Lincoln National (LNC) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Lincoln National's EBIT Margin was -6.10% in Q2 2026, up 22.24 percentage points from -28.34% a year earlier and up 37.27 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Lincoln National (LNC) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Lincoln National's EBIT Margin was -26.06% through Jun 30, 2026, up 11.20 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was -36.36%, down 15.23 percentage points from FY2024.
- EBIT Margin shows a five-year change of +10.97 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, EBIT Margin was -21.13% in FY2024 (+41.44 pp), -62.57% in FY2023 (-26.66 pp), -35.91% in FY2022 (-14.12 pp) and -21.79% in FY2021 (+25.54 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly EBIT Margin since Q4 2024.
- Compared with a year earlier, EBIT Margin was higher in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +14.24 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for EBIT Margin over five years was Q4 2024 (a gain of 162.37 percentage points); the worst was Q4 2023 (a drop of 112.41 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, LNC's EBIT Margin in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was -43.37% (Q1 2026), -21.48% (Q4 2025) and -30.78% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chubb | 138.35 Bn | 84.93 Bn | 9.13 Bn | -19.39% |
| 2 | Progressive | 129.14 Bn | 104.97 Bn | 9.04 Bn | -43.89% |
| 3 | Marsh & Mclennan Companies | 91.11 Bn | 83.27 Bn | - | 17.70% |
| 4 | Travelers Companies | 83.32 Bn | 59.56 Bn | 6.23 Bn | -25.96% |
| 5 | Manulife Financial | 75.74 Bn | -19.14 Bn | - | 11.89% |
| 6 | Arthur J. Gallagher | 66.49 Bn | 60.90 Bn | - | 14.54% |
| 7 | Metlife | 64.97 Bn | -41.81 Bn | 7.82 Bn | -53.77% |
| 8 | Allstate | 63.98 Bn | 25.25 Bn | 8.73 Bn | -30.76% |
| 9 | Aon | 63.25 Bn | 56.46 Bn | - | 21.55% |
| 10 | Lincoln National | 7.64 Bn | -36.64 Bn | 2.62 Bn | -6.10% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -6.10% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -43.37% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -21.48% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -30.78% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -28.34% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -64.31% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.57% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -64.22% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -17.70% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -11.54% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -159.80% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -26.60% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -54.28% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -90.74% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -47.39% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -91.50% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -16.53% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -6.80% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -26.72% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -33.51% |
API Access
Lincoln National EBIT Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebit-margin&ticker=LNC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebit-margin", "ticker": "LNC", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebit-margin&ticker=LNC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();