By Will Feuer


Cigna Corp. posted higher second-quarter sales and better-than-expected adjusted earnings as the company's Evernorth and Cigna Healthcare segments continued to grow.

The Bloomfield, Conn.-based healthcare company posted net income of $1.56 billion, compared with $1.47 billion a year earlier. Earnings were $4.90 a share, up from $4.25 a share.

Stripping out one-time items, Cigna's adjusted earnings came to $6.22 a share. Analysts surveyed by FactSet expected adjusted earnings of $5.49 a share.

Revenue was $45.48 billion, up from $43.13 billion. Analysts were expecting revenue of $44.49 billion, according to FactSet.

Revenue in the Evernorth segment, which covers pharmacy services, benefits management, care solutions and data and analytics, rose by 7% on an adjusted basis, reflecting organic growth in specialty pharmacy services.


Write to Will Feuer at Will.Feuer@wsj.com


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08-04-22 0626ET