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

Lincoln National (LNC) has reported Payout Ratio for 18 consecutive years, with 0.07 the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Payout Ratio fell 41.07% year-over-year to 0.07; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 stood at 0.15 (down 48.34% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.3, up 210.38% from the prior year.
• Payout Ratio improved to 0.07 in Q2 2026 per LNC's latest filing, from 0.42 in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Payout Ratio topped out at 3.62 in Q4 2022 and bottomed at 0.42 in Q1 2026.
• Historically, Payout Ratio has averaged 0.21 across 5 years, with a median of 0.06 in 2024.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2026: Payout Ratio jumped 314.03% in 2023, then tumbled 309.89% in 2026.
• Over 5 years, Payout Ratio stood at 3.62 in 2022, then slumped by 101.69% to 0.06 in 2023, then soared by 175.32% to 0.05 in 2024, then soared by 151.94% to 0.12 in 2025, then slumped by 43.75% to 0.07 in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Payout Ratio over the past three periods registered 0.07, 0.42, and 0.12 for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.