CNO Financial (CNO-PA) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)

CNO Financial's (CNO-PA) quarterly Operating Margin came in at 3.69% in Q1 2026, down 1905.0% year-on-year from 0.2% in Q1 2025, and down 97.38% on a QoQ basis from 140.86% in Q4 2025.

CNO Financial (CNO-PA) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

CNO Financial (CNO-PA) has 18 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 3.69% in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Margin fell 1905.0% year-over-year to 3.69% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 38.2%, a 875.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 38.41%, down 90.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 3.69%, down from 140.86% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Operating Margin for CNO-PA reached as high as 140.86% in Q4 2025 and fell as low as 3.18% in Q3 2025.
  • Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 33.68% across 5 years, with a median of 12.59% in 2024.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Margin plunged 3224 bps in 2022 and soared 4138 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Operating Margin stood at 67.74% in 2022, then soared by 61 bps to 109.12% in 2023, then gained by 27 bps to 138.94% in 2024, then advanced by 1 bps to 140.86% in 2025, then sank by 97 bps to 3.69% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Operating Margin figures were 3.69% in Q1 2026, 140.86% in Q4 2025, and 3.18% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 Prudential 75.05 Bn 67.97 Bn - -
2 Aflac 63.80 Bn 58.14 Bn 2.51 Bn 22.00%
3 Metlife 60.34 Bn 44.39 Bn 256.00 Mn 44.18%
4 Manulife Financial 52.65 Bn 53.78 Bn - -
5 Unum 14.19 Bn 4.23 Bn 1.40 Bn 14.41%
6 Primerica 9.76 Bn 9.08 Bn 770.81 Mn 4.96%
7 Jackson Financial 8.17 Bn 3.03 Bn - 25.50%
8 Lincoln National 7.81 Bn -1.09 Bn 3.25 Bn 30.25%
9 F&G Annuities & Life 3.87 Bn 1.67 Bn 1.15 Bn 60.91%
10 CNO Financial 1.56 Bn 1.23 Bn 453.00 Mn 3.69%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 3.69%
Dec 31, 2025 140.86%
Sep 30, 2025 3.18%
Jun 30, 2025 3.28%
Mar 31, 2025 22.74%
Dec 31, 2024 138.94%
Sep 30, 2024 12.59%
Jun 30, 2024 3.44%
Mar 31, 2024 6.42%
Dec 31, 2023 109.12%
Sep 30, 2023 13.83%
Jun 30, 2023 7.26%
Mar 31, 2023 3.61%
Dec 31, 2022 67.74%
Sep 30, 2022 8.10%
Jun 30, 2022 13.78%
Mar 31, 2022 13.94%
Dec 31, 2021 99.98%
Sep 30, 2021 7.46%
Jun 30, 2021 3.36%