LNC P/E ratio: current value, 10-year range and year-by-year history
Cash & Leverage
LNC's p/e ratio is lower than 83% of the last 10 years.
P/E ratio History
LNC P/E ratio by year
Yearly range of LNC’s p/e ratio from 2016 to 2026. Over the full period it ranged from -6.7 to 35.5, averaging 8.3.
| Year | Low | Average | High | Year-end |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 8.7 | 3.7 |
| 2025 | 1.6 | 4.3 | 8.4 | 8.4 |
| 2024 | -6.7 | 6.5 | 26.1 | 1.7 |
| 2023 | -4.3 | -1.0 | 3.8 | 3.7 |
| 2022 | -4.5 | 6.0 | 10.6 | -2.6 |
| 2021 | 7.9 | 14.9 | 25.6 | 9.2 |
| 2020 | 3.9 | 16.1 | 35.5 | 20.0 |
| 2019 | 6.9 | 10.1 | 15.5 | 13.5 |
| 2018 | 5.3 | 7.5 | 9.3 | 7.0 |
| 2017 | 10.0 | 11.8 | 14.6 | 12.0 |
| 2016 | 8.8 | 10.9 | 12.9 | 12.5 |
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How much the market pays for each dollar of annual profit. P/E = Stock Price / EPS. The raw number means little — what matters is whether it's high or low relative to the company's own history.
Price / Earnings Per ShareThe chart shows five color-coded historical zones: green (below 10th percentile) means historically very cheap, fading through lime and gray (the normal 25th–75th range) to orange and red (historically expensive). When the line sits in a green or lime zone, the stock is trading at an unusually low P/E relative to its own history.
- Cyclical businesses look cheapest on P/E at peak earnings — the "earnings trap." Use EV/EBITDA or normalised earnings for energy, materials, and financials.
- A falling P/E trend may signal a business in structural decline, not a buying opportunity.
Is LNC P/E ratio High or Low Right Now?
Lincoln National Corporation's P/E ratio is currently 3.7, which is historically cheap relative to its 10-year historical range. The 10-year median P/E ratio for LNC is approximately 8.3. See all LNC valuation metrics →
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