CNO Financial Group, Inc. (CNO)

NYSE: CNO · USD

$54.4

-0.08 (-0.1%)· Recorded snapshot

Market cap	5B
Revenue (ttm)	4.6B
Net income (ttm)	279.6M
EPS (ttm)	$2.90
Shares out	92.5M
P/E (trailing)	18.8x
P/E (forward)	11.6x
Dividend	$0.72 (1.33%)
Volume	381,531
Beta	0.81

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Price

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Financial snapshot

Revenue (ttm): 4.6B
Net income (ttm): 279.6M
EPS (ttm): $2.90
P/E (trailing): 18.8x
P/E (forward): 11.6x
Market cap: 5B

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Calendar

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Refreshed 2026-10-28 19:55 UTC

Forward P/E11.6

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Trailing P/E18.8

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ROE10.9

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ROIC7.6

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Profile and market data

Ticker identity, listing, currency, market cap, and source dates.

Metric	Value
Amount currency	USD
CIK code	0001224608
Company name	CNO Financial Group, Inc.
Country	United States
Country code	US
CUSIP number	12621E103
Earnings date	2026-10-29
Earnings time	amc
Employees	3,300
Employees change	-200
Employees growth	-5.71%
Enterprise value	$8.3B
Exchange	NYSE
Financial currency	USD
Financial report date	2026-06-30
First seen	2026-05-09
Fiscal year end	December
Founded	1979
In index	RUSSELL2000
Industry	Insurance - Life
IPO date	1987-01-01
Is primary listing	Yes
Is SPAC	No
ISIN number	US12621E1038
Last 10-K release date	2026-02-24
Last earnings date	2026-07-30
Last refreshed	2026-10-28
Last stock split type	Never
Market cap	$5B
Market cap category	Mid-Cap
Next earnings date	2026-10-29
Options	Yes
Price	$54.36
Price currency	USD
Sector	Financials
SIC code	6321
Stock price date	2026-10-28
Symbol	CNO
U.S. state	Indiana
Website	https://www.cnoinc.com

Valuation

Multiples, yields, enterprise-value ratios, and valuation checks.

Metric	Value
Adjusted P/E ratio	10.72x
Average P/E ratio (10Y)	9.86x
Average P/E ratio (3Y)	12.2x
Average P/E ratio (5Y)	9.51x
Earnings yield	5.33%
EV/Earnings	29.58x
EV/EBIT	12.28x
EV/EBITDA	8.35x
EV/Sales	1.78x
Forward EV/Sales	2.03x
Forward P/E	11.58x
Forward P/S	1.23x
Graham number	42.67583
Graham upside	-21.15%
Industry forward P/E	9.96x
Industry P/E	12.43x
Lynch fair value	$14.48
Lynch upside	-73.25%
P/(OCF - SBC) ratio	7.44x
P/B ratio	1.95x
P/E ratio	18.78x
P/OCF ratio	7.16x
P/S ratio	1.08x
Price / tangible book value	1.93x
Price/EBITDA ratio	5.06x
Sector forward P/E	13.63x
Sector P/E	15.65x

Profitability

Margins, returns on capital, cash conversion, and quality metrics.

Metric	Value
EBIT margin	14.5%
EBITDA margin	21.3%
Effective tax rate	21.39%
Gross margin	38.71%
Operating margin	14.5%
Pretax margin	7.66%
Profit margin	6.02%
Profit per employee	$84,727
Profitable quarters	13
Profitable years	7
Revenue per employee	$1.4M
ROA	1.09%
ROA (5Y)	1.33%
ROCE	1.8%
ROE	10.93%
ROE (5Y)	13.83%
ROIC	7.59%
ROIC (5Y)	8.15%
SBC / revenue	0.56%
Tax / revenue	1.64%

Growth

Revenue, earnings, cash-flow, and forward growth indicators.

Metric	Value
EPS growth	-1.19%
EPS growth (Q)	46.15%
EPS growth (QoQ)	241.03%
EPS growth 10Y	6.88%
EPS growth 3Y	5.43%
EPS growth 5Y	-3.05%
EPS growth quarters	2
EPS growth years	0
Net income growth	-8.48%
Net income growth (Q)	37.15%
Net income growth (QoQ)	233.95%
Net income growth 3Y	-0.84%
Net income growth 5Y	-9.73%
Net income growth quarters	2
Net income growth years	0
OCF growth	-0.78%
OCF growth (Q)	7.63%
OCF growth (QoQ)	5.24%
OCF growth 10Y	-0.75%
OCF growth 3Y	8.2%
OCF growth 5Y	1.5%
Revenue growth	6.03%
Revenue growth (Q)	11.61%
Revenue growth (QoQ)	24.83%
Revenue growth 10Y	1.93%
Revenue growth 3Y	5.94%
Revenue growth 5Y	2.19%
Revenue growth quarters	5
Revenue growth years	3

Financial statements

Income-statement and cash-flow amounts, totals and per share.

Metric	Value
EBIT	$673.6M
EBITDA	$989.9M
EPS	$2.90
Financing cash flow	$1.6B
Gross profit	$1.8B
Income taxes	$76.1M
Investing cash flow	$-1.8B
Net borrowing	$421.2M
Net cash flow	$490M
Net income	$279.6M
Operating cash flow minus SBC	$673M
Operating income	$673.6M
Revenue	$4.6B
Stock-based compensation	$25.9M

Financial strength

Debt, cash, solvency, accounting-quality, and balance-sheet signals.

Metric	Value
Book value per share	$27.96
Debt / EBITDA	4.16
Debt / equity	1.76
Interest coverage	3.12
Net cash (debt)	$-3.3B
Net cash / market cap	-65.16%
Net debt / EBITDA	3.3
Net debt / equity	1.26
Piotroski F-Score	5
Shareholders' equity	$2.6B
Tangible book value	$2.6B
Tangible book value per share	$27.96
Total assets	$39.9B
Total cash	$1.5B
Total debt	$4.6B
Total liabilities	$37.3B
WACC	6.35%

Liquidity

Current-asset coverage and working-capital efficiency metrics.

Metric	Value
Asset turnover	0.12
Current ratio	2.27
Net working capital	$2.5B
Quick ratio	0.61
Working capital	$3.2B

Dividends and buybacks

Dividend yield, payout, buybacks, and shareholder-yield indicators.

Metric	Value
Buyback yield / dilution	6.95%
Dividend growth	6.06%
Dividend growth (10Y)	8.84%
Dividend growth (3Y)	6.47%
Dividend growth (5Y)	6.96%
Dividend growth years	13
Dividend payment date	2026-09-24
Dividend payment years	15
Dividend payout frequency	Quarterly
Dividend per share	$0.72
Dividend yield	1.33%
Ex-dividend date	2026-09-10
Last dividend	$0.18
Payout ratio	24.87%
Shareholder yield	8.27%

Performance and technicals

Returns, volatility, beta, momentum, RSI, and moving-average context.

Metric	Value
10Y price change	254.14%
10Y return CAGR	15.93%
10Y total return	338.4%
150-day SMA	$50.58
15Y price change	711.34%
15Y return CAGR	17.07%
15Y total return	963.16%
1D price change	-0.15%
1M price change	0.7%
1M total return	0.7%
1W price change	-1.89%
1W total return	-1.89%
1Y price change	35.29%
1Y return CAGR	37.42%
1Y total return	37.39%
20-day SMA	$54.03
200-day SMA	$48.36
20Y price change	165.3%
20Y return CAGR	6.43%
20Y total return	247.64%
3M price change	2.32%
3M total return	2.65%
3Y price change	141.6%
3Y return CAGR	36.63%
3Y total return	155.1%
50-day SMA	$54.39
50-day SMA vs 200-day SMA	50over200
52-week high	$57.59
52-week high date	2026-07-31
52-week low	$38.99
52-week low date	2026-03-12
5Y price change	111.03%
5Y return CAGR	18.57%
5Y total return	134.35%
6M price change	22.68%
6M total return	23.54%
All-time high	$57.59
All-time high date	2026-07-31
All-time low	$0.26
All-time low date	2009-03-10
Average true range (ATR)	$1.02
Average volume	837.8K
Beta (1Y)	0.35
Beta (2Y)	0.68
Beta (5Y)	0.81
Change from 52-week high	-5.61%
Change from 52-week low	39.42%
Change from all-time high	-5.61%
Change from all-time low	20,807.69%
Change from open	0.07%
Day's gap	-0.22%
Dollar volume	$20.7M
High price	$54.38
Low price	$53.97
Monthly RSI	75.53
Open price	$54.32
Position in 52-week range	95.12%
Previous close	$54.44
Price vs 150-day SMA	7.48%
Price vs 20-day SMA	0.62%
Price vs 200-day SMA	12.4%
Price vs 50-day SMA	-0.06%
Relative volume	0.46
RSI	50.98
Sharpe ratio	1.43
Sharpe ratio (3Y)	1.19
Sharpe ratio (5Y)	0.6
Sortino ratio	2.45
Sortino ratio (3Y)	2.06
Sortino ratio (5Y)	1.1
Volume	381.5K
Weekly RSI	60.07
YTD price change	28%
YTD total return	29.43%

Ownership and float

Institutional, insider, float, short-interest, and share-count fields.

Metric	Value
Float	90M
Float percentage	97.32%
Shares change (QoQ)	-1.23%
Shares change (YoY)	-6.95%
Shares held by insiders	2.64%
Shares held by institutions	96.65%
Shares outstanding	92.5M
Short % of float	2.91%
Short % of shares	2.83%
Short ratio	2.2 days

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Forecast

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Valuation

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Sensitivity

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Risks

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Earnings

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Position sizing

Entry, exit, conviction, and quarterly monitoring rules.

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Financials

Revenue, margins, cash flow, and balance-sheet context.

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Peers

Relative valuation and profitability against the cohort.

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Moat

Economic-profit evidence and competitive advantage risk.

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Industry cycle

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