Lincoln National (LNC) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)

Lincoln National (LNC) posted EBT Margin of 4.64% for Q1 2026, down 124.94% on a QoQ basis from 18.59% in Q4 2025, and up 1559.0% year-over-year from 0.28% in Q1 2025.

Lincoln National (LNC) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Lincoln National's EBT Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 4.64% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly EBT Margin rose 1559.0% year-over-year to 4.64% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 10.84% (up 272.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 7.35%, down 1446.0% from the prior year.
  • EBT Margin was 4.64% for Q1 2026 at Lincoln National, down from 18.59% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, EBT Margin topped out at 41.49% in Q4 2024 and bottomed at 230.9% in Q4 2023.
  • A 5-year average of 5.64% and a median of 18.5% in 2022 frame the typical range for EBT Margin.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — EBT Margin plunged 23052 bps — and 2024, when it jumped 27239 bps.
  • Lincoln National's EBT Margin stood at 0.38% in 2022, then plunged by 60829 bps to 230.9% in 2023, then jumped by 118 bps to 41.49% in 2024, then plunged by 55 bps to 18.59% in 2025, then slumped by 125 bps to 4.64% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows LNC's EBT Margin at 4.64% in Q1 2026, 18.59% in Q4 2025, and 11.5% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBT Margin (Qtr)
1 Prudential 75.05 Bn 67.97 Bn - -
2 Aflac 63.80 Bn 58.14 Bn 2.51 Bn 28.19%
3 Metlife 60.34 Bn 44.39 Bn 256.00 Mn 12.43%
4 Manulife Financial 52.65 Bn 53.78 Bn - -
5 Unum 14.19 Bn 4.23 Bn 1.40 Bn 9.02%
6 Primerica 9.76 Bn 9.08 Bn 770.81 Mn 28.58%
7 Jackson Financial 8.17 Bn 3.03 Bn - -13.78%
8 Lincoln National 7.81 Bn -1.09 Bn 3.25 Bn -4.64%
9 F&G Annuities & Life 3.87 Bn 1.67 Bn 1.15 Bn -238.58%
10 Genworth Financial 3.84 Bn 2.75 Bn 553.00 Mn 6.25%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -4.64%
Dec 31, 2025 18.59%
Sep 30, 2025 11.50%
Jun 30, 2025 20.97%
Mar 31, 2025 -20.23%
Dec 31, 2024 41.49%
Sep 30, 2024 -17.10%
Jun 30, 2024 21.27%
Mar 31, 2024 37.12%
Dec 31, 2023 -230.90%
Sep 30, 2023 24.60%
Jun 30, 2023 20.55%
Mar 31, 2023 -30.68%
Dec 31, 2022 -0.38%
Sep 30, 2022 -45.51%
Jun 30, 2022 18.50%
Mar 31, 2022 38.88%
Dec 31, 2021 16.33%
Sep 30, 2021 26.26%
Jun 30, 2021 15.96%