CNO FINANCIAL GROUP INC (CNO)
Financials · Life insurance and annuities for middle-income retirement markets · NYSE
CNO Financial Group markets individual life insurance, annuities, and supplemental health products to middle-income Americans nearing and in retirement through multi-channel distribution.
What CNO FINANCIAL GROUP INC does
CNO Financial Group is a holding company for a group of insurance companies that develop, market, and administer health insurance, annuities, individual life insurance, and other insurance and financial services products. The company focuses on serving middle-income pre-retirees and retired Americans through exclusive agents, independent producers, and direct marketing channels. It operates three primary insurance product lines—annuity, health, and life—organized into Consumer and Worksite Divisions, marketing primarily under the brands Bankers Life, Washington National, and Colonial Penn.
Themes: ["Annuities / retirement income","Supplemental health insurance","Life insurance / mortality protection","Worksite / voluntary benefits","Middle-market insurance"]
Fundamentals
- Price$52.93 as of 2026-07-09 close
- Market cap$4.9B as of 2026-07-10
- 1-year return+44.0% as of 2026-07-09 close
- P/E19.99 as of 2026-07-10
- Net margin+5.4% as of 2026-07-10
- ROE+9.6% as of 2026-07-10
- Debt / equity1.72 as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue growth (YoY)+4.8% as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+7.9% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.83 as of 2026-07-10
Dividend: yield +1.4%; 4-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC XBRL).
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Interest rate and market volatility impacts on investment portfolio and annuity liabilities, as evidenced by significant unrealized losses on investments in Q1 2026","Declining premium and policy count trends, requiring sustained sales and marketing efforts to maintain profitable growth in competitive markets","Regulatory and compliance risks inherent to multi-state insurance operations, including changes in insurance regulations and capital requirements"]
Competitors & peers
- Torchmark Corporation (GL)
- American Equity Investment Life Holding Company (AEL)
- Primerica (PRI)
- FBL Financial Services (FFH)
- Kansas City Life Insurance Company (KCLI)
Fundamentals: Finnhub, as of 2026-07-10. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-07-09.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & Finnhub, shown with their as-of date.