Growth Metrics

Lincoln National (LNC) Return on Invested Capital (2016 - 2026)

Lincoln National filings provide 18 years of Return on Invested Capital readings, the most recent being 0.0% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Invested Capital fell 1.0% to 0.0% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.0% through Mar 2026, down 1.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.01% for FY2025, 0.0% changed from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital hit 0.0% in Q1 2026 for Lincoln National, down from 0.0% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Invested Capital topped out at 0.2% in Q2 2023 and bottomed at 0.09% in Q3 2023.
  • Average Return on Invested Capital over 5 years is 0.01%, with a median of 0.01% recorded in 2025.
  • The largest annual shift saw Return on Invested Capital rose 19bps in 2023 before it fell -19bps in 2024.
  • Lincoln National's Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.02% in 2022, then crashed by -79bps to 0.0% in 2023, then surged by 87bps to 0.01% in 2024, then crashed by -65bps to 0.0% in 2025, then fell by -1bps to 0.0% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for LNC's Return on Invested Capital are 0.0% (Q1 2026), 0.0% (Q4 2025), and 0.01% (Q3 2025).