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Prudential (PRU) Q3 Earnings: How Key Metrics Compare to Wall Street Estimates
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Prudential (PRU - Free Report) reported $13.49 billion in revenue for the quarter ended September 2026, representing a year-over-year decline of 16.9%. EPS of $3.77 for the same period compares to $4.26 a year ago.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $13.96 billion, representing a surprise of -3.35%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +13.9%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $3.31.
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: $363.66 billion versus the three-analyst average estimate of $370.74 billion.
U.S. Businesses - Retirement - Account Values - Net flows: $-976 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $2.71 billion.
U.S. Businesses - U.S. Legacy Products - Account Values - Net flows: $-3.37 billion compared to the $-3.5 billion average estimate based on three analysts.
U.S. Businesses - Group Insurance - Benefits ratios - Group Life Insurance: 81.1% versus the three-analyst average estimate of 85.2%.
Total Revenues- Adjusted Operating Income (Loss) basis- Policy charges and fee income: $1.15 billion versus $1.15 billion estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +2% change.
Total Revenues- Adjusted Operating Income (Loss) basis- Premiums: $5.89 billion versus $6.59 billion estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -32.2% change.
Total Revenues- Adjusted Operating Income (Loss) basis- Net investment income: $5.19 billion versus the four-analyst average estimate of $5.05 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +6.5%.
Total Revenues- Corporate and Other: $56 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $85.69 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -47.7%.
Premiums- U.S. Businesses- Individual Life: $219 million compared to the $241.82 million average estimate based on three analysts.
Policy charges and fee income- U.S. Businesses- Individual Life: $465 million compared to the $481.76 million average estimate based on three analysts.
Net investment income- U.S. Businesses- Individual Life: $383 million compared to the $390.42 million average estimate based on three analysts.
Asset management fees, commissions and other income- U.S. Businesses- Individual Life: $107 million compared to the $93 million average estimate based on three analysts.
Shares of Prudential have returned +4.3% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -2.3% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.
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Prudential (PRU) Q3 Earnings: How Key Metrics Compare to Wall Street Estimates
Prudential (PRU - Free Report) reported $13.49 billion in revenue for the quarter ended September 2026, representing a year-over-year decline of 16.9%. EPS of $3.77 for the same period compares to $4.26 a year ago.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $13.96 billion, representing a surprise of -3.35%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +13.9%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $3.31.
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:View all Key Company Metrics for Prudential here>>>
Shares of Prudential have returned +4.3% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -2.3% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.