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CNA Financial Corporation (CNA)

Financial Services | Insurance - Property & Casualty | Chicago, United States | NYSE
48.20 USD +0.52 (1.091%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 48.19 -0.01 (-0.014%) ⇩ (April 17, 2026, 6:20 p.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★☆☆ | Dividends: ★★☆☆☆
Hot Take | April 18, 2026, 11:24 p.m. EDT

CNA is a classic 'value trap' coiled above key technical resistance ($50) with a 50-day average nearby, signaling traders see a near-term ceiling before the next leg up. While the payout ratio supports the dividend, the company lacks a growth spark, and value majors are removing it from sustainable indices. It remains a hold for income but avoids capital appreciation unless a strong catalyst pushes it to the $50 cap.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.040889
MSTL0.051460
AutoETS0.052252
AutoARIMA0.052253

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 80%
H-stat 0.53
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.308
Excess Kurtosis 0.20
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-02-22
Last Dividend Date 2026-02-22
Debt to Equity Ratio 27.442
Revenue per Share 55.269
Market Cap 13,046,457,344
Trailing P/E 10.28
Forward P/E 10.04
Beta 0.37
Profit Margins 8.53%
Website https://www.cna.com

As of April 18, 2026, 11:24 p.m. EDT: Call speculators show significant open interest concentration at the $50.0 strike for the May 15 expiration, positioning 75% of total call volume there, suggesting a bullish bias targeted at a ~4% upside. Conversely, put activity is heavily skewed OTM to the downside ($43.0 strike), indicating a bid for downside protection at lower levels. Implied Volatility (IV) is currently depressed (0.23–0.30 range for near terms), suggesting options pricing is not priced for a significant move, relying instead on the liquidity of the ATM ($48) anchor strike which dominates the immediate term.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
5.29% 8.40% 9.19% 9.37%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-02-23 2.48 5.292360
2025-11-17 0.46 1.057047
2025-08-18 0.46 1.035539
2025-05-19 0.46 1.015084
2025-02-24 2.46 5.592598
2024-11-18 0.44 1.025383
2024-08-12 0.44 1.053844
2024-05-17 0.44 1.128178
2024-02-16 2.44 6.435968
2023-11-10 0.42 1.332871
2023-08-11 0.42 1.279561
2023-05-12 0.42 1.330708
2023-02-17 1.62 4.765790
2022-11-14 0.40 1.283987
2022-08-12 0.40 1.282009
2022-05-13 0.40 1.222955
2022-02-18 2.40 7.084290
2021-11-12 0.38 1.204590
2021-08-13 0.38 1.258996
2021-05-14 0.38 1.158529
2021-02-19 1.13 3.801356
2020-11-13 0.37 1.600874
2020-08-14 0.37 1.670598
2020-05-15 0.37 2.192973
2020-02-21 2.37 7.833634
2019-11-07 0.35 1.286943
2019-08-16 0.35 1.226873
2019-05-10 0.35 1.270402
2019-02-22 2.35 9.122694
2018-11-16 0.35 1.315775
2018-08-10 0.35 1.383236
2018-05-11 0.30 1.108229
2018-02-23 2.30 8.124548
2017-11-10 0.30 1.044118
2017-08-10 0.30 1.081160
2017-05-11 0.25 1.075612
2017-02-15 2.25 10.266291
2016-11-09 0.25 1.340483
2016-08-11 0.25 1.574913
2016-05-12 0.25 1.582691
2016-02-18 2.25 16.374519
2015-11-12 0.25 1.562547
2015-08-13 0.25 1.444145
2015-05-14 0.25 1.447452
2015-02-19 2.25 12.444664
2014-11-13 0.25 1.529322
2014-08-14 0.25 1.581404
2014-05-08 0.25 1.464443
2014-02-20 1.25 7.394708
2013-11-07 0.20 1.265407
2013-08-08 0.20 1.422868
2013-05-09 0.20 1.485572
2013-02-19 0.20 1.585809
2012-11-09 0.15 1.358769
2012-08-09 0.15 1.479454
2012-05-10 0.15 1.301547
2012-02-14 0.15 1.394515
2011-11-09 0.10 1.016517
2011-08-11 0.10 1.121685
2011-05-12 0.10 0.866016
2011-02-14 0.10 0.892756
2008-08-04 0.15 1.483956
2008-05-05 0.15 1.451362
2008-02-21 0.15 1.478823
2007-11-06 0.15 1.117053
2007-08-09 0.10 0.681430
2007-05-09 0.10 0.567065
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.92
dividendYield 3.98
exDividendDate 2026-02-23
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.84
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.038590606
lastDividendValue 2.48
lastDividendDate 2026-02-23
dividendDate 2026-03-12

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.031015992
Address1 151 North Franklin Street
Address2 Floor 9
All Time High 55.62
All Time Low 0.75
Ask 48.22
Ask Size 100
Audit Risk 5
Average Analyst Rating 4.0 - Underperform
Average Daily Volume10 Day 329,690
Average Daily Volume3 Month 452,654
Average Volume 452,654
Average Volume10Days 329,690
Beta 0.366
Bid 46.49
Bid Size 300
Board Risk 10
Book Value 42.934
City Chicago
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 5
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 48.2
Current Ratio 0.369
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 48.57
Day Low 47.76
Debt To Equity 27.442
Display Name CNA Financial
Dividend Date 1,773,273,600
Dividend Rate 1.92
Dividend Yield 3.98
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,715,000,400
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,715,000,400
Earnings Growth 13.335
Earnings Quarterly Growth 13.381
Earnings Timestamp 1,777,897,800
Earnings Timestamp End 1,777,897,800
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,777,897,800
Ebitda 1,824,999,936
Ebitda Margins 0.121759996
Enterprise To Ebitda 7.392
Enterprise To Revenue 0.9
Enterprise Value 13,490,456,576
Eps Current Year 4.65
Eps Forward 4.8
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 4.69
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,771,804,800
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 47.47
Fifty Day Average Change 0.72999954
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.015378123
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 3.1015992
Fifty Two Week High 50.72
Fifty Two Week High Change -2.5200005
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.04968455
Fifty Two Week Low 43.29
Fifty Two Week Low Change 4.91
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.113421105
Fifty Two Week Range 43.29 - 50.72
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 99,153,000,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 3.74
Float Shares 19,921,560
Forward Eps 4.8
Forward P E 10.041666
Free Cashflow 2,338,500,096
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 6,600
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,775,001,600
Gross Margins 0.32002997
Gross Profits 4,797,000,192
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00492
Held Percent Institutions 1.00524
Implied Shares Outstanding 270,673,371
Industry Insurance - Property & Casualty
Industry Disp Insurance - Property & Casualty
Industry Key insurance-property-casualty
Ir Website http://investor.cna.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=104503&p=irol-irhome
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,771,804,800
Last Dividend Value 2.48
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 896,745,600
Last Split Factor 3:1
Long Business Summary CNA Financial Corporation, an insurance holding company, primarily provides commercial property and casualty insurance products in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Continental Europe, and internationally. It operates through Specialty, Commercial, International, and Life & Group segments. The company offers professional liability coverage and risk management services to various professional firms, including architects, real estate agents, and accounting and law firms; directors and officers, errors and omissions, employment practices, fiduciary, and fidelity and cyber coverage to small and mid-size firms, public and privately held firms, and not-for-profit organizations; professional and general liability, as well as associated casualty coverages for healthcare industry; surety and fidelity bonds; and warranty and alternative risks products. It also provides property, marine, boiler, and machinery coverage insurance products; casualty insurance products comprising workers' compensation, general and product liability, commercial auto, umbrella, and excess and surplus coverages; specialized loss-sensitive insurance programs and total risk management services; and a run-off long-term care business. The company was founded in 1853 and is based in Chicago, Illinois. CNA Financial Corporation is a subsidiary of Loews Corporation.
Long Name CNA Financial Corporation
Market us_market
Market Cap 13,046,457,344
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_257762
Most Recent Quarter 1,767,139,200
Net Income To Common 1,278,000,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 13,010,065,482
Number Of Analyst Opinions 1
Open 47.64
Operating Cashflow 2,489,999,872
Operating Margins 0.10815
Overall Risk 7
Payout Ratio 0.3923
Peg Ratio 0.92
Phone 312-822-5000
Post Market Change -0.014404297
Post Market Change Percent -0.029884433
Post Market Price 48.185596
Post Market Time 1,776,464,401
Previous Close 47.68
Price Eps Current Year 10.365591
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.1226535
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.87040216
Profit Margins 0.085260004
Quick Ratio 0.179
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key underperform
Recommendation Mean 4.0
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.52
Regular Market Change Percent 1.09061
Regular Market Day High 48.57
Regular Market Day Low 47.76
Regular Market Day Range 47.76 - 48.57
Regular Market Open 47.64
Regular Market Previous Close 47.68
Regular Market Price 48.2
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,002
Regular Market Volume 201,665
Return On Assets 0.016139999
Return On Equity 0.115480006
Revenue Growth 0.038
Revenue Per Share 55.269
Sand P52 Week Change 0.38150132
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Share Holder Rights Risk 5
Shares Outstanding 269,918,371
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.008
Shares Short 2,150,183
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 2,009,501
Short Name CNA Financial Corporation
Short Percent Of Float 0.1029
Short Ratio 4.46
Source Interval 15
State IL
Symbol CNA
Target High Price 43.0
Target Low Price 43.0
Target Mean Price 43.0
Target Median Price 43.0
Total Cash 2,744,999,936
Total Cash Per Share 10.141
Total Debt 3,188,999,936
Total Revenue 14,988,999,680
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.84
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.038590606
Trailing Eps 4.69
Trailing P E 10.277185
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 46.62715
Two Hundred Day Average Change 1.5728493
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.033732478
Type Disp Equity
Volume 201,665
Website https://www.cna.com
Zip 60,606