Prudential Financial (PRU) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2026)
Prudential Financial (PRU) reported Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of -47.60% for Q2 2026, up 10.64 percentage points from -58.24% a year earlier and up 0.17 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Prudential Financial (PRU) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Prudential Financial posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of -46.65%, up 30.43 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has a five-year change of -16.53 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at -77.08% in FY2024 (-32.48 pp), -44.60% in FY2023 (+26.99 pp), -71.59% in FY2022 (-39.73 pp) and -31.85% in FY2021 (-1.73 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] spans a low of -74.66% in Q4 2024 and a high of -30.84% in Q3 2021.
- Year over year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has now increased in each of the last five quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +3.35 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in five years was Q4 2025 (a gain of 29.91 percentage points); the low point was Q4 2022 (a drop of 35.86 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at -47.77% (Q1 2026), -44.75% (Q4 2025) and -48.67% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berkshire Hathaway | 1,083.21 Bn | -334.26 Bn | 55.86 Bn | - |
| 2 | Chubb | 127.58 Bn | 79.64 Bn | 9.13 Bn | -11.59% |
| 3 | Progressive | 122.25 Bn | 98.08 Bn | 9.04 Bn | - |
| 4 | Marsh & Mclennan Companies | 81.29 Bn | 73.03 Bn | - | 12.87% |
| 5 | Travelers Companies | 75.19 Bn | 51.44 Bn | 6.23 Bn | - |
| 6 | Manulife Financial | 73.16 Bn | 74.37 Bn | - | 11.21% |
| 7 | Metlife | 60.22 Bn | -46.26 Bn | 7.82 Bn | -102.80% |
| 8 | Arthur J. Gallagher | 57.98 Bn | 52.41 Bn | - | 5.67% |
| 9 | Aon | 57.16 Bn | 50.40 Bn | - | 14.78% |
| 10 | Prudential Financial | 38.85 Bn | -88.81 Bn | 7.91 Bn | -47.60% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -47.60% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -47.77% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -44.75% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -48.67% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -58.24% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -61.02% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -74.66% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -67.53% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -59.00% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -58.33% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -47.42% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -50.86% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -60.96% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -47.01% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -69.56% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -59.43% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -33.70% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -30.84% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -26.37% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -29.84% |
API Access
Prudential Financial Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=PRU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=PRU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();