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CNO Financial Group Inc.CNO

Financials · Insurance - Life

Safe
Cuts are rare here: roughly 1 in 100 stocks with this rating cut within a year

Scored 2026-07-08 · updates weekly

80.0VERY SAFE0100

What’s driving the score

Dividend yield27%
97
Yield vs its own history20%
100
Interest coverage
n/a
Free cash flow payout
n/a
Years since last cut9%
92
Dividend growth (1y)7%
100
Cash flow payout
n/a
Profit steadiness4%
45
Earnings payout4%
100
Debt load
n/a
Revenue growth3%
100
Cash vs debt
n/a

100 is the best score. The small percentage shows how much each factor counts. Hover a factor name for what it means. “n/a” means that factor doesn’t apply to this type of company (banks and REITs work differently), so the other factors count more.

The bottom line

As of 2026-07-08, CNO Financial Group (CNO) scores 80.0 out of 100 on the Dividend Safety Checker scale, which rates its dividend Safe. In our testing, roughly 1 in 100 stocks with this rating cut their dividend within a year.

The strongest parts of the picture are earnings payout, revenue growth, yield vs its own history. The main things holding the score back are profit steadiness (scoring 45 out of 100) and years since last cut (92 out of 100). How steady quarterly profits have been over the past 3 years. Wobbly profits make payouts fragile.

CNO Financial Group currently yields 1.3%, last cut its dividend about 14 years ago. The score updates weekly as new filings and prices come in.

Common questions

Is CNO Financial Group's dividend safe?

As of 2026-07-08, CNO Financial Group (CNO) scores 80.0 out of 100 on the Dividend Safety Checker scale, which rates its dividend Safe. In our testing, roughly 1 in 100 stocks with this rating cut their dividend within a year.

How likely is CNO to cut its dividend in the next 12 months?

CNO Financial Group is rated Safe (score 80.0 of 100). In our testing, roughly 1 in 100 stocks with this rating cut their dividend within a year. The rating comes from a formula tested against every US dividend cut from 2008 to 2025.

When did CNO Financial Group last cut its dividend?

CNO Financial Group's last dividend cut was about 14 years ago, based on its payment history.

What is CNO Financial Group's dividend yield?

As of 2026-07-08, CNO Financial Group yields 1.3% based on its trailing 12 months of regular dividend payments.

How is this dividend safety score calculated?

The score combines 12 measurable factors: payout ratios, debt, profit steadiness, yield versus the stock's own history, and the company's cut record. Each factor is graded against 18 years of real dividend-cut history. The full method is public at dividendsafetychecker.com/methodology.

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CNO Financial Group Inc.CNODividend safety check · 2026-07-08Very SafeCuts are almost unheard of here. In our testing, notone stock rated Very Safe cut its dividend from 2020through 202580.0VERY SAFE0100What’s driving the score100 = safestDividend yield97Yield vs its own history100Years since last cut92Dividend growth (1y)100Profit steadiness45Earnings payout100Revenue growth100Free score for any US stock. Not investment advice.dividendsafetychecker.com

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