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Here's What Key Metrics Tell Us About Prudential (PRU) Q2 Earnings

Prudential (PRU) reported $14.16 billion in revenue for the quarter ended June 2026, representing a year-over-year increase of 4.8%. EPS of $4.08 for the same period compares to $3.58 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +0.02% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $14.15 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $3.47, the EPS surprise was +17.58%.

While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

Here is how Prudential performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

U.S. Businesses - Retirement - Account Values - Ending account value, net: $362.73 billion versus the three-analyst average estimate of $371.56 billion.
Assets Under Management and Administration - PGIM - Affiliated: $546.00 billion versus $545.92 billion estimated by three analysts on average.
U.S. Businesses - U.S. Legacy Products - Account Values - Net flows: $-3.54 billion versus the three-analyst average estimate of $-3.24 billion.
U.S. Businesses - U.S. Legacy Products - Account Values - Ending account value, net: $76.09 billion versus $72.86 billion estimated by three analysts on average.
Total Revenues- Adjusted Operating Income (Loss) basis- Net investment income: $5.15 billion compared to the $4.93 billion average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of +12% year over year.
Total Revenues- Adjusted Operating Income (Loss) basis- Policy charges and fee income: $1.14 billion versus the four-analyst average estimate of $1.09 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +6.4%.
Total Revenues- Adjusted Operating Income (Loss) basis- Premiums: $6.33 billion versus the four-analyst average estimate of $6.7 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -1.6%.
Total Revenues- Corporate and Other: $145 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $47.42 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +158.9%.
Premiums- U.S. Businesses- Individual Life: $232 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $233.7 million.
Policy charges and fee income- U.S. Businesses- Individual Life: $460 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $447.6 million.
Net investment income- U.S. Businesses- Individual Life: $377 million compared to the $363.49 million average estimate based on three analysts.
Asset management fees, commissions and other income- U.S. Businesses- Individual Life: $92 million compared to the $86.67 million average estimate based on three analysts.

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Shares of Prudential have returned +7.6% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +1.7% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.

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