Why is CNO up?
Up 158% over five years while the S&P 500 rose 72%.
“Total NII not allocated improved, driven by higher alternative investment income and growth in FHLB & FABN programs.”
CNO's Quality Score fell 1 point on Tue, Nov 10, to 14. It closed away from its high of the day.
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Up 158% over five years while the S&P 500 rose 72%.
“Total NII not allocated improved, driven by higher alternative investment income and growth in FHLB & FABN programs.”
| The chart | Stronger than 82% of stocks |
| Latest filing | 10-Q, Nov 5 |
After its last 4 reports it closed +3.4% on average, higher 4 of 4 times.
Above Averagefor quality, not price, 6 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means
CNO is #2 of 5 by Quality Score.
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Net income over four quarters: CNO $418M, PFG $1.98B, UNM $243M, PRCH $9.60M.
Expected to report Thu Feb 4, after the close (in 86 days).
What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.
Revenue of $1.1B, 9% less than a year ago.
CNO's results filing gives no sales by line in a table we read.
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Operating EPS | $5.05 to $5.15 |
“2026 results expected to exceed 2027 target of 12.0%”
From its results filing (SEC filing · Oct 29)
Sales grew 3.3% a year over 5 years, fiscal 2020 to 2025.
Pays $0.72 a share a year.
| Reported | Gap | Reaction | 5 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 2026 | +0.3% | +4.5% | +2.3% |
| Jul 30, 2026 | +7.7% | +3.0% | +3.7% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | -1.1% | +0.4% | +3.3% |
Sales grew in four of the last seven years, to $4.5B in 2025. It made a profit in seven of the eight years.
RSI 60.6, MACD above signal, above both averages. Not scored.
Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.
In ETFs: CNO is under 0.1% of VIG, under 0.1% of VYM, and under 0.1% of DGRO, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by their holdings as filed for Jul 31, 2026.
CNO Financial Group Inc is a holding company for a group of insurance companies that develop, market and administer health insurance, annuity, individual life insurance and other insurance and financial services products. Consumers are served through the phone, online, mail, face-to-face with agents, or sales channels. The company's operating segments include annuity, health, and life insurance product lines as well as the investment and fee revenue segments. Maximum revenue is generated from the health product line segment. Annuity premiums account for the majority of the total premiums collected. Annuity products include fixed index annuities, traditional fixed-rate annuities, and single-premium immediate annuity products.
“The markets in which we operate are competitive.”
CNO scores 14 today, which Breakaway calls Above Average. It is #2 of 5 in Accident & Health Insurance by Quality Score, with 6 of 14 chart checks firing. Up 158% over five years while the S&P 500 rose 72%. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.
CNO scores 14 today, which Breakaway calls Above Average (11 to 14). That is #2 of 5 in Accident & Health Insurance by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind CNO's 14.
Expected to report Thu Feb 4, after the close, a date Breakaway expects from the company's usual timing; the company has not confirmed it. CNO closed higher after 4 of its last 4 reports. Past behavior, not a forecast.
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