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Lincoln National Corporation
LNC
NYSE·Financial Services·Insurance - Life·Mkt cap $6.9B
$37.00
▲ +2.13%
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Our plain-language verdict, the thesis, risk factors, and what is changing about the business.
View research view52-Week Range
$32.18 - $46.82
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Price chart
Up 3.6% over the trailing year
Total returns
Price performance
Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.
Why we rate it this way
The thesis at a glance
Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.
Bull Case
4 reasons
- 118+ years of industry experience and brand heritage dating to 1905
- Comprehensive product portfolio addressing multiple customer needs across life stages
- Extensive distribution network through brokers, agents, and financial advisors
- Integrated platform offering retirement, protection, and group benefit solutions
Bear Case
1 risk
- Average volatility.
Growth
Stable outlook
Rising retirement income demand from aging baby boomer population
Value
Deep value opportunity - significant discount to sector peers
Momentum
Stable
+3.9% over 3m
Quality
Stable
Strong fundamentals
Dividend
Solid
4.97% yield
Smart-money signal
Who's buying LNC right now
Insider Form 4s, 13F institutional filings, and Congressional disclosures - at a glance.
Earnings track record
Latest print - beat on both lines
AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.
Next: Jul 30, 2026
MAY 7, 2026
Reported EPS of $1.66 vs $1.58 consensus (+5.1% surprise). Revenue of $5.3B vs $4.9B expected (+7.5%). Beat on both top and bottom lines.
EPS surprise · last 4Q
1 of 1 beats
Q2 26
+5.1%
Next: Jul 30, 2026
Revenue trend · last 8Q
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+15%
-10%
+10%
-3%
+14%
Q2 24
Q3 24
Q4 24
Q1 25
Q2 25
Q3 25
Q4 25
Q1 26
$4.5B
$4.1B
$5.0B
$4.6B
$4.1B
$4.5B
$4.8B
$5.3B
Margins · last 8Q
Gross
—
Operating
—
Profit
-3.2%
Wall Street consensus
10 analysts · 40% Buy
Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.
Buy
40%
Hold
50%
Sell
10%
Median Price Target
$40.00
▲ +8.1% vs $37.00
Latest: National Bank Financial · $40.00 · May 21, 2026
3 analysts covering
vs Industry
How LNC stacks vs Insurance - Life
Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.
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