
Unum Group (UNM) Expected to Post Earnings on Tuesday
Defense World
Published: Jul 26, 2026, 03:11 PM GMT+9
Sentiment Analysis
Unum Group (NYSE:UNM) is projected to post its Q2 2026 results after the market closes on Tuesday, July 28th. Analysts expect Unum Group to announce earnings of $2.14 per share and revenue of $2.9056 billion for the quarter. Unum Group has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.600-8.90 EPS. Interested persons can find conference call details on the company’s upcoming Q2 2026 earning summary page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Wednesday, July 29, 2026 at 8:00 AM ET.
Unum Group (NYSE:UNM) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 28th. The financial services provider reported $2.14 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.07 by $0.07. Unum Group had a return on equity of 12.60% and a net margin of 5.86%.The company had revenue of $3.36 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.91 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $2.04 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.5% compared to the same quarter last year.
On average, analysts expect Unum Group to post $9 EPS for the current fiscal year and $10 EPS for the next fiscal year.
Shares of UNM opened at $86.22 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $87.88 and a 200 day simple moving average of $80.06. Unum Group has a 52-week low of $68.28 and a 52-week high of $93.21. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a quick ratio of 0.35 and a current ratio of 0.35. The firm has a market capitalization of $13.78 billion, a PE ratio of 18.74, a P/E/G ratio of 0.86 and a beta of 0.25.
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 14th. Shareholders of record on Friday, July 24th will be paid a $0.505 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, July 24th. This is an increase from Unum Group’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.46. This represents a $2.02 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.3%. Unum Group’s payout ratio is presently 40.00%.
Several research analysts have recently weighed in on UNM shares. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on shares of Unum Group from $100.00 to $101.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, July 9th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Unum Group from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, April 11th. Atlantic Securities set a $88.00 price objective on shares of Unum Group in a research report on Wednesday, July 15th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Unum Group from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Friday, May 29th. Finally, Morgan Stanley increased their target price on Unum Group from $80.00 to $87.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $98.17.
In other news, EVP Elizabeth Claire Ahmed sold 12,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, April 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $80.14, for a total transaction of $961,680.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 42,587 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,412,9...
Source: Defense World
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