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$ 28.95 - $ 43.29 52-Week Range
Ticker Information

Ticker

LNC

Company Name

LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP

Sector

Financial Services

Industry

Insurance - Life

Exchange

NYSE

LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP - Buyback Yield Chart Analysis (TTM)

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LNC - Buyback Yield Historical data
DateBuyback YieldMarket CapitalizationNet Cash Flow - Issuance (Purchase) of Equity Shares
6/30/2025-11.42%$ 7.22B$ 825M
3/31/20250%$ 5.7B$ 0
12/31/20240%$ 6.4B$ 0
9/30/20240%$ 5.92B$ 0
6/30/20240%$ 5.8B$ 0
3/31/20240%$ 4.58B$ 0
12/31/20230%$ 4.59B$ 0
9/30/20230%$ 3.92B$ 0
6/30/20231.05%$ 4.75B$ -50M
3/31/20234.39%$ 3.42B$ -150M
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Key Performance Insights, Last 5 Years

  • LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP's latest trailing twelve months (TTM) Buyback Yield stands at 4.68%.
  • Over the past 5 years, LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP's average Buyback Yield has been 3.92%.
  • The median Buyback Yield for LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP during this period was 1.83%
  • LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP reached its highest Buyback Yield over the past 5 years at 20.36%.
  • The lowest Buyback Yield recorded by LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP in the same timeframe -11.42%

LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP's Buyback Yield vs. competitors

We picked the following companies as peers based on multiple factors, including sector, industry, market capitalization and revenue

Buyback Yield Benchmarks
CompanyBuyback Yield
JXN : JACKSON FINANCIAL INC 9.52%UNM : UNUM GROUP 9.65%PRI : PRIMERICA INC 5.17%FG : F&G ANNUITIES & LIFE INC -5.66%GNW : GENWORTH FINANCIAL INC 5.18%VOYA : VOYA FINANCIAL INC 4.2%GL : GLOBE LIFE INC 9.11%CNO : CNO FINANCIAL GROUP INC 10.57%BHF : BRIGHTHOUSE FINANCIAL INC 8.88%AXS : AXIS CAPITAL HOLDINGS LTD 7.77%

Definition of Buyback Yield

[Calculation] The Buyback Yield is a ratio that calculates the difference between the trailing twelve-month share issuances and repurchases [NCFCommon] and divides it by the [MarketCap] of the company. A negative value indicates a dilution of shareholder value and might be considered as a warning sign.
(-1 * CF - Equity) / Market Cap
(=) Buyback Yield
Buyback Yield for LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP is calculated as follows: (-1 * CF - Equity [ $ -325M ]) / Market Cap [ $ 6.94B ]
(=) Buyback Yield [ 4.68% ]

LNC - Buyback Yield, Last 5 years

-11.42%

Minimum

Jun 30, 2025

20.36%

Maximum

Sep 30, 2022

3.92%

Average

1.83%

Median

Buyback Yield Benchmark Analysis

The chart above depicts the distribution of Buyback Yield for companies in the Total Stock Market. The average Buyback Yield of the companies is 0.65% with a standard deviation of 2.71%.
The following table provides additional summary stats:
Buyback Yield in the Market:
filtered constituents3.28K
min-8.43%
max8.46%
average0.65%
median0.02%
std2.71%