Question 1

Which is bigger, JPM or LNC?

Accepted Answer

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is the larger company — market cap $886B vs $7.70B for Lincoln National Corp..

Question 2

Which is more profitable, JPM or LNC?

Accepted Answer

JPM keeps more of each revenue dollar as profit — net margin 32.6% vs 12.2% for LNC.

Question 3

Which stock is cheaper, JPM or LNC?

Accepted Answer

On earnings, LNC trades at a lower P/E — 3.3 vs 13.6 for JPM. A lower P/E means paying less per dollar of earnings.

Question 4

Which pays a higher dividend, JPM or LNC?

Accepted Answer

LNC yields 5.65% vs 1.96% for JPM.

Question 5

Which is the better stock — JPM or LNC?

Accepted Answer

On reported financials, JPM leads 4 of 10 comparable metrics and LNC leads 6. StockCV rates JPM “Strained” and LNC “Strained”. This is information, not investment advice — compare the full CVs before drawing conclusions.

Metric	JPM	LNC
Price	$333.37	$40.23
Market cap	$886B	$7.70B
Revenue (TTM)	$199B	$19.3B
Revenue growth	+3.4%	-0.3%
Net margin	32.6%	12.2%
Free cash flow	-$163B	-$1.33B
Net cash (debt)	—	$9.10B
1-year price return	+9.1%	+0.8%
P/E	13.6	3.3
P/E vs own history (cheap-side %)	26%	81%
Dividend yield	1.96%	5.65%
Return on equity	18%	22%
CV checks passed	8 of 10	9 of 10
Employees	320,560	9,423

JPMorgan Chase & Co. vs Lincoln National Corp.