CNO Financial (CNO) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
CNO Financial (CNO) recorded Operating Margin of 16.73% in Q2 2026, up 1.35 percentage points from 15.38% a year earlier and up 7.08 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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CNO Financial (CNO) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, CNO Financial's Operating Margin came in at 12.30% as of Jun 30, 2026, down 2.30 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 8.60%, down 5.60 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Operating Margin has a five-year change of -3.26 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Operating Margin came in at 14.20% in FY2024 (+4.08 pp), 10.12% in FY2023 (-14.46 pp), 24.58% in FY2022 (+4.48 pp) and 20.10% in FY2021 (+8.24 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Operating Margin since Q4 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Margin rose in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -3.52 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Operating Margin in the last five years was a gain of 31.60 percentage points in Q4 2022, against a drop of 37.21 percentage points in Q4 2021 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 9.64% (Q1 2026), 14.40% (Q4 2025) and 7.81% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chubb | 140.04 Bn | 85.69 Bn | 8.67 Bn | 22.27% |
| 2 | Progressive | 132.33 Bn | 107.86 Bn | 8.29 Bn | 14.33% |
| 3 | Marsh & Mclennan Companies | 97.77 Bn | 89.93 Bn | - | 17.70% |
| 4 | Travelers Companies | 81.70 Bn | 59.18 Bn | 5.93 Bn | 20.04% |
| 5 | Manulife Financial | 75.38 Bn | -20.12 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Arthur J. Gallagher | 72.26 Bn | 66.85 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Aon | 71.52 Bn | 50.73 Bn | - | 19.73% |
| 8 | Metlife | 65.44 Bn | -41.34 Bn | 7.82 Bn | 21.42% |
| 9 | Allstate | 63.89 Bn | 23.73 Bn | 7.41 Bn | 15.64% |
| 10 | CNO Financial | 5.28 Bn | -888.20 Mn | 520.90 Mn | 26.20% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 26.20% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 16.73% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 9.64% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 14.40% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 7.81% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 15.38% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 8.94% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 26.80% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 6.99% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 20.15% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 17.85% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 9.38% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 29.36% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 15.03% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.34% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 9.89% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 29.33% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 38.32% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 31.33% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -21.71% |
API Access
CNO Financial Operating 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=operating-margin&ticker=CNO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-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=operating-margin&ticker=CNO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();