CNO Financial (CNO) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)
CNO Financial's Gross Margin came in at 42.23% for Q2 2026, down 0.60 percentage points from 42.82% a year earlier and down 1.77 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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CNO Financial (CNO) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, CNO Financial reported Gross Margin of 43.21%, down 0.48 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 43.21%, down 1.72 percentage points from FY2024.
- Gross Margin carries a five-year change of -0.31 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Gross Margin was 44.93% in FY2024 (+1.15 pp), 43.79% in FY2023 (-11.01 pp), 54.80% in FY2022 (+7.88 pp) and 46.92% in FY2021 (+3.39 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Gross Margin is 35.29% (Q3 2024) to 64.65% (Q2 2022).
- Year-over-year, Gross Margin increased in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.40 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Gross Margin over five years came in Q2 2022 (a gain of 25.92 percentage points), and the weakest in Q3 2024 (a drop of 22.59 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows CNO's Gross Margin at 44.00% (Q1 2026), 45.96% (Q4 2025) and 40.94% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berkshire Hathaway | 1,083.69 Bn | -333.79 Bn | 55.86 Bn | 54.87% |
| 2 | Chubb | 127.81 Bn | 79.86 Bn | 9.13 Bn | 57.69% |
| 3 | Progressive | 121.79 Bn | 97.63 Bn | 9.04 Bn | 38.28% |
| 4 | Marsh & Mclennan Companies | 80.80 Bn | 72.54 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Travelers Companies | 75.76 Bn | 52.01 Bn | 6.23 Bn | 51.27% |
| 6 | Manulife Financial | 74.06 Bn | 75.27 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Metlife | 61.12 Bn | -45.36 Bn | 7.82 Bn | 40.82% |
| 8 | Arthur J. Gallagher | 58.82 Bn | 53.25 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Allstate | 57.81 Bn | 19.06 Bn | 8.73 Bn | 46.97% |
| 10 | CNO Financial | 4.97 Bn | -1.06 Bn | 542.70 Mn | 42.23% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 42.23% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 44.00% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 45.96% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 40.94% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 42.82% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 43.23% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 53.67% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 35.29% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 46.13% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 44.95% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 35.38% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 57.88% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 44.67% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 39.39% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 39.97% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 56.25% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 64.65% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 60.39% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 49.13% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 45.80% |
API Access
CNO Financial Gross Margin API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=gross-margin&ticker=CNO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "gross-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=gross-margin&ticker=CNO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();