Lincoln National (NYSE:LNC) reported quarterly earnings of $2.21 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.90 by 16.38 percent. This is a 15.71 percent increase over earnings of $1.91 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $4.920 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $4.840 billion by 1.66 percent. This is a 2.82 percent decrease over sales of $5.063 billion the same period last year.