CNA Historical PE Ratio image   This CNA PE ratio history page last updated 11/19/2021
CNA Historical PE Ratio Chart
Data adjusted for CNA split history

PeriodPriceAdj. EPSAnnualizedPE
Q3 2021
11/1/2021
46.030.873.4813.2
Q2 2021
8/2/2021
43.801.255.008.8
Q1 2021
5/3/2021
47.670.963.8412.4
Q4 2020
2/8/2021
42.691.234.928.7
Q3 2020
11/2/2020
31.660.712.8411.1
Q2 2020
8/3/2020
32.960.361.4422.9
Q1 2020
5/4/2020
30.580.401.6019.1
Q4 2019
2/10/2020
50.810.973.8813.1
Q3 2019
10/28/2019
44.130.843.3613.1
Q2 2019
8/5/2019
46.311.084.3210.7
Q1 2019
4/29/2019
45.921.174.689.8
Q4 2018
2/11/2019
42.910.742.9614.5
Q3 2018
11/5/2018
47.481.174.6810.1
Q2 2018
7/30/2018
46.660.993.9611.8
Q1 2018
4/30/2018
50.461.034.1212.2
Q4 2017
2/12/2018
51.541.054.2012.3
Q3 2017
10/30/2017
53.560.582.3223.1
Q2 2017
7/31/2017
51.950.883.5214.8
Q1 2017
5/1/2017
46.380.873.4813.3
Q4 2016
2/6/2017
42.400.823.2812.9
Q3 2016
10/31/2016
36.571.154.608.0
Q2 2016
8/1/2016
31.010.742.9610.5
Q1 2016
5/2/2016
32.840.642.5612.8
Q4 2015
2/8/2016
30.52-0.19-0.76NA
Q3 2015
11/2/2015
36.780.773.0811.9
Q2 2015
8/3/2015
39.130.692.7614.2
Q1 2015
5/4/2015
40.220.833.3212.1
Q4 2014
2/9/2015
41.850.933.7211.2
Q3 2014
11/3/2014
38.740.682.7214.2
Q2 2014
8/4/2014
38.151.004.009.5
Q1 2014
4/28/2014
39.760.702.8014.2
Q4 2013
2/10/2014
42.420.823.2812.9
Q3 2013
10/28/2013
40.551.004.0010.1
Q2 2013
7/29/2013
35.040.753.0011.7
Q1 2013
4/29/2013
33.520.933.729.0
Q4 2012
2/11/2013
31.78-0.03-0.12NA
Q3 2012
10/29/2012
NA0.803.20NA
Q2 2012
7/30/2012
26.030.622.4810.5
CNA PE History Chart
PeriodPriceAdj. EPSTTMPE
Q3 2021
11/1/2021
46.030.874.3110.7
Q2 2021
8/2/2021
43.801.254.1510.6
Q1 2021
5/3/2021
47.670.963.2614.6
Q4 2020
2/8/2021
42.691.232.7015.8
Q3 2020
11/2/2020
31.660.712.4413.0
Q2 2020
8/3/2020
32.960.362.5712.8
Q1 2020
5/4/2020
30.580.403.299.3
Q4 2019
2/10/2020
50.810.974.0612.5
Q3 2019
10/28/2019
44.130.843.8311.5
Q2 2019
8/5/2019
46.311.084.1611.1
Q1 2019
4/29/2019
45.921.174.0711.3
Q4 2018
2/11/2019
42.910.743.9310.9
Q3 2018
11/5/2018
47.481.174.2411.2
Q2 2018
7/30/2018
46.660.993.6512.8
Q1 2018
4/30/2018
50.461.033.5414.3
Q4 2017
2/12/2018
51.541.053.3815.2
Q3 2017
10/30/2017
53.560.583.1517.0
Q2 2017
7/31/2017
51.950.883.7214.0
Q1 2017
5/1/2017
46.380.873.5813.0
Q4 2016
2/6/2017
42.400.823.3512.7
Q3 2016
10/31/2016
36.571.152.3415.6
Q2 2016
8/1/2016
31.010.741.9615.8
Q1 2016
5/2/2016
32.840.641.9117.2
Q4 2015
2/8/2016
30.52-0.192.1014.5
Q3 2015
11/2/2015
36.780.773.2211.4
Q2 2015
8/3/2015
39.130.693.1312.5
Q1 2015
5/4/2015
40.220.833.4411.7
Q4 2014
2/9/2015
41.850.933.3112.6
Q3 2014
11/3/2014
38.740.683.2012.1
Q2 2014
8/4/2014
38.151.003.5210.8
Q1 2014
4/28/2014
39.760.703.2712.2
Q4 2013
2/10/2014
42.420.823.5012.1
Q3 2013
10/28/2013
40.551.002.6515.3
Q2 2013
7/29/2013
35.040.752.4514.3
Q1 2013
4/29/2013
33.520.932.3214.4
Q4 2012
2/11/2013
31.78-0.03NANA
Q3 2012
10/29/2012
NA0.80NANA
Q2 2012
7/30/2012
26.030.62NANA
How should the CNA historical PE ratio be determined?
Realizing that PE stands for Price to Earnings ratio, we need two values to compute it: stock price and earnings per share. The stock price at any given date is a known historical value, but what about the earnings number to use?

✔️Accepted answer: There are a number of different approaches when it comes to calculating a historical PE ratio for a company like CNA Financial. We like to take our measurements on each of the past quarterly earnings reports. That only leaves the question of whether the earnings number at that quarterly report should be used on an annualized basis, or some other method. We approach this question using three different methods, on this CNA Historical PE Ratio page.

What is the average historical PE for CNA based on annualized quarterly earnings?
As we look back through earnings history, what is the resulting PE calculation if at each measurement period we use that quarter's earnings result annualized?

✔️Accepted answer: The CNA historical PE ratio using the annualized quarterly earnings method works out to 12.6.

What is the average historical PE for CNA based on trailing twelve month earnings?
As we look back through earnings history, what is the resulting PE calculation if at each measurement period we use the trailing twelve months combined earnings result in the calculation?

✔️Accepted answer: The CNA historical PE ratio using the TTM earnings method works out to 13.1.

What is the average historical PE for CNA based on median TTM earnings?
As we look back through earnings history, what is the resulting PE calculation if at each measurement period we use the median earnings over the trailing twelve months and annualize that median result in the calculation?

✔️Accepted answer: The CNA historical PE ratio using the annualized median TTM earnings method works out to 4.36.

On this page we presented the CNA Historical PE Ratio information for CNA Financial' stock. The average CNA historical PE based on using the annualized quarterly earnings result at each measurement period (for the "E" in the PE calculation; and the closing price on earnings date as the "P") is 12.6. Meanwhile, using the trailing twelve month (TTM) quarterly earnings result as our method of calculation the "E" value at each measurement period, the average CNA historical PE based on this TTM earnings result method is 13.1. Note: any PE calculations involving negative earnings were discarded as not meaningful.

Let's now compare this CNA historical PE result, against the recent PE: when this page was posted on 11/18/2021, the most recent closing price for CNA had been 44.69, and the most recent quarterly earnings result, annualized, was 3.48. Meanwhile, the most recent TTM earnings summed to 4.31. From these numbers, we calculate the recent CNA PE on 11/18/2021 based on annualized quarterly EPS was 12.8. Based on CNA's history, that recent PE is elevated relative to the historical average, with the recent PE 1.6% higher than the historical average PE across our data set for CNA Financial. Looking at the recent CNA PE on 11/18/2021 based on TTM EPS, we calculate the ratio at 10.4. Based on CNA's history, that recent PE is low relative to the historical average, with the recent PE 20.6% lower than the average PE across our CNA Financial data set with TTM EPS used in the calculation at each period.

Another interesting CNA historical PE Ratio calculation we look at is to take the median earnings per share of the last four quarters for CNA, and then annualize the resulting value... with that annualized number then being used in the PE calculation. To walk through this math for CNA, we start with the past four EPS numbers and we first sort them from lowest to highest: 0.87, 0.96, 1.23, and 1.25. We then toss out the highest and lowest result, and then take the average of those two middle numbers — 0.96 and 1.23 — which gives us the median of 1.09. Basically the way to think about this 1.09 number is this: for the trailing four earnings reports, 1.09 marks the "middle ground" number where CNA has reported a value higher than 1.09 half the time, and has reported a value lower than 1.09 half the time. Annualizing that median value then gets us to 4.36/share, which we use as the denominator in our next PE calculation. With 44.69 as the numerator (as of 11/18/2021), the calculation is then 44.69 / 4.36 = 10.2 as the CNA PE ratio as of 11/18/2021, based on that annualized median value we calculated.

For self directed investors doing their due diligence on CNA or any other given stock, valuation analysis for CNA can greatly benefit from studying the past earnings and resulting PE calculations. This exercise can help inform an analysis as to whether the past earnings trajectory and current versus historical PE ratios justify the current stock value.

That's why we bring you HistoricalPERatio.com to make it easy for investors to investigate CNA Financial PE history or the past PE information for any stock in our coverage universe. And in your continued research we hope you will be sure to check out the further links included for earnings surprises history (beat/miss data) as well as next earnings dates for CNA. Thanks for visiting, and the next time you need to research CNA Historical PE Ratio or the ratio for another stock, we hope you'll think of our site, as your go-to historical PE ratio research resource of choice.
 

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