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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |