LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP Cash Flow Breakdown
Cash flow breakdown shows where LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP's cash came from and where it went: from running the business, from investing (buying or selling equipment, companies and investments) and from financing (borrowing, paying back loans, buying back shares, paying dividends). One row per year or quarter. A minus sign means cash went out. Financing is shown line by line: buybacks, dividends, debt paid back, new debt and the rest. All amounts are the filed figures for that period.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31: from running the business, $167.00M went out.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31: from investing, $4.01B went out.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31: from financing, $7.88B came in.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31: change in cash, $3.70B came in.
A minus sign means cash went out. * = worked out from the filed year-to-date figures (hover to see how); greyed = already counted inside another line.
Each year (12 month)
| Fiscal year end | Running the business | From investing | Buybacks | Dividends | Debt paid back | New debt | New shares sold | Other | Not split out | Change in cash |
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| 2025-12-31 | -$167.00M | -$4.01B | | -$325.00M | -$300.00M | $495.00M | $825.00M | | $7.19B* | $3.70B |
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| 2024-12-31 | -$2.01B | $821.00M | $0.00 | -$307.00M | -$100.00M | $346.00M | $0.00 | $0.00 | $3.68B* | $2.44B |
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| 2023-12-31 | -$2.07B | -$3.33B | $0.00 | -$305.00M | -$500.00M* | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $6.24B* | $22.00M |
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| 2022-12-31 | $3.61B | -$11.65B | -$550.00M | -$310.00M | -$300.00M* | $296.00M | | -$2.00M | $9.63B* | $731.00M |
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| 2021-12-31 | -$217.00M | -$3.58B | -$1.10B | -$319.00M | -$8.00M* | $0.00 | | -$60.00M | $6.20B* | $904.00M |
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| 2020-12-31 | $534.00M | -$9.48B | -$275.00M | -$311.00M | -$1.11B* | $1.29B | | -$6.00M | $8.50B* | -$855.00M |
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| 2019-12-31 | -$2.69B | -$5.50B | -$550.00M | -$303.00M | -$350.00M* | $744.00M | | | $8.86B* | $218.00M |
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| 2018-12-31 | $1.94B | -$5.82B | -$900.00M | -$289.00M | -$560.00M* | $1.09B | | | $5.24B* | $717.00M |
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| 2017-12-31 | $788.00M | -$4.19B | -$725.00M | -$262.00M | | | | | $3.29B* | -$1.09B |
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| 2016-12-31 | $1.27B | -$3.67B | -$879.00M | -$238.00M | -$659.00M* | $395.00M | | | $3.35B* | -$424.00M |
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| 2015-12-31 | $2.24B | -$4.22B | -$900.00M | -$204.00M | -$250.00M | $298.00M | | | $2.26B* | -$773.00M |
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| 2014-12-31 | $2.53B | -$1.80B | -$650.00M | -$170.00M | -$500.00M | | | | $2.15B* | $1.55B |
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| 2013-12-31 | $799.00M | -$4.71B | -$450.00M | -$128.00M | | $393.00M | | | $2.23B* | -$1.87B |
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| 2012-12-31 | $1.27B | -$3.86B | -$492.00M | -$91.00M | -$320.00M | $300.00M | $0.00 | | $2.91B* | -$280.00M |
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| 2011-12-31 | $1.28B | -$2.13B | -$575.00M | -$61.00M | -$525.00M | $298.00M | $0.00 | | $3.48B* | $1.77B |
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| 2010-12-31 | $1.72B | -$5.63B | -$25.00M | -$42.00M | -$405.00M | $749.00M | $368.00M | | $1.82B* | -$1.44B |
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| 2009-12-31 | $937.00M | -$7.85B | $0.00 | -$79.00M | -$522.00M | $788.00M | $652.00M | | $4.33B* | -$1.74B |
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| 2008-12-31 | $1.26B | $2.57B | -$476.00M | -$430.00M | -$300.00M | $450.00M | $0.00 | | $1.19B* | $4.26B |
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| 2007-12-31 | $1.96B | -$1.96B | -$986.00M | -$430.00M | -$658.00M | $1.42B | $0.00 | | $701.00M* | $43.00M |
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Each quarter (3 month)
| Quarter end | Running the business | From investing | Buybacks | Dividends | Debt paid back | New debt | New shares sold | Other | Not split out | Change in cash |
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| 2026-06-30 | -$558.00M* | $2.58B* | | -$86.00M* | $0.00* | $494.00M* | | | $392.00M* | |
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| 2026-03-31 | $138.00M | -$3.45B | | -$86.00M | -$150.00M | $250.00M | | | $1.15B* | -$2.16B |
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| 2025-12-31 | $233.00M* | -$3.91B* | | -$86.00M* | $0.00* | $495.00M* | $0.00* | | $2.10B* | |
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| 2025-09-30 | -$1.14B* | $2.21B* | | -$86.00M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | $0.00* | | $2.54B* | |
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| 2025-06-30 | $1.01B* | -$266.00M* | | -$76.00M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | | | $2.19B* | |
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| 2025-03-31 | -$272.00M | -$2.05B | | -$77.00M | -$300.00M | $0.00 | | | $1.18B* | -$1.52B |
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| 2024-12-31 | $222.00M* | -$717.00M* | | -$77.00M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | $0.00* | | $360.00M* | |
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| 2024-09-30 | -$27.00M* | -$702.00M* | | -$77.00M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | $0.00* | | $1.34B* | |
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| 2024-06-30 | -$859.00M* | $601.00M* | | -$76.00M* | -$53.00M* | -$1.00M* | | | $1.74B* | |
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| 2024-03-31 | -$1.34B | $1.64B | | -$77.00M | -$47.00M | $347.00M | | | $238.00M* | $757.00M |
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| 2023-12-31 | -$1.87B* | -$714.00M* | | -$76.00M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | | | $3.49B* | |
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| 2023-09-30 | $46.00M* | -$1.44B* | | -$76.00M* | -$500.00M* | $0.00* | | | $729.00M* | |
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| 2023-06-30 | $522.00M* | -$857.00M* | | -$76.00M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | | | $413.00M* | |
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| 2023-03-31 | -$774.00M | -$325.00M | | -$77.00M | $0.00 | $0.00 | | | $1.60B* | $423.00M |
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| 2022-12-31 | $594.00M* | -$1.78B* | $0.00* | -$76.00M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | | -$1.00M* | $3.14B* | |
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| 2022-09-30 | $650.00M* | -$3.12B* | -$50.00M* | -$77.00M* | $0.00* | -$1.00M* | | | $2.50B* | |
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| 2022-06-30 | $1.89B* | -$4.61B* | -$100.00M* | -$78.00M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | | | $2.50B* | |
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| 2022-03-31 | $476.00M | -$2.14B | -$400.00M | -$79.00M | -$300.00M | $297.00M | | | $1.49B* | -$652.00M |
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| 2021-12-31 | -$342.00M* | -$1.13B* | -$650.00M* | -$78.00M* | $0.00* | | | $3.00M* | $2.20B* | |
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| 2021-09-30 | $338.00M* | -$917.00M* | -$200.00M* | -$80.00M* | | | | $0.00* | $1.08B* | |
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| 2021-06-30 | $410.00M* | -$805.00M* | -$150.00M* | -$81.00M* | | | | $0.00* | $1.67B* | |
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| 2021-03-31 | -$623.00M | -$731.00M | -$105.00M | -$80.00M | | | | -$63.00M | $1.24B* | -$358.00M |
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| 2020-12-31 | $193.00M* | -$3.04B* | -$50.00M* | -$78.00M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | | -$1.00M* | $2.08B* | |
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| 2020-09-30 | -$630.00M* | -$3.08B* | $0.00* | -$77.00M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | | | $2.18B* | |
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| 2020-06-30 | $516.00M* | -$4.11B* | $0.00* | -$77.00M* | -$796.00M* | $790.00M* | | | $1.67B* | |
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| 2020-03-31 | $455.00M | $742.00M | -$225.00M | -$79.00M | -$300.00M | $499.00M | | | $2.55B* | $3.64B |
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| 2019-12-31 | $171.00M* | -$3.21B* | -$100.00M* | -$76.00M* | -$200.00M* | $249.00M* | | | $2.79B* | |
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| 2019-09-30 | -$295.00M* | -$2.23B* | -$150.00M* | -$74.00M* | | | | | $2.37B* | |
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| 2019-06-30 | -$1.23B* | $1.07B* | -$150.00M* | -$76.00M* | | | | | $2.10B* | |
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| 2019-03-31 | -$1.33B | -$1.13B | -$150.00M | -$77.00M | | | | | $1.94B* | -$752.00M |
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| 2018-12-31 | $909.00M* | -$1.57B* | -$625.00M* | -$72.00M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | | | $2.25B* | |
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| 2018-09-30 | $402.00M* | -$1.87B* | -$175.00M* | -$72.00M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | | | $1.40B* | |
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| 2018-06-30 | $492.00M* | -$1.78B* | | -$73.00M* | -$50.00M* | $0.00* | | | $927.00M* | |
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| 2018-03-31 | $140.00M | -$595.00M | | -$72.00M | -$510.00M* | $1.09B | | | $572.00M* | $629.00M |
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| 2017-12-31 | $179.00M* | -$1.40B* | -$125.00M* | -$64.00M* | | | | | $1.08B* | -$337.00M* |
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| 2017-09-30 | $407.00M* | -$780.00M* | -$200.00M* | -$66.00M* | | | | | $626.00M* | -$13.00M* |
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| 2017-06-30 | $93.00M* | -$505.00M* | -$200.00M* | -$67.00M* | | | | | $734.00M* | $55.00M* |
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| 2017-03-31 | $109.00M | -$1.50B | -$200.00M | -$65.00M | | | | | $856.00M* | -$799.00M |
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| 2016-12-31 | $592.00M* | -$2.05B* | -$204.00M* | -$58.00M* | | | | | $1.00B* | -$722.00M* |
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| 2016-09-30 | $144.00M* | -$1.37B* | -$200.00M* | -$58.00M* | | | | | $817.00M* | -$669.00M* |
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| 2016-06-30 | $238.00M* | $467.00M* | -$275.00M* | -$62.00M* | | | | | $568.00M* | $936.00M* |
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| 2016-03-31 | $298.00M | -$707.00M | -$200.00M | -$60.00M | | | | | $700.00M* | $31.00M |
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| 2015-12-31 | $756.00M* | -$2.08B* | -$200.00M* | -$51.00M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | | | $945.00M* | -$626.00M* |
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| 2015-09-30 | $905.00M* | -$13.00M* | -$200.00M* | -$51.00M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | | | $804.00M* | $1.45B* |
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| 2015-06-30 | $286.00M* | -$1.10B* | -$150.00M* | -$50.00M* | | $0.00* | | | -$147.00M* | -$1.16B* |
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| 2015-03-31 | $296.00M | -$1.03B | -$350.00M | -$52.00M | | $298.00M | | | $411.00M* | -$432.00M |
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| 2014-12-31 | $1.43B* | -$83.00M* | -$200.00M* | -$44.00M* | $0.00* | | | | $994.00M* | $2.10B* |
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| 2014-09-30 | $724.00M* | -$617.00M* | -$150.00M* | -$42.00M* | $0.00* | | | | $397.00M* | $312.00M* |
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| 2014-06-30 | $108.00M* | -$728.00M* | -$150.00M* | -$42.00M* | $0.00* | | | | $472.00M* | -$340.00M* |
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| 2014-03-31 | $263.00M | -$377.00M | -$150.00M | -$42.00M | -$500.00M | | | | $291.00M* | -$515.00M |
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| 2013-12-31 | $295.00M* | -$896.00M* | -$100.00M* | -$31.00M* | | -$4.00M* | | | $450.00M* | -$286.00M* |
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| 2013-09-30 | $449.00M* | -$1.01B* | -$100.00M* | -$32.00M* | | $347.00M* | | | $423.00M* | $76.00M* |
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| 2013-06-30 | $306.00M* | -$1.51B* | -$150.00M* | -$32.00M* | | | | | $857.00M* | -$533.00M* |
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| 2013-03-31 | -$251.00M | -$1.29B | -$100.00M | -$33.00M | | | | | $550.00M* | -$1.12B |
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| 2012-12-31 | $603.00M* | -$1.79B* | -$92.00M* | -$24.00M* | -$20.00M* | $0.00* | | | $1.18B* | -$143.00M* |
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| 2012-09-30 | $52.00M* | -$1.04B* | -$100.00M* | -$21.00M* | | $2.00M* | | | $228.00M* | -$884.00M* |
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| 2012-06-30 | $332.00M* | $891.00M* | -$150.00M* | -$23.00M* | | $0.00* | | | $691.00M* | $1.74B* |
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| 2012-03-31 | $282.00M | -$1.91B | -$150.00M | -$23.00M | | $298.00M | | | $512.00M* | -$994.00M |
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| 2011-12-31 | $342.00M* | -$1.11B* | -$200.00M* | -$13.00M* | -$250.00M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | | $913.00M* | -$322.00M* |
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| 2011-09-30 | $56.00M* | $1.06B* | -$149.00M* | -$17.00M* | -$275.00M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | | $1.24B* | $1.92B* |
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| 2011-06-30 | $538.00M* | -$705.00M* | -$151.00M* | -$15.00M* | $0.00* | $298.00M* | | | $731.00M* | $696.00M* |
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| 2011-03-31 | $340.00M | -$1.37B | -$75.00M | -$16.00M | $0.00 | $0.00 | | | $593.00M* | -$525.00M |
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| 2010-12-31 | $576.00M* | -$1.72B* | -$25.00M* | -$3.00M* | -$155.00M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | | $519.00M* | -$806.00M* |
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| 2010-09-30 | $271.00M* | -$1.38B* | $0.00* | -$3.00M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | $0.00* | | $958.00M* | -$153.00M* |
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| 2010-06-30 | $308.00M* | -$1.04B* | $0.00* | -$21.00M* | $0.00* | | | | $1.01B* | $255.00M* |
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| 2010-03-31 | $565.00M | -$1.49B | $0.00 | -$15.00M | -$250.00M | | | | $450.00M* | -$739.00M |
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| 2009-12-31 | $385.00M* | -$552.00M* | $0.00* | -$15.00M* | $0.00* | $297.00M* | $0.00* | | $593.00M* | $708.00M* |
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| 2009-09-30 | $105.00M* | -$1.70B* | $0.00* | -$8.00M* | $0.00* | -$4.00M* | $0.00* | | $2.39B* | $788.00M* |
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| 2009-06-30 | $791.00M* | -$4.73B* | | -$2.00M* | -$500.00M* | | | | $1.52B* | -$2.92B* |
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| 2009-03-31 | -$344.00M | -$870.00M | | -$54.00M | -$22.00M | | | | $977.00M* | -$313.00M |
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| 2008-12-31 | $448.00M* | $2.75B* | $0.00* | -$107.00M* | -$15.00M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | | $695.00M* | $3.77B* |
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| 2008-09-30 | $360.00M* | -$144.00M* | -$75.00M* | -$106.00M* | -$185.00M* | $450.00M* | $0.00* | | -$61.00M* | $239.00M* |
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