Lincoln National Stock Price History
NYSE: LNCFinanceLife InsuranceUSD
40.23-0.31 (-0.76%)
At close: Oct 9, 4:00 PM ET · Delayed 15 min
LNC price history at a glance
The price history for Lincoln National (LNC) on this page begins on March 17, 1980, when the stock closed at $9.16; it most recently closed at $40.23 on October 5, 2026. The highest price in this record is $86.68, reached on January 29, 2018; the latest close is 53.6% below that peak. Across the 45 complete calendar years in the table, LNC finished higher in 29 and lower in 16. Its best year was 2013 (+80.7%) and its worst was 2008 (-63.5%).
Over roughly 47 years the share price changed +339.4%, a 3.2% compound annual price return (excluding dividends). In the last 12 months alone, LNC has gained 0.8%. Prices are split-adjusted closing prices; daily open, high, low, close and volume for the past year are listed below.
Summary generated from market data by MetaCap's automated system. Methodology
Key price levels
- High since 1980
- $86.68
- Date of high
- Jan 29, 2018
- Low since 1980
- $4.76
- Date of low
- Nov 17, 2008
- 52-week high
- $47.67
- 52-week low
- $32.18
- Last close
- $40.23
LNC returns
1 week
-0.17%
1 month
-7.60%
3 months
+1.26%
6 months
+17.63%
Year to date
-9.66%
1 year
+0.80%
3 years
+77.45%
5 years
-43.31%
LNC price return, excluding dividends.
LNC annual returns
| Year | Year-end close | Return |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 40.23 | -10.62% |
| 2025 | 45.01 | +39.05% |
| 2024 | 32.37 | +20.02% |
| 2023 | 26.97 | -12.21% |
| 2022 | 30.72 | -55.00% |
| 2021 | 68.26 | +35.68% |
| 2020 | 50.31 | -13.21% |
| 2019 | 57.97 | +7.89% |
| 2018 | 53.73 | -30.10% |
| 2017 | 76.87 | +16.00% |
| 2016 | 66.27 | +31.85% |
| 2015 | 50.26 | -12.47% |
| 2014 | 57.42 | +13.03% |
| 2013 | 50.80 | +80.72% |
| 2012 | 28.11 | +44.75% |
| 2011 | 19.42 | -30.17% |
| 2010 | 27.81 | +11.78% |
| 2009 | 24.88 | +24.71% |
| 2008 | 19.95 | -63.51% |
| 2007 | 54.67 | -17.67% |
| 2006 | 66.40 | +25.21% |
| 2005 | 53.03 | +13.60% |
| 2004 | 46.68 | +16.21% |
| 2003 | 40.17 | +21.84% |
| 2002 | 32.97 | -33.97% |
| 2001 | 49.93 | +5.53% |
| 2000 | 47.31 | +18.28% |
| 1999 | 40.00 | -2.22% |
| 1998 | 40.91 | +4.72% |
| 1997 | 39.06 | +48.81% |
| 1996 | 26.25 | -2.33% |
| 1995 | 26.88 | +53.57% |
| 1994 | 17.50 | -19.54% |
| 1993 | 21.75 | +17.57% |
| 1992 | 18.50 | +34.24% |
| 1991 | 13.78 | +39.56% |
| 1990 | 9.88 | -35.11% |
| 1989 | 15.22 | +39.94% |
| 1988 | 10.88 | +8.41% |
| 1987 | 10.03 | -16.62% |
| 1986 | 12.03 | -4.70% |
| 1985 | 12.63 | +34.22% |
| 1984 | 9.41 | -42.34% |
| 1983 | 16.31 | +45.81% |
| 1982 | 11.19 | +10.15% |
| 1981 | 10.16 | +0.93% |
| 1980* | 10.06 | +9.90% |
* Partial year: the record begins after the start of 1980; return measured from the first available close.
2026 return is year to date.
LNC daily prices (past year)
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40.48 | 40.66 | 39.76 | 40.23 | -1.85% | |
| 40.84 | 41.53 | 40.72 | 40.99 | -0.02% | |
| 41.50 | 41.49 | 40.37 | 41.00 | -2.57% | |
| 41.49 | 42.77 | 41.17 | 42.08 | +2.86% | |
| 40.24 | 41.28 | 40.19 | 40.91 | +1.51% | |
| 39.76 | 40.51 | 39.69 | 40.30 | +1.43% | |
| 40.00 | 40.16 | 38.88 | 39.73 | -1.32% | |
| 40.77 | 41.41 | 40.23 | 40.26 | -1.61% | |
| 40.70 | 41.03 | 40.31 | 40.92 | +0.10% | |
| 41.75 | 41.96 | 40.75 | 40.88 | -1.94% | |
| 41.79 | 41.99 | 41.18 | 41.69 | +0.72% | |
| 41.05 | 41.54 | 40.78 | 41.39 | +0.75% | |
| 40.75 | 41.61 | 40.72 | 41.08 | +0.17% | |
| 42.01 | 42.02 | 40.59 | 41.01 | -1.61% | |
| 42.60 | 42.68 | 41.63 | 41.68 | -1.23% | |
| 41.90 | 42.22 | 41.46 | 42.20 | -0.21% | |
| 43.04 | 43.66 | 42.23 | 42.29 | -0.38% | |
| 43.39 | 43.92 | 41.95 | 42.45 | -2.28% | |
| 43.89 | 44.26 | 43.22 | 43.44 | -1.36% | |
| 43.65 | 44.12 | 43.18 | 44.04 | +0.46% | |
| 44.27 | 44.50 | 42.93 | 43.84 | +0.64% | |
| 43.81 | 43.99 | 43.29 | 43.56 | +0.05% | |
| 43.22 | 44.05 | 43.07 | 43.54 | +0.51% | |
| 45.15 | 45.26 | 43.22 | 43.32 | -4.73% | |
| 45.27 | 45.90 | 45.15 | 45.47 | -0.42% | |
| 44.68 | 45.69 | 44.43 | 45.66 | +3.49% | |
| 43.03 | 44.57 | 43.03 | 44.12 | +3.16% | |
| 43.87 | 43.87 | 42.43 | 42.77 | +0.42% | |
| 43.20 | 43.45 | 42.57 | 42.59 | -1.62% | |
| 43.63 | 44.15 | 43.25 | 43.29 | -0.51% | |
| 43.15 | 43.75 | 43.00 | 43.51 | +0.44% | |
| 42.51 | 43.40 | 42.25 | 43.32 | +1.67% | |
| 42.96 | 43.18 | 42.00 | 42.61 | +0.54% | |
| 42.65 | 43.10 | 42.33 | 42.38 | +0.55% | |
| 42.51 | 42.99 | 42.00 | 42.15 | +0.40% | |
| 43.45 | 44.14 | 41.93 | 41.98 | -3.45% | |
| 45.00 | 45.32 | 43.36 | 43.48 | -3.55% | |
| 45.33 | 45.93 | 45.07 | 45.08 | +0.92% | |
| 45.45 | 46.08 | 44.62 | 44.67 | -1.74% | |
| 45.38 | 45.95 | 45.38 | 45.46 | +0.40% | |
| 44.50 | 45.31 | 44.30 | 45.28 | +2.68% | |
| 44.68 | 45.04 | 43.66 | 44.10 | -0.74% | |
| 45.51 | 45.62 | 44.42 | 44.43 | -2.74% | |
| 44.90 | 46.21 | 44.85 | 45.68 | -0.76% | |
| 46.48 | 46.69 | 45.77 | 46.03 | -1.37% | |
| 47.12 | 47.26 | 46.35 | 46.67 | -0.51% | |
| 47.14 | 47.67 | 46.32 | 46.91 | -0.19% | |
| 45.17 | 47.08 | 45.17 | 47.00 | +1.97% | |
| 45.88 | 46.25 | 45.69 | 46.09 | +1.05% | |
| 46.00 | 46.59 | 44.98 | 45.61 | -0.89% | |
| 43.95 | 46.78 | 43.11 | 46.02 | +11.08% | |
| 42.18 | 42.88 | 41.07 | 41.43 | -3.27% | |
| 41.21 | 43.06 | 41.09 | 42.83 | +3.96% | |
| 41.85 | 42.25 | 41.03 | 41.20 | -0.39% | |
| 40.69 | 41.46 | 40.29 | 41.36 | +1.30% | |
| 41.34 | 41.34 | 40.63 | 40.83 | -2.09% | |
| 42.01 | 42.31 | 41.40 | 41.70 | -0.29% | |
| 41.69 | 42.01 | 41.13 | 41.82 | +0.50% | |
| 42.25 | 42.29 | 41.55 | 41.61 | -1.49% | |
| 41.84 | 42.66 | 41.64 | 42.24 | +0.86% | |
| 41.07 | 41.92 | 41.02 | 41.88 | +2.25% | |
| 41.37 | 42.15 | 40.93 | 40.96 | -0.73% | |
| 40.62 | 41.32 | 40.50 | 41.26 | +1.00% | |
| 40.33 | 41.03 | 40.15 | 40.85 | +2.82% | |
| 39.44 | 39.94 | 39.44 | 39.73 | +0.58% | |
| 39.50 | 39.96 | 38.80 | 39.50 | +2.01% | |
| 39.31 | 39.33 | 38.35 | 38.72 | -1.20% | |
| 38.63 | 39.43 | 38.51 | 39.19 | +2.08% | |
| 37.85 | 38.74 | 37.81 | 38.39 | +3.76% | |
| 36.51 | 37.03 | 36.24 | 37.00 | +2.13% | |
| 35.54 | 36.62 | 35.44 | 36.23 | +2.49% | |
| 36.38 | 36.55 | 35.28 | 35.35 | -3.36% | |
| 36.67 | 36.92 | 36.28 | 36.58 | -0.38% | |
| 36.48 | 37.55 | 36.18 | 36.72 | +1.05% | |
| 36.77 | 37.71 | 36.28 | 36.34 | +0.30% | |
| 38.09 | 38.10 | 36.09 | 36.23 | -5.13% | |
| 37.49 | 38.21 | 37.32 | 38.19 | +1.35% | |
| 37.36 | 38.07 | 36.89 | 37.68 | +1.37% | |
| 37.73 | 37.99 | 37.03 | 37.17 | -0.59% | |
| 37.81 | 38.31 | 37.14 | 37.39 | -1.53% | |
| 38.00 | 38.52 | 37.53 | 37.97 | +1.06% | |
| 37.66 | 38.23 | 37.42 | 37.57 | +0.72% | |
| 36.89 | 37.48 | 36.70 | 37.30 | +1.91% | |
| 36.33 | 36.61 | 35.75 | 36.60 | +1.08% | |
| 35.38 | 36.30 | 35.01 | 36.21 | +2.35% | |
| 35.24 | 35.65 | 34.72 | 35.38 | +0.94% | |
| 34.66 | 35.27 | 34.65 | 35.05 | +0.89% | |
| 34.08 | 34.83 | 34.05 | 34.74 | +2.06% | |
| 33.87 | 34.60 | 33.78 | 34.04 | +1.52% | |
| 34.58 | 34.76 | 33.22 | 33.53 | -3.93% | |
| 34.53 | 35.45 | 34.53 | 34.90 | +0.78% | |
| 34.81 | 35.27 | 34.49 | 34.63 | -1.87% | |
| 35.08 | 35.83 | 34.92 | 35.29 | +0.57% | |
| 35.00 | 35.36 | 34.69 | 35.09 | -0.31% | |
| 35.84 | 36.46 | 35.09 | 35.20 | -1.62% | |
| 36.19 | 36.34 | 35.62 | 35.78 | -0.69% | |
| 36.05 | 36.30 | 35.92 | 36.03 | +0.14% | |
| 34.85 | 36.01 | 34.85 | 35.98 | +1.41% | |
| 34.53 | 35.82 | 34.02 | 35.48 | +3.38% | |
| 34.64 | 34.75 | 34.15 | 34.32 | -1.07% | |
| 34.37 | 35.40 | 34.35 | 34.69 | +0.93% | |
| 34.60 | 34.70 | 34.16 | 34.37 | -0.52% | |
| 34.66 | 34.99 | 34.37 | 34.55 | +1.41% | |
| 35.14 | 35.28 | 34.06 | 34.07 | -2.91% | |
| 34.83 | 35.43 | 34.09 | 35.09 | +0.92% | |
| 35.90 | 36.52 | 34.55 | 34.77 | -2.88% | |
| 36.21 | 36.58 | 35.26 | 35.80 | -0.39% | |
| 35.00 | 37.81 | 35.00 | 35.94 | -4.47% | |
| 38.03 | 38.37 | 37.40 | 37.62 | +0.21% | |
| 37.17 | 37.77 | 37.00 | 37.54 | +1.68% | |
| 37.34 | 37.79 | 36.75 | 36.92 | -1.63% | |
| 37.89 | 38.48 | 37.43 | 37.53 | -0.74% | |
| 36.84 | 38.19 | 36.46 | 37.81 | +2.24% | |
| 37.36 | 37.70 | 36.82 | 36.98 | -1.07% | |
| 37.81 | 37.81 | 37.18 | 37.38 | -0.51% | |
| 36.83 | 37.84 | 36.75 | 37.57 | +1.62% | |
| 36.62 | 37.15 | 36.32 | 36.97 | +1.40% | |
| 36.63 | 36.82 | 35.92 | 36.46 | -1.00% | |
| 36.81 | 36.96 | 36.06 | 36.83 | +0.38% | |
| 37.22 | 37.50 | 36.54 | 36.69 | -1.19% | |
| 36.49 | 37.25 | 36.49 | 37.13 | +0.65% | |
| 36.27 | 37.25 | 36.00 | 36.89 | +2.87% | |
| 36.04 | 36.33 | 35.72 | 35.86 | -0.42% | |
| 35.61 | 36.42 | 35.41 | 36.01 | +1.87% | |
| 35.02 | 35.58 | 34.82 | 35.35 | +1.26% | |
| 33.86 | 34.96 | 33.81 | 34.91 | +2.08% | |
| 34.42 | 34.44 | 33.77 | 34.20 | -1.98% | |
| 35.25 | 35.56 | 34.75 | 34.89 | -2.16% | |
| 36.46 | 36.84 | 35.27 | 35.66 | +2.09% | |
| 34.86 | 35.30 | 34.47 | 34.93 | -0.99% | |
| 34.60 | 35.31 | 34.49 | 35.28 | +1.15% | |
| 34.36 | 35.43 | 33.76 | 34.88 | -1.02% | |
| 35.97 | 36.26 | 35.09 | 35.24 | -0.73% | |
| 34.73 | 35.59 | 34.38 | 35.50 | +4.17% | |
| 34.39 | 34.81 | 33.89 | 34.08 | -0.29% | |
| 35.53 | 35.62 | 34.13 | 34.18 | -4.61% | |
| 35.74 | 36.70 | 35.66 | 35.83 | -0.28% | |
| 35.63 | 36.10 | 35.34 | 35.93 | +2.31% | |
| 34.28 | 35.25 | 34.05 | 35.12 | +1.21% | |
| 34.62 | 35.19 | 34.08 | 34.70 | +2.63% | |
| 33.80 | 34.03 | 33.31 | 33.81 | +0.63% | |
| 33.62 | 34.21 | 33.21 | 33.60 | -0.53% | |
| 34.19 | 34.91 | 33.78 | 33.78 | -2.20% | |
| 33.98 | 34.69 | 33.76 | 34.54 | +3.29% | |
| 33.05 | 33.71 | 32.87 | 33.44 | +2.55% | |
| 33.00 | 33.06 | 32.47 | 32.61 | +0.06% | |
| 32.50 | 32.88 | 32.22 | 32.59 | -1.75% | |
| 33.52 | 33.72 | 32.53 | 33.17 | -1.51% | |
| 34.13 | 34.47 | 33.21 | 33.68 | -0.94% | |
| 33.05 | 34.24 | 32.44 | 34.00 | -0.12% | |
| 34.14 | 34.18 | 33.13 | 34.04 | -3.10% | |
| 34.75 | 35.28 | 34.42 | 35.13 | +0.14% | |
| 34.00 | 35.23 | 33.94 | 35.08 | +2.93% | |
| 33.00 | 34.43 | 32.18 | 34.08 | -1.22% | |
| 33.70 | 34.83 | 33.59 | 34.50 | +0.58% | |
| 36.09 | 36.45 | 33.80 | 34.30 | -6.97% | |
| 36.20 | 37.05 | 35.96 | 36.87 | +2.39% | |
| 36.63 | 36.92 | 35.28 | 36.01 | +1.07% | |
| 35.55 | 36.39 | 34.61 | 35.63 | -0.17% | |
| 39.57 | 39.75 | 35.57 | 35.69 | -10.55% | |
| 39.95 | 40.19 | 39.47 | 39.90 | -0.50% | |
| 41.38 | 41.48 | 39.70 | 40.10 | -4.16% | |
| 41.64 | 41.98 | 41.22 | 41.84 | +0.65% | |
| 41.61 | 42.25 | 41.10 | 41.57 | +1.69% | |
| 40.39 | 41.49 | 39.65 | 40.88 | +0.52% | |
| 41.34 | 41.92 | 39.85 | 40.67 | +5.64% | |
| 39.72 | 40.00 | 38.38 | 38.50 | -2.11% | |
| 39.56 | 40.02 | 38.99 | 39.33 | -0.91% | |
| 40.01 | 40.44 | 39.53 | 39.69 | -1.54% | |
| 39.67 | 40.56 | 39.65 | 40.31 | +2.70% | |
| 40.31 | 41.08 | 39.14 | 39.25 | -3.44% | |
| 40.80 | 41.26 | 40.05 | 40.65 | -0.15% | |
| 42.37 | 43.06 | 40.65 | 40.71 | -3.99% | |
| 41.57 | 42.69 | 41.57 | 42.40 | +1.90% | |
| 41.47 | 42.12 | 41.47 | 41.61 | -0.07% | |
| 41.37 | 41.78 | 40.73 | 41.64 | +1.78% | |
| 40.83 | 41.61 | 40.75 | 40.91 | +0.10% | |
| 41.30 | 41.49 | 40.68 | 40.87 | -0.80% | |
| 40.51 | 41.34 | 40.50 | 41.20 | +2.11% | |
| 40.89 | 41.11 | 40.04 | 40.35 | -2.23% | |
| 41.29 | 42.08 | 41.03 | 41.27 | +0.54% | |
| 39.90 | 41.48 | 39.77 | 41.05 | +3.27% | |
| 40.27 | 40.78 | 39.07 | 39.75 | -2.81% | |
| 41.30 | 41.46 | 40.72 | 40.90 | -1.49% | |
| 41.84 | 42.17 | 41.46 | 41.52 | -0.65% | |
| 41.36 | 42.23 | 41.26 | 41.79 | +1.41% | |
| 41.99 | 42.32 | 40.89 | 41.21 | -1.60% | |
| 42.88 | 43.05 | 41.72 | 41.88 | -4.34% | |
| 44.11 | 44.42 | 43.42 | 43.78 | -0.86% | |
| 44.56 | 45.39 | 44.14 | 44.16 | -1.16% | |
| 46.38 | 46.49 | 44.67 | 44.68 | -3.83% | |
| 46.00 | 46.57 | 45.38 | 46.46 | +0.45% | |
| 45.00 | 46.82 | 44.90 | 46.25 | +2.75% | |
| 44.54 | 45.09 | 44.01 | 45.01 | +1.08% | |
| 45.01 | 45.20 | 44.33 | 44.53 | -0.85% | |
| 45.46 | 45.66 | 44.87 | 44.91 | -1.14% | |
| 45.72 | 45.75 | 45.05 | 45.43 | -0.68% | |
| 46.06 | 46.06 | 45.61 | 45.74 | -0.59% | |
| 45.78 | 46.14 | 45.66 | 46.01 | +0.52% | |
| 46.16 | 46.56 | 45.68 | 45.77 | -0.80% | |
| 46.28 | 46.71 | 45.94 | 46.14 | -0.15% | |
| 45.58 | 46.49 | 45.58 | 46.21 | +0.79% | |
| 45.42 | 46.49 | 45.30 | 45.85 | +1.28% | |
| 45.25 | 45.87 | 44.98 | 45.27 | -0.07% | |
| 45.86 | 46.25 | 45.06 | 45.30 | +0.22% | |
| 46.31 | 46.53 | 44.95 | 45.20 | +0.31% | |
| 46.37 | 46.61 | 44.91 | 45.06 | -2.59% | |
| 44.89 | 46.51 | 44.89 | 46.26 | +2.75% | |
| 43.07 | 45.05 | 43.05 | 45.02 | +4.38% | |
| 43.00 | 43.83 | 42.69 | 43.13 | +0.33% | |
| 42.82 | 43.21 | 42.14 | 42.99 | +0.58% | |
| 42.36 | 43.12 | 42.36 | 42.74 | +0.47% | |
| 41.86 | 42.83 | 41.86 | 42.54 | +1.48% | |
| 40.90 | 41.95 | 40.75 | 41.92 | +2.39% | |
| 41.19 | 41.33 | 40.84 | 40.94 | +0.24% | |
| 41.00 | 41.54 | 40.78 | 40.84 | -0.73% | |
| 41.40 | 41.58 | 41.08 | 41.14 | -0.51% | |
| 41.27 | 42.18 | 41.27 | 41.35 | +0.83% | |
| 40.75 | 41.86 | 40.72 | 41.01 | +1.66% | |
| 39.87 | 40.51 | 39.57 | 40.34 | +1.03% | |
| 39.56 | 40.17 | 38.66 | 39.93 | +1.40% | |
| 40.50 | 41.14 | 39.22 | 39.38 | -1.33% | |
| 39.66 | 40.00 | 39.33 | 39.91 | +0.88% | |
| 38.75 | 39.86 | 38.60 | 39.56 | +0.48% | |
| 40.87 | 40.87 | 39.17 | 39.37 | -4.07% | |
| 41.06 | 41.56 | 40.63 | 41.04 | -0.10% | |
| 41.50 | 42.07 | 40.94 | 41.08 | -1.75% | |
| 41.36 | 42.28 | 41.24 | 41.81 | +1.43% | |
| 40.96 | 41.61 | 40.96 | 41.22 | +0.37% | |
| 41.25 | 41.63 | 41.03 | 41.07 | -0.19% | |
| 40.54 | 41.23 | 40.20 | 41.15 | +0.76% | |
| 41.93 | 42.76 | 40.39 | 40.84 | +0.12% | |
| 40.42 | 41.49 | 40.42 | 40.79 | +1.14% | |
| 40.22 | 40.76 | 39.90 | 40.33 | -0.67% | |
| 41.31 | 41.59 | 40.12 | 40.60 | -3.33% | |
| 40.94 | 42.13 | 40.52 | 42.00 | +3.22% | |
| 40.53 | 42.66 | 39.69 | 40.69 | +1.65% | |
| 39.95 | 40.66 | 39.60 | 40.03 | -0.22% | |
| 40.36 | 40.36 | 39.67 | 40.12 | -0.50% | |
| 40.34 | 40.62 | 39.76 | 40.32 | +0.98% | |
| 39.65 | 40.33 | 39.65 | 39.93 | +1.47% | |
| 39.32 | 39.74 | 39.27 | 39.35 | -0.18% | |
| 39.72 | 39.95 | 38.94 | 39.42 | -0.76% | |
| 38.99 | 39.80 | 38.95 | 39.72 | +1.85% | |
| 38.71 | 39.26 | 38.65 | 39.00 | +1.19% | |
| 38.06 | 38.67 | 38.04 | 38.54 | +1.31% | |
| 39.19 | 39.28 | 37.99 | 38.04 | -3.77% | |
| 40.38 | 40.51 | 39.19 | 39.53 | -1.79% | |
| 38.75 | 40.61 | 38.75 | 40.25 | +2.57% | |
| 38.82 | 39.52 | 38.72 | 39.24 | +3.15% | |
| 39.75 | 39.77 | 38.04 | 38.04 | -4.69% | |
| 40.35 | 40.64 | 39.59 | 39.91 | — |
Prices are adjusted for stock splits. See adjusted closing price for how dividends and splits affect history, and the LNC chart for longer ranges.