CNA FINANCIAL CORP financial metrics

Professional SEC-based dashboard for profitability, financial health, and growth with transparent scoring logic. Latest period: Q4 2025.

Symbol
CNA on NYSE
Location
Chicago, IL
Fiscal year end
31 December
Latest financial report
10 Feb 2026

Quick Takeaways

  • CNA - CNA FINANCIAL CORP financial facts are built from SEC company filings data.
  • Latest metrics period on this page: Q4 2025.
  • Headline metric: Return On Equity 12%.

What Changed

  • Return On Equity YoY change: <span class="text-green-600">+23%</span>.
  • Most recent SEC facts end date: 06 Feb 2026.

Why This Matters

  • This gives a beginner-friendly first read before you inspect detailed formulas and metric tables.
  • Every metric card links to a deeper SEC-backed history page for verification.

Official SEC Source

Based on latest 10-Q/10-K

Facts and ratios are grounded in SEC company facts linked to the latest 10-Q/10-K cycle.

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Latest SEC snapshot (2026-02-06) highlights Return On Equity 11.5%, Return On Assets 1.9%, and Debt-to-equity 5.28x.

Financial Quality Score

Transparent 0-100 scoring model based on profitability, financial health, and growth factors.

28.7/100

Weak Confidence medium

Return On Equity

12%

Metric score 20.9/100

Return On Assets

1.9%

Metric score 0.0/100

Financial Health

Debt to Equity
5.28x

Strengths

NetIncomeLoss YoY

Watchpoints

Return On Equity, Return On Assets, and Debt-to-equity

Key metrics snapshot

Return On Equity

12%

YoY: +23%

Industry median: 14% (n=63)

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Return On Assets

1.9%

YoY: +29%

Industry median: 3.3% (n=63)

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Debt-to-equity

5.28x

YoY: -3.6%

Industry median: 3.24x (n=57)

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Revenues YoY

-2%

YoY:

Industry median: 6.7% (n=65)

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NetIncomeLoss YoY

33%

YoY:

Industry median: 24% (n=58)

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Profitability

Metric Latest value YoY change
Return On Equity 12% +23%
Return On Assets 1.9% +29%

Financial Health

Metric Latest value YoY change
Debt-to-equity 5.28x -3.6%

Growth

Metric Latest value YoY change
Revenues YoY -2%
NetIncomeLoss YoY 33%

Share Metrics

Metric Latest value YoY change
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding 270,673,371 -0.07%
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding 270,671,747 -0.06%
Common Stock, Value, Issued $683,000,000 0%
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Basic 271,200,000 -0.11%
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Diluted 272,400,000 -0.11%

Additional Metrics

Metric Latest value YoY change
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax $1,577,000,000 -2%
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest $1,620,000,000 +34%
Income Tax Expense (Benefit) $342,000,000 +36%
Earnings Per Share, Basic 4.71 +33%
Earnings Per Share, Diluted 4.69 +33%
Deferred Income Tax Assets, Net $575,000,000 -32%
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net $282,000,000 -4.4%
Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset $148,000,000 -6.3%
Goodwill $148,000,000 +2.1%
Assets $69,443,000,000 +4.4%
Liabilities $57,822,000,000 +3.3%
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax $1,098,000,000 +45%
Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit) $9,915,000,000 +2.4%
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent $11,621,000,000 +11%
Liabilities and Equity $69,443,000,000 +4.4%
Common Stock, Shares Authorized 500,000,000 0%
Common Stock, Shares, Issued 273,040,243 0%
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share 2.5 0%
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents $425,000,000 -10%
Deferred Tax Assets, Valuation Allowance $0
Deferred Tax Assets, Gross $1,021,000,000 -16%
Operating Lease, Liability $218,000,000 -8.8%
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent $2,171,000,000 +32%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid $261,000,000 -9.4%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Year Two $35,000,000 +2.9%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Year One $34,000,000 -21%
Operating Lease, Weighted Average Discount Rate, Percent 0.04 +2.6%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, Undiscounted Excess Amount $43,000,000 -12%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Year Three $31,000,000 -3.1%
Unrecognized Tax Benefits $0
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Year Four $31,000,000 +6.9%
Interest Expense $135,000,000 +1.5%

How we score

This score is transparent and deterministic. We weight profitability, financial health, and growth metrics, then renormalize weights when SEC data is missing.

Metric Weight V1 threshold
ROIC205% to 20%
ROE158% to 25%
ROA102% to 10%
Operating Margin55% to 25%
Current Ratio121.0x to 2.0x
Quick Ratio80.8x to 1.5x
Debt to Equity100.3x to 2.0x (lower is better)
Revenue YoY10-10% to +20%
Net Income YoY10-10% to +20%

How Calculated (standard_v1)

Metrics are computed with a market-consensus convention designed for cross-portal comparability.

  • TTM Operating Income / TTM Revenues
  • Current Assets / Current Liabilities (latest instant quarter)
  • (Current Assets - Inventory) / Current Liabilities; fallback: (Cash+Short-Term Investments + Accounts Receivable) / Current Liabilities
  • Total Debt / Stockholders Equity (latest instant quarter; shared unit; freshest series)
  • TTM Net Income / Average Equity (current quarter + same quarter previous year) / 2
  • TTM Net Income / Average Assets (current quarter + same quarter previous year) / 2
  • TTM NOPAT / Average Invested Capital, where NOPAT=Operating Income*(1-tax rate), Invested Capital=Equity+Total Debt-Cash & ST Investments
  • TTM Revenues YoY
  • TTM Net Income YoY