Key Highlights

● CNO reported third-quarter results at 4:15 p.m. ET on Thursday, Oct. 29.

● Second-quarter net Operating Income was $119.5 million, or $1.26 a share.

● CNO raised 2026 operating EPS guidance by 8% at the midpoint in July.

● The Earnings Call is scheduled for 11 a.m. ET on Friday.

CNO Financial Group (NYSE:CNO) reported third-quarter 2026 results at 4:15 p.m. ET on Thursday, Oct. 29, according to a news feed. The release's figures were not available before Friday's open, so Q3 earnings, sales and Buybacks are not cited, and no premarket price move could be confirmed.

The Carmel, Indiana-based insurer, which sells life, health, Annuity and supplemental products mostly to middle-income Americans, hosts its call at 11 a.m. ET Friday, according to its scheduling notice.

What the bar looks like

CNO's second-quarter results, filed July 30, set a high bar. Net Income was $125.9 million, or $1.33 a diluted share, and net operating income was $119.5 million, or $1.26 a share. New annualized premiums rose 7%. The company repurchased $60.0 million of stock, and Book Value excluding accumulated other comprehensive loss was $39.92 per diluted share.

Most notably, CNO raised its 2026 operating EPS guidance by 8% at the midpoint in July. Whether that range moves again, and whether buybacks keep pace, are the key questions for the Q3 release.

Why rates and markets matter here

Life and annuity insurers earn much of their profit on the spread between Investment yields and what they Credit to policyholders. Higher Treasury yields, with the 10-year near 4.94% to 4.99% Friday morning after topping 5.30% earlier in October, help reinvestment income and annuity demand, though volatile markets can hit fee-based balances.

CNO is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and is part of the NYSE Composite. Friday's broader backdrop is weak, with S&P 500 futures down about 1.1% as of roughly 7:56 a.m. ET, per market data, as Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) results reignite AI-spending worries. Insurers have so far shown up on the right side of Friday's tape: Chubb (NYSE:CB) and Selective Insurance (NASDAQ:SIGI) both appeared among premarket gainers on an 8:23 a.m. ET table after their own results.

What to watch

The key items are the operating EPS figure against July's raised guidance, new annualized premium growth, and Capital return commentary on the 11 a.m. call.