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CNO Financial Group, Inc. (CNO) Stock Analysis

CNO Financial Group, Inc. (CNO) is a Insurance - Life stock listed on NYSE and quoted in US Dollar.

Last Updated: October 21, 2026

CNO

$55.41

+$0.55 (+1.00%)

Oct 21, 2026 · Market close

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CNO Key Statistics

As of Oct 21, 2026
Trading
Open
$55.23
Previous Close
$54.86
Day's Range
55.04–55.46
52-Week Range
38.99–57.59
Volume
956.29K
BetaHow much the share price moves relative to the wider market. 1.0 moves in line with it; above 1.0 swings more, below 1.0 less.
0.81
Valuation
Market Cap
$5.08B
P/E Ratio
18.98
Forward P/EShare price divided by forecast earnings for the year ahead, rather than the year just past.
10.83
PEG RatioThe P/E ratio divided by the expected earnings growth rate. It puts a high P/E in the context of how fast profits are growing.
1.29
P/S ratioMarket value divided by annual revenue. Useful for companies that are not yet profitable, where a P/E cannot be calculated.
1.09
EPS (ttm)Profit attributable to each share over the last twelve months.
2.89
Financials (FY)
Revenue (FY)
$4.49B+0.94%
Net Income (FY)
$229.30M−45.51%
Profit marginThe share of revenue left as profit after all costs and taxes.
6.02%
Shares OutstandingThe total number of shares held by all investors. Market value is this figure multiplied by the share price.
92.52M
1-Year Return
+41.59%
Dividend and dates
Dividend
$0.72+1.33%
Ex-Dividend Date
September 10, 2026
Earnings Date
October 29, 2026
Avg Volume
893.38K

Only metrics the company reports are shown. Data provided by Yahoo Finance via yfinance. Updated daily.

Key facts

As of October 21, 2026, CNO closed at $55.41, +41.59% over 1 year.

CNO Financial Group, Inc. (CNO) has a market capitalization of $5.08B.

In fiscal 2025, CNO reported revenue of $4.49B.

CNO Stock Return by Calendar Year

CNO Financial Group, Inc. (CNO) 10-year return: what $10,000 became

1 year
$10,000 $14,159
+41.59%
5 years
$10,000 $23,847
+138.47%
10 years
$10,000 $44,540
+345.40%

If you had invested $10,000 in CNO Financial Group, Inc. (CNO) 10 years ago, at the close on October 21, 2016, it would have been worth $44,540 at the close on October 21, 2026: +345.40% in total, +16.11% a year, with dividends reinvested. A historical calculation from closing prices adjusted for splits and dividends, before fees and taxes.

Calendar-year returns computed from daily closing prices. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

YearReturn
2026 (partial year)+31.50%
2025+16.10%
2024+36.13%
2023+25.08%
2022−1.57%
2021+9.50%
2020+25.90%
2019+25.11%
2018−38.53%
2017+31.04%
2016 (partial year)+27.00%

As of October 21, 2026.

CNO Revenue and Earnings by Fiscal Year

FY ends December
Fiscal yearRevenueNet incomeNet margin
2025$4.49B$229.30M5.1%
2024$4.45B$420.80M9.5%
2023$4.15B$276.50M6.7%
2022$3.58B$630.60M17.6%
Fiscal yearRevenueGross profitOperating incomeNet incomeNet margin
2025$4.49B——$229.30M5.1%
2024$4.45B——$420.80M9.5%
2023$4.15B——$276.50M6.7%
2022$3.58B——$630.60M17.6%

Annual figures as reported, in the company's reporting currency. As of December 31, 2025.

CNO Dividend History

$0.67+6.3% vs 2024

Dividends per share, 2025 · 4 payments

YearDividends per sharePaymentsChange
2026*$0.533—
2025$0.674+6.3%
2024$0.634+6.8%
2023$0.594+7.3%
YearDividends per sharePaymentsChange
2026 (partial year)$0.533—
2025$0.674+6.3%
2024$0.634+6.8%
2023$0.594+7.3%
2022$0.554+7.8%
2021$0.514+8.5%
2020$0.474+9.3%
2019$0.434+10.3%
2018$0.394+11.4%
2017$0.354+337.5%
2016$0.081—

Most recent payment: $0.18 per share, ex-dividend September 10, 2026. Per-share amounts summed by calendar year from ex-dividend dates. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

CNO Valuation vs Insurance - Life Median

Median of 22 stocks
MetricCNOInsurance - Life medianvs median
P/E18.9812.1856% above
P/S ratio1.091.101% below
Profit margin6.02%8.74%2.7 pts below

Medians across 22 Insurance - Life stocks that report the metric. Medians, not averages, so one outlier cannot move them. As of October 21, 2026.

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Analysis

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Company Overview

The market values CNO Financial Group, Inc. (CNO) at $5.08B. The company sits in the Financial Services sector, in the Insurance - Life industry. Headcount on file is 3,200.

Over the past 52 weeks the price has ranged from $38.99 to $57.59. The most recent close on file for CNO is $55.41, dated October 21, 2026. That is +$0.55 (+1.00%) against the previous close. The latest close sits 42.11% above that 52-week low.

Financial Health

In fiscal 2025, CNO Financial Group, Inc. reported revenue of $4.49B. That is +0.94% against the prior fiscal year, when revenue was $4.45B. Net income for the same year was $229.30M. That is −45.51% against the prior fiscal year. Profit margin runs at 6.02%. That is 2.7 percentage points below the Insurance - Life median of 8.74%. Earnings per share on a trailing basis come to 2.89.

Across the 4 fiscal years on file, revenue moves from $3.58B in 2022 to $4.49B in 2025. Of those 4 years, 4 report positive net income.

Valuation Assessment

On trailing earnings, the shares are priced at 18.98 times earnings. That is 55.89% above the Insurance - Life median of 12.18. On forward earnings the ratio is 10.83. The PEG ratio, which sets the P/E against expected earnings growth, reads 1.29. Measured against sales, the shares trade at 1.09 times revenue. On price-to-sales that is 0.87% below the Insurance - Life median of 1.1. The medians here are taken across 22 Insurance - Life companies that report the metric.

Over the trailing twelve months the total return is +41.59%. Across 10 years the annualized return works out at +16.11%. The reported beta is 0.81. Annualized volatility over the trailing 10 years is 33.94%.

Growth & Income

CNO pays a dividend yielding 1.33%. That is 1 percentage points below the Insurance - Life median yield of 2.38%. The indicated annual rate is $0.72 a share. The ex-dividend date on file is September 10, 2026. Dividends are recorded for 11 calendar years; 2026 shows 3 payments totalling $0.53 a share. The year before, 2025, totalled $0.67 a share.

2026 is still running; the total return is +31.50% year to date. Across the complete calendar years on file, 2024 returned +36.13% and 2018 returned −38.53%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 7 finished higher.

Peer Comparison

CNO Financial Group, Inc. (CNO) operates in the Insurance - Life industry. Here is how it compares to its closest peers by market capitalization:

Company Ticker Market Cap P/E Ratio
CNO Financial Group, Inc. CNO $5.08B 19.0
Great-West Lifeco Inc. GWO.TO CA$82.20B 18.9
Manulife Financial Corporation MFC $74.87B 17.0
MetLife, Inc. MET $64.93B 19.6

Market caps are shown in each company's own trading currency, without conversion, and the peers are listed in order of these unconverted figures.

The Insurance - Life industry average P/E ratio is 12.2x. CNO Financial Group, Inc. trades at a P/E of 19.0.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each daily rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of October 21, 2026.

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About CNO Financial Group, Inc.

CNO Financial Group, Inc., through its subsidiaries, develops, markets, and administers health insurance, annuity, individual life insurance and other insurance products, and financial services for middle-income pre-retiree and retired Americans in the United States. It offers Medicare supplement, supplemental health, and long-term care insurance policies; life insurance; and annuities, as well as Medicare advantage plans to individual consumers through phone, virtually, online, and face-to-face with agents. The company also focuses on sale of voluntary benefit life and health insurance products for businesses, associations, and other membership groups by interacting with customers at their place of employment. In addition, it provides fixed indexed annuities; fixed interest annuities, including fixed rate single-premium deferred annuities; flexible premium deferred annuities; single premium immediate annuities; supplemental health products, such as specified disease, accident, and hospital indemnity products; and long-term care plans primarily to retirees, lesser degree, and older self-employed individuals in the middle-income market. Further, the company offers universal life and other interest-sensitive life products; and traditional life policies that include whole life, graded benefit life, term life, and single premium whole life products, as well as graded benefit life insurance products. It markets its products under the Bankers Life, Washington National, and Colonial Penn brand names. The company was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Carmel, Indiana.

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