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

CNO Financial Q3 2026 net income rises to $161 million and raises 2026 EPS guidance

Mixed Impact 4 of 5 earnings

CNO Financial Group reported third quarter 2026 net income of $161 million, or $1.71 per diluted share, up from $23.1 million, or $0.24, a year earlier. The company raised its full-year 2026 operating EPS guidance, with the midpoint up 9% from prior guidance. Total revenues fell to $1,086.0 million from $1,188.7 million, and $44.9 million of favorable significant items from the annual actuarial review boosted results.

Key points

  • Net operating income was $179.1 million, or $1.90 per diluted share, up 47% from $1.29 in 3Q25.
  • 2026 operating EPS guidance midpoint raised 9% from prior guidance.
  • Total revenues were $1,086.0 million, compared with $1,188.7 million in 3Q25.
  • Significant items from the comprehensive annual actuarial review added $44.9 million, or $0.48 per diluted share, to 3Q26 results.

The filing

CompanyCNO Financial (CNO)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECOct 29, 2026, 4:20 PM ET
Accession number0001628280-26-068264

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 7, 2026, 11:18 PM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only.

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