Total — Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs
Prudential Financial Total — Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs increased by 115.4% to $431M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 1.9%, from $423M to $431M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Total — Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs shows relatively stable performance with a 1.6% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
Analysis
How to read this metric
Increasing amortization often follows periods of high sales growth, while decreasing levels may reflect a maturing book of business.
Detailed definition
The periodic expense recognized as deferred acquisition costs are systematically written off over the life of the insura...
Peer comparison
Standard industry metric for life and annuity insurers; peers report this as a component of operating expenses.
pru_segment_total_amortization_of_deferred_policy_acquisition_costsHistorical Data
| 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 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | -$376.5M | -$376.5M | -$376.5M | $380M | $362M | $364M | -$2.57B | $367M | $366M | $365M | -$2.56B | $371M | $378M | $379M | -$2.63B | $423M | $378M | $398M | -$2.8B | $431M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +200.9% | -4.7% | +0.6% | -806.3% | +114.3% | -0.3% | -0.3% | -801.6% | +114.5% | +1.9% | +0.3% | -794.7% | +116.1% | -10.6% | +5.3% | -804.3% | +115.4% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +196.1% | +196.7% | -582.9% | -3.4% | +1.1% | +0.3% | +0.4% | +1.1% | +3.3% | +3.8% | -2.8% | +14.0% | +0.0% | +5.0% | -6.5% | +1.9% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Prudential Financial's total — amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs?
- Prudential Financial (PRU) reported total — amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs of $431M in Q1 2026.
- How has Prudential Financial's total — amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs changed year-over-year?
- Prudential Financial's total — amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs increased by 1.9% year-over-year, from $423M to $431M.
- What is the long-term trend for Prudential Financial's total — amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Prudential Financial's total — amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs has grown at a 1.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$1.51B to -$1.6B.
- What does total — amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs mean?
- The annual expense recognized from spreading out the upfront costs of acquiring insurance policies.