Lincoln National Corporation
LNC
NYSE·Financial Services·Insurance - Life·Mkt cap $8.7B
$45.47
▼ -0.42%
P/E
8.83
Mkt Cap
$8.7B
52-Wk Range
$32.18–$47.67
52-Week Range
$32.18 - $47.67
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Price action
Price chart
Up 9.1% 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
Hot
+30.9% over 3m
Quality
Strong
Strong fundamentals
Dividend
Solid
3.96% 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: Oct 29, 2026
JUL 30, 2026
Reported EPS of $2.24 vs $1.96 consensus (+14.3% surprise). Revenue of $4.9B vs $4.9B expected (+0.8%). Beat on both top and bottom lines.
EPS surprise · last 4Q
1 of 1 beats
Estimate
Actual
Q3 26
+14.3%
Revenue trend · last 8Q
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+15%
-10%
+10%
-3%
+14%
+12%
Q3 24
Q4 24
Q1 25
Q2 25
Q3 25
Q4 25
Q1 26
Q2 26
$4.1B
$5.0B
$4.6B
$4.1B
$4.5B
$4.8B
$5.3B
$4.5B
Margins · last 8Q
Gross
0.0%
Operating
0.0%
Profit
29.3%
Wall Street consensus
10 analysts · 60% Buy
Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.
Buy
60%
Hold
30%
Sell
10%
Median Price Target
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Latest: Morgan Stanley · Aug 24, 2026
vs Industry
How LNC stacks vs Insurance - Life
Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.
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