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

Lincoln National (LNC) posted Debt Ratio of 0.02 for Q1 2026, up 4.41% on a QoQ basis from 0.02 in Q4 2025, and up 2.32% year-over-year from 0.02 in Q1 2025.

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

Lincoln National's Debt Ratio history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.02 for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Debt Ratio rose 2.32% year-over-year to 0.02 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.02 (up 2.32% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.02, down 4.65% from the prior year.
  • Debt Ratio was 0.02 for Q1 2026 at Lincoln National, up from 0.02 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Debt Ratio topped out at 0.02 in Q3 2022 and bottomed at 0.01 in Q3 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 0.02 and a median of 0.02 in 2024 frame the typical range for Debt Ratio.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Debt Ratio rose 13.38% — and 2023, when it fell 17.26%.
  • Lincoln National's Debt Ratio stood at 0.02 in 2022, then fell by 17.26% to 0.02 in 2023, then slipped by 1.4% to 0.02 in 2024, then dropped by 4.65% to 0.02 in 2025, then rose by 4.41% to 0.02 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows LNC's Debt Ratio at 0.02 in Q1 2026, 0.02 in Q4 2025, and 0.01 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt Ratio (Qtr)
1 Prudential 75.05 Bn 67.97 Bn - 0.02
2 Aflac 63.80 Bn 58.14 Bn 2.51 Bn -
3 Metlife 60.34 Bn 44.39 Bn 256.00 Mn 0.00
4 Manulife Financial 52.65 Bn 53.78 Bn - 0.01
5 Unum 14.19 Bn 4.23 Bn 1.40 Bn 0.06
6 Primerica 9.76 Bn 9.08 Bn 770.81 Mn 0.04
7 Jackson Financial 8.17 Bn 3.03 Bn - 0.01
8 Lincoln National 7.81 Bn -1.09 Bn 3.25 Bn 0.02
9 F&G Annuities & Life 3.87 Bn 1.67 Bn 1.15 Bn 0.02
10 Genworth Financial 3.84 Bn 2.75 Bn 553.00 Mn 0.02

Historic Data

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DateValue
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
Jun 30, 2021 0.02