Ellen Cooper compensation by year
LINCOLN NATIONAL Summary Compensation Table · all 9 fiscal years held| Component | FY2017 | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $585,155 | $602,710 | $638,534 | $722,691 | $815,200 | $1,056,783 | $1,144,231 | $1,197,885 | $1,314,462 |
| Bonus | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Stock awards | $1,243,636 | $1,251,416 | $1,310,067 | $1,330,934 | $1,904,136 | $5,118,044 | $6,510,721 | $9,422,735 | $20,303,444 |
| Option awards | $420,729 | $494,398 | $542,339 | $550,934 | $772,511 | $1,293,774 | $1,534,404 | $0 | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive | $1,176,821 | $972,113 | $957,312 | $760,489 | $1,813,558 | $1,276,172 | $3,845,009 | $4,705,800 | $5,357,880 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| All other | $221,754 | $180,913 | $256,797 | $245,758 | $266,500 | $353,536 | $403,555 | $576,882 | $1,015,456 |
| Total | $3,648,095 | $3,501,550 | $3,705,049 | $3,610,805 | $5,571,905 | $9,098,310 | $13,437,920 | $15,903,302 | $27,991,242 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP DEF 14A filed April 16, 2026, accession 0001193125-26-157983, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP filed document, accession 0001193125-26-157983. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed April 16, 2026.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2025 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSU | 424,624 | $18,908,507 | — |
| PSU | 357,310 | $15,911,014 | — |
| PSU | 310,882 | $13,843,575 | — |
| PSU | 143,442 | $6,387,472 | — |
| RSU | 141,541 | $6,302,821 | — |
| RSU | 107,697 | $4,795,747 | — |
| RSU | 95,628 | $4,258,315 | — |
| RSU | 51,814 | $2,307,277 | — |
| Option | 42,000 | — | $34.99 |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP's FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
LINCOLN NATIONAL’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Ellen Cooper · this page | President and CEO | $27,991,242 |
| Christopher Neczypor | Executive Vice President and CFO | $7,683,635 |
| James Reid | Executive Vice President and President, Workplace Solutions | $7,352,626 |
| Brian Kroll | Executive Vice President, Head of Retail Life and Annuity Solutions | $5,290,229 |
| Sean Woodroffe | Executive Vice President and Chief People, Communications and Enterprise Services Officer | $5,174,138 |
Board service
LINCOLN NATIONAL board · FY2021–FY2025How this board is paid
Company policy: LINCOLN NATIONAL pays directors a $110,000 cash retainer and $180,000 in equity. As stated in LINCOLN NATIONAL's FY2025 proxy.
Committees
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