Horace Mann Educators's Competitiveness
A competitive positioning analysis and financial ratio benchmarking of Horace Mann Educators (HMN) against its publicly traded competitors: sales growth, net income, profitability, valuation and market share, plus each peer's market capitalization, revenue, income and employees. Free below: the top 5 peers. Subscriber access adds the full competitor list and CSV downloads.
Key Findings: Horace Mann Educators vs Its Competitors
- TTM: Trailing 12-month revenue of 1,746M vs 1,307,380M combined for tracked competitors (0.1% combined share).
- Trending: Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is holding steady (+1.6% annualized vs trailing 12 months), vs accelerating (+2.5%) for its tracked peer group.
- Growth: Horace Mann Educators generated 7.7% revenue growth year over year in Q2 2026, vs 7.9% for its tracked competitors combined.
- Profitability: Its 9.4% net margin compares with 15.0% for the peer group.
- Scale: Horace Mann Educators ranks #38 of 65 companies by market capitalization in the Property & Casualty Insurance industry, holding 0.1% of industry market cap.
- Peer revenue share: Horace Mann Educators accounted for 0.1% of combined revenue among its tracked peer group, up from 0.1% a year earlier.
- Peer differentiation: Revenue per employee of $0.97M compares with $1.31M for the peer group (0.7x).
Every figure above is sourced and cited in detail further down this page (Market Structure, Profitability & Cost Structure, Productivity vs Peers).
HMN Sales vs. its Competitors, Q2 2026
Horace Mann Educators reported revenue growth of 7.72 % year on year in Q2 2026, below its competitors' combined revenue growth of 7.85 %.
With a net margin of 9.38 %, Horace Mann Educators reported lower profitability than its competitors (15.01 %).
Horace Mann Educators generated 0.13 % of the combined sales of its peer group, up from 0.13 % a year earlier.
Horace Mann Educators vs. its Competitors, Q2 2026
Revenue growth, year on year
Net income growth, year on year
Net margin
Revenue run-rate vs trailing 12 months
TTM net margin
TTM = trailing twelve months. Run-rate annualizes the latest quarter (×4) and compares it to TTM. In millions of $. High-Confidence Competitors are named as a competitor directly in an SEC filing; Similar-Size Competitors are the closest peers by market-cap rank within the same industry; Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors are the closest peers by combined revenue growth, operating margin and ROIC, all independent of the competitor list.
TTM revenue, latest-quarter run-rate and net income/margin benchmarked across Horace Mann Educators and its 4 competitor groupings. Available under Commercial License.
| Entity | TTM Revenue | Rev Run-rate vs TTM |
|---|---|---|
| Horace Mann Educators Corporation | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Competitors combined | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| High-Confidence Competitors (1) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Similar-Size Competitors (9) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Similar Growth & Profitability (5) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
TTM revenue, run-rate and net margin benchmarking across Horace Mann Educators's competitor groups requires a Commercial License.
For context: the Property & Casualty Insurance industry grew revenue 5.6% year over year, combined, vs 7.7% for Horace Mann Educators. Horace Mann Educators's share of combined industry revenue moved from 0.16% to 0.16%, a gain of 0.00 percentage points.
Horace Mann Educators's Competitor Quality Breadth
Share of each group, trailing 12 months: profitable (net margin > 0), expanding (revenue growth > 0), growing faster than the industry's own median, and financially distressed (Piotroski F-Score of 2 or below).
| Entity | Profitable | Expanding | Above Industry Growth | Distressed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horace Mann Educators Corporation | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Competitors combined (61) | ||||
| High-Confidence Competitors (2) | ||||
| Similar-Size Competitors (10) | ||||
| Similar Growth & Profitability (8) | 100.00 % (8 of 8) | 100.00 % (8 of 8) | 62.50 % (5 of 8) | 0.00 % (0 of 8) |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Altman Z-Score is not shown here: it is not populated in the underlying data for any company. Percentages are of companies in each group that report the relevant metric, not of the full group size.
HMN Stock Performance relative to its Competitors
HMN Stock Performance relative to High-Confidence Competitors
HMN Stock Performance relative to Similar-Size Competitors
HMN Stock Performance relative to Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors
5 Best-Performing Tracked Competitors, Trailing 12 Months
| # | Competitor | TTM Share Price Return | vs U.S.A. 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Fire Group Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 2 | Universal Insurance Holdings Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 3 | Safety Insurance Group Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 4 | Principal Financial Group inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 5 | Heritage Insurance Holdings Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
TTM share price return and U.S.A. 500 outperformance for Horace Mann Educators's best-performing tracked competitors requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months.
Horace Mann Educators's Comment on Competition and Industry Peers
The Company competes in its target market with a number of national providers of personal automobile, homeowners and life insurance such as State Farm, Allstate, Farmers, Liberty Mutual and Nationwide as well as several regional companies. The Company also competes for automobile business with other companies such as GEICO, Progressive and USAA, many of which feature direct marketing distribution.
Among the major national providers of annuities to educators, the Company’s competitors for annuity business include The Variable Annuity Life Insurance Company (“VALIC”), a subsidiary of American International Group (“AIG”); AXA; Voya Financial, Inc.; Life Insurance Company of the Southwest, a subsidiary of National Life Insurance Company; MetLife; Security Benefit; and Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association – College Retirement Equities Fund (“TIAA-CREF”). Select mutual fund families and financial planners also compete in this marketplace.
The market for tax-deferred annuity products in the Company’s target market has been impacted by the revised Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) Section 403(b) regulations, which made the 403(b) market more comparable to the 401(k) market than it was in the past. While this change has and may continue to reduce the number of competitors in this market, it has made the 403(b) market more attractive to some of the larger companies experienced in 401(k) plans, including both insurance and mutual fund companies, that had not previously been active competitors in this business.
Publicly Traded Peers of Horace Mann Educators Corporation
Revenue and income for trailing 12 months, in millions of $, except employees| Company | Market Cap | Revenues |
|---|---|---|
| Horace Mann Educators Corporation | 1,852.76 | 1,745.70 |
| Progressive Corp | 122,372.37 | 91,055.00 |
| Travelers Companies inc | 77,570.98 | 48,979.00 |
| The Cigna Group | 71,752.79 | 282,382.00 |
| Metlife Inc | 61,985.96 | 79,403.00 |
| Allstate Corp | 58,958.21 | 70,137.00 |
| SUBTOTAL | 993,911.36 | 1,368,921.77 |
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Sources: Horace Mann Educators Corporation's official press releases and regulatory filings; CSIMarket.com's market research; and the financial filings and press releases of the other companies cited.
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Horace Mann Educators's Competitors Named by the Company
Competitive relationships identified from SEC filings and corroborating sources, each with a basis and confidence.| Competitor | Basis | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Life Insurance Company | Named by the company | 85% |
| The Variable Annuity Life Insurance Company | Named by the company | 85% |
| National Life Insurance Company | Named by the company | 85% |
| American International Group | Named by the company | 85% |
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Methodology: relationships are extracted from SEC filings (named-competitor disclosures) and corroborating sources. Named by the company = explicitly disclosed as a competitor; Inferred = derived from corroborating signals. Confidence reflects evidence strength.
Horace Mann Educators's Business Segment Mix vs Peers
Revenue by operating segment or division, as named and reported by each company. Segment names are the filer's own and are not standardized across companies. Do not assume a same-named or similarly-named segment is defined identically between two companies. Shares are of each company's own total revenue and are not required to sum to 100% (intersegment revenue, unallocated items).| Company | Largest Segment |
|---|---|
| Travelers Companies inc | Business Insurance 45.68 % |
| The Cigna Group | Evernorth 85.32 % |
| Metlife Inc | Group Benefits 36.13 % |
| Allstate Corp | Allstate Protection 87.37 % |
| Aon Plc | Risk Capital 70.80 % |
Source: operating segment revenue as reported in each company's SEC filings (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API, leaf-level reportable segments only (parent roll-up segments are excluded where sub-segments are separately disclosed).
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Horace Mann Educators's Productivity vs Peers Comparison
Revenue and income per employee, trailing 12 months, in $; market cap in millions of $| Company | Market Cap | Revenue / Employee | Income / Employee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horace Mann Educators Corporation | 1,853 | 969,833 | 98,500 |
| Progressive Corp | 122,372 | 1,821,100 | 233,900 |
| Travelers Companies inc | 77,571 | 1,440,559 | 243,765 |
| The Cigna Group | 71,753 | 4,171,078 | 103,146 |
| Metlife Inc | 61,986 | 1,726,152 | 79,543 |
| Allstate Corp | 58,958 | 1,308,526 | 248,134 |
| PEERS TOTAL | 992,059 | 1,311,518 | 179,685 |
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Horace Mann Educators's Geographic Revenue Exposure vs Peers
Revenue by country/region as reported in each company's most recent filing. Disclosure granularity varies by filer (some report by country, others by broad region) and is shown as disclosed.| Company | Largest Market |
|---|---|
| Aon Plc | Europe, Middle East, and Africa, Other Than United Kingdom and Ireland 16.91 % |
| Brown and Brown Inc | US 86.46 % |
| Ncr Atleos Corporation | United States 47.84 % |
| Citizens Inc | All Countries 66.88 % |
Source: revenue geography as reported in each company's SEC filings (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API. Percentages are of that company's own total consolidated revenue for its most recent reported period.
Horace Mann Educators's Position in Industry Market Structure
Market-capitalization share and concentration across all 65 companies in Horace Mann Educators's industry classification, broader than the peer set above. Market cap in millions of $.Horace Mann Educators ranks #38 of 65 companies by market capitalization in its industry, holding 0.10 % of total industry market cap. The industry's Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) is 3,582, indicating a highly concentrated market structure (U.S. antitrust guidance: below 1,500 unconcentrated, 1,500 to 2,500 moderately concentrated, above 2,500 highly concentrated).
| Rank | Company | Market Cap | Industry Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Chubb Limited | 130,703 | 7.02 % |
| 3 | Progressive Corp | 119,954 | 6.44 % |
| 4 | Travelers Companies inc | 77,434 | 4.16 % |
| 5 | Allstate Corp | 58,813 | 3.16 % |
| 6 | American International Group Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 7 | The Hartford Insurance Group Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 8 | Arch Capital Group Ltd | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 9 | W R Berkley Corp | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 10 | Cincinnati Financial Corporation | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 11 | Markel Group Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 38 | Horace Mann Educators Corporation | 1,871 | 0.10 % |
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Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation) across CSIMarket's industry classification, market capitalization as of 2026-09-28.
Horace Mann Educators's Same-Size Peers & Stock Performance
Peers chosen by closeness in market-cap rank within the same industry classification (not the named-competitor list above). Trailing 12-month total return, 3-month price momentum, beta and Sharpe ratio vs the broad U.S. market.| Rank | Company | Market Cap | TTM Return |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Assured Guaranty ltd | 3,087 | -16.67 % |
| 34 | Siriuspoint Ltd | 3,000 | 42.51 % |
| 35 | Slide Insurance Holdings Inc | 2,924 | 52.52 % |
| 36 | Skyward Specialty Insurance Group Inc | 2,470 | 15.68 % |
| 37 | Hci Group Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 38 | Horace Mann Educators Corporation | 1,871 | 2.47 % |
| 39 | Safety Insurance Group Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 40 | Kemper Corporation | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 41 | Exzeo Group Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 42 | United Fire Group Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 43 | Ategrity Specialty Insurance Company Holdings | 1,234 | 12.3% |
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Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation); returns and risk metrics as of 2026-09-28. Beta and Sharpe ratio are versus the broad U.S. equity market, not this industry.
Horace Mann Educators's Profitability & Cost Structure
Trailing 12-month margins from SEC-filed financials. Operating margin is compared to the Property & Casualty Insurance industry median; gross margin, EBITDA margin and capital intensity are compared to the live industry average (75 companies).| Metric | Company | Industry | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 56.29 % | 49.36 % (avg) | +6.9 pp |
| Operating Margin | 44.38 % | industry median | +12.4 pp |
| EBITDA Margin | 23.47 % | 13.82 % (avg) | +9.6 pp |
| Capital Intensity (Capex / Revenue) | 0.00 % | 0.95 % (avg) | -0.9 pp |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. SG&A and R&D as a share of revenue have limited coverage as this data is backfilled and appear only where reported. Higher capital intensity is not inherently negative; it reflects the industry's asset requirements.
Horace Mann Educators's Valuation vs Competitive Position
Valuation multiples vs the Property & Casualty Insurance industry average (75 companies, excluding loss-making/negative-equity outliers), alongside returns on capital for context on whether a premium or discount lines up with measurably stronger or weaker returns.| Metric | Company | Industry Average | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | 11.4x | 13.2x | -1.8x |
| EV / EBITDA | 6.4x | 6.2x | +0.2x |
| P/B | 1.4x | 1.9x | -0.6x |
| Return on Equity | 12.03 % | industry aggregate | -2.66 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | 7.64 % | 5.86 % (avg) | 1.78 % |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. A valuation premium or discount is not, by itself, a judgment of over- or under-valuation. Compare it against the return and growth context shown elsewhere on this page.
Horace Mann Educators's Multi-Year Financial Trajectory
Fiscal-year revenue growth, operating margin, return on invested capital and P/E, as reported in SEC filings.| Metric | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth | 1.71 % | 20.05 % | -8.31 % | 1.41 % | 4.92 % | 6.91 % | 6.92 % | 6.63 % |
| Operating Margin | 5.74 % | 35.98 % | 18.17 % | 19.36 % | 15.87 % | 17.88 % | 7.87 % | 20.36 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | 1.00 % | 6.87 % | 3.01 % | 2.79 % | 1.48 % | 1.80 % | 0.80 % | 3.58 % |
| P/E | 69.0x | 7.9x | 13.0x | 11.4x | - | 30.7x | 15.3x | 11.3x |
Source: CSIMarket API, fiscal-year figures. P/E is this company's own historical ratio at each fiscal year end and can swing sharply around an earnings trough: that is real, not a data error.
Horace Mann Educators's Strategic Group Map
Every company in Horace Mann Educators's industry and named-competitor list, plotted by trailing 12-month revenue growth and operating margin. Horace Mann Educators is shown in red; its closest peers by combined growth, margin and ROIC (the Similar Growth & Profitability group above) are labeled.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Extreme outlier values (from near-zero-revenue companies) are excluded from the plotted cloud but never from the highlighted company or its labeled peers.
Horace Mann Educators's BCG Growth-Share Matrix
Relative market share (vs Horace Mann Educators's largest competitor by market cap) against industry revenue growth, using the standard textbook thresholds (1.0x share, 10% growth) a common framework, not a precision instrument.
Horace Mann Educators falls in the Dog quadrant: relative market share of 0.01x vs its largest competitor, in an industry growing revenue 5.9% (median, trailing 12 months).
Source: CSIMarket API (market-cap share and industry revenue growth). The 10% growth and 1.0x share lines are standard textbook thresholds, not derived from this industry's own distribution.
Horace Mann Educators's Competitive Forces (Porter's Five Forces)
Only the forces this data can support honestly are shown; the other three are marked as such rather than guessed.| Force | Assessment | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Competitive Rivalry | Low | Industry HHI of 3,582 (see Industry Market Structure & Concentration above) |
| Barriers to Entry | Lower than typical for the industry | Capital intensity (capex / revenue) of 0.00 % vs industry average 0.95 % (see Profitability & Cost Structure above) |
| Supplier Power | Not covered on this page | See Horace Mann Educators's dedicated suppliers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Buyer Power | Not covered on this page | See Horace Mann Educators's dedicated customers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Threat of Substitutes | - | No systematic data source for cross-product substitution exists in this system; not estimated |
Note: this is a partial, data-grounded application of the framework, not a complete strategic assessment. Rivalry and barriers-to-entry readings are mechanical translations of the HHI and capital-intensity figures shown elsewhere on this page, not independent judgments.
Horace Mann Educators's Industry Attractiveness & Competitive Strength
A CSIMarket composite, not a standard field: each axis is an equal-weighted average of three factors already shown elsewhere on this page (industry growth, industry profitability and rivalry for attractiveness; relative market share, profitability and growth vs industry for strength). Disclosed as a designed methodology, not a precision measurement.
Horace Mann Educators falls in the Medium attractiveness / Medium strength cell: Selective.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Each axis score is a simple 1(low)/2(medium)/3(high) average across its three inputs -- a transparent, disclosed simplification, not a validated academic scoring model.
Horace Mann Educators's SWOT
Every point below is a fixed rule applied to a metric already shown elsewhere on this page (Market Structure, Profitability, Valuation, Run-Rate, Stock Performance, Quality Breadth) not an independent strategic assessment. A blank quadrant means no rule was met, not that none apply.Strengths
- Operating margin 12.4 points above the industry median.
Weaknesses
- Underperforming the U.S.A. 500 over the trailing 12 months.
- Low relative market share vs the industry leader (0.01x).
Opportunities
- Trades at a lower P/E than the industry average (11.4x vs 13.2x) despite a higher return on invested capital -- a possible re-rating opportunity.
Threats
No rule matched.
Methodology: mechanical, rule-based SWOT. Each bullet reuses a figure already sourced and cited elsewhere on this page; nothing here is generated narrative or independent analyst judgment.
Horace Mann Educators's Financial Strength vs Peers Comparison
Quick ratio, working capital, debt to equity and asset turnover, trailing 12 months| Company | Quick Ratio | Working Capital | Debt / Equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horace Mann Educators Corporation | 0.01 | 0.63 | 0.45 |
| Progressive Corp | 0.06 | 1.06 | 0.23 |
| Travelers Companies inc | 0.01 | 1.08 | 0.28 |
| The Cigna Group | 0.12 | 0.82 | 0.76 |
| Metlife Inc | 0.08 | 0.29 | 0.70 |
| Allstate Corp | 0.02 | 0.15 | 0.25 |
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Quick ratio = cash / current liabilities; working capital ratio = current assets / current liabilities; asset turnover = revenue / total assets. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Horace Mann Educators's Revenue and Income Growth vs Peers
Quarterly revenue and net income growth, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Revenue Y/Y | Income Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horace Mann Educators Corporation | Q2 2026 | +7.7 % | +41.5 % |
| Progressive Corp | Q2 2026 | +7.3 % | +4.3 % |
| Travelers Companies inc | Q2 2026 | +0.3 % | +45.3 % |
| The Cigna Group | Q2 2026 | +6.7 % | +22.4 % |
| Metlife Inc | Q2 2026 | +10.5 % | +6.0 % |
| Allstate Corp | Q2 2026 | +11.8 % | +55.8 % |
| PEERS TOTAL | +7.6 % | +54.2 % |
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Growth is shown only where both periods are positive. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Horace Mann Educators's Peers' Costs of Sales and Capital Expenditures
Context for revenue growth: peer costs and capex, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Costs Y/Y | Capex Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horace Mann Educators Corporation | Q2 2026 | +4.8 % | - |
| Progressive Corp | Q2 2026 | +1,027.3 % | +35.3 % |
| Travelers Companies inc | Q2 2026 | -0.9 % | - |
| The Cigna Group | Q2 2026 | +6.4 % | - |
| Metlife Inc | Q2 2026 | +1,959.3 % | - |
| Allstate Corp | Q2 2026 | +6.1 % | - |
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Horace Mann Educators's Returns and Turnover vs Peers
ROA, ROI and ROE (trailing 12 months), receivables and inventory turnover| Company | ROA | ROI | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horace Mann Educators Corporation | 1.16% | 2.05% | 12.03% |
| Progressive Corp | 9.51% | 11.22% | 35.40% |
| Travelers Companies inc | 5.78% | 10.84% | 25.58% |
| The Cigna Group | 4.46% | 6.88% | 16.50% |
| Metlife Inc | 0.49% | 0.77% | 12.93% |
| Allstate Corp | 10.88% | 16.50% | 43.12% |
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ROA = net income / total assets; ROI = net income / investments; ROE = net income / equity; turnover ratios use trailing 12 month revenue (receivables) and cost of sales (inventory).
Horace Mann Educators's Valuation vs Peers
P/E, price to sales, PEG, price to cash flow and price to book| Company | P/E | Price / Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Horace Mann Educators Corporation | 10.51 | 1.06 |
| Progressive Corp | 10.51 | 1.34 |
| Travelers Companies inc | 9.72 | 1.58 |
| The Cigna Group | 11.27 | 0.25 |
| Metlife Inc | 18.39 | 0.78 |
| Allstate Corp | 4.56 | 0.84 |
| PEERS AVERAGE | 5.30 | 0.73 |
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P/E = price / diluted EPS (trailing 12 months); PEG = P/E divided by EPS growth; the average row divides the peers' combined market cap by their combined income, sales, cash flow and equity.