AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · CNO Financial (CNO)

CNO Financial Q1 net income rises to $38 million; operating EPS up 33%

Positive Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

CNO Financial Group reported first quarter 2026 net income of $38 million, or $0.39 per diluted share, up from $21.5 million, or $0.21 per diluted share, a year earlier. Net operating income, a non-GAAP measure, was $101 million, or $1.05 per diluted share, up 33% per share, and total revenues rose to $1,029.6 million from $1,004.1 million. Shareholders also face a lower book value per share of $26.64 at March 31, 2026, compared with $27.92 at December 31, 2025.

Key points

Net income was $38 million ($0.39 per diluted share) in 1Q26, compared with $21.5 million ($0.21) in 1Q25.
Net operating income was $101 million ($1.05 per diluted share), compared with $0.79 per diluted share in 1Q25.
Total revenues were $1,029.6 million, compared with $1,004.1 million in 1Q25.
CNO repurchased $60.0 million of common stock in 1Q26 and had authority to repurchase up to an additional $360.4 million.

The filing

CompanyCNO Financial (CNO)

Form8-K, current report

Filed with the SECApr 30, 2026, 4:21 PM ET

Accession number0001224608-26-000038

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 1:05 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on April 30, 2026.

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