CNO Financial Group, Inc. (CNO) Dividend History

NYSE: CNOYield, payment dates, growth and payout ratio.

CNO latest dividend

$0.18last dividend per share
Ex-dividend dateSep 10Thursday, 2026
Payment dateSep 24Thursday, 2026

The next dividend has not been announced yet.

  • 12 yearsof dividend increases
  • 2012paying since
  • Quarterly4 payments a year
  • +7.3%5-year growth a year
  • 1.32%forward yield

CNO dividend income calculator

Dividend income a year
$72
Each payment
$18
Value of the shares
$5,471
Dividend yield
1.32%

At the latest close; forward annual dividend $0.72 per share, before tax.

CNO dividends per share by year

Dividends per shareYield at year-end (right axis)

Calendar years by ex-dividend date. Yield = the year's dividends divided by the year-end share price.

CNO dividend safety

Payout ratio (earnings)15.9%
Well covered · of trailing twelve-month earnings paid as dividends
Payout ratio (free cash flow)9.8%
Well covered · of fiscal 2025 free cash flow
Dividend growth (5 years)+7.3%
Growing · a year on average
Years of increases12
Long record · consecutive calendar years with a higher dividend

Descriptive bands, not a rating.

CNO yield on cost

CNO Financial Group, Inc. yield on cost
BoughtPrice paidYield on costDividends since% of price
1 year ago$38.961.85%$0.701.8%
3 years ago$24.072.99%$1.988.2%
5 years ago$25.542.82%$3.1012.1%
10 years ago$15.654.60%$5.2033.2%
20 years ago$20.563.50%$6.1129.7%

Today’s forward dividend as a yield on the price paid then, and the dividends one share has paid since (split-adjusted, before tax).

CNO dividend payments

Payment

Each bar is one payment, by ex-dividend month (last 40 payments).

CNO dividends by year

CNO Financial Group, Inc. dividends per share by year
YearDividends per shareGrowthYield (year-end)Payments
2025$0.67+6.3%1.58%4
2024$0.63+6.8%1.69%4
2023$0.59+7.3%2.11%4
2022$0.55+7.8%2.41%4
2021$0.51+8.5%2.14%4
2020$0.47+9.3%2.11%4
2019$0.43+10.3%2.37%4
2018$0.39+11.4%2.62%4
2017$0.35+12.9%1.42%4
2016$0.31+14.8%1.62%4
2015$0.27+12.5%1.41%4
2014$0.24+118.2%1.39%4
2013$0.11—0.62%4
2012$0.06—0.64%3

CNO dividend history

58 payments
CNO Financial Group, Inc. dividend payment history
Ex-dividend datePayment dateAmountChangeFrequency
2026-09-102026-09-24$0.18—Quarterly
2026-06-102026-06-24$0.18+5.9%Quarterly
2026-03-102026-03-24$0.17—Quarterly
2025-12-102025-12-23$0.17—Quarterly
2025-09-102025-09-24$0.17—Quarterly
2025-06-102025-06-24$0.17+6.2%Quarterly
2025-03-102025-03-24$0.16—Quarterly
2024-12-102024-12-24$0.16—Quarterly
2024-09-102024-09-24$0.16—Quarterly
2024-06-102024-06-24$0.16+6.7%Quarterly
2024-03-072024-03-22$0.15—Quarterly
2023-12-072023-12-22$0.15—Quarterly
2023-09-072023-09-22$0.15—Quarterly
2023-06-082023-06-23$0.15+7.1%Quarterly
2023-03-092023-03-24$0.14—Quarterly
2022-12-082022-12-23$0.14—Quarterly
Show all 58 payments
Ex-dividend datePayment dateAmountChangeFrequency
2022-09-082022-09-23$0.14—Quarterly
2022-06-092022-06-24$0.14+7.7%Quarterly
2022-03-092022-03-24$0.13—Quarterly
2021-12-092021-12-24$0.13—Quarterly
2021-09-092021-09-24$0.13—Quarterly
2021-06-092021-06-24$0.13+8.3%Quarterly
2021-03-092021-03-24$0.12—Quarterly
2020-12-092020-12-24$0.12—Quarterly
2020-09-092020-09-24$0.12—Quarterly
2020-06-092020-06-24$0.12+9.1%Quarterly
2020-03-092020-03-24$0.11—Quarterly
2019-12-092019-12-24$0.11—Quarterly
2019-09-092019-09-24$0.11—Quarterly
2019-06-072019-06-24$0.11+10.0%Quarterly
2019-03-082019-03-25$0.1—Quarterly
2018-12-072018-12-24$0.1—Quarterly
2018-09-072018-09-24$0.1—Quarterly
2018-06-082018-06-25$0.1+11.1%Quarterly
2018-03-082018-03-23$0.09—Quarterly
2017-12-082017-12-26$0.09—Quarterly
2017-09-082017-09-25$0.09—Quarterly
2017-06-072017-06-23$0.09+12.5%Quarterly
2017-03-082017-03-24$0.08—Quarterly
2016-12-072016-12-23$0.08—Quarterly
2016-09-072016-09-23$0.08—Quarterly
2016-06-082016-06-24$0.08+14.3%Quarterly
2016-03-082016-03-24$0.07—Quarterly
2015-12-082015-12-24$0.07—Quarterly
2015-09-082015-09-24$0.07—Quarterly
2015-06-082015-06-24$0.07+16.7%Quarterly
2015-03-062015-03-24$0.06—Quarterly
2014-12-082014-12-24$0.06—Quarterly
2014-09-082014-09-24$0.06—Quarterly
2014-06-062014-06-24$0.06—Quarterly
2014-03-122014-03-24$0.06+100.0%Quarterly
2013-12-062013-12-24$0.03—Quarterly
2013-09-062013-09-24$0.03—Quarterly
2013-06-062013-06-24$0.03+50.0%Quarterly
2013-03-072013-03-25$0.02—Quarterly
2012-12-062012-12-24$0.02—Quarterly
2012-09-062012-09-24$0.02—Quarterly
2012-06-072012-06-25$0.02—

Amounts per share, adjusted for stock splits. Highlighted rows are announced but not yet paid.

CNO stock split history

CNO Financial has no stock splits on record.

CNO dividend overview

CNO Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share, a yield of 1.32% at the latest close, paid quarterly. It paid $0.67 per share in 2025, up 6.3% from 2024. It has raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years. Over five years the dividend grew 7.3% a year on average and over ten years 9.5% a year. The payout ratio is 15.9% of trailing earnings.

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CNO dividends FAQ

Does CNO Financial pay a dividend?

Yes. CNO Financial has paid a regular dividend since 2012, quarterly, most recently $0.18 per share with an ex-dividend date of September 10, 2026.

What is CNO Financial's dividend yield?

CNO Financial's forward annual dividend is $0.72 per share, a dividend yield of 1.32% at the latest close of $54.71.

How often does CNO Financial pay dividends?

CNO Financial pays dividends quarterly.

How fast is CNO Financial's dividend growing?

CNO Financial's dividend per share grew from $0.47 in 2020 to $0.67 in 2025, 7.3% a year on average over five years; it has increased for 12 years in a row.

What is CNO Financial's dividend payout ratio?

CNO Financial pays out 15.9% of its trailing earnings as dividends and 9.8% of its free cash flow (fiscal 2025).

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