CNO Financial (CNO) Net Margin (2009 - 2026)
CNO Financial (CNO) recorded Net Margin of 9.80% in Q2 2026, up 1.82 percentage points from 7.97% a year earlier and up 6.13 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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CNO Financial (CNO) Net Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, CNO Financial's Net Margin came in at 6.02% as of Jun 30, 2026, down 0.95 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 5.11%, down 4.35 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Net Margin has a five-year change of -2.79 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Net Margin came in at 9.46% in FY2024 (+2.79 pp), 6.67% in FY2023 (-10.96 pp), 17.63% in FY2022 (+3.80 pp) and 13.83% in FY2021 (+5.94 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Net Margin since Q4 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Net Margin rose in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.23 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Net Margin in the last five years was a gain of 20.02 percentage points in Q2 2022, against a drop of 21.84 percentage points in Q1 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 3.66% (Q1 2026), 8.13% (Q4 2025) and 1.94% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berkshire Hathaway | 1,083.69 Bn | -333.79 Bn | 55.86 Bn | 25.21% |
| 2 | Chubb | 127.81 Bn | 79.86 Bn | 9.13 Bn | 18.05% |
| 3 | Progressive | 121.79 Bn | 97.63 Bn | 9.04 Bn | 14.02% |
| 4 | Marsh & Mclennan Companies | 80.80 Bn | 72.54 Bn | - | 17.10% |
| 5 | Travelers Companies | 75.76 Bn | 52.01 Bn | 6.23 Bn | 18.17% |
| 6 | Manulife Financial | 74.06 Bn | 75.27 Bn | - | 10.52% |
| 7 | Metlife | 61.12 Bn | -45.36 Bn | 7.82 Bn | 3.68% |
| 8 | Arthur J. Gallagher | 58.82 Bn | 53.25 Bn | - | 8.09% |
| 9 | Allstate | 57.81 Bn | 19.06 Bn | 8.73 Bn | 17.43% |
| 10 | CNO Financial | 4.97 Bn | -1.06 Bn | 542.70 Mn | 9.80% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 9.80% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.66% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 8.13% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.94% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 7.97% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.14% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 16.67% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.82% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 10.91% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 9.71% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.10% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 17.66% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 7.21% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -0.08% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.90% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 19.43% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 27.29% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 21.76% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 10.77% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 10.31% |
API Access
CNO Financial Net Margin API
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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=net-margin&ticker=CNO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "net-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=net-margin&ticker=CNO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();