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Prudential Financial key statistics and ratios

In fiscal 2025, Prudential Financial had return on equity of 11.9%, a net margin of 5.9% and debt equal to 106.7% of equity. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.

Financial ratios

US$ thousands unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Prudential Financial: financial ratios, annual
Fiscal year2009Dec 20092010Dec 20102011Dec 20112012Dec 20122013Dec 20132014Dec 20142015Dec 20152016Dec 20162017Dec 20172018Dec 20182019Dec 20192020Dec 20202021Dec 20212022Dec 20222023Dec 20232024Dec 20242025Dec 2025LTMJun 2026
Net margin9.6%7.9%7.4%0.6%−1.6%2.6%9.9%7.4%13.2%6.5%6.5%−0.7%12.4%−2.9%4.6%3.9%5.9%6.0%
Return on equity12.4%10.4%10.9%1.4%−1.8%3.6%13.5%10.0%15.7%7.9%7.5%−0.6%13.7%−3.6%8.5%9.8%11.9%12.2%
Return on assets0.7%0.6%0.6%0.1%−0.1%0.2%0.7%0.6%1.0%0.5%0.5%−0.0%0.9%−0.2%0.4%0.4%0.5%0.5%
Asset turnover0.070.070.080.130.060.070.070.080.070.080.080.060.080.070.080.100.080.08
Debt to equity95.9%79.1%78.7%70.7%74.3%56.7%49.7%41.8%34.2%40.8%32.6%30.6%31.3%67.6%105.1%121.8%106.7%114.1%
Effective tax rate—————19.8%26.7%23.4%−22.2%17.0%18.6%—18.4%—20.0%15.8%22.6%20.3%
SG&A as % of revenue27.8%—————————————————
Dividends ÷ net income11.1%19.2%19.4%147.7%—73.0%19.8%29.8%16.5%37.3%39.2%—20.5%—74.2%69.3%53.9%49.7%

Returns use average equity or assets over the year. Return on equity is left blank when equity is negative or so small that the ratio says nothing (above ±200%); interest cover is left blank above 200 times. Price-based ratios such as P/E are on the valuation page.

Moat

24 /100

Weak moat

How hard Prudential Financial's competitive advantage looks for rivals to wear away, judged from 10 years of its own filings: returns on capital, pricing power, profit durability, cash conversion and discipline.

  • Returns on capital 2 / 20

    Net income has been a median 0.4% of total assets over 10 years.

  • Durability 0 / 20

    Net margin has been a median 5.3%; its worst year was -0.2%.

  • Discipline 15 / 20

    The diluted share count fell 11.6% over five years.

AI disruption exposure: Medium. In this industry, AI could change how the product is made or sold, without replacing the core asset. The score above includes a 5-point deduction for that exposure (29 before it).

A rules-based reading of reported figures, not a forecast and not investment advice. How the score is built: methodology.

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Figures from Prudential Financial's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 20, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Prudential Financial.