CNO Financial Group, Inc. (CNO) stock
CNONYSEAccident & Health InsuranceFiscal year ends December 31Also trades as CNO.PA
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Nov 5, 2026Score 9/300% above fair value
$57.44−0.49 (-0.85%)
Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $5.31BP/E 13.1Yield 1.17%
CNO Financial statistics
91 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Feb 4, 2027 (estimated, during market hours)
- Last ex-dividend date
- Sep 10, 2026
- Fundamentals through
- Sep 30, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 12, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/TBV Ratio
- 2.29
- 1.73
- P/OCF Ratio
- 7.15
- 7.17
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 0.86
- 0.96
- EV / EBIT
- 5.77
- 13.35
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- -6.04%
- -1.32%
- Shares Change (QoQ)
- -1.07%
- -0.09%
- Float
- 89M
- 57M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 3.40%
- 3.33%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 95.8%
- 84.6%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 3M
- –
- Short Interest Change
- -6.04%
- -2.56%
- Short % of Float
- 2.87%
- 3.81%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 2.77%
- 3.02%
- Days to Cover
- 2.73
- 4.05
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $59.15
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $38.99
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $55.99
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $55.00
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $49.23
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $1.33
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- 1.79%
- 0.07%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- 7.26%
- 4.24%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- 3.91%
- 0.69%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- 21.7%
- 11.5%
- Price Change (YTD)
- 35.2%
- 8.44%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- 40.1%
- 9.87%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- 136.8%
- 49.0%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- 131.1%
- 41.8%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- 234.9%
- 114.7%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 808,081
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 871,918
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 878,462
- –
- Relative Volume
- 0.60
- 0.78
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 58.2
- 55.8
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 21.3%
- 28.3%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 0.87
- 0.60
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- 12.0%
- 13.5%
- EBITDA Margin
- 22.2%
- 13.5%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- 16.9%
- 13.9%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- 1.08%
- 2.97%
- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- 45.4%
- 17.9%
Financial positionIndustry
- Interest Coverage
- 3.10
- 4.66
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- 2.31%
- 6.46%
- Net Income Growth (YoY)
- 30.8%
- 11.9%
- EPS Growth (YoY)
- 41.3%
- 12.7%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 7.85%
- 9.53%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 3.27%
- 8.29%
- EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)
- -24.6%
- 15.9%
- EPS Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 1.74%
- 15.2%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 0.12
- 0.27
- Revenue Per Employee
- $1.38M
- $1.80M
- Profits Per Employee
- $126.55K
- $182.48K
- Employee Count
- 3,300
- 1,341
- WACC
- 9.31%
- 7.97%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- $545.90M
- $617.47M
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- $1.42B
- $331.32M
- Net Cash Per Share
- $15.36
- $5.43
- Equity (Book Value)
- $2.32B
- $3.44B
- Book Value Per Share
- $25.12
- $37.80
- Tangible Book Value
- $2.32B
- $2.32B
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- 7.86%
- 8.74%
- Dividend Yield
- 1.17%
- 1.88%
- Buyback Yield
- 4.54%
- 3.22%
- Shareholder Yield
- 5.71%
- 4.27%
- Dividend Per Share
- $0.67
- $1.75
- Dividend Growth (YoY)
- 6.35%
- 4.86%
- Years of Dividend Growth
- 13
- 3
- Payout Ratio
- 15.9%
- 20.1%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Interest Expense
- $217.50M
- $77.46M
- Income Tax
- $128.30M
- $107.00M
- Effective Tax Rate
- 23.5%
- 20.0%
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Graham Number
- $49.75
- $76.72
- Graham Upside
- -13.4%
- 11.1%
- Altman Z-Score
- 0.35
- 0.94
- Piotroski F-Score
- 5
- 5
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 12, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | CNO | S&P 500 | Difference | CNO per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | +7.9% | -2.7% | +10.6 pts | ||
| 3 months | +6.2% | -1.7% | +7.9 pts | ||
| Year to date | +36.8% | +11.9% | +24.9 pts | ||
| 1 year | +40.1% | +12.0% | +28.1 pts | ||
| 3 years | +147.8% | +78.2% | +69.6 pts | +35.3% | +21.2% |
| 5 years | +156.7% | +73.2% | +83.5 pts | +20.7% | +11.6% |
| 10 years | +314.6% | +309.6% | +5.0 pts | +15.3% | +15.1% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
3M CNO shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 6.0% from the previous report, or 2.87% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 2.7 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 58.1% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 2,565,316 | -6.0% | 939,867 | 2.7 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 2,730,214 | +4.2% | 921,886 | 3.0 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 2,619,385 | +20.9% | 1,231,709 | 2.1 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 2,166,794 | +9.3% | 1,116,388 | 1.9 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 1,981,672 | +17.0% | 773,782 | 2.6 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 1,694,259 | +8.7% | 612,322 | 2.8 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 1,559,134 | -5.8% | 665,251 | 2.3 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 1,654,751 | -27.4% | 766,341 | 2.2 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2,278,526 | +19.2% | 1,156,142 | 2.0 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1,911,922 | +4.7% | 831,227 | 2.3 |
| May 29, 2026 | 1,826,570 | -3.8% | 581,199 | 3.1 |
| May 15, 2026 | 1,899,685 | -18.1% | 877,893 | 2.2 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
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