CNO Financial (CNO) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)
CNO Financial (CNO) recorded EBT Margin of 12.43% in Q2 2026, up 2.18 percentage points from 10.25% a year earlier and up 7.73 percentage points from the prior quarter.
CNO Financial (CNO) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, CNO Financial's EBT Margin came in at 7.66% as of Jun 30, 2026, down 1.22 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 6.54%, down 5.60 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual EBT Margin has a five-year change of -2.47 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, EBT Margin came in at 12.13% in FY2024 (+3.53 pp), 8.60% in FY2023 (-14.22 pp), 22.83% in FY2022 (+5.04 pp) and 17.78% in FY2021 (+8.77 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly EBT Margin since Q4 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, EBT Margin rose in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.94 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for EBT Margin in the last five years was a gain of 25.60 percentage points in Q2 2022, against a drop of 28.61 percentage points in Q1 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 4.70% (Q1 2026), 9.75% (Q4 2025) and 3.05% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berkshire Hathaway | 1,083.69 Bn | -333.79 Bn | 55.86 Bn | 31.49% |
| 2 | Chubb | 127.81 Bn | 79.86 Bn | 9.13 Bn | 22.91% |
| 3 | Progressive | 121.79 Bn | 97.63 Bn | 9.04 Bn | 17.83% |
| 4 | Marsh & Mclennan Companies | 80.80 Bn | 72.54 Bn | - | 22.99% |
| 5 | Travelers Companies | 75.76 Bn | 52.01 Bn | 6.23 Bn | 22.77% |
| 6 | Manulife Financial | 74.06 Bn | 75.27 Bn | - | 13.82% |
| 7 | Metlife | 61.12 Bn | -45.36 Bn | 7.82 Bn | 5.40% |
| 8 | Arthur J. Gallagher | 58.82 Bn | 53.25 Bn | - | 10.34% |
| 9 | Allstate | 57.81 Bn | 19.06 Bn | 8.73 Bn | 22.27% |
| 10 | CNO Financial | 4.97 Bn | -1.06 Bn | 542.70 Mn | 12.43% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 12.43% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 4.70% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 9.75% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.05% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 10.25% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.77% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 21.15% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.97% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 14.12% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 12.64% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.94% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 22.75% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 9.40% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -0.10% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.98% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 25.17% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 35.06% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 28.51% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 13.78% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 13.22% |
CNO Financial EBT Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebt-margin&ticker=CNO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebt-margin", "ticker": "CNO", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebt-margin&ticker=CNO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();