CNO Financial Group Inc (CNO)

NYSE · Financial · Insurance - Life · USA

CNO Financial Group Inc is a mid cap company (market value between $2 billion and $10 billion) in the Insurance - Life industry.

CNO Financial Group is a holding company offering annuities, life coverage, health products and related financial services to middle-income pre-retirees and retired Americans. The company distributes its offerings through exclusive agents, independent producers and direct marketing under the Bankers Life, Washington National and Colonial Penn brands.

From its FY2025 annual report (Form 10-K)

Intrinsic value, DCF valuation, financial health and value investing analysis for the CNO Financial Group Inc stock.

Our verdict on CNO

Fairly valued: intrinsic value $58.23 per share, market price $57.67, margin of safety 1.0% (as of 2026-10-30).

Book value at 2.18x, the multiple a 16.9% return on equity justifies, blended with earnings, values the shares at $58.23; the price of $57.67 is 1% below that value.

Leak Score: 52/100 on 10 of 12 signals (Weak Signal).

ETFs with the most weight in CNO

17 more funds hold it; the full list is part of the paid plan.

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Is CNO undervalued or overvalued?

CNO is fairly valued (as of the 2026-10-30 close). Book value at 2.18x, the multiple a 16.9% return on equity justifies, blended with earnings, values the shares at $58.23; the price of $57.67 is 1% below that value.

What is the intrinsic value of CNO?

$58.23 per share (as of the 2026-10-30 close), against a market price of $57.67. That is a margin of safety of 1.0%. The value is the average of the valuation methods that apply to this company, recomputed every night after the US close.

What is CNO Financial Group Inc's Leak Score?

52 out of 100, which we rate "Weak Signal", on 10 of 12 value investing signals.