Prudential Financial (PRU) Return on Equity [ROE] (2010 - 2026)
Prudential Financial's Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 12.66% for Q2 2026, up 6.66 percentage points from 6.00% a year earlier and up 1.61 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Prudential Financial (PRU) Return on Equity [ROE] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Prudential Financial's Return on Equity [ROE] was 12.24%, up 2.13 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] has increased in each of the last three years, with a five-year change of +12.46 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Equity [ROE] was 10.11% in FY2024 (+1.62 pp), 8.50% in FY2023 (+13.99 pp), -5.50% in FY2022 (-23.70 pp) and 18.20% in FY2021 (+18.43 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since Q3 2024.
- Year-over-year, Return on Equity [ROE] has increased for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.62 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Equity [ROE] over five years came in Q4 2021 (a gain of 19.53 percentage points), and the weakest in Q4 2022 (a drop of 24.67 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows PRU's Return on Equity [ROE] at 11.05% (Q1 2026), 11.44% (Q4 2025) and 9.04% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berkshire Hathaway | 1,073.91 Bn | -343.57 Bn | 55.86 Bn | 11.64% |
| 2 | Chubb | 125.44 Bn | 77.50 Bn | 9.13 Bn | 14.32% |
| 3 | Progressive | 120.54 Bn | 96.37 Bn | 9.04 Bn | 35.24% |
| 4 | Marsh & Mclennan Companies | 81.59 Bn | 73.34 Bn | - | 26.91% |
| 5 | Travelers Companies | 74.40 Bn | 50.64 Bn | 6.23 Bn | 25.51% |
| 6 | Manulife Financial | 72.53 Bn | 73.74 Bn | - | 17.86% |
| 7 | Metlife | 60.06 Bn | -46.42 Bn | 7.82 Bn | 13.22% |
| 8 | Aon | 58.71 Bn | 51.95 Bn | - | 40.61% |
| 9 | Arthur J. Gallagher | 58.49 Bn | 52.93 Bn | - | 6.62% |
| 10 | Prudential Financial | 39.19 Bn | -88.47 Bn | 7.91 Bn | 12.66% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 12.66% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 11.05% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 11.44% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 9.04% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.00% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 8.35% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 9.67% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 13.90% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 10.24% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.85% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 9.11% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.04% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 5.88% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.97% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -5.35% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.37% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 7.83% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 18.77% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 19.32% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 12.00% |
API Access
Prudential Financial Return on Equity [ROE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=PRU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "ticker": "PRU", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=PRU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();