What does group protection — goodwill, impairment loss mean?

The charge taken when the carrying value of goodwill exceeds its implied fair value, indicating a decline in the expected future economic benefits of the segment. This serves as a critical indicator of potential operational underperformance or adverse changes in the competitive landscape.

Lincoln National LNC Group Protection — Goodwill, Impairment Loss

Other segment segments

Retirement Plan Services

$0—

Similar metrics at other companies

METGroup Benefits — Goodwill, Impaired, Accumulated Impairment Loss

$0—

RPMSpecialty Products Group — Goodwill Impairment

$2.85M—

POOLReportable — Goodwill Impairment

$71.25K—

CAHOther Segments — Goodwill, Impairment Loss

$0—

RKTDirect to Consumer — Goodwill, Impairment Loss

$0—

OSKAccess — Goodwill Impaired Accumulated Impairment Loss

$932.1M0.0%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$5.3B+13.1%

Net income-$172.0M+76.2%

EPS (diluted)-$1.10+75.1%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$7.3B+71.5%

Total debt$6.4B+8.5%

Total equity$10.2B+24.6%

Total assets$406.16B+6.1%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$138.0M+151%

Valuation

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Market cap$7.11B+10.3%

Enterprise value$6.13B-25.1%

P/E4.1×-0.7×

P/S0.4×0.0×

Profitability

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Net margin9.2%+2.2pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity18.8%+1.8pp

Debt / equity0.6×-0.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Lincoln National in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:GoodwillImpairmentLoss.

The official record: Lincoln National’s 10-K, filed February 19, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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What is Lincoln National's group protection — goodwill, impairment loss?: Lincoln National (LNC) reported group protection — goodwill, impairment loss of $0 in Q4 2025.
What does group protection — goodwill, impairment loss mean?: The charge taken when the carrying value of goodwill exceeds its implied fair value, indicating a decline in the expected future economic benefits of the segment. This serves as a critical indicator of potential operational underperformance or adverse changes in the competitive landscape.