Lincoln National Corporation

Lincoln National Corporation

Financial Services

NYSE:LNC · New York Stock Exchange

Market Cap $7.13B Beta 1.17 P/E (TTM) 4.1
$37.28 +1.86%

+$0.68 today

52W Low $31.69High $46.82

Vol 0.79M · Avg 1.95M

EPS (TTM)$9.03
Div Yield4.83%
Insurance - Life

Management

Put operating results in leadership context

Review returns on capital, executive background, insider transactions, and growth quality to judge whether management is compounding value well.

Return Metrics

ROE, ROIC & ROA over time

Management

ROE

10.8%

avg 12.0%

ROIC

0.5%

avg 18.0%

ROA

0.3%

avg 0.4%

Analysis

ROE is currently the strongest return metric at 10.8% versus its period average of 12.0%. 0 of 3 return metrics are above their quality threshold, which helps indicate how efficiently the company turns capital and assets into profit.

Management

Key executives, compensation & ownership

Management
NameTitleCompensationTenureAgeShares OwnedOwnership %

Ellen Gail Cooper

Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer$7.69M62$768,244.000.40%

Christopher Neczypor

Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer$4.32M46$125,557.000.07%

James Reid

Executive Vice President & President of Workplace Solutions$4.16M60$5,197.70<0.01%

Brian Anthony Kroll

Executive VP & Head of Retail Life and Annuity Solutions$3.47M64$70,536.000.04%

Sean Nigel Woodroffe

Executive VP and Chief People, Communications & Enterprise Services Officer$3.47M62$155,189.000.08%

Adam Maxwell Cohen

Senior Vice President, Treasurer & Chief Accounting Officer$39,259.000.02%

John G. Morriss

Executive Vice President & Chief Investment Officer$125,557.000.07%

John Muething

Vice President of Financial Planning & Analysis and Head of Investor Relations$125,557.000.07%

Thomas David Anfuso

Senior Vice President & Chief Technology Officer

Jennifer Charters

Executive Vice President & Chief Information Officer53$37,796.000.02%

Lucy Denise Gase

Senior Vice President and Head of Administrative Services & Strategic Support

Insider Trading

SEC Form 4 transactions — last 12 months

Management

Buys

2

$94,123.00

Sells

8

$3.04M

Net Sentiment

$2.95M

Net selling

Most Active

Woodroffe Sean

3 transactions

DateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValue
Jun 5, 2026

Beazer CraigT T

Direct

Sell30.0K$34.45$1,033,500.00
Mar 13, 2026

Charters Jennifer

Direct

Buy300$32.61$9,783.00
Mar 9, 2026

Woodroffe Sean

Direct

Sell8.0K$32.74$261,920.00
Mar 2, 2026

Woodroffe Sean

Direct

Sell10.0K$34.46$344,600.00
Feb 18, 2026

Reid James Waltman

Direct

Sell3.0K$41.81$127,520.50
Dec 10, 2025

Kennedy John Christopher

Direct

Sell3.5K$44.15$155,363.85
Nov 12, 2025

Ryan Owen

Direct

Buy2.0K$42.17$84,340.00
Aug 15, 2025

Woodroffe Sean

Direct

Sell16.2K$40.90$661,107.60
Aug 15, 2025

Kroll Brian

Direct

Sell6.4K$40.87$260,014.94
Aug 7, 2025

Kennedy John Christopher

Direct

Sell5.0K$39.29$196,450.00

Analysis

Insiders reported 2 buys worth $94,123.00 and 8 sells worth $3.04M over the last 12 months. That adds up to net selling of $2.95M. Woodroffe Sean was the most active insider with 3 transactions.

Growth Analysis

Historical CAGR & forward analyst estimates

Metric 10yr5yr3yr Fwd Est.
EPSN/AN/A-0.4%
+6.0% (14yr)1 analysts
RevenueN/AN/A+5.6%
+3.4% (14yr)5 analysts
Net IncomeN/AN/A-4.2%
+3.6% (14yr)5 analysts
EBITN/AN/A-3.0%
+4.9% (14yr)5 analysts

Analysis

Recent growth has been strongest in Revenue at +5.6% over three years. Forward estimates point to EPS at +6.0% (14yr), giving you a quick check on whether expectations are accelerating or cooling.

Who manages LNC?

Lincoln National Corporation (LNC) lists 11 active executives. The top listed executive is Christopher Neczypor, Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer.

Are LNC insiders buying or selling?

Recent insider activity shows net selling of $21.75M.

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