Lincoln National (STU:LCO) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio: (As of Sep. 21, 2026)

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STU:LCO Lincoln National Corp STU:LCO
72 GF Score
Price €36.48
GF Value €42.16
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
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What is Lincoln National Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio?

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Lincoln National  (STU:LCO) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PS Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of revenue during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio should give similar results to regular PS Ratio.


Lincoln National Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Related Terms


Lincoln National Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Lincoln National's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Lincoln National Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Chart

Lincoln National Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.97 0.39 0.31 0.35 0.42

Lincoln National Quarterly Data
Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26 Jun26
Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.33 0.37 0.42 0.33 0.32

STU:LCO vs PRI, JXN, CNO: Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Comparison

For the Insurance - Life subindustry, Lincoln National's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Lincoln National Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio vs Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Lincoln National's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Lincoln National's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio falls into.


STU:LCO
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Lincoln National Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio takes the Revenue per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/S calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPS Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio.

Lincoln National's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 is calculated as:

For example, Lincoln National's adjusted Revenue per Share data for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was:

Adj_RevenuePerShare=Revenue per Share/CPI of Jun. 2026 (Change)*Current CPI (Jun. 2026)
=26.517/333.9520*333.9520
=26.517

Current CPI (Jun. 2026) = 333.9520.

Lincoln National Quarterly Data

Revenue per Share CPI Adj_RevenuePerShare
201609 13.449 241.428 18.603
201612 12.996 241.432 17.976
201703 14.198 243.801 19.448
201706 14.284 244.955 19.474
201709 13.362 246.819 18.079
201712 14.040 246.524 19.019
201803 13.210 249.554 17.678
201806 15.226 251.989 20.178
201809 16.780 252.439 22.198
201812 18.439 251.233 24.510
201903 16.920 254.202 22.228
201906 18.869 256.143 24.601
201909 20.905 256.759 27.190
201912 19.586 256.974 25.453
202003 20.311 258.115 26.279
202006 16.476 257.797 21.343
202009 23.448 260.280 30.085
202012 17.849 260.474 22.884
202103 19.519 264.877 24.609
202106 21.001 271.696 25.813
202109 23.595 274.310 28.725
202112 21.886 278.802 26.215
202203 30.450 287.504 35.369
202206 27.187 296.311 30.641
202209 16.193 296.808 18.219
202212 31.320 296.797 35.241
202303 18.183 301.836 20.118
202306 27.231 305.109 29.805
202309 29.353 307.789 31.848
202312 1.371 306.746 1.493
202403 32.423 312.332 34.667
202406 25.906 314.175 27.537
202409 18.464 315.301 19.556
202412 34.355 315.605 36.352
202503 19.173 319.799 20.022
202506 24.777 322.561 25.652
202509 21.566 324.800 22.174
202512 23.473 324.054 24.190
202603 19.443 330.213 19.663
202606 26.517 333.952 26.517

Add all the adjusted revenue per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.

Is Lincoln National (STU:LCO) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Lincoln National stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of €36.48 is trading 13.5% below its estimated GF Value™ of €42.16. GuruFocus considers Lincoln National to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for STU:LCO:

  • Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio:
  • GF Value™: €42.16 vs. price of €36.48 (13.5% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 72/100 with 7 warning signs

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Lincoln National Business Description

Address 150 North Radnor-Chester Road, Suite A305, Radnor, PA, USA, 19087
Lincoln National Corp operates multiple insurance and retirement businesses. The company's operating segment includes Annuities; Retirement Plan Services; Life Insurance and Group Protection. Its products include fixed and indexed annuities, variable annuities, universal life insurance (UL), variable universal life insurance (VUL), linked-benefit UL and VUL, indexed universal life insurance (IUL), term life insurance, employer-sponsored retirement plans and services, and group life, disability, and dental.
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