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CNA Financial (CNA Financial) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 5.41 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is CNA Financial Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-04-26), CNA Financial's share price is $43.66. CNA Financial's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $8.06. Hence, CNA Financial's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 5.41.

The historical rank and industry rank for CNA Financial's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:

CNA' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.9   Med: 8.08   Max: 14.13
Current: 5.39

During the past 13 years, CNA Financial's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 14.13. The lowest was 3.90. And the median was 8.08.

CNA's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than
67.35% of 343 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 8.69 vs CNA: 5.39

CNA Financial's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $1.83. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $8.06.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of CNA Financial was -10.30% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 7.80% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 18.10% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 7.10% per year.

During the past 13 years, CNA Financial's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 30.00% per year. The lowest was -112.10% per year. And the median was -4.15% per year.


CNA Financial Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for CNA Financial's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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CNA Financial Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart

CNA Financial Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 10.96 6.06 6.10 4.70 5.25

CNA Financial Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.70 4.76 4.97 4.87 5.25

Competitive Comparison of CNA Financial's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Insurance - Property & Casualty subindustry, CNA Financial's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


CNA Financial's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, CNA Financial's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where CNA Financial's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.



CNA Financial Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

CNA Financial's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Share Price/ Free Cash Flow per Share (TTM)
=43.66/8.064
=5.41

CNA Financial's Share Price of today is $43.66.
CNA Financial's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $8.06.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Market Cap/Free Cash Flow

CNA Financial  (NYSE:CNA) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Explanation

Free Cash Flow is considered more important than earnings by value investors. The reason is because, in principle, only the net cash that can be taken from the business belongs to shareholders. This Free Cash Flow can be used to grow the business, reduce debt or return to shareholders in dividends or share buybacks.

In a DCF Calculation Free Cash Flow is used to determine the intrinsic value of companies.


Be Aware

In real business, Free Cash Flow can be affected by the change in accounts receivable, accounts payable, management's decision on expansion, etc. Therefore, investors should look at the Free Cash Flow over the longer term. Long-term average of Free Cash Flow is a more reliable indicator for real free cash flow.


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CNA Financial (CNA Financial) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
151 N. Franklin Street, Chicago, IL, USA, 60606
CNA Financial Corporation (CNAF) is an insurance holding company that provides commercial property and casualty insurance. The company operates under five segments: Specialty, Commercial and International being its core business and two segments for its non-core businesses, which are Life and Group and Corporate and Other. CNAF, through its segments, provides professional, financial, specialty property and casualty products to small businesses and medium scale organizations. It has its business spread across Continental Europe, United Kingdom, and Canada. The majority of the revenues are generated from the Specialty and Commercial segment of the business.
Executives
Douglas Worman officer: EVP & Chief Underwriting Off 151 N. FRANKLIN, CHICAGO IL 60606
Susan Ann Stone officer: EVP & General Counsel 151 N. FRANKLIN ST., CHICAGO IL 60606
Loews Corp 10 percent owner 9 WEST 57TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10019-2714
Jane Elizabeth Possell officer: EVP & CIO 151 N. FRANKLIN ST., CHICAGO IL 60606
Mark Steven James officer: EVP, Chief Risk & Rein Off 151 N. FRANKLIN STREET, CHICAGO IL 60606
Daniel Paul Franzetti officer: EVP, Claims 151 N. FRANKLIN ST., CHICAGO IL 60606
Michael A Bless director C/O ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL INC, 777 E. WISCONSIN AVE #1400, MILWAUKEE WI 53202
Scott R Lindquist officer: EVP & CFO 151 N. FRANKLIN STREET, CHICAGO IL 60606
Amy Marie Smith officer: SVP & CAO 151 N. FRANKLIN STREET, CHICAGO IL 60606
Elizabeth Ann Aguinaga officer: EVP, Chief HR Officer 151 N. FRANKLIN, CHICAGO IL 60606
Gary Haase officer: EVP & COO 151 N. FRANKLIN ST., CHICAGO IL 60606
Dino Robusto director, officer: Chairman & CEO 151 N. FRANKLIN, CHICAGO IL 60606
Jalil Rehman officer: Pres. & CEO for UK and Europe 20 FENCHURCH STREET, LONDON X0 EC3M 3BY
Nick Creatura officer: President & CEO for Canada 66 WELLINGTON STREET WEST, SUITE 3700, TORONTO A6 M5K 1J5
Robert Joseph Hopper officer: EVP, Actuary 151 N. FRANKLIN ST., CHICAGO IL 60606