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CNO Financial Group, Inc.

  • Financial
  • US companies in Insurance - Life (11)
  • NYSE · USD
  • Mkt cap $5.0bn

$54.44

as of 27 Oct 2026, 5% below its 52-week high

Screens as well placed to keep growing its dividend, with low cut-risk signals. Its valuation looks somewhat extended against its own history.

These scores are a resilience check on the dividend, not a recommendation to buy or sell. They are not financial advice.

Trailing yield
1.29%Last 12 months of regular payments at today's price
Forward yield
1.37%Each payment expected in the next 12 months, not the latest one doubled
Cash cover
10.5×Free cash flow over dividends paid
Earnings cover
4.2×Insurers and banks set dividends from capital generation, so their accounting earnings can sit well below the payout.
5y dividend growth
+7.3% a yearNo cut since FY2014
Next ex-dividend date
Estimated10 Dec 2026Quarterly dividend of about $0.18

Compared with US companies in Insurance - Life (11)

  • Trailing yield is lower than 9 of the 10 other US companies in Insurance - Life.
  • 5y dividend growth (as paid) is lower than 5 of the 8 other US companies in Insurance - Life with a 5y growth figure.

Quality

84

High

Capacity to keep growing the dividend

Risk

0

Low

Signals of dividend-cut pressure

Trim

61

Moderate

How extended the valuation looks

Why Trim is 61

CNO against US companies in Insurance - Life (11)

Valuation against its own history

As of the last reported period (30 Jun 2026). P80 means the figure is higher than 80% of CNO’s past readings.

  • P/E17.0×P88, poor for this measure
  • Yield1.35%P1, poor for this measure
  • FCF payout9.5%P14, good for this measure
  • DGR 5y+7.1%P0, poor for this measure
  • ROIC1.2%P48, neutral for this measure

Net debt / EBITDA is left out: for banks and insurers, debt is part of the business, so the ratio says little.

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