CNO Financial Group Inc (CNO)

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FINANCIAL SERVICES • INSURANCE - LIFE • NYSE

$54.57

+1.02 (+1.90%)

Market Cap: $4.95B

Last updated: Oct 16, 2026 at 1:54 PM ET

Earnings

Performance (10Y)

Beat Rate

72%(28/39)

Avg Surprise

+11.89%

Streak

1 Q

Upcoming Estimates

Period ending Sep 30, 2026

EPS Consensus$1.10

Range$1.09 - $1.11

3 analysts

EPS RevisionsNo revisions (7d)

30d

EPS Estimate DriftChange to current

90d ago$1.06+4.1%

60d ago$1.06+3.6%

30d ago$1.09+1.2%

7d ago$1.09+1.2%

Current$1.10

Revenue Consensus

$993M

Range$993M - $993M

1 analysts

Period ending Dec 31, 2026

EPS Consensus$1.74

Range$1.70 - $1.78

5 analysts

Revenue Consensus

$1.0B

Range$1.0B - $1.0B

1 analysts

Period	Reported	Est.	Range	Surprise	B/M	Analysts	Revisions	YoY
Dec 31, 2026Dec 26EST	-	$1.74	$1.70 - $1.78	-	-	5	-	-
Sep 30, 2026Sep 26EST	-	$1.10	$1.09 - $1.11	-	-	3	0 1 30d	-
Jun 30, 2026Jun 26 Reported Jul 30, 2026Reported Jul 30	$1.26	$0.99	$0.94 - $0.99	+27.27%	Beat	4	1 1 30d	+44.8%
Mar 31, 2026Mar 26 Reported Apr 30, 2026Reported Apr 30	$0.39	N/A	-	-58.06%	Miss	4	2 0 30d	-50.6%
Dec 31, 2025Dec 25 Reported Feb 5, 2026Reported Feb 5	$1.47	$1.21	$1.18 - $1.23	+21.49%	Beat	5	2 0 30d	+12.2%
Sep 30, 2025Sep 25 Reported Nov 3, 2025Reported Nov 3	$1.29	$0.92	$0.86 - $0.97	+40.22%	Beat	6	1 2 30d	+16.2%
Jun 30, 2025Jun 25 Reported Jul 28, 2025Reported Jul 28	$0.87	$0.86	$0.82 - $0.88	+1.16%	Beat	6	0 4 30d	-17.1%
Mar 31, 2025Mar 25 Reported Apr 28, 2025Reported Apr 28	$0.79	$0.79	$0.77 - $0.81	+0.00%	Beat	6	0 1 30d	+51.9%
Dec 31, 2024Dec 24 Reported Feb 6, 2025Reported Feb 6	$1.31	$1.07	$1.04 - $1.08	+22.43%	Beat	6	0 1 30d	+11.0%
Sep 30, 2024Sep 24 Reported Oct 31, 2024Reported Oct 31	$1.11	$0.83	$0.80 - $0.85	+33.73%	Beat	6	1 0 30d	+26.1%
Jun 30, 2024Jun 24 Reported Jul 29, 2024Reported Jul 29	$1.05	$0.71	$0.66 - $0.72	+47.89%	Beat	6	No revisions (30d)	+94.4%
Mar 31, 2024Mar 24 Reported Apr 29, 2024Reported Apr 29	$0.52	$0.65	$0.60 - $0.69	-20.00%	Miss	6	0 1 30d	+2.0%
Dec 31, 2023Dec 23 Reported Feb 6, 2024Reported Feb 6	$1.18	$0.85	$0.80 - $0.92	+38.82%	Beat	6	No revisions (30d)	+110.7%
Sep 30, 2023Sep 23 Reported Nov 6, 2023Reported Nov 6	$0.88	$0.73	$0.71 - $0.76	+20.55%	Beat	5	0 1 30d	+79.6%
Jun 30, 2023Jun 23 Reported Jul 31, 2023Reported Jul 31	$0.54	$0.67	$0.61 - $0.72	-19.40%	Miss	5	1 0 30d	-36.5%
Mar 31, 2023Mar 23 Reported May 1, 2023Reported May 1	$0.51	$0.61	$0.60 - $0.66	-16.39%	Miss	6	No revisions (30d)	+21.4%
Dec 31, 2022Dec 22 Reported Feb 7, 2023Reported Feb 7	$0.56	$0.55	$0.49 - $0.59	+1.82%	Beat	6	1 0 30d	-35.6%
Sep 30, 2022Sep 22 Reported Oct 31, 2022Reported Oct 31	$0.49	$0.49	$0.42 - $0.53	+0.00%	Beat	6	1 0 30d	-31.9%
Jun 30, 2022Jun 22 Reported Aug 1, 2022Reported Aug 1	$0.85	$0.48	$0.44 - $0.53	+77.08%	Beat	5	1 0 30d	+28.8%
Mar 31, 2022Mar 22 Reported May 2, 2022Reported May 2	$0.42	$0.56	$0.49 - $0.60	-25.00%	Miss	6	No revisions (30d)	-23.6%
Dec 31, 2021Dec 21 Reported Feb 8, 2022Reported Feb 8	$0.87	$0.60	$0.57 - $0.67	+45.00%	Beat	7	2 0 30d	+52.6%
Sep 30, 2021Sep 21 Reported Oct 27, 2021Reported Oct 27	$0.72	$0.61	$0.52 - $0.62	+18.03%	Beat	6	1 0 30d	-8.9%
Jun 30, 2021Jun 21 Reported Jul 28, 2021Reported Jul 28	$0.66	$0.55	$0.49 - $0.64	+20.00%	Beat	7	3 0 30d	+53.5%
Mar 31, 2021Mar 21 Reported Apr 28, 2021Reported Apr 28	$0.55	$0.51	$0.49 - $0.57	+7.84%	Beat	7	4 0 30d	-5.2%
Dec 31, 2020Dec 20 Reported Feb 9, 2021Reported Feb 9	$0.57	$0.60	$0.56 - $0.64	-5.00%	Miss	7	5 0 30d	+21.3%
Sep 30, 2020Sep 20 Reported Nov 2, 2020Reported Nov 2	$0.79	$0.48	$0.44 - $0.55	+64.58%	Beat	7	6 0 30d	+75.6%
Jun 30, 2020Jun 20 Reported Aug 4, 2020Reported Aug 4	$0.43	$0.27	$0.16 - $0.35	+59.26%	Beat	7	No revisions (30d)	-10.4%
Mar 31, 2020Mar 20 Reported May 5, 2020Reported May 5	$0.58	$0.40	$0.37 - $0.42	+45.00%	Beat	7	No revisions (30d)	+41.5%
Dec 31, 2019Dec 19 Reported Feb 11, 2020Reported Feb 11	$0.47	$0.46	$0.41 - $0.49	+2.17%	Beat	7	3 0 30d	+30.6%
Sep 30, 2019Sep 19 Reported Nov 5, 2019Reported Nov 5	$0.45	$0.47	$0.45 - $0.48	-4.26%	Miss	7	2 0 30d	-15.1%
Jun 30, 2019Jun 19 Reported Jul 30, 2019Reported Jul 30	$0.48	$0.48	$0.44 - $0.54	+0.00%	Beat	8	1 0 30d	-2.0%
Mar 31, 2019Mar 19 Reported Apr 29, 2019Reported Apr 29	$0.41	$0.45	$0.37 - $0.54	-8.89%	Miss	8	2 0 30d	-6.8%
Dec 31, 2018Dec 18 Reported Feb 12, 2019Reported Feb 12	$0.36	$0.50	$0.46 - $0.54	-28.00%	Miss	8	2 0 30d	-29.4%
Sep 30, 2018Sep 18 Reported Oct 31, 2018Reported Oct 31	$0.53	$0.51	$0.48 - $0.53	+3.92%	Beat	8	2 0 30d	+20.5%
Jun 30, 2018Jun 18 Reported Aug 1, 2018Reported Aug 1	$0.49	$0.50	$0.47 - $0.52	-2.00%	Miss	8	No revisions (30d)	+16.7%
Mar 31, 2018Mar 18 Reported Apr 25, 2018Reported Apr 25	$0.44	$0.43	$0.39 - $0.46	+2.33%	Beat	9	1 0 30d	+29.4%
Dec 31, 2017Dec 17 Reported Feb 13, 2018Reported Feb 13	$0.51	$0.41	$0.40 - $0.42	+24.39%	Beat	8	No revisions (30d)	+45.7%
Sep 30, 2017Sep 17 Reported Oct 25, 2017Reported Oct 25	$0.44	$0.39	$0.38 - $0.41	+12.82%	Beat	8	No revisions (30d)	-
Jun 30, 2017Jun 17 Reported Jul 26, 2017Reported Jul 26	$0.42	$0.37	$0.35 - $0.38	+13.51%	Beat	7	1 0 30d	-
Mar 31, 2017Mar 17 Reported Apr 26, 2017Reported Apr 26	$0.34	$0.31	-	+9.68%	Beat	-	-	-
Dec 31, 2016Dec 16 Reported Feb 7, 2017Reported Feb 7	$0.35	$0.39	-	-10.26%	Miss	-	-	-

Dividends

Dividend Metrics

Forward Yield1.32%

Forward Annual Dividend$0.72

Payout Ratio22.70%

FrequencyQuarterly

Pay MonthsMar, Jun, Sep, Dec

Growth

3Y CAGR+6.80%

5Y CAGR+7.35%

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Key Metrics

Valuation
P/E Ratio	12.37	EV/EBITDA	16.18x
Price/FCF	N/A	FCF Yield	N/A
Profitability
Profit Margin	6.02%	Operating Margin	16.70%
ROE	10.90%	ROIC	4.02%
Financial Health
Debt/Equity	1.76x	Interest Coverage	1.69x
Current Ratio	N/A	Quick Ratio	N/A
Trading Statistics
Beta	0.81	Avg Volume	1.07M
52-Week High	$57.40	52-Week Low	$37.76

Technical Indicators Dashboard

Moving Averages

SMA 10$53.62

SMA 20$53.71

SMA 50$54.37

SMA 200$47.64

EMA 10$53.68

EMA 20$53.83

EMA 50$53.74

EMA 200$48.88

MACD

Line: -0.21Signal: -0.27Hist: 0.07

ADX

ADX: 11.6+DI: 21.8-DI: 19.9

Aroon & PSAR

Aroon Up16.0

Aroon Down60.0

PSAR$52.70

Bollinger Bands

Upper Band$54.89

Lower Band$52.53

%B Position439%(Upper)

Band Width0.86

RSI (14-Day)

Neutral

55.8

Momentum Oscillators

Stoch %K66.2

Stoch %D53.5

Williams %R-8.7

ROC (10d)2.8%

Momentum1.49

CCI (20d)66.1

MFI (14d)59.3

Volatility Measures

ATR (14d)$1.01(1.9%)

StdDev (20d)0.59

Hist Vol15.6%(Low)

Volume Flow

VWAP$54.24

OBV39.1M

AD Line-282.5M

CMF (20d)0.051

Volume Metrics

Avg Vol (20d)1.1M

Vol Ratio0.7x

VWMA (20d)$53.85

Pivot Points

R3$54.67

R2$54.21

R1$53.88

Pivot Point$53.42

S1$53.09

S2$52.63

S3$52.30

Advanced Oscillators

TSI-7.18

Ultimate Osc49.9

KST-20.70

Financial Data

Quarter	Jun 2026	Mar 2026	Dec 2025	Sep 2025	Jun 2025	Mar 2025	Dec 2024	Sep 2024	Jun 2024	Mar 2024	Dec 2023	Sep 2023
Total Revenue	$1.23B	$978.70M	$1.09B	$1.13B	$1.09B	$943.60M	$1.04B	$1.06B	$1.00B	$1.10B	$1.11B	$884.90M
Cost of Revenue	N/A	$570.10M	$602.80M	$728.80M	$703.30M	$650.60M	$568.30M	$781.40M	$600.00M	$671.80M	$787.70M	$422.20M
Gross Profit	N/A	$459.50M	$540.30M	$459.90M	$448.20M	$353.50M	$528.90M	$348.10M	$466.20M	$480.90M	$382.80M	$525.30M

Operating Expenses	$1.07B	$930.30M	$968.40M	$1.10B	$974.40M	$915.80M	$803.10M	$1.05B	$851.40M	$950.10M	$1.06B	$669.30M
R&D	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
SG&A	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Operating Income	N/A	$48.40M	$111.40M	$36.20M	$118.00M	$17.70M	$210.50M	$11.00M	$150.60M	$146.20M	$46.10M	$215.60M

Interest Income	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Interest Expense	$55.30M	$50.90M	$53.20M	$56.60M	$59.10M	$62.00M	$62.00M	$68.00M	$64.20M	$60.20M	$63.70M	$62.60M
Income Before Tax	$159.70M	$48.40M	$121.50M	$36.20M	$118.00M	$27.80M	$232.10M	$11.00M	$150.60M	$146.20M	$46.10M	$215.60M
Income Tax Expense	$33.80M	$10.70M	$20.80M	$13.10M	$26.20M	$6.30M	$49.20M	$1.70M	$34.30M	$33.90M	$9.80M	$48.30M

Net Income	$125.90M	$37.70M	$100.70M	$23.10M	$91.80M	$21.50M	$182.90M	$9.30M	$116.30M	$112.30M	$36.30M	$167.30M

EBITDA	$234.60M	$122.60M	$121.50M	$36.20M	$186.60M	$95.20M	$232.10M	$11.00M	$212.00M	$206.70M	$105.00M	$272.60M
EBIT	$159.70M	$48.40M	$121.50M	$36.20M	$118.00M	$27.80M	$232.10M	$11.00M	$150.60M	$146.20M	$46.10M	$215.60M

* Some calculated fields are derived from available data when not provided by source

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CNO Financial Group to Release Third Quarter Results on October 29, 2026

CNO Financial Group, Inc. (CNO) will report its third-quarter 2026 results after the market closes on October 29, 2026. The company will host a conference call on October 30, 2026...

TradingView•Oct 15, 2026 4:15 PM ET10/15/26•Neutral

CNO Financial Group Q3 2026 Earnings Date and Estimates

CNO Financial Group (NYSE:CNO) is projected to release its Q3 2026 earnings on Monday, November 2, 2026, after market close, with an earnings conference call scheduled for November 3, 2026...

MarketBeat•Oct 8, 2026 6:12 AM ET10/8/26•Neutral

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CNO/PA Bond Profile: Coupon and Redemption

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CNO Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:CNO) Given Average Rating of "Hold" by Analysts

CNO Financial Group (NYSE:CNO) has received a consensus "Hold" rating from analysts, with an average 12-month price target of $56.00...

MarketBeat•Sep 18, 2026 3:41 PM ET9/18/26•Somewhat-Bullish

CNO Valuation and Fair Value

P/E: 12.4x
Forward P/E: 9.7x
EV/EBITDA: 16.2x
PEG: 1.3x
P/B: 2.0x

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CNO Profitability: Margins, ROIC and FCF

Operating margin: 16.7%
Net margin: 6.0%
ROIC: 4.0%
ROE: 10.9%
FCF margin: 15.8%

CNO Competitors

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Sector: Financial Services

CNO Analyst Ratings

Consensus: Hold
Analysts: 5
Strong Buy: 0
Buy: 0
Hold: 5
Sell: 0
Strong Sell: 0

CNO Bull Case vs Bear Case

Bull case

CNO converts 15.8% of revenue into free cash flow.
CNO beat EPS estimates in 75.0% of its last 8 reported quarters.
CNO grew quarterly revenue 11.6% year over year.

CNO Earnings: Beat Rate and Next Report

Beat rate: 6 of 8 quarters (75.0%)
Average surprise: 11.0%
EPS estimate (fiscal period ending Sep 30, 2026): $1.10
Estimate revisions (30 days, fiscal period ending Sep 30, 2026): 0 up, 1 down

CNO Dividend

Forward yield: 1.3%
Payout ratio: 22.7%
3Y DPS growth: 6.8%
5Y DPS growth: 7.3%
Pay months: Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec

CNO dividend history

Frequently Asked Questions About CNO

What is CNO's current dividend yield?

CNO Financial Group Inc (CNO) has a forward dividend yield of 1.32%.

Does CNO pay dividends?

Yes, CNO Financial Group Inc pays dividends with a forward dividend yield of 1.32%.

What is CNO's P/E ratio?

CNO Financial Group Inc has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 12.37.

What is CNO's market cap?

CNO Financial Group Inc (CNO) has a market capitalization of $4.95B with a current stock price of $54.57.

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