Lincoln National (LNC) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Lincoln National (LNC) reported EBT Margin of 36.17% for Q2 2026, up 15.20 percentage points from 20.97% a year earlier and up 40.81 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Lincoln National (LNC) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Lincoln National's EBT Margin came in at 14.68%, up 7.44 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 7.35%, down 14.46 percentage points from FY2024.
- EBT Margin has a five-year change of +4.92 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, EBT Margin came in at 21.81% in FY2024 (+31.67 pp), -9.86% in FY2023 (-19.03 pp), 9.17% in FY2022 (-17.04 pp) and 26.21% in FY2021 (+23.78 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly EBT Margin since Q4 2024.
- Year over year, EBT Margin gained in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +26.19 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year EBT Margin in five years was Q4 2024 (a gain of 272.39 percentage points); the low point was Q4 2023 (a drop of 230.52 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at -4.64% (Q1 2026), 18.59% (Q4 2025) and 11.50% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berkshire Hathaway | 1,083.69 Bn | -333.79 Bn | 55.86 Bn | 31.49% |
| 2 | Chubb | 127.81 Bn | 79.86 Bn | 9.13 Bn | 22.91% |
| 3 | Progressive | 121.79 Bn | 97.63 Bn | 9.04 Bn | 17.83% |
| 4 | Marsh & Mclennan Companies | 80.80 Bn | 72.54 Bn | - | 22.99% |
| 5 | Travelers Companies | 75.76 Bn | 52.01 Bn | 6.23 Bn | 22.77% |
| 6 | Manulife Financial | 74.06 Bn | 75.27 Bn | - | 13.82% |
| 7 | Metlife | 61.12 Bn | -45.36 Bn | 7.82 Bn | 5.40% |
| 8 | Arthur J. Gallagher | 58.82 Bn | 53.25 Bn | - | 10.34% |
| 9 | Allstate | 57.81 Bn | 19.06 Bn | 8.73 Bn | 22.27% |
| 10 | Lincoln National | 7.82 Bn | -36.45 Bn | 2.62 Bn | 36.17% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 36.17% |
| 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 | 6.99% |
API Access
Lincoln National EBT 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=ebt-margin&ticker=LNC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebt-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=ebt-margin&ticker=LNC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();