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Kemper Corporation 5.875% Fixed

KMPB
25
Insurance - Property & Casualty · Financial Services
Price
$24.74
+0.05 (+0.20%)
Market Cap
$1.73B
Exchange
New York Stock Exchange
Winston Score
25
Winston is worried
Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Mixed
Growth
Weak
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Mixed
Valuation
Data not available
Dividends
Good

Share count falling — buybacks

2.6% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 64.3M (2021) → 62.6M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Kemper Corporation is an insurance company based in the United States. It sells auto, home, and life insurance, mostly to everyday consumers — particularly drivers and homeowners who may have trouble getting coverage from larger insurers. Kemper focuses on what the industry calls "nonstandard" or higher-risk customers, which is a specific niche within the broader property and casualty insurance market.

Kemper earns money by collecting premiums from policyholders and investing those funds, then paying out claims when customers have accidents or losses. The company operates primarily across the U.S. and generates roughly $4–5 billion in annual revenue. Its niche focus on underserved customers gives it a defined market position, but that same customer base tends to file more claims, which squeezes profit margins. The company has been working to improve underwriting discipline after significant losses in recent years, and its ability to price risk accurately while managing claims costs remains the central challenge to returning to consistent profitability.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-11.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

-799.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (7%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

1.6%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$8,997 cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Revenue declining

Kemper Corporation 5.875% Fixed's revenue is actually shrinking. In a growth stock, that removes the core investment thesis. The low Winston Score here may be warranted — unless there's a turnaround story.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
100.0%
Premium pricing power — 100.0% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
-42.7%
Losing money on operations — -42.7%
Return on the money invested
ROCE
-16.6%
Weak — -16.6% return on capital

Negative ROIC means the business is losing money on every dollar invested in it.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
-4.1%
Shrinking sales (-4.1% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-256.6%
Earnings shrinking (-256.6% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
3/8 quarters
Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
N/A
Data not available
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
10.4%
Modest free cash flow (10.4%)

FCF margin between 10% and 20%. Every $100 in sales becomes $10 to $20 in real cash.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.43
Conservative — low debt load (0.43)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
N/A
Data not available

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
N/M
Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful
Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
N/A
not available
Data not available

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
4.88%
Healthy income — 4.88% yield

Generous yield. Worth checking whether the payout is sustainable.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+2.1%
Dividend flat

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