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HORACE MANN EDUCATORS CORP /DE/
NYSEFire, Marine & Casualty InsuranceLatest fiscal year ended Dec 31, 2025

HORACE MANN EDUCATORS CORP /DE/ reported revenue of $1.70B in its most recent fiscal year, up 6.7% on the year before. It kept 9.5% of that as net income. Figures below are compared against other companies classified under Fire, Marine & Casualty Insurance.

Grades vs. industry

Growth
C46/100
Ranked against 29 peers using 6 metrics.
Profitability
F27/100
Ranked against 57 peers using 3 metrics.
Dividend coverage
D38/100
Ranked against 27 peers using 2 metrics.

Growth

MetricCompanyIndustry medianRank
Revenue growth (YoY)
Latest fiscal year revenue vs. the year before.
6.7%7.8%31 / 57
Revenue growth (3y)
Annualized revenue growth over three fiscal years.
7.2%11.3%38 / 53
Revenue growth (5y)
Annualized revenue growth over five fiscal years.
5.4%8.6%36 / 49
EPS growth (YoY)
Diluted EPS vs. the prior fiscal year.
57.3%31.1%16 / 46
EPS growth (3y)
Annualized diluted EPS growth over three fiscal years.
102.5%34.6%3 / 29
EPS growth (5y)
Annualized diluted EPS growth over five fiscal years.
4.2%18.9%27 / 32
Free cash flow growth (YoY)
Operating cash flow less capital expenditure, vs. prior year.
Not reported12.0%—
Free cash flow growth (3y)
Annualized free cash flow growth over three fiscal years.
Not reported17.6%—

top third of peersmiddle thirdbottom third. Rank 1 is always best — for debt and payout ratios that means the lowest figure, not the highest.

“Not reported” means the company did not tag this figure in its filing, not that the value is zero. Rankings are hidden where fewer than 5 classified peers reported the metric, and compare against a broad industry code rather than close competitors.

Profitability

MetricCompanyIndustry medianRank
Gross margin
Gross profit as a share of revenue. Often unreported.
Not reported——
Operating margin
Operating income as a share of revenue.
Not reported13.6%—
Net margin
Net income as a share of revenue.
9.5%12.0%37 / 57
Free cash flow margin
Free cash flow as a share of revenue.
Not reported18.7%—
Return on equity
Net income divided by shareholder equity.
10.9%14.2%40 / 57
Return on assets
Net income divided by total assets.
1.1%3.7%49 / 57
Return on invested capital
After-tax operating profit over debt plus equity less cash.
Not reported18.4%—

top third of peersmiddle thirdbottom third. Rank 1 is always best — for debt and payout ratios that means the lowest figure, not the highest.

“Not reported” means the company did not tag this figure in its filing, not that the value is zero. Rankings are hidden where fewer than 5 classified peers reported the metric, and compare against a broad industry code rather than close competitors.

Financial health

MetricCompanyIndustry medianRank
Debt to equity
Total debt divided by shareholder equity.
0.40x0.23x37 / 44
Current ratio
Current assets over current liabilities.
Not reported——
Quick ratio
Current assets excluding inventory, over current liabilities.
Not reported——
Interest coverage
Operating income divided by interest expense.
Not reported13.19x—
Net debt to EBITDA
Net debt over derived EBITDA. EBITDA is not a GAAP tag; it is computed.
Not reported0.08x—

top third of peersmiddle thirdbottom third. Rank 1 is always best — for debt and payout ratios that means the lowest figure, not the highest.

“Not reported” means the company did not tag this figure in its filing, not that the value is zero. Rankings are hidden where fewer than 5 classified peers reported the metric, and compare against a broad industry code rather than close competitors.

Debt figures can be understated where a filer splits borrowings across XBRL tags this site does not match.

Dividend coverage

Measures how much of earnings and free cash flow the dividend consumes, against industry peers. A low grade means the dividend is less covered than peers' — not that a cut is expected. Long-established payers often score low here by design.

MetricCompanyIndustry medianRank
Dividend payout ratio
Dividends paid as a share of net income.
35.2%17.6%26 / 36
Dividend / free cash flow
Dividends paid as a share of free cash flow. The stricter test.
Not reported10.5%—
Dividend growth (5y)
Annualized growth in dividends per share over five years.
3.1%4.7%15 / 27

top third of peersmiddle thirdbottom third. Rank 1 is always best — for debt and payout ratios that means the lowest figure, not the highest.

“Not reported” means the company did not tag this figure in its filing, not that the value is zero. Rankings are hidden where fewer than 5 classified peers reported the metric, and compare against a broad industry code rather than close competitors.

Dividend record

What the dividend has actually done, not a prediction of what it will do. Changes are checked against total dollars paid so that stock splits are not mistaken for cuts.

Years paying
17
since 2011 in this data
Consecutive increases
16 years
through 2025
Reductions
None
in the years covered
Latest per share
$1.40
fiscal 2025

Dividend history is limited to what companies have filed in machine-readable form, which generally begins around 2009. A company may have paid or raised its dividend for far longer than shown here.

Insider activity

Trades reported by officers, directors and 10% shareholders on SEC Form 4. None of the last 10 reported transactions were open-market purchases — grants, option exercises and sales make up the majority of insider filings at most companies.

DateInsiderTransactionSharesPriceValue
Oct 16, 2026
ZURAITIS MARITA
President & CEO
Open-market sale4,767$46.23$220.4K
Oct 15, 2026
ZURAITIS MARITA
President & CEO
Open-market sale2,083$46.26$96.4K
Oct 8, 2026
ZURAITIS MARITA
President & CEO
Open-market sale550$46.01$25.3K
Oct 6, 2026
ZURAITIS MARITA
President & CEO
Open-market sale100$46.00$4.6K
Sep 3, 2026
Hines Perry G.
Director
Open-market sale3,237$52.22$169.0K
Sep 3, 2026
Carley Donald M
General Counsel
Open-market sale2,054$52.28$107.4K
Sep 1, 2026
ZURAITIS MARITA
President & CEO
Open-market sale7,500$50.99$382.4K
Aug 12, 2026
BRADLEY THOMAS A
Director
Open-market sale5,000$51.72$258.6K
Aug 12, 2026
Reece Henry Wade
Director
Open-market sale1,359$51.52$70.0K
Aug 3, 2026
ZURAITIS MARITA
President & CEO
Open-market sale7,500$52.03$390.2K

A dash under price or value means none was reported, which is normal for grants and gifts — it does not mean the shares were free. Option exercises and awards are compensation arriving on a schedule, not a judgement about the stock.

Annual financials

Fiscal year2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
Revenue$1.70B$1.60B$1.49B$1.38B$1.33B$1.31B$1.43B$1.19B$1.17B$1.13B
Net income$162.10M$102.80M$45.00M$19.80M$170.40M$133.30M$184.40M$18.34M$169.46M$83.77M
EPS (diluted)$3.90$2.48$1.09$0.47$4.04$3.17$4.40$0.44$4.08$2.02
Operating cash flow$553.20M$452.10M$302.10M$171.50M$204.90M$259.80M$127.60M$200.89M$256.59M$211.43M
Total assets$15.27B$14.49B$14.05B$13.31B$14.46B$13.47B$12.48B$11.03B$11.20B$10.58B
Shareholder equity$1.48B$1.29B$1.18B$1.10B$1.50B$1.79B$1.57B$1.29B$1.50B$1.29B
Total debt$593.40M$547.00M$546.00M$498.00M$502.60M$437.30M$433.02M$297.74M$297.47M$247.21M
Cash$27.50M$38.10M$29.70M$42.80M$133.70M$22.30M$25.50M$11.90M$7.63M$16.67M
Dividends per share$1.40$1.36$1.32$1.28$1.24$1.20$1.15$1.14$1.10$1.06

A dash means the figure was not tagged in that year’s filing. It does not mean zero. Figures reflect the most recent filing covering each period, so restated years show their restated values.

Source

Figures come from HORACE MANN EDUCATORS CORP /DE/’s filings with the SEC, as submitted in XBRL. The most recent annual figures are from a 10-K filed Feb 27, 2026. View filings on EDGAR.

Not financial advice. This page presents figures reported to the SEC and compares them with other companies sharing an industry classification. It is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything, and the grades cannot capture everything that matters about a business. Industry classifications are coarse, filings are self-reported, and some figures are missing or understated where companies tag them in ways this site does not match. Do your own research.