Lincoln National (LNC) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026)
Lincoln National (LNC) recorded Return on Assets [ROA] of 0.56% in Q2 2026, up 0.27 percentage points from 0.29% a year earlier and up 0.15 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Lincoln National (LNC) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Lincoln National reported Return on Assets [ROA] of 0.29%, down 0.57 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Assets [ROA] has a five-year change of +0.15 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 0.86% in FY2024 (+1.07 pp), -0.21% in FY2023 (-0.59 pp), 0.38% in FY2022 (-0.63 pp) and 1.00% in FY2021 (+0.86 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since Q4 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Assets [ROA] rose in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.13 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Assets [ROA] in the last five years was a gain of 1.07 percentage points in Q2 2024, against a drop of 1.57 percentage points in Q2 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 0.42% (Q1 2026), 0.28% (Q4 2025) and 0.52% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berkshire Hathaway | 1,073.91 Bn | -343.57 Bn | 55.86 Bn | 6.84% |
| 2 | Chubb | 125.44 Bn | 77.50 Bn | 9.13 Bn | 4.13% |
| 3 | Progressive | 120.54 Bn | 96.37 Bn | 9.04 Bn | 9.46% |
| 4 | Marsh & Mclennan Companies | 81.59 Bn | 73.34 Bn | - | 6.88% |
| 5 | Travelers Companies | 74.40 Bn | 50.64 Bn | 6.23 Bn | 5.81% |
| 6 | Manulife Financial | 72.53 Bn | 73.74 Bn | - | 0.91% |
| 7 | Metlife | 60.06 Bn | -46.42 Bn | 7.82 Bn | 0.49% |
| 8 | Aon | 58.71 Bn | 51.95 Bn | - | 7.61% |
| 9 | Arthur J. Gallagher | 58.49 Bn | 52.93 Bn | - | 1.97% |
| 10 | Lincoln National | 7.71 Bn | -36.57 Bn | 2.62 Bn | 0.56% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.56% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.42% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.28% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.52% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.29% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.34% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.83% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.09% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.45% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.36% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -0.21% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.15% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -0.61% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -0.53% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.17% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.38% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.95% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.84% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.49% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.35% |
Lincoln National Return on Assets [ROA] 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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=LNC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=LNC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();