Operating Cash Flow
Prudential Financial Operating Cash Flow decreased by 69.6% to $1.01B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 140.2%, from -$2.51B to $1.01B. Over 3 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Operating Cash Flow shows a downward trend with a -13.9% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
Analysis
How to read this metric
Consistently high operating cash flow indicates a healthy, self-sustaining business capable of funding its own growth and returning capital to shareholders.
Detailed definition
Net cash from operating activities measures the total amount of cash generated by a company's core business operations....
Peer comparison
Investors often compare this to capital expenditures to calculate Free Cash Flow, a primary valuation metric for mature tech giants.
net_cash_from_operatingHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $4.36B | $5.42B | $3.33B | $1.00M | $1.50B | $4.28B | $1.34B | $1.22B | $2.84B | $1.10B | $5.22B | -$146.00M | $1.11B | $2.32B | -$2.51B | $1.16B | $4.30B | $3.32B | $1.01B |
| QoQ Change | — | +24.3% | -38.5% | -100.0% | >999% | +185.0% | -68.6% | -8.9% | +132.0% | -61.2% | +373.3% | -102.8% | +856.8% | +110.1% | -207.9% | +146.4% | +269.7% | -22.7% | -69.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -65.6% | -21.0% | >999% | -18.5% | -33.6% | — | +288.8% | -111.9% | -61.1% | +110.5% | -148.0% | +895.9% | +288.8% | +42.9% | +140.2% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Prudential Financial's operating cash flow?
- Prudential Financial (PRU) reported operating cash flow of $1.01B in Q1 2026.
- How has Prudential Financial's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Prudential Financial's operating cash flow increased by 140.2% year-over-year, from -$2.51B to $1.01B.
- What is the long-term trend for Prudential Financial's operating cash flow?
- Over 3 years (2021 to 2025), Prudential Financial's operating cash flow has grown at a -13.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $9.81B to $6.27B.
- What does operating cash flow mean?
- The actual amount of cash a company brings in from its day-to-day business activities.