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10.92%Return on Equity
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$ 40.06Close
$ 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 - Return on Equity Chart Analysis (TTM)

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LNC - ROE Historical data
DateShareholders EquityNet Income Common StockReturn on Equity
6/30/2025$ 9.55B$ 1.04B10.92%
3/31/2025$ 8.19B$ 1.24B15.12%
12/31/2024$ 8.27B$ 3.18B38.51%
9/30/2024$ 9.01B$ 351M3.89%
6/30/2024$ 7.95B$ 1.73B21.79%
3/31/2024$ 7.55B$ 1.35B17.89%
12/31/2023$ 6.89B$ -752M-10.91%
9/30/2023$ 3.2B$ 404M12.63%
6/30/2023$ 5.82B$ -2.99B-51.37%
3/31/2023$ 6.73B$ -3.25B-48.32%
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Key Performance Insights, Last 5 Years

  • LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP's latest trailing twelve months (TTM) ROE stands at 3.66%.
  • Over the past 5 years, LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP's average ROE has been -4.38%.
  • The median ROE for LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP during this period was 6.37%
  • LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP reached its highest ROE over the past 5 years at 38.51%.
  • The lowest ROE recorded by LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP in the same timeframe -90.75%

LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP's ROE vs. competitors

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

ROE Benchmarks
CompanyROE
JXN : JACKSON FINANCIAL INC -0.13%UNM : UNUM GROUP 13.42%PRI : PRIMERICA INC 29.42%FG : F&G ANNUITIES & LIFE INC 7.28%GNW : GENWORTH FINANCIAL INC 2.15%VOYA : VOYA FINANCIAL INC 10.63%GL : GLOBE LIFE INC 19.66%CNO : CNO FINANCIAL GROUP INC 11.13%BHF : BRIGHTHOUSE FINANCIAL INC 9.91%AXS : AXIS CAPITAL HOLDINGS LTD 13.95%

Definition of Return on Equity

[Calculation] Return on Equity (ROE) measures net income [NetIncCmn] as percentage of [Equity]. A high ROE shows an effective use of investor capital, but it doesn't consider any risks related to financial leverage [Debt].
Net Inc. Cmn. / Equity
(=) ROE
ROE for LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP is calculated as follows: Net Inc. Cmn. [ $ 788M ] / Equity [ $ 21.55B ]
(=) ROE [ 3.66% ]

LNC - Return on Equity, Last 5 years

-90.75%

Minimum

Sep 30, 2022

38.51%

Maximum

Dec 31, 2024

-4.38%

Average

6.37%

Median

ROE Benchmark Analysis

The chart above depicts the distribution of ROE for companies in the Total Stock Market. The average ROE of the companies is 1.61% with a standard deviation of 22.54%.
The following table provides additional summary stats:
ROE in the Market:
filtered constituents3.13K
min-66.24%
max73.25%
average1.61%
median6.45%
std22.54%