CNO Financial (CNO) Q1 Earnings Meet Estimates

Group 1: Earnings Performance - CNO Financial reported quarterly earnings of $0.79 per share, matching the Zacks Consensus Estimate, and showing an increase from $0.52 per share a year ago [1] - The company had a surprise in the previous quarter, posting earnings of $1.31 per share against an expected $1.07, resulting in a surprise of 22.43% [1] - Over the last four quarters, CNO has exceeded consensus EPS estimates three times [1] Group 2: Revenue Performance - CNO posted revenues of $1.01 billion for the quarter ended March 2025, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 5.15%, but down from $1.16 billion year-over-year [2] - The company has topped consensus revenue estimates four times over the last four quarters [2] Group 3: Stock Performance and Outlook - CNO shares have increased by approximately 6.4% since the beginning of the year, contrasting with the S&P 500's decline of -6.1% [3] - The future stock price movement will largely depend on management's commentary during the earnings call [3] - The current consensus EPS estimate for the upcoming quarter is $0.91 on revenues of $942.33 million, and for the current fiscal year, it is $3.82 on revenues of $3.88 billion [7] Group 4: Industry Context - The Zacks Industry Rank for Insurance - Multi line is currently in the top 20% of over 250 Zacks industries, indicating a favorable outlook for the sector [8] - Research shows that the top 50% of Zacks-ranked industries outperform the bottom 50% by a factor of more than 2 to 1 [8]