Lincoln National Corp (LNC-N) Analyst Research & Price Targets - The Globe and Mail

Earnings Estimates

	Current Qtr03/2026	Next Qtr06/2026	Fiscal Yr12/2026	Fiscal Yr12/2027
Average Estimate	1.70	2.18	8.00	8.62
Number of Estimates	6	4	7	7
High Estimate	1.81	2.26	8.25	8.85
Low Estimate	1.48	2.09	7.61	8.44
Prior Year	1.60	2.36	8.23	8.00
Growth Rate Est. (year over year)	+6.25%	-7.63%	-2.79%	+7.75%

Earnings History - Surprises*

	Qtr Ending12/2025	Qtr Ending09/2025	Qtr Ending06/2025	Qtr Ending03/2025
Reported	$2.21	$2.04	$2.36	$1.60
Estimate	$1.86	$1.84	$1.91	$1.54
Difference	+0.35	+0.20	+0.45	+0.06
Surprise	+18.82%	+10.87%	+23.56%	+3.90%

* Earnings are based on GAAP income from continuing operations.

Average Analyst Ratings

3.00

3 Mths Ago16

3.13

2 Mths Ago16

3.13

1 Mth Ago16

3.25

Current16

Ratings Values:

Strong Buy5

Moderate Buy4

Hold3

Moderate Sell2

Strong Sell1

Ratings Breakdown

	3 Mths Ago	2 Mths Ago	1 Mth Ago	Current
# of Analysts:	16	16	16	16
	2	3	3	4
Holds	12	11	11	10
	2	2	2	2

Key:

Strong Buy

Moderate Buy

Hold

Moderate Sell

Strong Sell

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