# Unum Group (UNM) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Financial Services / Insurance. Price $95.85, market value $15.2 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 22.2×** (5-yr avg 8.3×, 3-yr avg 10.6×). Unum Group trades at 22.2× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 8.3×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Financial Services median in the September 2026 study was 13.1×. Forward P/E is 10.1×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 1.1×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 1.1×.
- **Price / book: 1.4×**. The shares trade at 1.4× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 4.6%** (5-yr avg 14.9%). Free cash flow equals 4.6% of the market value, below its five-year average of 14.9%, so the shares are pricier on cash than usual.
- **Earnings yield: 4.5%**. The inverse of the P/E: 4.5% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Net margin: 5.6%**. 5.6% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 6.6%**. 6.6% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on assets: 1.1%**. Each dollar of assets produces 1.1% of profit; low single digits are normal for banks and insurers.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 1.5%** (3-yr 2.9%/yr, 5-yr -0.1%/yr). Revenue grew 1.5% over the last year, against -0.1% a year compounded over five years: growth is accelerating.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -54.9%** (3-yr -15.0%/yr, 5-yr 1.9%/yr). Earnings per share fell 54.9%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): -25.0%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at -25.0% a year over three years, lagging earnings: check whether profits are turning into cash.

## Financial health
- **Piotroski F-score: 3/9**. 3 of 9 checks pass: weak or deteriorating financials.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 2.11%** ($1.89 per share, trailing). Unum Group yields 2.11%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 41%** (44% of free cash flow). 41% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 21**. 21 straight years of increases, a record that survived at least one recession.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 9.1%/yr** (1-yr 12.1%). The dividend has grown 9.1% a year over five years.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (13 analysts). 13 analysts cover Unum Group; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $101.85 (+6% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 34.3%** (YTD 25.9%, 3-mo 11.0%). The shares are up 34.3% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -1.0%** (38.9% above the low). Trading within 5% of its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 64**. An RSI of 64 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.36** (volatility 23%). Beta of 0.36 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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