Skip to main content

LIVE

CNO

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

P/E

19.30

Fwd P/E

11.97

Beta

0.81

Div Yield

1.22%

Avg Vol

805.0K

Shares Out

94.3M

Mkt Cap

$5.3B

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

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

Q3 26 RECAP

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 beat +29.6%
Rev beat +28.6%
Double beat

EPS surprise · last 4Q

1 of 1 beats

Estimate

Actual

Q3 26

+29.6%

Revenue trend · last 8Q

-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

3

100%

Sell

0%

Median Price Target

Latest: Jefferies · Jul 10, 2026

vs Industry

How CNO stacks vs Insurance - Life

Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.

Industry comparison data unavailable for this stock.