Is CNO Financial Group, Inc. (CNO) Halal?

NYSE Financial Services United States $3.7B
✗ NOT HALAL
Confidence: 95/100
CNO Financial Group, Inc. (CNO) is Not Halal under AAOIFI Standard 21 due to its classification in the Insurance - Life industry, which is excluded under Shariah screening. Companies operating in prohibited sectors such as conventional banking, insurance, alcohol, tobacco, and gambling are automatically excluded regardless of their financial ratios.

Shariah Screening — 5 Standards

Based on financial data from December 2025

Standard Debt Ratio Cash Ratio Receivables Income Status
AAOIFI Excluded — Insurance - Life ✗ NOT HALAL
DJIM Excluded — Insurance - Life ✗ NOT HALAL
MSCI Excluded — Insurance - Life ✗ NOT HALAL
S&P Excluded — Insurance - Life ✗ NOT HALAL
FTSE Excluded — Insurance - Life ✗ NOT HALAL

Financial Highlights

P/E Ratio
17.2
Forward: 8.1
EPS
$2.30
Dividend Yield
172.0%
Payout: 29.1%
P/B Ratio
1.4
EV/EBITDA
7.0
EV: $6.6B
Revenue
$4.5B
Growth: 4.2%
Beta
0.9
Average volatility
Current Ratio
2.4

Profitability

Gross Margin 38.9%
Operating Margin 14.9%
Net Margin 5.1%
Return on Equity (ROE) 8.9%
Return on Assets (ROA) 1.0%

Cash Flow & Balance Sheet

Operating Cash Flow$676M
Free Cash Flow$676M
Total Debt$4.1B
Debt-to-Equity157.1
Current Ratio2.4
Total Assets$38.8B

Price & Trading

Last Close$40.96
50-Day MA$41.64
200-Day MA$40.05
Avg Volume637K
Beta0.9
52-Week Range
$34.63
$44.86

About CNO Financial Group, Inc. (CNO)

CEO
Mr. Gary Chandru Bhojwani
Employees
3,300
Sector
Financial Services
Industry
Insurance - Life
Country
United States
Exchange
NYSE
Market Cap
$3.7B
Currency
USD

CNO Financial Group, Inc., through its subsidiaries, develops, markets, and administers health insurance, annuity, individual life insurance and other insurance products, and financial services for middle-income pre-retiree and retired Americans in the United States. It offers Medicare supplement, supplemental health, and long-term care insurance policies; life insurance; and annuities, as well as Medicare advantage plans to individual consumers through phone, virtually, online, and face-to-face with agents. The company also focuses on sale of voluntary benefit life and health insurance products for businesses, associations, and other membership groups by interacting with customers at their place of employment. In addition, it provides fixed indexed annuities; fixed interest annuities, including fixed rate single-premium deferred annuities; flexible premium deferred annuities; single premium immediate annuities; supplemental health products, such as specified disease, accident, and hospital indemnity products; and long-term care plans primarily to retirees, lesser degree, and older self-employed individuals in the middle-income market. Further, the company offers universal life and other interest-sensitive life products; and traditional life policies that include whole life, graded benefit life, term life, and single premium whole life products, as well as graded benefit life insurance products. It markets its products under the Bankers Life, Washington National, and Colonial Penn brand names. The company was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Carmel, Indiana.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is CNO Financial Group, Inc. (CNO) halal to invest in?

Based on our screening using AAOIFI Standard 21 (the strictest methodology), CNO Financial Group, Inc. is Not Halal. The company fails one or more screening criteria. We screen against all 5 major standards: AAOIFI, DJIM, MSCI, S&P, and FTSE.

What is CNO Financial Group, Inc.'s debt ratio?

CNO Financial Group, Inc.'s debt ratio is not available under the AAOIFI standard (which uses market capitalization as the denominator). The AAOIFI threshold is 30%.

What are CNO Financial Group, Inc.'s key financial metrics?

CNO Financial Group, Inc. has a market capitalization of $3.7B, trailing P/E ratio of 17.2, and revenue of $4.5B. The company maintains a gross margin of 38.9% and a net margin of 5.1%. Return on equity stands at 8.9%.

How often is the screening data updated?

Our screening data is updated regularly using the latest available financial statements and market data. Stock prices and market caps are refreshed frequently, while financial statements are updated quarterly when companies report earnings.

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