Lincoln National LNC
NYSE LNC
$42.15 +0.17 (+0.40%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Lincoln National (LNC) Return on Invested Capital (2009 - 2026)

Lincoln National's (LNC) quarterly Return on Invested Capital came in at 0.05% in Q2 2026, down 1.0% YoY from 0.05% in Q2 2025, and down 39.52% on a QoQ basis from 0.09% in Q1 2026.

Lincoln National (LNC) Return on Invested Capital (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Lincoln National (LNC) has 18 years of Return on Invested Capital data on file, last reported at 0.05% in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Invested Capital fell 1.0% year-over-year to 0.05% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 0.05% (down 1.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.15%, down 1.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital retreated to 0.05% in Q2 2026, from 0.09% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Invested Capital ranged from a high of 0.15% in Q4 2025 to a low of 0.03% in Q2 2023.
  • A 5-year average of 0.06% and a median of 0.05% in 2022 frame the typical range for Return on Invested Capital.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Invested Capital slipped 4 bps — and 2025, when it grew 12 bps.
  • Tracing LNC's Return on Invested Capital over 5 years: stood at 0.05% in 2022, then plunged by 41 bps to 0.03% in 2023, then rose by 5 bps to 0.03% in 2024, then soared by 417 bps to 0.15% in 2025, then tumbled by 65 bps to 0.05% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Invested Capital figures came in at 0.05% (Q2 2026), 0.09% (Q1 2026), and 0.15% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROIC (Qtr)
1 Manulife Financial 70.91 Bn 51.00 Bn - -
2 Metlife 60.57 Bn 33.25 Bn 7.82 Bn 0.00%
3 Aflac 58.53 Bn -44.47 Bn 2.27 Bn 0.00%
4 Prudential 36.24 Bn 27.92 Bn - 0.00%
5 Unum 13.96 Bn 4.41 Bn 1.38 Bn 0.05%
6 Primerica 9.20 Bn 8.57 Bn 717.74 Mn -
7 Jackson Financial 9.15 Bn 3.17 Bn - -1.31%
8 Lincoln National 8.14 Bn -3.54 Bn 2.62 Bn 0.05%
9 Genworth Financial 3.77 Bn 1.78 Bn 668.00 Mn -
10 Brighthouse Financial 3.00 Bn -5.06 Bn 1.03 Bn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 0.05%
Mar 31, 2026 0.09%
Dec 31, 2025 0.15%
Sep 30, 2025 0.11%
Jun 30, 2025 0.06%
Mar 31, 2025 0.04%
Dec 31, 2024 0.03%
Sep 30, 2024 0.05%
Jun 30, 2024 0.04%
Mar 31, 2024 0.04%
Dec 31, 2023 0.03%
Sep 30, 2023 0.04%
Jun 30, 2023 0.03%
Mar 31, 2023 0.04%
Dec 31, 2022 0.05%
Sep 30, 2022 0.06%
Jun 30, 2022 0.06%
Mar 31, 2022 0.05%
Dec 31, 2021 0.05%
Sep 30, 2021 0.07%