Growth Metrics

CNO Financial (CNO) Operating Margin (2016 - 2026)

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

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Margin fell 1105.0% to 3.69% in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Mar 2026 was 33.09%, a 1240.0% decrease, with the full-year FY2025 number at 65.71%, down 264.0% from a year prior.
  • Operating Margin reached 3.69% in Q1 2026 per CNO's latest filing, down from 110.44% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Operating Margin for CNO hit a ceiling of 138.94% in Q4 2024 and a floor of 3.18% in Q3 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 34.34% and a median of 13.18% in 2024 define the central range for Operating Margin.
  • Peak YoY movement for Operating Margin: tumbled -2866bps in 2022, then soared 2982bps in 2024.
  • Tracing CNO's Operating Margin over 5 years: stood at 93.45% in 2022, then increased by 17bps to 109.12% in 2023, then grew by 27bps to 138.94% in 2024, then fell by -21bps to 110.44% in 2025, then crashed by -97bps to 3.69% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Operating Margin for CNO at 3.69% in Q1 2026, 110.44% in Q4 2025, and 3.18% in Q3 2025.