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LNC Lincoln National (LNC) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades

Insurance · Life insurance · CIK 0000059558
Form 144 · 4
Insider buyers, 180 days
0
House members buying, 1 year
0
STOCK Act, US House only, disclosed up to 45 days after the trade
Funds added, last quarter
0
13F, latest reported quarter

What the filings say about LNC

Insiders, 180 days
-$2.8M net sold
3 sellers · 0% of sales under a 10b5-1 plan
Congress, 1 year
No trades
Last one: sale, 2025-06-17
Planned sales (Form 144), 90 days
$5.9M
4 notices

Lincoln National insider trades (Form 4)

Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises and conversions excluded.

Over the last 180 days, LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP insiders sold a net $2.8M of stock across 30 Form 4 purchases and sales, with no insider buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-28.

Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
EVP, Ch Ppl Comms Ent Srvc Off
SELL
2026-08-18 SECtraded 2026-08-17
11,000
$498.1K
-7.6%
Context
  • 7 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (7 sales), the last on Jun 1, 2026.
  • The trade is 9.2% of the 119,947 shares held after it.
  • 1 other insider sold within 30 days.
Insider activity: EVP, Ch Ppl Comms Ent Srvc Off Woodroffe Sean sold about $498.1K of LNC on Aug 17, 2026; 1 other insider sold within 30 days.
Director
SELL
2026-08-14 SECtraded 2026-08-12
15,006.55
$397.7K
-10.1%
Context
  • 2 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (2 buys), the last on May 11, 2023.
  • -0.9% median (-0.9% mean) 90-day return after 2 previous buys.
  • 1 other insider sold within 30 days.
Insider activity: Director KELLY GARY C sold about $397.7K of LNC on Aug 12, 2026; 1 other insider sold within 30 days.
EVP & General Counsel
SELL
2026-06-08 SECtraded 2026-06-05
30,000
$1.0M
+14.8%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 28.9% of the 103,906 shares held after it.
  • 1 other insider sold within 30 days.
Insider activity: EVP & General Counsel Beazer CraigT T sold about $1.0M of LNC on Jun 5, 2026, the largest insider sale at the company since 2025; 1 other insider sold within 30 days.
EVP, Ch Ppl Comms Ent Srvc Off
SELL
2026-06-03 SECtraded 2026-06-01
25,000
$868.8K
+19.4%
Context
  • 6 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (6 sales), the last on Mar 9, 2026.
  • The trade is 19.2% of the 130,189 shares held after it.
  • 1 other insider sold within 30 days.
Insider activity: EVP, Ch Ppl Comms Ent Srvc Off Woodroffe Sean sold about $868.8K of LNC on Jun 1, 2026, the largest insider sale at the company since 2025; 1 other insider sold within 30 days.
EVP, Chief Information Officer
BUY
2026-03-16 SECtraded 2026-03-13
300
$9.8K
+19.2%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 0.8% of the 37,796 shares held after it.
  • No other insider bought within 30 days.
Insider activity: EVP, Chief Information Officer Charters Jennifer bought about $9.8K of LNC on Mar 13, 2026.
30 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
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Seven facts, ranked against the sector · Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net -$2.8M over 180 days
-$895.8K over 90 days
more than 50% of Insurance
Congress
no House purchase disclosed in the last 12 months
Funds
under five funds report holding it
Revenue
-1.2% year over year
below 84% of Insurance
Margin
6.5% net margin
below 64% of Insurance
Buybacks
no share repurchases reported
Short interest
7.0% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-27) · 5.7 days to cover · settled 2026-10-15
more than 89% of Insurance
What changed in the last 30 days
Nothing new filed in the last 30 days

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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
+5.7%12M
-16%-3%+10%+24%2025-102025-122026-022026-042026-062026-082026-10 2026-06-05 · Beazer CraigT T sold $1.0M2026-06-01 · Woodroffe Sean sold $868.8K2026-08-17 · Woodroffe Sean sold $498.1K2026-08-12 · KELLY GARY C sold $397.7K2026-03-02 · Woodroffe Sean sold $344.6K2026-03-09 · Woodroffe Sean sold $261.9K2025-12-10 · Kennedy John Christopher sold $155.4K2026-02-18 · Reid James Waltman sold $127.5K2025-11-12 · Ryan Owen bought $84.3K2026-03-13 · Charters Jennifer bought $9.8K2026-09-03 · Christopher Neczypor filed to sell $2.5M2026-08-18 · Christopher Neczypor filed to sell $2.4M2026-08-17 · Sean Woodroffe filed to sell $500.1K2026-08-12 · KELLY GARY C filed to sell $398.3K
Insider buyInsider sellForm 144 (planned sale)
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Who owns LNC: institutional holders (13F)

13F holdings, latest reported quarter
SEC 13F
No reported 13F holders

No fund above the reporting threshold listed this stock last quarter. That is a fact, not missing data.

Congress trades in LNC

STOCK Act disclosures, US House only, filed up to 45 days after the trade
Sold 2025-06-17 · disclosed 57 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Bought 2025-06-11 · disclosed 63 days later
$1,001 - $15,000

Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)

No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.

LNC planned insider sales (Form 144)

Notice of intent to sell, filed before any sale
Christopher Neczypor
Filed 2026-09-03
$2.5M
Christopher Neczypor
Filed 2026-08-18
$2.4M
Sean Woodroffe
Filed 2026-08-17
$500.1K
KELLY GARY C
Filed 2026-08-12
$398.3K
Corporate PAC
The company's PAC: committee totals only, never individual donors (FEC).
Lincoln National Corporation Political Action Committee (Aka Lincoln Financial Federal Political Action Committee, Federal Lfgpac)
Cycle 2026 · $234K spent
$210.3K
Federal Election Commission, matched by the PAC's connected organisation
Live price
Daily candles from TradingView, under their licence. No filings marked.
Why this name is on the desk
Insiders have filed to sell, before selling.
The record shows a net $2.8M sold by insiders over 180 days, $5.9M in planned Form 144 sales. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
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LNC financials

Revenue growth
-1.2%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
6.5%
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$19.3B
four quarters, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Net margin, TTM
+12.2%
net income over revenue, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Free cash flow, TTM
n/a
capex not filed for the four quarters
Debt to equity
0.60x
long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2026-06-30; equity 2026-06-30
Cash flow to debt
-0.19x
TTM operating cash flow over long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2026-06-30
Return on equity
+22.6%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on assets
+0.6%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on invested capital
n/a
fewer than four consecutive quarters of operating income
Return on capital employed
n/a
fewer than four consecutive quarters of operating income
P/E, trailing
3.43x
close 2026-10-26 over four quarters of diluted EPS, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Enterprise value
$12.9B
market value at close 2026-10-26 on 2026-07-24 shares, plus long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2026-06-30, minus cash 2017-12-31
FCF yield
n/a
capex not filed for the four quarters
PEG, trailing
0.03x
P/E over trailing EPS growth of 103%: four quarters to 2026-06-30 against the four to 2025-06-30
Price as of 2026-10-26. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
2025-122024-122023-122022-12
Revenue$18.2B$18.4B$11.6B$18.8B
Net income$1.2B$3.3B-$752.0M$1.4B
EPS (diluted)5.8318.41-4.927.78
Operating cash flow-$167.0M-$2.0B-$2.1B$3.6B
Long-term debt$5.9B$5.9B$5.7B$6.3B
Buybacksn/a$0$0$550.0M
Dividends paid$325.0M$307.0M$305.0M$310.0M
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-28

LNC Stock Sonar score 6/7 axes

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LNC ranks highest on institutional and government (71st percentile) and profitability (51st), and lowest on growth (16th), among Insurance peers.

ProfitHealthGrowthInsidersInstitutionsRisk
Profitability
51
Inputs
  • Return on equity+22.6% · 77 pct, sector of 116
  • Return on assets+0.6% · 25 pct, sector of 122
  • Return on invested capitalfewer than four consecutive quarters of operating income
  • Return on capital employedfewer than four consecutive quarters of operating income
Financial health
16
Inputs
  • Debt to equity0.60x · 22 pct, sector of 104
  • Cash flow to debt-0.19x · 9 pct, sector of 97
Growth
16
Inputs
  • Revenue growth, YoY-1.2% · 16 pct, sector of 134
  • Backlog growth, YoYno backlog line filed, or no year-earlier backlog
Insider conviction
24
Inputs
  • Net Form 4 buying (codes P and S), 180d-$2.8M · 47 pct, sector of 100
  • Insider buyers, 180d0 · 0 pct, sector of 101
Institutional and government
71
Inputs
  • Funds adding, latest quarterfewer than five funds report holding it
  • Congress net buyers, 365dno Congress trades in 365 days
  • Federal contracts, 180dno federal contracts in 180 days
  • Lobbying spend, 4 quarters$1.5M · 71 pct, sector of 35
Risk and compliance
33
Inputs
  • Short interest, % of float+7.0% · 18 pct, sector of 138
  • Recalls per $1B revenue, 3ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • EPA cases per $1B revenue, 5ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • New text in Risk Factors, latest 10-K+10.2% · 49 pct, sector of 110
1 not measured: US patents
  • US patents needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: patent data not loaded yet

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LNC filings, in plain words

Are Lincoln National insiders buying or selling LNC?

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Lincoln National insiders were net sellers, a net $2.8M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4, by 3 sellers.

Have members of Congress traded LNC?

Yes, but not in the year to 2026-10-28; the latest on record is a sale by Lisa McClain dated 2025-06-17.

Are there planned insider sales of LNC?

Yes. 4 Form 144 notices of planned insider sales were filed in the 90 days to 2026-10-28, covering $5.9M of stock; the latest, by Christopher Neczypor, was filed 2026-09-03.

Read the full summary

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Lincoln National insiders were net sellers of LNC, a net $2.8M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 3 sellers. None of the 4 insider sales was flagged as made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan. Members of Congress have disclosed trades in LNC, none in the last year; the latest on record is a sale by Lisa McClain dated 2025-06-17. Insiders filed 4 Form 144 notices of intent to sell in the 90 days to 2026-10-28, covering $5.9M of stock. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-28, dated the day the filing was made public.

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