Lincoln National (LNC) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Lincoln National (LNC) posted FCF Payout Ratio of 0.62 for Q1 2026, up 68.84% on a QoQ basis from 0.37 in Q4 2025, and up 320.14% year-over-year from 0.15 in Q1 2025.

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

Lincoln National's FCF Payout Ratio history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.62 for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio rose 320.14% year-over-year to 0.62 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 1.37 (up 519.06% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 1.95, down 1172.26% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio was 0.62 for Q1 2026 at Lincoln National, up from 0.37 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, FCF Payout Ratio topped out at 1.65 in Q3 2023 and bottomed at 2.85 in Q3 2024.
  • A 5-year average of 0.01 and a median of 0.08 in 2025 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — FCF Payout Ratio soared 1294.69% — and 2025, when it tumbled 393.75%.
  • Lincoln National's FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.13 in 2022, then sank by 131.8% to 0.04 in 2023, then surged by 952.51% to 0.35 in 2024, then advanced by 6.42% to 0.37 in 2025, then surged by 68.84% to 0.62 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows LNC's FCF Payout Ratio at 0.62 in Q1 2026, 0.37 in Q4 2025, and 0.08 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Prudential 75.05 Bn 67.97 Bn - -0.88
2 Aflac 63.80 Bn 58.14 Bn 2.51 Bn 0.31
3 Metlife 60.34 Bn 44.39 Bn 256.00 Mn 0.14
4 Manulife Financial 52.65 Bn 53.78 Bn - -
5 Unum 14.19 Bn 4.23 Bn 1.40 Bn 0.26
6 Primerica 9.76 Bn 9.08 Bn 770.81 Mn 0.24
7 Jackson Financial 8.17 Bn 3.03 Bn - 0.20
8 Lincoln National 7.81 Bn -1.09 Bn 3.25 Bn 0.62
9 F&G Annuities & Life 3.87 Bn 1.67 Bn 1.15 Bn 0.05
10 Genworth Financial 3.84 Bn 2.75 Bn 553.00 Mn 0.20

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.62
Dec 31, 2025 0.37
Sep 30, 2025 -0.08
Jun 30, 2025 0.08
Mar 31, 2025 -0.28
Dec 31, 2024 0.35
Sep 30, 2024 -2.85
Jun 30, 2024 -0.09
Mar 31, 2024 -0.06
Dec 31, 2023 -0.04
Sep 30, 2023 1.65
Jun 30, 2023 0.15
Mar 31, 2023 -0.10
Dec 31, 2022 0.13
Sep 30, 2022 0.12
Jun 30, 2022 0.04
Mar 31, 2022 0.17
Dec 31, 2021 -2.63
Sep 30, 2021 0.24
Jun 30, 2021 0.20