CNO Financial (CNO) Shares Outstanding (2009 - 2026)
CNO Financial (CNO) reported Shares Outstanding of 93.19 million for Q2 2026, down 5.5% from 98.57 million a year earlier and down 0.9% from the prior quarter.
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CNO Financial (CNO) Shares Outstanding (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, CNO Financial posted Shares Outstanding of 97.76 million, down 7.9% from FY2024.
- Shares Outstanding has declined for 15 consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -7.2% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Shares Outstanding came in at 106.14 million in FY2024 (-6.3%), 113.28 million in FY2023 (-2.1%), 115.73 million in FY2022 (-9.9%) and 128.4 million in FY2021 (-9.6%).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Shares Outstanding in data going back to Q2 2009.
- Year over year, Shares Outstanding has now declined in each of the last 60 quarters, with an average decline of 7.1% over the last eight quarters.
- Over the past five years, the year-over-year decline in Shares Outstanding ranged from 1.1% (Q2 2023) to 11.8% (Q2 2022).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 94.08 million (Q1 2026), 97.76 million (Q4 2025) and 96.6 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berkshire Hathaway | 1,073.91 Bn | -343.57 Bn | 55.86 Bn | 1.44 Mn |
| 2 | Chubb | 125.44 Bn | 77.50 Bn | 9.13 Bn | 387.41 Mn |
| 3 | Progressive | 120.54 Bn | 96.37 Bn | 9.04 Bn | 583.00 Mn |
| 4 | Marsh & Mclennan Companies | 81.59 Bn | 73.34 Bn | - | 480.00 Mn |
| 5 | Travelers Companies | 74.40 Bn | 50.64 Bn | 6.23 Bn | 210.50 Mn |
| 6 | Manulife Financial | 72.53 Bn | 73.74 Bn | - | 1.70 Bn |
| 7 | Metlife | 60.06 Bn | -46.42 Bn | 7.82 Bn | 642.60 Mn |
| 8 | Aon | 58.71 Bn | 51.95 Bn | - | 213.20 Mn |
| 9 | Arthur J. Gallagher | 58.49 Bn | 52.93 Bn | - | 256.70 Mn |
| 10 | CNO Financial | 4.91 Bn | -1.12 Bn | 542.70 Mn | 93.19 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 93.19 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 94.08 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 97.76 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 96.60 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 98.57 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 100.74 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 106.14 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 105.10 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 107.73 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 108.96 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 113.28 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 112.69 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 114.27 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 114.55 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 115.73 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 114.35 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 115.53 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 118.62 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 128.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 126.43 Mn |
API Access
CNO Financial Shares Outstanding 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=shares-outstanding&ticker=CNO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding", "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=shares-outstanding&ticker=CNO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();