Lincoln National (LNC) Return on Invested Capital (2009 - 2026)
Lincoln National (LNC) posted Return on Invested Capital of 0.09% for Q1 2026, down 42.55% on a QoQ basis from 0.15% in Q4 2025, and up 5.0% year-over-year from 0.08% in Q1 2025.
Lincoln National (LNC) Return on Invested Capital (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Lincoln National's Return on Invested Capital history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.09% for Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Invested Capital rose 5.0% year-over-year to 0.09% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.09% (up 5.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.15%, down 1.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Invested Capital was 0.09% for Q1 2026 at Lincoln National, down from 0.15% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Invested Capital topped out at 0.15% in Q4 2025 and bottomed at 0.03% in Q2 2023.
- A 5-year average of 0.06% and a median of 0.05% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Invested Capital.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Invested Capital decreased 6 bps — and 2025, when it gained 12 bps.
- Lincoln National's Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.05% in 2022, then slumped by 41 bps to 0.03% in 2023, then advanced by 5 bps to 0.03% in 2024, then jumped by 417 bps to 0.15% in 2025, then tumbled by 43 bps to 0.09% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows LNC's Return on Invested Capital at 0.09% in Q1 2026, 0.15% in Q4 2025, and 0.11% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prudential | 75.05 Bn | 67.97 Bn | - | 0.00% |
| 2 | Aflac | 63.80 Bn | 58.14 Bn | 2.51 Bn | 0.00% |
| 3 | Metlife | 60.34 Bn | 44.39 Bn | 256.00 Mn | 0.00% |
| 4 | Manulife Financial | 52.65 Bn | 53.78 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Unum | 14.19 Bn | 4.23 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 0.02% |
| 6 | Primerica | 9.76 Bn | 9.08 Bn | 770.81 Mn | - |
| 7 | Jackson Financial | 8.17 Bn | 3.03 Bn | - | 0.12% |
| 8 | Lincoln National | 7.81 Bn | -1.09 Bn | 3.25 Bn | 0.09% |
| 9 | F&G Annuities & Life | 3.87 Bn | 1.67 Bn | 1.15 Bn | - |
| 10 | Genworth Financial | 3.84 Bn | 2.75 Bn | 553.00 Mn | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.12% |