HMN
Horace Mann Educators Corporation
HMN's fundamentals are mixed: revenue grew 4.2%, while its operating margin held steady at 12%. At 12x earnings, it's trading in line with its usual 13x. Analysts expect earnings growth.
HMN Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
HMN's profitability is currently healthy, and its revenue is stable. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like HMN.
HMN PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 11x | $45.56 | -14% |
| Forward | 11x | $52.78 | — |
| Current | 12x | $52.78 | — |
| Fair | 13x | $57.21 | +8.4% |
| Expensive | 21x | $88.69 | +68% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
HMN's PE is in its fair range at 12x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 11x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
HMN Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect HMN's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady.
HMN Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $5.02 | +17% |
| Q3 2026 | $4.29 | +8.6% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.28 | +27% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.98 | +44% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.90 | +57% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.95 | +57% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.38 | +72% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.76 | +76% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.48 | +128% |
HMN's earnings per share have climbed steadily: $4.29 over the past year, up 8.6% from the year before, and higher year over year for 12 quarters in a row.
HMN Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $439.2M | +0.2% |
| Q2 2026 | $443.5M | +7.7% |
| Q1 2026 | $429.3M | +3.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $434.8M | +6.3% |
| Q3 2025 | $438.5M | +6.4% |
| Q2 2025 | $411.7M | +6.1% |
| Q1 2025 | $416.4M | +7.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $409M | +1.5% |
HMN's revenue has grown year over year for 17 quarters in a row: $439M last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 17% | +0.2 points |
| Q2 2026 | 11% | +2.2 points |
| Q1 2026 | 12% | +0.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 11% | -1.3 points |
| Q3 2025 | 16% | +5.9 points |
| Q2 2025 | 8.9% | +7.7 points |
| Q1 2025 | 11% | +2.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | 12% | +0.1 points |
HMN's operating margin was 17% last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago.
HMN Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $112M | -26% |
| Q2 2026 | $223.7M | +70% |
| Q1 2026 | $61.3M | -56% |
| Q4 2025 | $129.9M | -33% |
| Q3 2025 | $151.2M | +5.1% |
| Q2 2025 | $131.3M | +227% |
| Q1 2025 | $140.8M | +89% |
| Q4 2024 | $193.5M | +88% |
HMN's free cash flow was $527M over the past year, down 15% from the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like HMN.
HMN Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.5% | +200K shares |
| 1 year | -0.5% | -200K shares |
| 3 years | 0% | -- |
| 5 years | -1.9% | -800K shares |
| Available history | -1.5% | -619K shares |
HMN has 41M diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1M |
| Q2 2026 | $100,000 |
| Q1 2026 | $18.3M |
| Q4 2025 | $6.9M |
| Q3 2025 | $6.8M |
| Q2 2025 | $6.9M |
| Q1 2025 | $200,000 |
| Q4 2024 | — |
HMN spent $26M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 89% from the year before.
HMN Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.8x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 2.3x | Moderate |
| Q1 2026 | 2.5x | Moderate |
| Q4 2025 | 2.5x | Moderate |
| Q3 2025 | 3.4x | Elevated |
| Q2 2025 | 2.5x | Moderate |
| Q1 2025 | 3.1x | Elevated |
| Q4 2024 | 3.3x | Elevated |
HMN's net debt is about 1.8 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 3.4 years a year ago. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like HMN.
HMN Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 63.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 63.6 | Neutral |
HMN's weekly RSI is 63 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 64 (neutral).
HMN PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | HMN | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 12x | 13x | 5.5% below |
| PE % | 42 | 63 | 21 pts below |
HMN is trading at 12x earnings, in line with the Financial Services sector's median of 13x.
HMN Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $47.7 | 11% above |
| 20 week MA | $50.0 | 5.6% above |
| 50 week MA | $46.9 | 12% above |
| 100 week MA | $44.7 | 18% above |
| 200 week MA | $39.3 | 34% above |
HMN is in an uptrend: it's above all five of its weekly moving averages, and 34% above its 200-week average.
HMN Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $43.7 | $41.7 | -4.6% |
| 2021 | $41.7 | $38.6 | -7.5% |
| 2022 | $38.6 | $37.9 | -1.8% |
| 2023 | $37.9 | $32.7 | -14% |
| 2024 | $32.7 | $39.3 | +20% |
| 2025 | $39.3 | $46.5 | +18% |
| 2026 YTD | $46.5 | $52.8 | +14% |
HMN has finished lower in four of the last six years. It's up 14% so far in 2026.