Cna Financial Corp
CNA NYSE Fire, Marine & Casualty Insurance Financials FY2016–FY2025
Last close · Oct 23, 2026
$48.40
2.0%What Cna Financial Corp does
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- Legal name
- CNA FINANCIAL CORP
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
- 10-K · Feb 10, 2026
- Accession · CIK
- 0000021175-26-000011
0000021175
Revenue and margins
Cna Financial Corp had $15.0B of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 5.0% on the year before.
Net income and earnings per share
From fiscal 2016 to 2025, diluted EPS grew 4.4% a year. Loss periods are shown in red.
Returns on capital
After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
Cash flow
Free cash flow was $2.4B in fiscal 2025, 16.0% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
Dividends, buybacks and share count
Cna Financial Corp returned $1.1B to shareholders in fiscal 2025, 45% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 0.1%.
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Cna Financial Corp can carry it.
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $536M | $475M | $345M | $472M | $425M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $2.8B | $3.0B | $3.6B | $3.0B | $3.0B |
| Debt / equity | 0.3x | 0.4x | 0.4x | 0.3x | 0.3x |
| Total assets | $66.6B | $61.0B | $64.7B | $66.5B | $69.4B |
| Total liabilities | $53.8B | $52.5B | $54.8B | $56.0B | $57.8B |
| Shareholders' equity | $11.1B | $8.5B | $9.9B | $10.5B | $11.6B |
| Net debt (− = net cash) | $2.2B | $2.5B | $3.2B | $2.5B | $2.5B |
Insider trades
Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. “Plan” marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.
Bought, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Sold, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Of sales under plans
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$0.0M
No open-market insider trades in the last 12 months.
Piotroski F-score
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8–9 is strong, 0–2 weak.
| Test | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Cash from operations is positive | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Return on assets rose | — | ✓ | ✕ | ✓ | ✕ | ✓ | ✕ | ✓ | ✕ | ✓ |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Debt fell relative to assets | — | ✕ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Current ratio rose | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Share count didn't rise | — | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ | ✓ | ✕ | ✓ | ✓ | ✕ | ✓ |
| Gross margin rose | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | — | ✕ | ✓ | ✓ | ✕ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| F-score | — / 3 | 4 / 7 | 5 / 7 | 7 / 7 | 5 / 7 | 6 / 7 | 5 / 7 | 6 / 7 | 5 / 7 | 7 / 7 |
| Accruals ratio | −1.0% | −0.6% | −0.7% | −0.2% | −1.7% | −1.2% | −2.9% | −1.7% | −2.5% | −1.8% |
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10 years of figures
Amounts in USD. Hover a ratio’s name for its definition.
| Fiscal year | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $9.4B | $9.5B | $10.1B | $10.8B | $10.8B | $11.9B | $11.9B | $13.3B | $14.3B | $15.0B |
| Net interest income | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Interest expense | $159M | $161M | $138M | $131M | $122M | $113M | $112M | $127M | $133M | $135M |
| Pretax income | $1.1B | $1.3B | $964M | $1.2B | $821M | $1.5B | $814M | $1.5B | $1.2B | $1.6B |
| Income tax | $278M | $411M | $151M | $223M | $131M | $278M | $132M | $313M | $252M | $342M |
| Net income | $859M | $899M | $813M | $1.0B | $690M | $1.2B | $682M | $1.2B | $959M | $1.3B |
| Diluted EPS | $3.17 | $3.30 | $2.98 | $3.67 | $2.53 | $4.34 | $2.51 | $4.43 | $3.52 | $4.69 |
| Diluted shares | 0.27B | 0.27B | 0.27B | 0.27B | 0.27B | 0.27B | 0.27B | 0.27B | 0.27B | 0.27B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | $1.4B | $1.3B | $1.2B | $1.1B | $1.8B | $2.0B | $2.5B | $2.3B | $2.6B | $2.5B |
| Capital expenditure | $146M | $102M | $99.0M | $26.0M | $23.0M | $26.0M | $52.0M | $90.0M | $95.0M | $86.0M |
| Free cash flow | $1.3B | $1.2B | $1.1B | $1.1B | $1.8B | $2.0B | $2.5B | $2.2B | $2.5B | $2.4B |
| Depreciation and amortization | $77.0M | $88.0M | $79.0M | $68.0M | $60.0M | $54.0M | $51.0M | $73.0M | $67.0M | $70.0M |
| Stock-based compensation | $36.0M | $36.0M | $32.0M | $34.0M | $37.0M | $32.0M | $36.0M | $38.0M | $42.0M | $41.0M |
| Share buybacks | — | $0.0M | $0.0M | $23.0M | $18.0M | $18.0M | $39.0M | $24.0M | $20.0M | $34.0M |
| Dividends paid | $813M | $842M | $896M | $929M | $950M | $621M | $982M | $787M | $1.0B | $1.0B |
| Dividends and buybacks | $813M | $842M | $896M | $952M | $968M | $639M | $1.0B | $811M | $1.0B | $1.1B |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $1.7B | $1.8B | $1.6B | $2.1B | $419M | $536M | $475M | $345M | $472M | $425M |
| Total debt | $2.7B | $2.9B | $2.7B | $2.7B | $2.8B | $2.8B | $3.0B | $3.6B | $3.0B | $3.0B |
| Property and equipment, net | $310M | $326M | $324M | $282M | $252M | $226M | $226M | $253M | $295M | $282M |
| Goodwill | $145M | $148M | $146M | $147M | $148M | $148M | $144M | $146M | $145M | $148M |
| Total assets | $55.2B | $56.6B | $57.2B | $60.6B | $64.0B | $66.6B | $61.0B | $64.7B | $66.5B | $69.4B |
| Total liabilities | $43.3B | $44.3B | $45.9B | $48.4B | $51.3B | $53.8B | $52.5B | $54.8B | $56.0B | $57.8B |
| Shareholders' equity | $12.0B | $12.2B | $11.2B | $12.2B | $12.7B | $11.1B | $8.5B | $9.9B | $10.5B | $11.6B |
| Margins | ||||||||||
| Net margin | 9.2% | 9.4% | 8.0% | 9.3% | 6.4% | 9.9% | 5.7% | 9.1% | 6.7% | 8.5% |
| FCF margin | 13.6% | 12.1% | 11.1% | 10.3% | 16.2% | 16.6% | 20.6% | 16.5% | 17.4% | 16.0% |
| Net interest share of revenue | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Returns | ||||||||||
| Return on equity | 7.2% | 7.4% | 6.9% | 8.5% | 5.5% | 9.9% | 6.9% | 13.1% | 9.4% | 11.5% |
| Return on assets | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.4% | 1.7% | 1.1% | 1.8% | 1.1% | 1.9% | 1.5% | 1.9% |
| Return on tangible equity | 7.3% | 7.4% | 7.3% | 8.3% | 5.5% | 10.8% | 8.1% | 12.4% | 9.2% | 11.1% |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth | — | 1.9% | 6.2% | 6.2% | 0.4% | 10.2% | −0.2% | 12.0% | 7.3% | 5.0% |
| Net income growth | — | 4.7% | −9.6% | 23.0% | −31.0% | 71.6% | −42.4% | 76.7% | −20.4% | 33.3% |
| EPS growth | — | 4.1% | −9.7% | 23.2% | −31.1% | 71.5% | −42.2% | 76.5% | −20.5% | 33.2% |
| FCF growth | — | −9.3% | −2.1% | −1.2% | 57.3% | 12.5% | 24.3% | −10.4% | 12.8% | −2.9% |
| Share count change | — | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.0% | −0.0% | 0.1% | −0.1% | −0.1% | 0.2% | −0.1% |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Debt / equity | 0.2x | 0.2x | 0.2x | 0.2x | 0.2x | 0.3x | 0.4x | 0.4x | 0.3x | 0.3x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Capex / revenue | 1.6% | 1.1% | 1.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.6% |
| Stock comp / revenue | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% |
| Payouts / FCF | 64.0% | 73.1% | 79.4% | 85.5% | 55.3% | 32.4% | 41.7% | 36.9% | 42.2% | 45.0% |
| Quality scores | ||||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | — | 4.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 |
| Accruals ratio | −1.0% | −0.6% | −0.7% | −0.2% | −1.7% | −1.2% | −2.9% | −1.7% | −2.5% | −1.8% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0000021175). Data updated October 24, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only — not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.
