Lincoln National (LNC-PD) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026)

Lincoln National (LNC-PD) reported Retained Earnings of -$4.5 billion for Q1 2026, down 165.59% on a YoY basis from $6.8 billion in Q1 2025, and down 10.08% quarter-over-quarter from -$4.1 billion in Q4 2025.

Lincoln National (LNC-PD) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Lincoln National has reported Retained Earnings for 18 years, with the latest figure at -$4.5 billion in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Retained Earnings fell 165.59% year-over-year to -$4.5 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$4.5 billion (down 165.59% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$4.1 billion, up 19.42% from the prior year.
  • Retained Earnings for Q1 2026 stood at -$4.5 billion, down from -$4.1 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Retained Earnings was $7.4 billion in Q2 2025, with the low at -$8.5 billion in Q3 2023.
  • Historically, Retained Earnings has averaged $489.6 million across 5 years, with a median of $290.0 million in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Retained Earnings plunged 7372.94% — and 2023, when it jumped 493900.0%.
  • Lincoln National's Retained Earnings stood at -$6.4 billion in 2022, then soared by 45.28% to -$3.5 billion in 2023, then slumped by 44.88% to -$5.0 billion in 2024, then grew by 19.42% to -$4.1 billion in 2025, then slipped by 10.08% to -$4.5 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Retained Earnings figures came in at -$4.5 billion (Q1 2026), -$4.1 billion (Q4 2025), and -$3.8 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Retained Earnings (Qtr)
1 Manulife Financial 568.62 Bn 568.62 Bn - 3.67 Bn
2 Aflac 59.20 Bn 53.55 Bn 1.48 Bn 55.70 Bn
3 Metlife 55.45 Bn 39.51 Bn 256.00 Mn -19.23 Bn
4 Unum 14.44 Bn 4.48 Bn 1.40 Bn 13.50 Bn
5 Globe Life 12.48 Bn 11.80 Bn 1.45 Bn -1.70 Bn
6 Primerica 8.62 Bn 8.62 Bn 770.81 Mn 2.44 Bn
7 Jackson Financial 7.51 Bn 1.67 Bn - -2.73 Bn
8 Lincoln National 6.79 Bn -8.89 Bn 3.25 Bn -4.47 Bn
9 CNO Financial 4.58 Bn 4.24 Bn 754.30 Mn -1.22 Bn
10 Lincoln National - - 3.25 Bn -4.47 Bn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 -4.47 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 -4.06 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 -3.84 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 7.41 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 6.81 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 -5.04 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 6.05 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 6.69 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 5.89 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 -3.48 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 -8.48 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 5.36 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 4.94 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 -6.35 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 592.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 290.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 1.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -85.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 6.85 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 7.48 Bn