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	$1.63	$2.11	$7.79	$8.51
Number of Estimates	5	4	5	6
High Estimate	$1.78	$2.25	$8.06	$8.70
Low Estimate	$1.46	$1.95	$7.49	$8.25
Prior Year	$1.60	$2.36	$8.23	$7.79
Growth Rate Est. (year over year)	+1.87%	-10.59%	-5.35%	+9.24%

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

3.13

3 Mths Ago16

3.13

2 Mths Ago16

3.25

1 Mth Ago16

3.31

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
	3	3	4	4 1
Holds	11	11	10	9
	2	2	2	2

Key:

Strong Buy

Moderate Buy

Hold

Moderate Sell

Strong Sell

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