CNO Financial Group, Inc. Common Stock (CNO)

Insurance firms play a critical role in the financial system, offering everything from property coverage to life insurance and specialized risk solutions. But concerns about claims severity and tightening regulations have tempered enthusiasm, limiting the industry’s gains to 1.1% over the past six months. This return lagged the S&P 500’s 16.5% climb.

Low-volatility stocks may offer stability, but that often comes at the cost of slower growth and the upside potential of more dynamic companies.

As the Q2 earnings season wraps, let’s dig into this quarter’s best and worst performers in the life insurance industry, including CNO Financial Group (NYSE:CNO) and its peers.

Insurance services company CNO Financial Group (NYSE:CNO) fell short of the market’s revenue expectations in Q2 CY2025 as sales only rose 1.6% year on year to $954.9 million. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.87 per share was 1.8% above analysts’ consensus estimates.

Insurance services company CNO Financial Group (NYSE:CNO) reported Q2 CY2025 results exceeding the market’s revenue expectations, with sales up 22.6% year on year to $1.15 billion. Its GAAP profit of $0.91 per share was 12.3% above analysts’ consensus estimates.

Insurance services company CNO Financial Group (NYSE:CNO) will be reporting earnings this Monday after market hours. Here’s what you need to know.

Let’s dig into the relative performance of CNO Financial Group (NYSE:CNO) and its peers as we unravel the now-completed Q1 life insurance earnings season.

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