Prudential Financial International Businesses — Total benefits and expenses increased by 8.7% to $3.98B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 2.2%, from $3.89B to $3.98B. Over 3 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), International Businesses — Total benefits and expenses shows an upward trend with a 18.4% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
An increase relative to revenue may indicate deteriorating underwriting margins or rising operational inefficiency.
Represents the aggregate costs incurred by the international insurance segment, including policyholder benefits, claims,...
Standardized as 'Total Benefits and Expenses' in insurance segment reporting across global peers.
pru_segment_international_businesses_total_benefits_and_expenses| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
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| Value | $2.24B | $2.24B | $2.24B | $2.05B | $2.05B | $2.05B | $2.05B | $1.98B | $1.98B | $1.98B | $1.98B | $3.82B | $3.81B | $3.65B | $3.89B | $3.64B | $3.71B | $3.66B | $3.98B |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | -8.5% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -3.7% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +93.2% | -0.2% | -4.2% | +6.5% | -6.5% | +2.1% | -1.5% | +8.7% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -8.5% | -8.5% | -8.5% | -3.7% | -3.7% | -3.7% | -3.7% | +93.2% | +92.8% | +84.8% | +1.9% | -4.5% | +1.7% | — | +2.2% |