CNO Financial Group (CNO) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Gary C. Bhojwani, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $11.2M in 2025, up 8% from $10.4M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 113:1, on median employee pay of $99,333.

Filed
March 26, 2026
Annual meeting
May 12, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$11.2M+8% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
113:1median $99,333
CEO pay in equity
69%$7.7M in awards
CEO Total Compensation
$11.2MFor 2025
CEO Salary
$1,065,000Base salary
Median Employee Pay
$99,333Annual total compensation
CEO Pay Ratio
113:1Ratio to median employee
Free Cash Flow
$365.5MGenerated in 2025

How Bhojwani was paid

$11.2M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary9%Stock awards69%Non-equity incentive21%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Gary C. BhojwaniChief Executive Officer$11,243,261
Paul H. McDonoughChief Financial Officer$4,130,611
Scott L. GoldbergPresident, Consumer Division$3,476,195
Eric R. JohnsonChief Investment Officer$2,903,837
Matthew J. ZimpferGeneral Counsel$2,739,481

What changed and why

  • $11.2MGary C. Bhojwani received a total compensation of $11,243,261 in 2025, reflecting an increase from the prior year total of $10,403,588.
  • $7.7MStock awards for the CEO totaled $7,718,440 based on grant date fair values.
  • $2.4MNon-equity incentive plan compensation for the CEO was $2,411,079 for the year.
  • $99,333The CEO to median employee pay ratio was calculated as 113 to 1 based on a median employee pay of $99,333.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.