---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001224608-26-000038"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CNO"
cik: "0001224608"
company_name: "CNO Financial Group, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-04-30T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T00:34:23.232561+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# CNO Q1 2026 net income $38M; operating EPS up 33% YoY to $1.05

## Summary
- Net income $38M ($0.39 diluted EPS) vs $21.5M ($0.21) YoY; net operating income $101M ($1.05) vs $81.1M ($0.79).
- Operating EPS grew 33% YoY; total new annualized premiums up 11%; Medicare policies sold up 24%.
- Book value per diluted share ex AOCI $38.98; operating ROE ex significant items 12.2%.
- Share repurchases of $60M in Q1 (1.4M shares at avg $41.79); holding co cash $280.1M.
- Debt-to-capital ratio 34.8%; incurred $13.7M TechMod expenses; net investment losses $15.2M.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001224608-26-000038
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CNO
- cik: 0001224608
- company_name: CNO Financial Group, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-04-30T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1224608/000122460826000038/0001224608-26-000038-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1224608/000122460826000038/cno-20260430.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  CNO Financial Group, Inc. reported first quarter 2026 results: net income $38 million, or $0.39 per diluted share, EPS $0.39 per diluted share.
  - Period: first quarter 2026
  - Net income: $38 million, or $0.39 per diluted share
  - EPS: $0.39 per diluted share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: first quarter 2026 financial results: • First quarter performance reflects disciplined execution and the strength of our diversified products and distribution. • Net income was $38 million, or $0.39 per diluted share, and net operating income (1) was $101 million, or $1.05 per diluted share. • Return on equity (ROE) of 9.5%; Operating ROE (5) of 12.2%, excluding
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1224608/000122460826000038/0001224608-26-000038-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.