LCLN

Lincoln International is rated BUY, trading at an 11.8x forward PE, a 10% discount to middle-market investment bank peers. LCLN's earnings are driven by robust private capital market activity, a strong deal backlog, and recent acquisitions, supporting a positive outlook for 2H26. 2Q26 results exceeded expectations with revenue up 51% YoY, operating margins expanding, and record transaction fees, reflecting healthy M&A and valuation demand.

Private company fundamentals strengthened and software performance held steady, while lender takeovers and more active secondary trading highlighted greater differentiation within otherwise stable private capital markets CHICAGO, Aug. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Lincoln International, a global investment banking advisory firm, announced today that the Lincoln Private Market Index (LPMI), an index that tracks changes in the enterprise value of U.S. privately held companies, increased by 1.9% in Q2 2026, recovering most of its 2.2% decline in Q1. The increase was driven by EBITDA growth, which more than offset modest enterprise value multiple contraction.

Lincoln International, Inc. (LCLN) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

Record second quarter and first half revenues of $225.7 million and $383.5 million, up 51% and 36%, respectively, compared to the prior-year periods Robust performance in Investment Banking Advisory reflects improving market conditions and strong company fundamentals Increased activity in Valuations and Opinions reflects growing demand for private market valuations and transaction opinions Declared dividend of $0.07 per share for third quarter 2026 CHICAGO, Aug. 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Lincoln International, Inc. (NYSE: LCLN) today reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026. For the second quarter, GAAP net income was $0.5 million, or $0.01 diluted earnings per share, and adjusted net income was $28.7 million, or adjusted diluted earnings per share of $0.26.

CHICAGO, July 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Lincoln International, Inc. (NYSE: LCLN), a global investment banking advisory firm, will release its second quarter 2026 financial results before the market opens on Thursday, August 6, 2026. Lincoln will also host a conference call to review the results at 7:30 a.m.

NYSE issues a pre-market daily advisory direct from the trading floor. NEW YORK, May 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) provides a daily pre-market update directly from the NYSE Trading Floor.