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

CNO Financial raises 2026 operating EPS guidance 8% after 45% Q2 operating EPS gain

Positive Impact 4 of 5 earnings Written later

CNO Financial Group reported second quarter 2026 net income of $126 million, or $1.33 per diluted share, up from $91.8 million, or $0.91 per diluted share, a year earlier. The company also raised its full-year 2026 operating earnings per share guidance by 8% at the midpoint, which points to higher expected per-share earnings for shareholders.

Key points

  • Net income was $126 million, or $1.33 per diluted share, versus $91.8 million, or $0.91, in 2Q25.
  • Net operating income was $120 million, or $1.26 per diluted share, up 45% from $0.87 in 2Q25.
  • 2026 operating EPS guidance raised by 8% at the midpoint from prior guidance.
  • Repurchased $60.0 million of common stock in 2Q26; authority to repurchase up to an additional $300.4 million remained at June 30, 2026.

The filing

CompanyCNO Financial (CNO)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECJul 30, 2026, 4:16 PM ET
Accession number0001224608-26-000061

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 July 30, 2026.

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