates during the annual guarantee period.

E.Premiums and Related Expenses

Premiums for short-duration group health, accident and life insurance and managed care coverages are recognized as revenue on a pro rata basis over the contract period. Benefits and expenses are recognized when incurred and, for our Cigna Healthcare business, are presented net of pharmaceutical manufacturer rebates. For experience-rated contracts, premium revenue includes an adjustment for

experience-rated refunds based on contract terms and calculated using the customer's experience (including estimates of incurred but not reported claims).

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ("ACA") established a risk adjustment program that transfers funds among insurers based on the relative risk of their covered populations of individuals who purchased insurance on a public exchange. We recognize receivables or payables from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ("CMS") for the Company's Individual and Family Plans as adjustments to premium revenue when amounts are reasonably estimable and collection is reasonably assured, using year-to-date experience and industry data. Final settlements are determined by the United States Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS") in the subsequent year.

Premium revenue may also include an adjustment to reflect the estimated effect of rebates due to customers under medical loss ratio provisions of the ACA. These rebate liabilities are settled in the subsequent year.

Liabilities related to experience-rated refunds, risk adjustment programs and the minimum medical loss ratio are included in Accrued expenses and other liabilities (current).

Premiums for supplemental health, accident and individual life insurance and annuity long-duration products are recognized as revenue when due. Cigna Healthcare long-duration premium revenues are associated with contracts that provide coverage greater than one year or are guaranteed to be renewed at the option of the policyholder beyond one year. Benefits and expenses are matched with premiums.

Revenue for universal life products is recognized as follows:

•Investment income on assets supporting universal life products is recognized in Net investment income/losses as earned.

•Charges for mortality, administration and policy surrender are recognized in Premiums as earned. Administrative fees are considered earned when services are provided.

Benefits and expenses for universal life products consist of benefit claims in excess of policyholder account balances and income earned by policyholders. Expenses are recognized when claims are incurred and income is credited to policyholders in accordance with contract provisions.

The unrecognized portion of premiums received is recorded as unearned premiums included in Insurance and contractholder liabilities (current and non-current). See Note 9 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for further information.

F.Fees and Related Expenses

The majority of the Company's service fee revenues are derived from the following programs:

•Administrative Services Only ("ASO") arrangements allow plan sponsors to self-fund claims and assume the risk of medical or other benefit costs. In return for fees from these clients, the Company provides access to our participating provider networks and other services supporting benefit management.

•Fee-for-service clinical solutions offered to clients, such as drug utilization management and medication adherence counseling help clients to drive better health outcomes at a lower cost by identifying and addressing potentially unsafe or wasteful prescribing, dispensing and utilization of prescription drugs, and communicating with, or supporting communications with, physicians, pharmacies and patients.

•Wholesale Marketplace Drug Formulary Management services include either our drug formulary administrative service arrangements or our formulary processing arrangements. Drug formulary administrative services may include formulary consultation, administration of rebate contracts, rebate submission, collection from drug manufacturers and the distribution of rebates to clients. Services may also include facilitating audits of data submissions and reporting of rebates to clients.

•Health benefit management solutions are offered primarily to sponsors of health benefit plans to drive cost reductions and improve quality outcomes for clients as well as provide behavioral health services to third-party health plans, employers and administrators. In certain arrangements, the Company assumes the financial obligation for third-party provider costs for medical services provided to the health plan's customers.

Arrangements are generally short-term (one year or less) except for certain three-year health benefit management solutions contracts, and each consists of a single performance obligation. Performance obligations are satisfied as services are provided to clients, either on a stand-ready or utilization basis. Fees are billed, due and recognized at contracted rates on a periodic basis, generally monthly or agreed-upon arrangements terms. Fee revenues for services are generally recorded on a gross basis with the associated direct and indirect costs presented in Pharmacy and other service costs, or Selling, general and administrative expenses.

Retained rebates reported in Fees and other revenues in our formulary processing arrangements are either recognized gross as services are provided to clients, consistent with the related service fee, or net as rebates are processed. The latter applies in arrangements in which the Company is permitted to retain a portion of rebates collected in exchange for services, but the Company does not obtain control of the retained rebate until rebates are transferred to the client.

Fees for services may include variable consideration as a component of the transaction price, which is estimated at contract inception, recognized and adjusted through the contract period through Accrued expenses and other liabilities. Variable consideration includes certain health benefit management contracts requiring the Company to share the results of medical cost experience that differ from specified targets and ASO performance guarantees that compensate clients if certain service standards, clinical outcomes or financial metrics are not met.

Note 3 – Accounts Receivable, Net

Accounting Policy. We bill pharmaceutical manufacturers based on management's interpretation of contractual terms and estimate a contractual allowance based on the best information available at the time a claim is processed. Contractual allowances for certain rebates receivable from pharmaceutical manufacturers are determined by reviewing payment experience and specific known items that could be adjusted under contract terms. The Company's estimation process for contractual allowances for pharmaceutical manufacturer receivables generally results in an allowance for balances outstanding greater than 90 days.

Contractual allowances for certain receivables from third-party payors are based on their contractual terms and are estimated based on the Company's best information available at the time revenue is recognized.

The allowance for expected credit losses for current accounts receivable is based primarily on past collections experience relative to the length of time receivables are past due; however, when available evidence reasonably supports an assumption that counterparty credit risk over the expected payment period will differ from current and historical payment collections, a forecasting adjustment is reflected in the allowance for expected credit losses.

Discounts and claims adjustments issued to customers in the form of client credits and other non-credit adjustments are based on the current status of each customer's receivable balance, current economic and market conditions and a variety of other factors, including the length of time the receivables are past due, the financial health of customers and our past experience.

Receivables and any associated allowance are written off only when all collection attempts have failed and such amounts are determined unrecoverable. We regularly review the adequacy of these allowances based on a variety of factors, including age of the outstanding receivable and collection history. When circumstances related to specific collection patterns change, estimates of the recoverability of receivables are adjusted.

The Company's accounts receivable include amounts due from clients, third-party payors, customers and pharmaceutical manufacturers, and are presented net of allowances. These balances include the following:

•Noninsurance customer receivables - amounts due from customers for noninsurance services, primarily pharmacy benefit management and ASO contracts.

•Pharmaceutical manufacturers receivables - amounts due from pharmaceutical manufacturers.

•Insurance customer receivables - amounts due from customers under insurance and managed care contracts, primarily premiums receivable and amounts due from CMS.

•Other receivables - all other accounts receivable not included in the categories above.

The following amounts were included within Accounts receivable, net:

Noninsurance customer receivables $ 14,707 $ 11,879

Pharmaceutical manufacturers receivables 12,437 10,914

Insurance customer receivables 1,385 3,199

These receivables are reported net of our allowances of $6.8 billion and $5.0 billion as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, these allowances were primarily comprised of $6.2 billion and $4.3 billion, respectively,

associated with contractual allowances for certain pharmaceutical manufacturers rebate receivables; $270 million and $388 million, respectively, associated with contractual allowances for third-party payor noninsurance customer receivables; and $199 million and $84 million, respectively, associated with allowances for current expected credit losses. The remaining allowances include discounts and claims adjustments issued to customers in the form of client credits and other non-credit adjustments.

Accounts Receivable Factoring Facility

The Company maintains an uncommitted factoring facility (the "Facility") with a total capacity of $1.5 billion under which certain accounts receivable may be sold on a non-recourse basis to a financial institution. The Facility automatically renewed in July 2025 and is subject to one-year renewal terms unless terminated by either party. The transactions under the Facility are accounted for as a sale and recorded as a reduction to accounts receivable in the Consolidated Balance Sheets because control of, and risk related to, the accounts receivable are transferred to the financial institution. Although the sale is made without recourse, we provide collection services related to the transferred assets. Amounts associated with this Facility are reflected within Net cash provided by operating activities in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. Factoring fees paid under this Facility are reflected in Interest expense and other in the Consolidated Statements of Income.

We sold pharmaceutical manufacturers receivables under the Facility of $4.4 billion and $5.5 billion during the years ended December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. For the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, factoring fees paid were not material. As of December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, all sold accounts receivable had been collected from pharmaceutical manufacturers and had been removed from the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets. As of December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, there were $0.4 billion and $1.0 billion, respectively, of collections from pharmaceutical manufacturers that had not been remitted to the financial institution. Such amounts are recorded within Accrued expenses and other liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Note 4 – Supplier Finance Program

The Company facilitates a voluntary supplier finance program (the "Program") that provides suppliers the opportunity to sell their accounts receivable due from us (i.e., our payment obligations to the suppliers) to a financial institution, on a non-recourse basis, in order to be paid earlier than our payment terms require. The Cigna Group is not a party to the Program and agrees to commercial terms with its suppliers independently of their participation in the Program. Amounts due to suppliers that participate in the Program are generally paid within one month following the invoice date. A supplier's participation in the Program has no impact on the Company's payment terms and the Company has no economic interest in a supplier's decision to participate in the Program. The suppliers, at their sole discretion, determine which invoices, if any, to sell to the financial institution. No guarantees or pledged assets are provided by the Company or any of our subsidiaries under the Program.

The obligations confirmed as valid within the Program by the financial institutions were as follows and are reflected in Accounts payable in the Consolidated Balance Sheets:

For the Years Ended December 31,

Confirmed obligations outstanding at the beginning of the year $ 1,637 $ 1,536

Less: confirmed invoices paid during the year 39,143 38,990

Confirmed obligations outstanding at the end of the year $ 1,602 $ 1,637

The amounts confirmed as valid for both periods are predominately associated with one supplier.

Note 5 – Divestiture

Accounting Policy. The Company classifies assets and liabilities as held for sale ("disposal group") when management commits to a plan to sell the disposal group, the sale is probable within one year and the disposal group is available for immediate sale in its present condition. The Company considers various factors, particularly whether actions required to complete the plan indicate it is unlikely that significant changes to the plan will be made or the plan will be withdrawn. Assets held for sale are measured at the lower of carrying value or fair value less costs to sell. Any loss resulting from the measurement is recognized in the period the held for sale criteria are met. Conversely, gains are not recognized until the date of the sale. When the disposal group is classified as held for sale, depreciation and amortization for most long-lived assets ceases, and the Company tests the assets for impairment. Deferred policy acquisition costs continue to be amortized.

The Company completed the sale of our Medicare Advantage, Medicare Individual Stand-Alone Prescription Drug Plans, Medicare and Other Supplemental Benefits, and CareAllies® businesses (the "Disposal Group") on March 19, 2025 (the "HCSC transaction"). The final purchase price and total cash proceeds collected in 2025 were $4.9 billion, representing an increase from the initial $3.3 billion purchase price, driven by higher statutory surplus for the legal entities when conveyed to HCSC and post-closing contractual adjustments.

The Company recognized within Net gain (loss) on sale of businesses in the Consolidated Statements of Income a gain of $9 million pre-tax ($401 million after-tax) for the year ended December 31, 2025, a loss of $472 million ($363 million after-tax) for the year ended December 31, 2024, and a loss of $1.5 billion ($1.4 billion after-tax) for the year ended December 31, 2023. See Note 21 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for discussion of tax matters for the year ended December 31, 2025 resulting in an after-tax gain on sale of businesses. The estimated loss on sale for both the years ended December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 primarily represented goodwill impairments of $302 million pre-tax in 2024 and $1.2 billion pre-tax in 2023.

The Company determined that the Disposal Group met the criteria to be classified as held for sale and aggregated and classified the assets and liabilities as held for sale in our Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2024. The assets and liabilities held for sale as of December 31, 2024 were as follows:

(In millions) December 31, 2024

Cash and cash equivalents $ 1,339

Accounts receivable, net 1,927

Other assets, including Goodwill (1) 2,294

Total assets of businesses held for sale 7,004

Insurance and contractholder liabilities 1,579

All other liabilities 831

Total liabilities of businesses held for sale $ 2,410

(1) Included Goodwill of $94 million.

Integration and Transaction-Related Costs

In 2025, 2024 and 2023, the Company incurred transaction-related costs associated with the HCSC transaction. These costs incurred consisted primarily of certain projects to separate the Company's systems, products and services; fees for legal, advisory and other professional services; and certain employment-related costs. These costs were $327 million pre-tax ($247 million after-tax) for the year ended December 31, 2025, compared with $275 million pre-tax ($211 million after-tax) for the year ended December 31, 2024, and $45 million pre-tax ($35 million after-tax) for the year ended December 31, 2023.

Note 6 – Earnings Per Share

Accounting Policy. The Company computes basic earnings per share using the weighted-average number of unrestricted common and deferred shares outstanding. Diluted earnings per share also includes the dilutive effect of outstanding employee stock options and restricted stock using the treasury stock method and the effect of strategic performance shares.

Basic and diluted earnings per share were computed as follows:

For the Years Ended December 31,

The following outstanding employee stock options were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because their effect was anti-dilutive:

For the Years Ended December 31,

Anti-dilutive options 2.0 1.1 0.9

Note 7 – Debt

The outstanding amounts of debt (net of issuance costs, discounts or premiums) and finance leases were as follows:

Short-term debt

Commercial paper $ — $ 880

Other, including finance leases 43 43

Long-term debt

Other, including finance leases 68 41

(1)The Company has entered into interest rate swap contracts hedging a portion of these fixed-rate debt instruments as of December 31, 2025. See Note 11 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for further information about the Company's interest rate risk management and these derivative instruments.

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 below. We used the remaining net proceeds for general corporate purposes, including investments and repayment of indebtedness. Interest on this debt is paid semiannually.

(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 a comparable U.S. Treasury rate plus the amount of basis points set forth in this column.

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 above.

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 was no outstanding balance under the Credit Agreement.

In April 2025, the Company 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.

Debt Maturities. Maturities of outstanding long-term debt as of December 31, 2025 are as follows:

(In millions) Scheduled Maturities (1)

(1) Long-term debt maturity amounts include current maturities of long-term debt. Finance leases are excluded from this table.

Interest Expense. Interest expense on long-term and short-term debt was $1.4 billion in 2025, $1.5 billion in 2024 and $1.4 billion in 2023.

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

Note 8 – Common and Preferred Stock

The Cigna Group has a total of 25 million shares of $1 par value preferred stock authorized for issuance. No shares of preferred stock were outstanding at December 31, 2025, 2024 or 2023.

The following table presents the share activity of The Cigna Group:

For the Years Ended December 31,

Common: Par value $0.01; 600,000 shares authorized

Net issued for stock option exercises and other benefit plans 1,569 2,198 1,619

Dividends

The following table provides details of the Company's dividend payments:

Record Date Payment Date Amount per Share Total Amount Paid (in millions)

On February 5, 2026, the Board of Directors of The Cigna Group (the "Board") declared the first quarter 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 Company currently intends to pay regular quarterly dividends, with future declarations subject to approval by the Board and the Board's determination that the declaration of dividends remains in the best interests of The Cigna Group and its shareholders. The decision of whether to pay future dividends and the amount of any such dividends will be based on the Company's financial position, results of operations, cash flows, capital requirements, the requirements of applicable law and any other factors the Board may deem relevant.

Note 9 – Insurance and Contractholder Liabilities

A.Account Balances – Insurance and Contractholder Liabilities

The Company's insurance and contractholder liabilities were comprised of the following:

(In millions) Current Non-current Total Current Non-current Total

Unpaid claims and claim expenses

Future policy benefits

Contractholder deposit funds

(1) Amounts classified as liabilities of businesses held for sale include $983 millionof Unpaid claims, $408 million of Future policy benefits, $85 million of Unearned premiums and $103 million of Contractholder deposit funds as of December 31, 2024.

Insurance and contractholder liabilities expected to be paid within one year are classified as current.

Accounting Policy - Unearned Premium. The unrecognized portion of premiums received is recorded as unearned premiums included in Insurance and contractholder liabilities (current and non-current).

The Company evaluates certain insurance contracts subject to premium deficiency testing and recognizes a premium deficiency loss and corresponding reserve when expected claims costs, claims adjustment expenses, maintenance costs, and unamortized acquisition costs exceed unearned premium. Anticipated investment income is considered in the calculation of premium deficiency.

B.Unpaid Claims and Claim Expenses – Cigna Healthcare

This liability reflects estimates of the ultimate cost of claims that have been incurred but not reported, expected development on reported claims, claims that have been reported but not yet paid (reported claims in process), and other medical care expenses and services payable that are primarily comprised of accruals for incentives and other amounts payable to health care professionals and facilities.

Accounting Policy. The Company uses actuarial principles and assumptions that are consistently applied each reporting period and recognizes the actuarial best estimate of the ultimate liability along with a margin for adverse deviation. This approach is consistent with actuarial standards of practice that the liabilities be adequate under moderately adverse conditions.

The Company compares key assumptions used to establish the medical costs payable to actual experience for each reporting period. The unpaid claims liability is adjusted through current period Shareholders' net income when actual experience differs from these assumptions. Additionally, the Company evaluates expected future developments and emerging trends that may impact key assumptions. The process used to determine this liability requires the Company to make critical accounting estimates that involve considerable judgment, reflecting the variability inherent in forecasting future claim payments. These estimates are highly sensitive to changes in the Company's key assumptions, specifically completion factors and medical cost trend.

The liability is primarily calculated using "completion factors" developed by comparing the claim incurral date to the date claims were paid. Completion factors are impacted by several key items including changes in: (i) electronic (auto-adjudication) versus manual claim processing; (ii) frequency and timeliness of provider claims submissions; (iii) number of customers; and (iv) the mix of products. The Company uses historical completion factors combined with an analysis of current trends and operational factors to

develop current estimates of completion factors. The Company estimates the liability for claims incurred in each month by applying the current estimates of completion factors to the current paid claims data. This approach implicitly assumes that historical completion rates will be a useful indicator for the current period.

The Company relies more heavily on medical cost trend analysis that reflects expected claim payment patterns and other relevant operational considerations for more recent months. Medical cost trend is primarily impacted by medical service utilization and unit costs that are affected by changes in the level and mix of health benefits offered, including inpatient, outpatient and pharmacy; the impact of copays and deductibles; changes in provider practices; and changes in consumer demographics and consumption behavior.

The total of incurred but not reported liabilities plus expected development on reported claims and reported claims in process was $4.0 billion as of December 31, 2025 and $4.6 billion as of December 31, 2024. The decrease was driven by the HCSC transaction.

Activity, net of intercompany transactions, in the unpaid claims liability for the Cigna Healthcare segment was as follows:

For the Years Ended December 31,

Less: Reinsurance and other amounts recoverable 159 236 221

Incurred costs related to:

Paid costs related to:

Less: Divestiture and other 1,323 — —

Add: Reinsurance and other amounts recoverable 147 159 236

(1) Includes unpaid claims amounts classified as liabilities of businesses held for sale prior to the completion of the HCSC transaction. As of December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, includes $983 million and $823 million, respectively, classified as liabilities of businesses held for sale.

Reinsurance and other amounts recoverable reflect amounts due from reinsurers and policyholders to cover incurred but not reported and pending claims of certain business for which the Company administers the plan benefits without any right of offset. See Note 10 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on reinsurance.

Variances in incurred costs related to prior years' unpaid claims and claim expenses that resulted from the differences between actual experience and the Company's key assumptions were as follows:

For the Years Ended December 31,

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