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Lincoln Financial vs Unum

Lincoln Financial LNC · Unum UNM · Life & Health Insurance

Lincoln Financial reported revenue of $18.2 billion in fiscal 2025, 1.4 times Unum's $13.1 billion in fiscal 2025. Lincoln Financial's revenue fell 1.2% in its latest year, and Unum's grew 1.5%.

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Lincoln FinancialUnum
Latest fiscal yearFY2025, Dec 31, 2025FY2025, Dec 31, 2025
Revenue$18.2B$13.1B
Revenue growth−1.2%1.5%
Revenue growth a year, last 5 years0.9%−0.1%
Gross margin——
Operating margin——
Net margin6.5%5.7%
Free cash flow—$555M
Free cash flow margin—4.2%
Return on capital—7.6%
Net debt to EBITDA—0.5x
Dividends and buybacks$325M$1.3B
Change in diluted share count7.5%−8.1%
Last close$40.05$76.75
P/E at the last close2.4×54.4×
Insider trades, last 12 monthsbought $94,123, sold $3.7 millionsold $4.5 million
Piotroski F-score——
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.

Ten years

Revenue
US$ billions, fiscal years
Lincoln FinancialUnum
Operating margin
Percent of revenue
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Free cash flow
US$ billions. Cash from operations minus capital expenditure.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the Lincoln Financial and Unum pages.