Eric Palmer compensation by year
Cigna Summary Compensation Table · all 9 fiscal years held| Component | FY2017 | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $594,769 | $701,981 | $850,000 | $850,000 | $948,462 | $986,731 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $346,154 |
| Bonus | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Stock awards | $1,161,994 | $1,254,478 | $2,964,538 | $3,318,290 | $4,179,824 | $4,556,446 | $4,640,956 | $5,813,611 | $5,056,613 |
| Option awards | $281,581 | $1,125,044 | $962,547 | $1,050,037 | $1,290,005 | $1,406,274 | $1,562,541 | $1,725,052 | $1,650,055 |
| Non-equity incentive | $975,000 | $1,650,000 | $1,275,000 | $1,020,000 | $1,187,500 | $1,562,500 | $1,650,000 | $1,840,000 | $0 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $12,950 | — | $42,279 | $44,003 | — | — | $16,976 | — | — |
| All other | $33,624 | $38,905 | $45,900 | $54,233 | $39,890 | $50,842 | $58,838 | $51,825 | $5,221,938 |
| Total | $3,059,918 | $4,770,408 | $6,140,264 | $6,336,563 | $7,645,681 | $8,562,793 | $8,929,311 | $10,430,488 | $12,274,760 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: Cigna Group DEF 14A filed March 13, 2026, accession 0001739940-26-000023, and prior-year filings.
How this page was built: the Cigna Group filed document, accession 0001739940-26-000023. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed March 13, 2026.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2025 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSU | 11,260 | $3,099,090 | — |
| Option | 6,386 | — | $305.86 |
| Option | 6,226 | — | $336.48 |
| Option | 6,534 | — | $294.61 |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in Cigna Group's FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
Cigna’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| David Cordani | Chair and Chief Executive Officer | $22,866,134 |
| Eric Palmer · this page | Former Executive Vice President, Enterprise Strategy, The Cigna Group, and President and Chief Executive Officer, Evernorth Health Services | $12,274,760 |
| Brian Evanko | President and Chief Operating Officer | $9,998,401 |
| Nicole Jones | Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, and General Counsel | $5,955,936 |
| Ann Dennison | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | $4,691,526 |
| Noelle Eder | Former Executive Vice President, Global Chief Information Officer | $4,312,795 |
| Everett Neville | Executive Vice President, Strategy and Business Development | $4,073,915 |
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