Growth Metrics

Lincoln National (LNC) Operating Margin (2016 - 2025)

Lincoln National's Operating Margin history spans 17 years, with the latest figure at 32.45% for Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Operating Margin rose 400.0% year-over-year to 32.45%; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached 33.3%, up 329.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 33.36%, 330.0% up from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin reached 32.45% in Q4 2025 per LNC's latest filing, down from 33.9% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 204.86% in Q4 2023 to a low of 25.85% in Q2 2024.
  • Average Operating Margin over 5 years is 58.02%, with a median of 35.0% recorded in 2023.
  • Peak YoY movement for Operating Margin: skyrocketed 11465bps in 2023, then tumbled -17642bps in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Margin shows it stood at 101.76% in 2021, then decreased by -11bps to 90.22% in 2022, then soared by 127bps to 204.86% in 2023, then tumbled by -86bps to 28.45% in 2024, then grew by 14bps to 32.45% in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for LNC's Operating Margin are 32.45% (Q4 2025), 33.9% (Q3 2025), and 36.25% (Q2 2025).