Lincoln National (LNC) Tops Q3 EPS by 27c

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Lincoln Financial Group Reports Third Quarter 2016 Results and Announces Increase in Dividend

November 2, 2016 4:18 PM EDT

Net income EPS of $2.00; Operating EPS of $1.89

Book value per share (BVPS), including AOCI, of $71.43, up 23%; BVPS, excluding AOCI, of $56.65, up 10%

Net income ROE, including AOCI, of 11.6%; Operating ROE, excluding AOCI, of 13.7%

Common stock dividend increases 16%

RADNOR, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Lincoln Financial Group (NYSE: LNC) today reported net income for the third quarter of 2016 of $467 million, or $2.00 per diluted share available to common stockholders, compared to net income in the third quarter of 2015 of $227 million, or $0.87 per diluted share... More