Prudential Financial, Inc. PRU

119.45 0.70 0.59% as of 25 Sep
Market cap
$41.0B
P/E
10.8×
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Prudential Financial, Inc. (PRU) Return on equity

Prudential Financial, Inc.'s return on equity over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 12.5%, up 0.7 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (11.7%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −3.50% (fiscal 2022) to 15.6% (fiscal 2017); the current reading is higher than 73% of that period. That is above the Insurance Life industry median of 8.67% and above the Financial sector median of 9.01%.

Return on equity, annual

Annual

Period Return on equity Change (points)
FY2025 11.7% 2.04
FY2024 9.69% 1.35
FY2023 8.34% 11.84
FY2022 −3.50% (17.06)
FY2021 13.6% 14.13
FY2020 −0.57% (8.00)
FY2019 7.43% (0.44)
FY2018 7.87% (7.76)
FY2017 15.6% 5.70
FY2016 9.93% (3.46)

Against its own ten years

Low −3.50% High 15.6%
Ten-year median 9.69%
Current reading's percentile 73

Return on equity against peers

Company Return on equity
PRI Primerica, Inc. compare 33.0%
LNC Lincoln National Corporation compare 24.0%
GL Globe Life Inc. compare 21.0%
AFL Aflac Incorporated compare 16.9%
PRU Prudential Financial, Inc. 12.5%
MET MetLife, Inc. compare 12.4%
UNM Unum Group compare 6.35%
JXN Jackson Financial Inc. compare 0.59%
PUK Prudential Public Limited Company compare 0.00%
Insurance Life industry median 8.67%
Financial sector median 9.01%
Market median 1.76%

What Return on equity is

ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)

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