Lincoln National Corporation LNC
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At close · Nov 2
After hours · Nov 2, 4:00 PM ET
- YTD
- -6.50%
- 1 year
- -0.87%
- Open
- 41.11
- Prev close
- 41.01
- Mkt cap
- 7.97B
- Vol
- 1.37M
- Avg vol
- 1.91M
- EPS
- 11.73
- P/E
- 3.55
- Div yield
- 4.35%
More statistics
- Low
- 41.11
- High
- 41.84
- Forward P/E
- 4.77
- Beta
- 1.14
- Short ratio
- 0.00
- Inst. own
- 87.01%
- Dividend
- 1.80
- Ex-div date
- Oct 8, 2026
- Earnings
- Nov 5, 2026
- 50-d avg
- 41.71
- 200-d avg
- 38.99
- 1y target
- 47.83
5Y chart
Events in this range
- Jan 7, 2022Dividend: 0.45
- Apr 8, 2022Dividend: 0.45
- Jul 8, 2022Dividend: 0.45
- Oct 6, 2022Dividend: 0.45
- Jan 9, 2023Dividend: 0.45
- Apr 6, 2023Dividend: 0.45
- Jul 7, 2023Dividend: 0.45
- Oct 6, 2023Dividend: 0.45
- Oct 9, 2023Dividend: 0.45
- Jan 9, 2024Dividend: 0.45
- Apr 9, 2024Dividend: 0.45
- Apr 10, 2024Dividend: 0.45
- Jul 10, 2024Dividend: 0.45
- Oct 10, 2024Dividend: 0.45
- Jan 10, 2025Dividend: 0.45
- Apr 10, 2025Dividend: 0.45
- Jul 10, 2025Dividend: 0.45
- Jul 31, 2025Earnings: 2.36; estimate 1.91; surprise 23.56%
- Oct 10, 2025Dividend: 0.45
- Oct 30, 2025Earnings: 2.04; estimate 1.84; surprise 10.87%
- Jan 12, 2026Dividend: 0.45
- Feb 12, 2026Earnings: 2.21; estimate 1.86; surprise 18.82%
- Apr 10, 2026Dividend: 0.45
- May 7, 2026Earnings: 1.66; estimate 1.58; surprise 5.06%
- Jul 10, 2026Dividend: 0.45
- Jul 30, 2026Earnings: 2.24; estimate 1.96; surprise 14.29%
- Oct 7, 2026Rating: Evercore ISI Group · In-Line → In-Line
- Oct 7, 2026Rating: Barclays · Overweight → Overweight
- Oct 7, 2026Rating: Mizuho · Outperform → Outperform
- Oct 9, 2026Dividend: 0.45
- Oct 9, 2026Rating: Keefe, Bruyette & Woods · Outperform → Outperform
- Oct 12, 2026Rating: Wells Fargo · Overweight → Overweight
- Oct 15, 2026Rating: JP Morgan · Underweight → Underweight
- Nov 5, 2026Earnings: —; estimate 1.96; surprise —%
Signals (94)
| Name | Date | Ago |
|---|---|---|
| MACD: Sell Signal | Sep 28, 2026 | 1 month ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Sep 14, 2026 | 1 month ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jul 6, 2026 | 3 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jun 8, 2026 | 4 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jun 8, 2026 | 4 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | May 25, 2026 | 5 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | May 18, 2026 | 5 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | May 11, 2026 | 5 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Apr 13, 2026 | 6 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Feb 2, 2026 | 9 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jan 26, 2026 | 9 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jan 19, 2026 | 9 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jan 12, 2026 | 9 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Jan 12, 2026 | 9 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Dec 8, 2025 | 10 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Nov 24, 2025 | 11 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Nov 17, 2025 | 11 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 27, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Oct 13, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Oct 6, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Aug 18, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jun 23, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jun 23, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | May 26, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | May 19, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | May 19, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | May 12, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | May 5, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Mar 31, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Mar 31, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Mar 17, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Feb 3, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jan 20, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jan 13, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jan 6, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Dec 30, 2024 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Dec 16, 2024 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Dec 16, 2024 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Dec 9, 2024 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Oct 14, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Sep 16, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Sep 16, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Sep 2, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Sep 2, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Aug 12, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jul 29, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Jul 29, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jul 8, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jul 1, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | May 13, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | May 6, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Apr 29, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Apr 15, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Mar 18, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Mar 4, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jan 29, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Dec 11, 2023 | 2 years ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Nov 20, 2023 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Nov 13, 2023 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Nov 6, 2023 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Nov 6, 2023 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 30, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 30, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Oct 16, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Oct 2, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Aug 14, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jul 10, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | May 15, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | May 15, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| RSI: Oversold | May 8, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| RSI: Oversold | Apr 3, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Mar 13, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| RSI: Oversold | Mar 13, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Feb 20, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jan 23, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jan 23, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Nov 7, 2022 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Oct 31, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Oct 31, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 24, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 17, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Sep 12, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Sep 5, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Aug 22, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Aug 8, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Aug 8, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Aug 1, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jul 25, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| RSI: Oversold | May 16, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Mar 28, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Mar 21, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Feb 14, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jan 31, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jan 17, 2022 | 4 years ago |
Key statistics
- Market cap
- 7.97B
- Enterprise value
- -29.47B
- Trailing P/E
- 3.55
- Forward P/E
- 4.77
- PEG ratio
- 1.01
- Price / sales
- 0.41
- Price / book
- 0.77
- EPS (TTM)
- 11.73
- Beta
- 1.14
- Dividend yield
- 4.39%
- Payout ratio
- 15.35%
- Profit margin
- 12.17%
- Revenue (TTM)
- 19.39B
- Revenue growth
- 12.60%
- Free cash flow
- 2.07B
- Total cash
- 45.55B
- Total debt
- 7.24B
- Return on equity
- 22.59%
- Shares outstanding
- 191.45M
- Short % of float
- 0.00%
- 50-day average
- 41.71
- 200-day average
- 38.99
Analyst view
Consensus: none
- Target (low)
- 35.00
- Target (mean)
- 47.83
- Target (high)
- 57.00
- Strong buy3
- Buy3
- Hold5
- Sell1
- Strong sell1
Next earnings
Nov 5, 2026
Expected Nov 5, 2026. Consensus EPS estimate 1.95.
Financials — quick view
Earnings
| Report date | Quarter ending | EPS estimate | EPS reported | Surprise | Surprise % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 | 1.96 | — | — | — |
| Jul 30, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | 1.96 | 2.24 | +0.28 | +14.29% |
| May 7, 2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | 1.58 | 1.66 | +0.08 | +5.06% |
| Feb 12, 2026 | Dec 31, 2025 | 1.86 | 2.21 | +0.35 | +18.82% |
| Oct 30, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | 1.84 | 2.04 | +0.20 | +10.87% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | 1.91 | 2.36 | +0.45 | +23.56% |
Upgrades / downgrades
| Date | Firm | Action | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2026 | JP Morgan | main | Underweight | Underweight |
| Oct 12, 2026 | Wells Fargo | main | Overweight | Overweight |
| Oct 9, 2026 | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | main | Outperform | Outperform |
| Oct 7, 2026 | Mizuho | main | Outperform | Outperform |
| Oct 7, 2026 | Barclays | main | Overweight | Overweight |
| Oct 7, 2026 | Evercore ISI Group | main | In-Line | In-Line |
About Lincoln National Corporation
Lincoln National Corporation, through its subsidiaries, operates multiple insurance and retirement businesses in the United States. It operates through four segments: Life Insurance, Annuities, Group Protection, and Retirement Plan Services. The Life Insurance segment provides life insurance products, including term insurance, universal life insurance (UL), indexed universal life insurance, variable universal life insurance (VUL), linked-benefit UL and VUL products, and critical illness and long-term care riders. Its Annuities segment offers variable, fixed, and registered index-linked annuities. The Group Protection segment offers group nonmedical insurance products consisting of short and long-term disability and administration services, statutory disability; paid family medical leave administration and absence management services; term life; life; supplemental health insurance; accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity benefits and dental and vision products to the employer marketplace through various forms of employee-paid and employer-paid plans. Its Retirement Plan Services segment provides employers with retirement plan products and services primarily in the defined contribution retirement plan marketplace; individual and group variable annuities, group fixed annuities, and mutual fund-based programs; and various plan services, including plan recordkeeping, compliance testing, participant education, and trust and custodial services. It distributes its products through consultants, brokers, planners, agents, financial advisors, third-party administrators, financial institutions, and other intermediaries. Lincoln National Corporation was founded in 1905 and is headquartered in Radnor, Pennsylvania.
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Insurance - Life
- Country
- United States
- Website
- lincolnfinancial.com
News
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- Wells Fargo Maintains Overweight on Lincoln National, Raises Price Target to $54
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Insider holders
| Insider | Relation | Latest transaction | Date | Shares held |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEAZER CRAIGT T | General Counsel | Sale | Jun 4, 2026 | 103,906 |
| BRONCHETTI JAYSON R | Chief Investment Officer | Stock Award(Grant) | Feb 18, 2025 | 87,139 |
| COHEN ADAM M | Chief Financial Officer | Stock Award(Grant) | Aug 23, 2026 | 71,375 |
| COOPER ELLEN G | Chief Executive Officer | Stock Award(Grant) | Feb 18, 2026 | 768,244 |
| KENNEDY JOHN CHRISTOPHER | Officer | Stock Award(Grant) | Feb 18, 2026 | 160,404 |
| KROLL BRIAN | Officer | Stock Award(Grant) | Feb 18, 2026 | 70,536 |
Institution ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bain Capital Prairie, LLC | 9.80% | 18,759,497 | 781.05M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Blackrock Inc. | 9.70% | 18,561,962 | 772.83M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 5.45% | 10,427,206 | 434.14M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 4.48% | 8,571,956 | 356.89M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 4.36% | 8,347,042 | 347.53M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Massachusetts Financial Services Co. | 3.33% | 6,373,067 | 265.34M | Jun 29, 2026 |
Fund ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| iShares Trust-iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF | 4.46% | 8,547,054 | 355.86M | Sep 29, 2026 |
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | 3.17% | 6,062,558 | 252.41M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund | 2.29% | 4,386,827 | 182.65M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| iShares Trust-iShares Select Dividend ETF | 1.50% | 2,877,045 | 119.79M | Sep 29, 2026 |
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Small-Cap Value Index Fund | 1.45% | 2,777,896 | 115.66M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| MFS SERIES TRUST XI-MFS Mid Cap Value Fund | 1.43% | 2,733,359 | 113.80M | Jun 29, 2026 |