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Lincoln National LNC Retirement Plan Services — Deferred Sale Inducement Cost

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$25M-3.8%

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$8M-11.1%

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:DeferredSalesInducementsNet.

The official record: Lincoln National’s 10-Q, filed May 7, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Lincoln National's retirement plan services — deferred sale inducement cost?
Lincoln National (LNC) reported retirement plan services — deferred sale inducement cost of $63M in Q1 2026.
How has Lincoln National's retirement plan services — deferred sale inducement cost changed year-over-year?
Lincoln National's retirement plan services — deferred sale inducement cost increased by 37.0% year-over-year, from $46M to $63M.
What is the long-term trend for Lincoln National's retirement plan services — deferred sale inducement cost?
Over 2 years (2023 to 2025), Lincoln National's retirement plan services — deferred sale inducement cost has grown at a 57.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $87M to $217M.
What does retirement plan services — deferred sale inducement cost mean?
This represents capitalized costs related to specific incentives provided to policyholders to encourage the purchase of retirement or annuity products. These inducements are deferred and amortized over the life of the contract to match the expected economic benefits. It provides insight into the competitive intensity and the cost of attracting new retirement plan assets.