LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP Reports $1.3 billion Net Income

LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP reported quarterly results highlighted by Third quarter net income available to common stockholders was $1.3 billion, or $6.77 per diluted share, including a net unfavorable impact of $0.47 per diluted share related to the annual assumption review., according to its earnings release filed with an 8-K Thursday.

Resumed share repurchases with $50 million of common stock and retired $437 million of preferred stock through tender offers. Net income (loss) $ 445 $ 1,399 $ 423 $ 2,559. Net income (loss) available to common stockholders — diluted 411 1,332 343 2,441. Net income (loss) per diluted share available to common stockholders $ 2.12 $ 6.77 $ 1.87 $ 12.42.

Results detail

Further figures in the release included Adjusted income (loss) from operations 431 373 1,183 1,183; Adjusted income (loss) from operations available to common stockholders 397 339 1,103 1,103; Adjusted income (loss) from operations per diluted share available to common stockholders $ 2.04 $ 1.72 $ 6.01 $ 5.61; Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) to Adjusted Income (Loss) from Operations and Net Income (Loss) Available to Common Stockholders to Adjusted Income (Loss) Available to Common Stockholders (1).

The filing is an Item 2.02 results announcement furnished with Exhibit 99.1. Comparisons use the year-earlier period as presented by LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP unless the release specifies another baseline. Where both GAAP and non-GAAP metrics appear, both are summarized when the extract includes them.

Segment mix, cash flow and any outlook language in the release are the usual secondary reads after the headline revenue and earnings figures. One-time items—restructuring, impairments, gains on sales or legal settlements—can move GAAP profit without changing the run-rate story, so reconciliations remain essential.

Why it matters

For retail investors, the LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP print is a check on whether growth, margins and cash generation are moving together. The figures above come from the company’s Exhibit 99.1 earnings materials; how they stack up against the prior-year run rate and any guide published with the release will shape the near-term debate.

By the numbers

• Third quarter net income available to common stockholders was $1.3 billion, or $6.77 per diluted share, including a net unfavorable impact of $0.47 per diluted share related to the annual assumption review.
• Resumed share repurchases with $50 million of common stock and retired $437 million of preferred stock through tender offers.
• Net income (loss) $ 445 $ 1,399 $ 423 $ 2,559
• Net income (loss) available to common stockholders — diluted 411 1,332 343 2,441
• Net income (loss) per diluted share available to common stockholders $ 2.12 $ 6.77 $ 1.87 $ 12.42
• Adjusted income (loss) from operations 431 373 1,183 1,183

Sources

1. LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP Form 8-K with quarterly financial results, filed 2026-11-05 (accession 0000059558-26-000070)

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