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Lincoln International, Inc. (LCLN)

Financial Services | Capital Markets | Chicago, United States | NYSE
24.45 USD +0.60 (2.516%) ⇧ (Oct. 15, 2026, 11:45 a.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:⯪☆☆☆☆Dividends:★☆☆☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 2:56 a.m. EDT

The investment case here is fundamentally broken due to severe earnings deterioration. Despite a massive 50.8% surge in revenue and a pristine 94% gross margin, the company is hemorrhaging operating cash, resulting in a -7% operating margin and a trailing EPS of -$1.67. This disconnect between top-line growth and bottom-line destruction suggests the business model is currently failing to convert sales into profitability, likely due to aggressive scaling costs or pricing pressure. The recent price action confirms this distress; after a sharp 13% pop on the IPO, the stock has immediately corrected, trading well below its initial offering price and struggling to find support. While the forward P/E of 14x looks attractive on paper, it relies entirely on the assumption that earnings will turn positive soon, which is a significant leap given the current quarterly burn. The dividend yield of 1.17% is negligible and insufficient to offset the risk of capital loss in a company with negative earnings. For investors, this appears to be a speculative gamble on a turnaround story rather than a sound investment in a profitable enterprise.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.091591
AutoETS0.092386
AutoTheta0.092618
AutoARIMA0.093431

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 42%
H-stat 2.81
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.132
Excess Kurtosis -0.14
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-08-31
Last Dividend Date 2026-08-31
Debt to Equity Ratio 55.299
Revenue per Share 25.072
Market Cap 2,572,271,360
Forward P/E 14.11
Profit Margins 17.87%
Website https://www.lincolninternational.com

Dividend Data

Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-09-01 0.07 0.28169
Additional Data
dividendYield 1.14
exDividendDate 2026-09-01
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
lastDividendValue 0.07
lastDividendDate 2026-09-01
dividendDate 2026-09-15

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.059058666
Address1 110 North Wacker Drive
Address2 51St Floor
All Time High 27.55
All Time Low 20.05
Ask 24.58
Ask Size 200
Average Analyst Rating 2.3 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 397,800
Average Daily Volume3 Month 536,637
Average Volume 536,637
Average Volume10Days 397,800
Bid 24.41
Bid Size 200
Book Value 3.861
City Chicago
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 24.45
Current Ratio 1.165
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 24.6389
Day Low 23.85
Debt To Equity 55.299
Display Name Lincoln
Dividend Date 1,789,430,400
Dividend Yield 1.14
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,786,019,400
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,786,019,400
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.987
Earnings Timestamp 1,786,019,400
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,881,800
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,881,800
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Enterprise To Revenue 1.288
Enterprise Value 1,125,054,336
Eps Current Year 1.33714
Eps Forward 1.73286
Eps Trailing Twelve Months -1.61
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,788,220,800
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 20
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 24.6576
Fifty Day Average Change -0.20759964
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.008419296
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 5.9058666
Fifty Two Week High 27.55
Fifty Two Week High Change -3.0999985
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.11252263
Fifty Two Week Low 20.05
Fifty Two Week Low Change 4.4000015
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.21945146
Fifty Two Week Range 20.05 - 27.55
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,779,283,800,000
Float Shares 26,060,656
Forward Eps 1.73286
Forward P E 14.109623
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 1,400
Fullday Change 0.6000004
Fullday Change Percent 2.515725
Fullday Price 24.45
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 0.94115996
Gross Profits 822,268,032
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.05335
Held Percent Institutions 0.78732
Implied Shares Outstanding 105,205,365
Industry Capital Markets
Industry Disp Capital Markets
Industry Key capital-markets
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,788,220,800
Last Dividend Value 0.07
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary Lincoln International, Inc. operates as an independent investment banking advisory firm in the United States, Europe, and Asia. It operates through two segments: Investment Banking Advisory and Valuations and Opinions. The investment Banking Advisory segment offers capital advisory, such as debt advisory, special situations and restructuring, and growth/minority equity; private funds advisory which includes structured / continuation vehicles, single asset vehicles, primary funds, and co-investment vehicles. Its Valuations and Opinions segment provides portfolio valuations, transaction opinions and board advisory, disputes advisory services to alternative asset managers includes private equity firms, private credit firms, mutual funds, insurance companies, banks, infrastructure firms, hedge funds, and institutional investors. In addition, the company offers financial advice to general partners, boards of directors, special committees, investors, trustees, and other corporate decision-makers at both public and private companies; other services, such as strategic consulting, an executive peer exchange called Connect, which fosters connection and mentorship among leaders within the insurance and wealth sectors, and an agency member network; and FirstChoice, which provides members direct insurance carrier access, strategic business planning, advanced technology services, and education platform. It serves Business Services, Consumer, Financial services, Healthcare, Industrials, and Technology sectors. The company was founded in 1996 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.
Long Name Lincoln International, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 2,572,271,360
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_1997406812
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 156,160,992
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 834,584,979
Number Of Analyst Opinions 7
Open 24.11
Operating Cashflow 239,826,000
Operating Margins -0.07036
Payout Ratio 0.0
Phone 312 580 8339
Previous Close 23.85
Price Eps Current Year 18.285297
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 6.3325562
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 2.944187
Profit Margins 0.17874001
Quick Ratio 1.077
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 2.28571
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.6000004
Regular Market Change Percent 2.515725
Regular Market Day High 24.6389
Regular Market Day Low 23.85
Regular Market Day Range 23.85 - 24.6389
Regular Market Open 24.11
Regular Market Previous Close 23.85
Regular Market Price 24.45
Regular Market Time 1,792,079,122
Regular Market Volume 24,647
Revenue Growth 0.508
Revenue Per Share 25.072
Sand P52 Week Change 0.16440773
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Shares Outstanding 34,846,972
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0689
Shares Short 2,402,597
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 529,452
Short Name Lincoln International, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0723
Short Ratio 2.8
Source Interval 15
State IL
Symbol LCLN
Target High Price 30.0
Target Low Price 25.0
Target Mean Price 27.07143
Target Median Price 27.0
Total Cash 250,624,000
Total Cash Per Share 7.192
Total Debt 241,827,008
Total Revenue 873,678,016
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Eps -1.61
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 23.82353
Two Hundred Day Average Change 0.62647057
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.026296295
Type Disp Equity
Volume 24,647
Website https://www.lincolninternational.com
Zip 60,606