Lincoln National (NYSE:LNC) reported quarterly earnings of $2.24 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.96 by 14.29 percent. This is a 5.08 percent decrease over earnings of $2.36 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $4.542 billion which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $4.905 billion by 7.40 percent. This is a 12.31 percent increase over sales of $4.044 billion the same period last year.