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CNA Financial Corporation (CNA)

Financial Services | Insurance - Property & Casualty | Chicago, United States | NYSE
51.91 USD +0.61 (1.189%) ⇧ (July 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:★★★⯪☆
Hot Take | July 11, 2026, 2:38 a.m. EDT

The immediate outlook is driven entirely by a massive disconnect between the stock's deteriorating fundamentals and aggressive speculative positioning. While the business is struggling—reporting a 23% drop in quarterly earnings, negative earnings growth, and a trailing twelve-month revenue decline—the options market is screaming 'bullish,' with heavy call open interest at strikes significantly above the current price and almost no defensive put buying. This suggests traders are pricing in a potential turnaround or a market-wide rotation into insurance names that ignores the current operational headwinds. However, the long-term picture remains murky; the company is trading at a low multiple but faces a challenging trajectory with shrinking earnings and a recent year-over-year price drop, making it a risky hold for the multi-year horizon. The dividend yield of nearly 4% provides a floor, but the payout ratio and declining earnings suggest this income is not growing sustainably. For now, the trade is a high-conviction momentum play based on sentiment rather than business quality.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.070966
AutoTheta0.072411
AutoARIMA0.073670
AutoETS0.073670

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 58%
H-stat 0.76
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.200
Excess Kurtosis -0.82
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-05-17
Last Dividend Date 2026-05-17
Debt to Equity Ratio 27.374
Revenue per Share 56.622
Market Cap 14,043,286,528
Trailing P/E 11.61
Forward P/E 10.81
Beta 0.30
Profit Margins 7.91%
Website https://www.cna.com

As of July 11, 2026, 2:38 a.m. EDT: Speculators are overwhelmingly bullish, with massive open interest in out-of-the-money calls (strikes 48, 50, 53) compared to virtually zero put activity. This indicates a strong consensus expectation for a significant upward move in the coming months, despite the underlying fundamentals showing weakness.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.08% 8.35% 8.28% 7.88%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-05-18 0.48 1.080594
2026-02-23 2.48 5.292360
2025-11-17 0.46 1.004586
2025-08-18 0.46 0.974370
2025-05-19 0.46 0.945918
2025-02-24 2.46 5.162644
2024-11-18 0.44 0.899244
2024-08-12 0.44 0.915903
2024-05-17 0.44 0.971731
2024-02-16 2.44 5.489314
2023-11-10 0.42 1.078029
2023-08-11 0.42 1.023891
2023-05-12 0.42 1.053952
2023-02-17 1.62 3.735301
2022-11-14 0.40 0.969932
2022-08-12 0.40 0.959233
2022-05-13 0.40 0.906208
2022-02-18 2.40 5.201561
2021-11-12 0.38 0.840708
2021-08-13 0.38 0.871360
2021-05-14 0.38 0.794979
2021-02-19 1.13 2.587589
2020-11-13 0.37 1.061693
2020-08-14 0.37 1.095972
2020-05-15 0.37 1.423077
2020-02-21 2.37 5.011630
2019-11-07 0.35 0.784577
2019-08-16 0.35 0.742154
2019-05-10 0.35 0.762693
2019-02-22 2.35 5.434782
2018-11-16 0.35 0.743731
2018-08-10 0.35 0.776053
2018-05-11 0.30 0.617030
2018-02-23 2.30 4.495700
2017-11-10 0.30 0.552588
2017-08-10 0.30 0.569044
2017-05-11 0.25 0.562936
2017-02-15 2.25 5.343149
2016-11-09 0.25 0.662252
2016-08-11 0.25 0.772798
2016-05-12 0.25 0.770654
2016-02-18 2.25 7.911392
2015-11-12 0.25 0.700869
2015-08-13 0.25 0.643335
2015-05-14 0.25 0.640697
2015-02-19 2.25 5.473121
2014-11-13 0.25 0.637592
2014-08-14 0.25 0.655136
2014-05-08 0.25 0.602700
2014-02-20 1.25 3.025169
2013-11-07 0.20 0.502386
2013-08-08 0.20 0.562114
2013-05-09 0.20 0.583601
2013-02-19 0.20 0.619387
2012-11-09 0.15 0.527426
2012-08-09 0.15 0.571211
2012-05-10 0.15 0.499667
2012-02-14 0.15 0.532670
2011-11-09 0.10 0.386250
2011-08-11 0.10 0.424628
2011-05-12 0.10 0.326371
2011-02-14 0.10 0.335345
2008-08-04 0.15 0.555556
2008-05-05 0.15 0.540346
2008-02-21 0.15 0.547645
2007-11-06 0.15 0.411410
2007-08-09 0.10 0.249938
2007-05-09 0.10 0.207469
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.92
dividendYield 3.7
exDividendDate 2026-05-18
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.86
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.03625731
lastDividendValue 0.48
lastDividendDate 2026-05-18
dividendDate 2026-06-04

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.19801521
Address1 151 North Franklin Street
Address2 Floor 9
All Time High 55.62
All Time Low 0.75
Ask 82.09
Ask Size 200
Audit Risk 7
Average Daily Volume10 Day 498,770
Average Daily Volume3 Month 545,788
Average Volume 545,788
Average Volume10Days 498,770
Beta 0.295
Bid 0.0
Bid Size 400
Board Risk 10
Book Value 40.133
City Chicago
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 9
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 51.91
Current Ratio 0.356
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 52.18
Day Low 51.525
Debt To Equity 27.374
Display Name CNA Financial
Dividend Date 1,780,531,200
Dividend Rate 1.92
Dividend Yield 3.7
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,715,000,400
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,715,000,400
Earnings Growth -0.222
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.23
Earnings Timestamp 1,777,897,800
Earnings Timestamp End 1,785,760,200
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,785,760,200
Ebitda 1,747,000,064
Ebitda Margins 0.11379
Enterprise To Ebitda 8.583
Enterprise To Revenue 0.977
Enterprise Value 14,994,286,592
Eps Current Year 4.05
Eps Forward 4.8
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 4.47
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,779,062,400
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 45.6138
Fifty Day Average Change 6.2962
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.13803278
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 19.801521
Fifty Two Week High 52.86
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.95000076
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.017972015
Fifty Two Week Low 41.53
Fifty Two Week Low Change 10.380001
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.24993983
Fifty Two Week Range 41.53 - 52.86
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 99,153,000,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 3.77
Float Shares 20,479,229
Forward Eps 4.8
Forward P E 10.814583
Free Cashflow 1,755,250,048
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 6,600
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,782,864,000
Gross Margins 0.30574
Gross Profits 4,694,000,128
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00491
Held Percent Institutions 1.00151
Implied Shares Outstanding 270,531,425
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 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,779,062,400
Last Dividend Value 0.48
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 14,043,286,528
Market State PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_257762
Most Recent Quarter 1,774,915,200
Net Income To Common 1,215,000,064
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 14,043,286,271
Number Of Analyst Opinions 1
Open 51.81
Operating Cashflow 2,244,999,936
Operating Margins 0.07517
Overall Risk 9
Payout Ratio 0.4161
Peg Ratio 0.92
Phone 312-822-5000
Pre Market Change 0.49000168
Pre Market Change Percent 0.9439447
Pre Market Price 52.4
Pre Market Time 1,784,028,443
Previous Close 51.3
Price Eps Current Year 12.817284
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.2934493
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.9146933
Profit Margins 0.07914
Quick Ratio 0.162
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.610001
Regular Market Change Percent 1.18909
Regular Market Day High 52.18
Regular Market Day Low 51.525
Regular Market Day Range 51.525 - 52.18
Regular Market Open 51.81
Regular Market Previous Close 51.3
Regular Market Price 51.91
Regular Market Time 1,783,972,802
Regular Market Volume 362,206
Return On Assets 0.0154
Return On Equity 0.11497
Revenue Growth 0.1
Revenue Per Share 56.622
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20365608
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Share Holder Rights Risk 5
Shares Outstanding 270,531,425
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0114
Shares Short 3,094,727
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,780,012,800
Shares Short Prior Month 2,858,597
Short Name CNA Financial Corporation
Short Percent Of Float 0.1439
Short Ratio 4.97
Source Interval 15
State IL
Symbol CNA
Target High Price 42.0
Target Low Price 42.0
Target Mean Price 42.0
Target Median Price 42.0
Total Cash 2,020,999,936
Total Cash Per Share 7.47
Total Debt 2,972,000,000
Total Revenue 15,352,999,936
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.86
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.03625731
Trailing Eps 4.47
Trailing P E 11.612976
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 46.4993
Two Hundred Day Average Change 5.4107018
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.11636093
Type Disp Equity
Volume 362,206
Website https://www.cna.com
Zip 60,606