CNO Financial Group, Inc.

NYSE:CNO Stock Report

Market Cap: US$3.8b

CNO Financial Group Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 2/6

CNO Financial Group has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 1%, while the Insurance industry saw earnings growing at 12.6% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 2% per year. CNO Financial Group's return on equity is 10.2%, and it has net margins of 6.1%.

Key information

1.0%

Earnings growth rate

7.5%

EPS growth rate

Insurance Industry Growth8.0%
Revenue growth rate2.0%
Return on equity10.2%
Net Margin6.1%
Last Earnings Update30 Sep 2024

Recent past performance updates

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

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How CNO Financial Group makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

NYSE:CNO Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 244,52327400
30 Jun 244,34143200
31 Mar 244,29739000
31 Dec 234,14727700
30 Sep 233,95027800
30 Jun 233,90828700
31 Mar 233,74044600
31 Dec 223,57763100
30 Sep 223,67870800
30 Jun 223,74163200
31 Mar 223,95947700
31 Dec 214,12257000
30 Sep 214,12443700
30 Jun 214,16946600
31 Mar 214,11047000
31 Dec 203,82130200
30 Sep 203,81446800
30 Jun 203,74438100
31 Mar 203,71033600
31 Dec 194,01640900
30 Sep 193,72516000
30 Jun 194,262-41200
31 Mar 194,329-34700
31 Dec 184,314-31500
30 Sep 184,625-41400
30 Jun 184,22421600
31 Mar 184,23419800
31 Dec 174,29717600
30 Sep 174,21248180
30 Jun 174,14939980
31 Mar 174,09537580
31 Dec 163,98535800
30 Sep 163,95026150
30 Jun 163,83827750
31 Mar 163,79426350
31 Dec 153,81227150
30 Sep 153,84221700
30 Jun 153,90530100
31 Mar 154,03833200
31 Dec 144,1455150
30 Sep 144,3037400
30 Jun 144,43023900
31 Mar 144,41823800

Quality Earnings: CNO has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: CNO's current net profit margins (6.1%) are lower than last year (7%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: CNO's earnings have grown by 1% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: CNO's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: CNO had negative earnings growth (-1.4%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Insurance industry average (35.6%).


Return on Equity

High ROE: CNO's Return on Equity (10.2%) is considered low.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/08 01:40
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/08 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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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