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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.

CNO

$56.75

+$0.03 (+0.05%)

Sep 4, 2026 · Market close

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CNO Key Statistics

As of Sep 4, 2026
Trading
Open
$56.30
Previous Close
$56.72
Day's Range
55.78–56.98
52-Week Range
38.22–57.59
Volume
917.20K
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
$5.25B
P/E Ratio
19.57
Forward P/EShare price divided by forecast earnings for the year ahead, rather than the year just past.
11.29
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.
1.13
EPS (ttm)Profit attributable to each share over the last twelve months.
2.90
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
+42.76%
Dividend and dates
Dividend
$0.72+1.27%
Ex-Dividend Date
September 10, 2026
Earnings Date
November 2, 2026estimated
Avg Volume
802.17K

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

CNO Stock Return by Calendar Year

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

YearReturn
2026 (partial year)+34.68%
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 September 4, 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*$0.352—
2025$0.674+6.3%
2024$0.634+6.8%
2023$0.594+7.3%
YearDividends per sharePaymentsChange
2026 (partial year)$0.352—
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+118.7%
2016$0.162—

Most recent payment: $0.18 per share, ex-dividend June 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 26 stocks
MetricCNOInsurance - Life medianvs median
P/E19.5711.4072% above
P/S ratio1.131.130% below
Profit margin6.02%11.35%5.3 pts below

Medians across 26 Insurance - Life stocks that report the metric. Medians, not averages, so one outlier cannot move them. As of September 4, 2026.

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Analysis

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Company Overview

The market values CNO Financial Group, Inc. (CNO) at $5.25B. 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 $38.22 to $57.59. The most recent close on file for CNO is $56.75, dated September 4, 2026. That is +$0.03 (+0.05%) against the previous close. The latest close sits 48.48% 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 5.3 percentage points below the Insurance - Life median of 11.35%. Earnings per share on a trailing basis come to 2.9.

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 19.57 times earnings. That is 71.67% above the Insurance - Life median of 11.4. On forward earnings the ratio is 11.29. The PEG ratio, which sets the P/E against expected earnings growth, reads 1.29. Measured against sales, the shares trade at 1.13 times revenue. On price-to-sales that is 0.3% below the Insurance - Life median of 1.13. The medians here are taken across 26 Insurance - Life companies that report the metric.

Over the trailing twelve months the price has returned +42.76%. Across 10 years the annualized return works out at +15.86%. The reported beta is 0.81. Annualized volatility over the trailing 10 years is 34.01%.

Growth & Income

CNO pays a dividend yielding 1.27%. That is 1.4 percentage points below the Insurance - Life median yield of 2.68%. 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 2 payments totalling $0.35 a share. The year before, 2025, totalled $0.67 a share.

2026 is still running; the price is +34.68% 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 $5.25B 19.6
Great-West Lifeco Inc. GWO.TO $82.89B 19.1
Manulife Financial Corporation MFC $73.57B 16.8
MetLife, Inc. MET $62.04B 19.0

The Insurance - Life industry average P/E ratio is 11.4x. CNO Financial Group, Inc. trades at a P/E of 19.6.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each nightly rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of September 4, 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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