CNA Stock — CNA Financial Corporation

CNA Financial Corporation (CNA)

Updated October 16, 2026.

CNA is a Stock. its distribution rate is 4.01%, its trailing-12-month yield is 8.14%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 97/100 (Safe). Total return is 1960.1% over the past 53.6 years.

CNA Financial Corporation is a Chicago-based insurance holding company that provides commercial property and casualty insurance across multiple segments, including specialty professional liability, commercial insurance, international operations, and life and group coverage. The company offers a moderate current distribution rate paid quarterly. CNA Financial appeals to income-focused investors seeking exposure to the insurance and financial services sector.

CNA performance

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 1960.1% over the past 53.6 years. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 15.2%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 18.1%.

CNA key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

97 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

3.89%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

02/21/1973

Distribution rate

4.01%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

8.14%

5-year average yield

3.79

Last close

$47.90 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$12,961,784,451

Average volume

324064.0

Dividend

$0.48

Ex-dividend date

08/17/2026

Payment date

09/03/2026

Beta

0.271

Payout ratio

83.3%

P/E ratio

10.41

Forward P/E

10.352

EPS

$4.60

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (4.01%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (8.14%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

CNA risks and drawbacks

Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 18.1%.

Who may consider CNA — and who may not

CNA may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score, moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (CNA pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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