Lincoln Financial (LNC) Q4 Earnings: Revenue +3.8% YoY vs. $4.78B; EPS Outlook $1.90

Lincoln Financial Group (NYSE: LNC) reports Q4 results Thursday before the market opens. The insurer missed revenue guidance by 0.7% to $4.78B, up 3.8% year-on-year, beat net premiums earned, but underperformed on book value per share. Analysts expect revenue to rise 4.3% YoY to $4.83B and adjusted EPS of $1.90/share. Last year’s same quarter saw a 135% revenue surge. LNC is down 5.9% over the past month while peers CNO Financial Group and Aflac posted growth and flat revenue, respectively, with CNO up 5.5% and Aflac up 3.4%.