Lincoln National LNC
NYSE LNC
$42.33 +0.35 (+0.85%)
As of: Aug 21, 2026 · 1:30 PM EDT

Lincoln National (LNC) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Lincoln National's (LNC) quarterly Debt Ratio came in at 0.02 in Q2 2026, up 10.53% YoY from 0.01 in Q2 2025, and up 1.86% on a QoQ basis from 0.02 in Q1 2026.

Lincoln National (LNC) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Lincoln National (LNC) has 18 years of Debt Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.02 in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Debt Ratio rose 10.53% year-over-year to 0.02 in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 0.02 (up 10.53% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.02, down 4.65% from the prior year.
  • Debt Ratio improved to 0.02 in Q2 2026, from 0.02 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Debt Ratio ranged from a high of 0.02 in Q3 2022 to a low of 0.01 in Q3 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 0.02 and a median of 0.02 in 2023 frame the typical range for Debt Ratio.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Debt Ratio climbed 13.38% — and 2023, when it slipped 17.26%.
  • Tracing LNC's Debt Ratio over 5 years: stood at 0.02 in 2022, then dropped by 17.26% to 0.02 in 2023, then retreated by 1.4% to 0.02 in 2024, then decreased by 4.65% to 0.02 in 2025, then grew by 6.35% to 0.02 in 2026.
  • The last three Debt Ratio figures came in at 0.02 (Q2 2026), 0.02 (Q1 2026), and 0.02 (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt Ratio (Qtr)
1 Manulife Financial 70.96 Bn 51.05 Bn - 0.00
2 Metlife 60.62 Bn 33.30 Bn 7.82 Bn 0.01
3 Aflac 58.73 Bn -44.28 Bn 2.27 Bn -
4 Prudential 36.18 Bn 27.86 Bn - -
5 Unum 14.01 Bn 4.46 Bn 1.38 Bn 0.06
6 Primerica 9.23 Bn 8.60 Bn 717.74 Mn 0.07
7 Jackson Financial 9.18 Bn 3.19 Bn - 0.01
8 Lincoln National 8.16 Bn -3.52 Bn 2.62 Bn 0.02
9 Genworth Financial 3.79 Bn 1.80 Bn 668.00 Mn 0.02
10 Brighthouse Financial 3.02 Bn -5.04 Bn 1.03 Bn 0.01

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 0.02
Mar 31, 2026 0.02
Dec 31, 2025 0.02
Sep 30, 2025 0.01
Jun 30, 2025 0.01
Mar 31, 2025 0.02
Dec 31, 2024 0.02
Sep 30, 2024 0.02
Jun 30, 2024 0.02
Mar 31, 2024 0.02
Dec 31, 2023 0.02
Sep 30, 2023 0.02
Jun 30, 2023 0.02
Mar 31, 2023 0.02
Dec 31, 2022 0.02
Sep 30, 2022 0.02
Jun 30, 2022 0.02
Mar 31, 2022 0.02
Dec 31, 2021 0.02
Sep 30, 2021 0.02