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Lincoln International, Inc. Class A
(NYSE:LCLN)
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Rating:71Outperform
Price Target:
$27.00
Action:N/A
Date:08/11/26
The score is driven primarily by strong financial performance (high margins, solid growth, and high-quality free cash flow) and a positive earnings-call outlook supported by backlog and improving expense efficiency. These strengths are meaningfully tempered by very weak valuation signals (extremely high P/E) and only mixed technical indicators (slightly negative MACD and near-overbought stochastic despite prices holding above key moving averages).
Positive Factors
Strong free cash flow conversion
FCF nearly equals net income, showing high earnings quality and limited cash leakage. This durable cash generation supports reinvestment, dividend payments and debt service, providing financial flexibility through cycles and enabling consistent capital allocation over the next 2–6 months.
Negative Factors
Increased leverage and asset expansion
Sharp asset growth funded partly by debt increases balance‑sheet leverage toward parity with equity, heightening sensitivity to revenue shocks. Higher leverage can constrain capital flexibility, increase financing cost exposure and amplify downside over multiple quarters if deal activity softens.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Strong free cash flow conversion
FCF nearly equals net income, showing high earnings quality and limited cash leakage. This durable cash generation supports reinvestment, dividend payments and debt service, providing financial flexibility through cycles and enabling consistent capital allocation over the next 2–6 months.
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Lincoln International, Inc. Class A (LCLN) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$2.38B
Dividend YieldN/A
Average Volume (3M)N/A
Price to Earnings (P/E)2410.0
Beta (1Y)1.08
Revenue GrowthN/A
EPS GrowthN/A
CountryUS
Employees1,453
SectorGeneral
Sector StrengthN/A
IndustryFinancial - Capital Markets
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)N/A
Shares Outstanding34,846,973
10 Day Avg. VolumeN/A
30 Day Avg. VolumeN/A
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-0.19
Price to Book (P/B)5.33
Price to Sales (P/S)2.93
P/FCF Ratio10.71
Enterprise Value/Market Cap<0.01
Enterprise Value/Revenue<0.01
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit<0.01
Enterprise Value/Ebitda<0.01
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$27.43Price Target Upside― Downside
Rating ConsensusModerate Buy
Number of Analyst Covering7
EPS Forecast (FY)N/A
Revenue Forecast (FY)N/A
Lincoln International, Inc. Class A Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Lincoln International, Inc. functions as an independent investment banking advisory firm, concentrating its expertise on private capital markets both domestically and globally. The company operates through two principal divisions: Investment Banki...
Lincoln International, Inc. Class A Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
86
Very Positive
Balance Sheet
62
Positive
Cash Flow
88
Very Positive
| Breakdown | TTM | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||
| Total Revenue | 383.49M | 783.81M | 578.75M | 518.33M |
| Gross Profit | 141.61M | 682.58M | 404.05M | 364.73M |
| EBITDA | 19.05M | 257.66M | 172.18M | 171.58M |
| Net Income | -21.03M | 214.13M | 160.74M | 163.05M |
Balance Sheet | ||||
| Total Assets | 997.78M | 1.12B | 640.16M | 598.36M |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 250.62M | 324.83M | 228.99M | 244.46M |
| Total Debt | 241.83M | 419.22M | 150.00M | 176.60M |
| Total Liabilities | 560.47M | 679.53M | 285.74M | 267.86M |
| Stockholders Equity | 179.49M | 431.19M | 350.83M | 0.00 |
Cash Flow | ||||
| Free Cash Flow | 100.81M | 214.44M | 140.73M | 168.12M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 103.30M | 216.32M | 149.34M | 183.68M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -2.48M | -232.43M | -13.87M | -15.55M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -167.32M | 104.11M | -171.94M | -136.75M |
Lincoln International, Inc. Class A Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (55)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
73 Outperform | $5.17B | 21.98 | 43.55% | 3.88% | 13.69% | 12.33% | |
72 Outperform | $4.33B | 19.51 | 71.16% | 0.59% | 22.91% | 21.48% | |
71 Outperform | $2.38B | 2,410.00 | -14.68% | ― | ― | ― | |
64 Neutral | $4.16B | 19.02 | 25.84% | 4.51% | 5.74% | -30.53% | |
64 Neutral | $8.62B | 20.60 | 17.78% | 1.78% | 1.59% | -1.40% | |
55 Neutral | $6.65B | 3.83 | -15.92% | 6.20% | 10.91% | 7.18% | |
54 Neutral | $1.60B | 54.43 | -8.69% | 1.79% | -20.87% | -66.62% |
* General Sector Average
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Lincoln International, Inc. Class A
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