DJ Lincoln National Corp. Stock Underperforms Wednesday When Compared To Competitors

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Shares of Lincoln National Corp. $(LNC)$ slipped 1.61% to $40.26 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.25% to 7,651.54 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.86% to 50,906.05.

Lincoln National Corp. closed 15.54% short of its 52-week high of $47.67, which the company reached on August 5th.

The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as MetLife Inc. (MET) fell 1.09% to $94.16, Prudential Financial Inc. (PRU) fell 1.29% to $113.58, and AFLAC Inc. $(AFL)$ fell 1.65% to $111.78.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled September 30, 2026.