CNO Financial (CNO) Return on Equity [ROE] (2010 - 2026)
CNO Financial (CNO) posted Return on Equity [ROE] of 10.99% for Q2 2026, down 1.24 percentage points from 12.22% a year earlier but up 1.43 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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CNO Financial (CNO) Return on Equity [ROE] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, CNO Financial's Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 8.90%, down 8.89 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Equity [ROE] shows a five-year change of +2.96 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, CNO Financial's Return on Equity [ROE] was 17.79% in FY2024 (+3.91 pp), 13.88% in FY2023 (-9.25 pp), 23.13% in FY2022 (+10.69 pp) and 12.44% in FY2021 (+6.50 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] has run from a low of 8.28% in Q3 2021 to a high of 35.50% in Q3 2022 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Equity [ROE] has declined in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.69 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Equity [ROE] in the past five years was Q3 2022, with a gain of 27.22 percentage points; the weakest was Q4 2023, with a drop of 21.25 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Equity [ROE] for the three prior quarters was 9.56% (Q1 2026), 8.74% (Q4 2025) and 12.04% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berkshire Hathaway | 1,073.91 Bn | -343.57 Bn | 55.86 Bn | 11.64% |
| 2 | Chubb | 125.44 Bn | 77.50 Bn | 9.13 Bn | 14.32% |
| 3 | Progressive | 120.54 Bn | 96.37 Bn | 9.04 Bn | 35.24% |
| 4 | Marsh & Mclennan Companies | 81.59 Bn | 73.34 Bn | - | 26.91% |
| 5 | Travelers Companies | 74.40 Bn | 50.64 Bn | 6.23 Bn | 25.51% |
| 6 | Manulife Financial | 72.53 Bn | 73.74 Bn | - | 17.86% |
| 7 | Metlife | 60.06 Bn | -46.42 Bn | 7.82 Bn | 13.22% |
| 8 | Aon | 58.71 Bn | 51.95 Bn | - | 40.61% |
| 9 | Arthur J. Gallagher | 58.49 Bn | 52.93 Bn | - | 6.62% |
| 10 | CNO Financial | 4.91 Bn | -1.12 Bn | 542.70 Mn | 10.99% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 10.99% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 9.56% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 8.74% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 12.04% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 12.22% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 13.21% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 16.36% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 10.72% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 18.02% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 17.00% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 13.47% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 14.32% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 14.24% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 23.49% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 34.72% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 35.50% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 25.57% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 14.67% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 9.89% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 8.28% |
API Access
CNO Financial Return on Equity [ROE] 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=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=CNO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=CNO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();