Lincoln National Q1 EPS $1.82 Beats $1.49 Estimate, Sales $4.76B Beat $4.75B Estimate

Lincoln National (NYSE:LNC) reported quarterly earnings of $1.82 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.49 by 22.15 percent. This is a 18.75 percent decrease over earnings of $2.24 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $4.76 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $4.75 billion by 0.25 percent. This is a 5.61 percent increase over sales of $4.51 billion the same period last year.