CNO Financial Group, Inc.

NYSE:CNO Stock Report

Market Cap: US$3.8b

CNO Financial Group Dividends and Buybacks

Dividend criteria checks 5/6

CNO Financial Group is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 1.72% that is well covered by earnings.

Key information

1.7%

Dividend yield

7.0%

Buyback Yield

Total Shareholder Yield8.8%
Future Dividend Yield2.0%
Dividend Growth4.4%
Next dividend pay daten/a
Ex dividend daten/a
Dividend per shareUS$0.640
Payout ratio24%

Recent dividend and buyback updates

CNO Financial Group's (NYSE:CNO) Dividend Will Be Increased To $0.16

May 09
CNO Financial Group's (NYSE:CNO) Dividend Will Be Increased To $0.16

Recent updates

CNO Financial Group, Inc.'s (NYSE:CNO) Shares Lagging The Market But So Is The Business

Oct 23
CNO Financial Group, Inc.'s (NYSE:CNO) Shares Lagging The Market But So Is The Business

Results: CNO Financial Group, Inc. Exceeded Expectations And The Consensus Has Updated Its Estimates

Aug 01
Results: CNO Financial Group, Inc. Exceeded Expectations And The Consensus Has Updated Its Estimates

Little Excitement Around CNO Financial Group, Inc.'s (NYSE:CNO) Earnings

Jul 12
Little Excitement Around CNO Financial Group, Inc.'s (NYSE:CNO) Earnings

CNO Financial Group's (NYSE:CNO) Dividend Will Be Increased To $0.16

May 09
CNO Financial Group's (NYSE:CNO) Dividend Will Be Increased To $0.16

Most Shareholders Will Probably Agree With CNO Financial Group, Inc.'s (NYSE:CNO) CEO Compensation

May 03
Most Shareholders Will Probably Agree With CNO Financial Group, Inc.'s (NYSE:CNO) CEO Compensation

Subdued Growth No Barrier To CNO Financial Group, Inc.'s (NYSE:CNO) Price

Jan 08
Subdued Growth No Barrier To CNO Financial Group, Inc.'s (NYSE:CNO) Price

CNO Financial Group: Lackluster Growth Could Cause A Stagnating Dividend

Sep 29

CNO Financial Group (NYSE:CNO) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.15

Aug 28
CNO Financial Group (NYSE:CNO) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.15

CNO Financial Group's (NYSE:CNO) Dividend Will Be $0.15

Aug 13
CNO Financial Group's (NYSE:CNO) Dividend Will Be $0.15

CNO-A Is Deeply Undervalued To The OTC Debt Of CNO Financial Group

Jun 14

CNO Financial Group's (NYSE:CNO) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

May 25
CNO Financial Group's (NYSE:CNO) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

CNO Financial Group (NYSE:CNO) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To $0.15

May 11
CNO Financial Group (NYSE:CNO) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To $0.15

CNO Financial declares $0.14 dividend

Feb 15

CNO Financial Group promotes Jean Linnenbringer to COO

Dec 09

Do CNO Financial Group's (NYSE:CNO) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?

Nov 23
Do CNO Financial Group's (NYSE:CNO) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?

CNO Financial GAAP EPS of $0.91, revenue of $905.3M

Oct 31

CNO Financial declares $0.14 dividend

Aug 10

CNO Financial GAAP EPS of $1.16 beats by $0.71, revenue of $855M misses by $50.9M

Aug 01

CNO Financial Group's (NYSE:CNO) Dividend Will Be Increased To US$0.14

Jun 09
CNO Financial Group's (NYSE:CNO) Dividend Will Be Increased To US$0.14

Stability and Growth of Payments

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Stable Dividend: CNO's dividends per share have been stable in the past 10 years.

Growing Dividend: CNO's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.


Dividend Yield vs Market

CNO Financial Group Dividend Yield vs Market
How does CNO dividend yield compare to the market?
SegmentDividend Yield
Company (CNO)1.7%
Market Bottom 25% (US)1.5%
Market Top 25% (US)4.6%
Industry Average (Insurance)2.0%
Analyst forecast (CNO) (up to 3 years)2.0%

Notable Dividend: CNO's dividend (1.72%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.47%).

High Dividend: CNO's dividend (1.72%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.55%).


Earnings Payout to Shareholders

Earnings Coverage: With its low payout ratio (24.5%), CNO's dividend payments are well covered by earnings.


Cash Payout to Shareholders

Cash Flow Coverage: With its low cash payout ratio (10.8%), CNO's dividend payments are thoroughly covered by cash flows.


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/08 07:47
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/08 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

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Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

CNO Financial Group, Inc. is covered by 17 analysts. 4 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Randolph BinnerB. Riley Securities, Inc.
Mark PalmerBTIG
Yaron KinarDeutsche Bank