CNO Financial Group, Inc.
CNO
NYSE·Financial Services·Insurance - Life·Mkt cap $5.3B
$56.75
▲ +0.05%
P/E
19.30
Mkt Cap
$5.3B
52-Wk Range
$38.22–$57.59
52-Week Range
$38.22 - $57.59
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Price action
Price chart
Up 42.9% over the trailing year
Total returns
Price performance
Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.
Why we rate it this way
The thesis at a glance
Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.
Bull Case
5 reasons
- Specialized expertise in senior and middle-income insurance markets with 45+ year operating history
- Multi-brand portfolio (Bankers Life, Washington National, Colonial Penn) enabling targeted market segmentation
- Diversified distribution channels including direct marketing, agents, and worksite sales reducing customer acquisition concentration
- Established relationships with independent producers and employer groups creating switching costs
- Focused product development addressing specific needs of 50+ demographic with limited direct competition in niche segments
Bear Case
2 risks
- Average volatility.
- Premium valuation to Life Insurance peers
Growth
Mild headwinds expected
Aging U.S. population increasing demand for Medicare supplement and long-term care insurance products
Value
Premium valuation to Life Insurance peers
Momentum
Strong
+18.3% over 3m
Quality
Strong
Strong fundamentals
Dividend
Modest
1.22% yield
Smart-money signal
Who's buying CNO right now
Insider Form 4s, 13F institutional filings, and Congressional disclosures - at a glance.
Earnings track record
Latest print - beat on both lines
AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.
Next: Nov 2, 2026
JUL 30, 2026
Reported EPS of $1.26 vs $0.97 consensus (+29.6% surprise). Revenue of $1.3B vs $999.5M expected (+28.6%). Beat on both top and bottom lines.
EPS surprise · last 4Q
1 of 1 beats
Estimate
Actual
Q3 26
+29.6%
Revenue trend · last 8Q
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-6%
-14%
+9%
+7%
+10%
+3%
+12%
Q3 24
Q4 24
Q1 25
Q2 25
Q3 25
Q4 25
Q1 26
Q2 26
$1.1B
$1.0B
$1.0B
$1.2B
$1.2B
$1.1B
$1.0B
$1.3B
Margins · last 8Q
Gross
-35.8%
Operating
-3.8%
Profit
9.8%
Wall Street consensus
3 analysts · 0% Buy
Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.
Buy
0%
Hold
100%
Sell
0%
Median Price Target
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Latest: Jefferies · Jul 10, 2026
vs Industry
How CNO stacks vs Insurance - Life
Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.
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