CNO Financial profit margin CNO
Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2010.
- Net margin, 12 months
- 6.0%
- Net margin on a year earlier
- −1.0 pts
- Peer median
- 7.2%
Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, CNO Financial kept 6.0% of its revenue as net profit.
Five years earlier its net margin was 11.2%.
The median for 10 life insurers of a similar size is 7.2%.
Profit margin over time
Net
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin |
|---|---|
| FY2025 | 5.1% |
| FY2024 | 9.5% |
| FY2023 | 6.7% |
| FY2022 | 17.6% |
| FY2021 | 10.7% |
| FY2020 | 7.9% |
| FY2019 | 10.2% |
| FY2018 | −7.3% |
| FY2017 | 4.1% |
| FY2016 | 9.0% |
| FY2015 | 7.1% |
| FY2014 | 1.2% |
| FY2013 | 10.7% |
| FY2012 | 5.1% |
| FY2011 | 8.1% |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY26 | 6.0% | −1.0 pts | |
| Q1 FY26 | 5.4% | −2.2 pts | |
| Q4 FY25 | 5.1% | −4.3 pts | |
| Q3 FY25 | 7.2% | +1.1 pts | |
| Q2 FY25 | 7.0% | −3.0 pts | |
| Q1 FY25 | 7.7% | −1.4 pts | |
| Q4 FY24 | 9.5% | +2.8 pts | |
| Q3 FY24 | 6.1% | −1.0 pts | |
| Q2 FY24 | 10.0% | +2.6 pts | |
| Q1 FY24 | 9.1% | −2.9 pts | |
| Q4 FY23 | 6.7% | −11.0 pts | |
| Q3 FY23 | 7.0% | −12.2 pts |
Against its peers
Companies in Insurance - Life nearest CNO Financial's size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| CNOCNO Financial | 6.0% |
| GNWGenworth Financial | 2.9% |
| LNCLincoln National | 12.2% |
| PRIPrimerica | 23.2% |
| VOYAVoya Financial | 7.4% |
| JXNJackson Financial | 1.6% |
| FGF&G Annuities & Life | 6.9% |
| BHFBrighthouse Financial | 12.5% |
| GLGlobe Life | 19.6% |
| UNMUnum | 5.3% |
| CRBGCorebridge Financial | 4.5% |
| Peer median | 7.2% |
Where CNO Financial ranks
What the profit margin tells you
Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).
Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.
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