Business Segments · Benefit payments
Total — Benefit payments
Prudential Financial Total — Benefit payments decreased by 116.2% to -$7.17B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 13.3%, from -$6.33B to -$7.17B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Total — Benefit payments shows an upward trend with a 9.4% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Analysis
StatementSegment
CategoryLiquidity
SignalLower is better
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2021
Last reportedQ1 2026
How to read this metric
Unexpectedly high benefit payments may indicate higher-than-expected mortality or lapse rates, potentially impacting profitability.
Detailed definition
This metric tracks the total cash outflows paid to policyholders or beneficiaries for claims, surrenders, and withdrawal...
Peer comparison
Standard metric across the insurance industry, often labeled as 'Benefits and Claims Paid'.
Metric ID:
pru_segment_total_benefit_paymentsHistorical Data
20 periods
| 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 | $4.44B | $4.44B | $4.44B | -$4.75B | -$5.30B | -$5.24B | $36.40B | -$5.36B | -$5.23B | -$5.50B | $38.38B | -$6.17B | -$6.16B | -$6.00B | $42.57B | -$6.33B | -$6.27B | -$6.31B | $44.32B | -$7.17B |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | -206.8% | -11.6% | +1.1% | +794.6% | -114.7% | +2.4% | -5.2% | +797.7% | -116.1% | +0.1% | +2.7% | +809.5% | -114.9% | +0.9% | -0.7% | +802.6% | -116.2% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -219.2% | -217.9% | +719.1% | -13.0% | +1.2% | -5.0% | +5.5% | -15.1% | -17.8% | -9.1% | +10.9% | -2.5% | -1.7% | -5.1% | +4.1% | -13.3% |
Range-$7.17B – $44.32B
CAGR+10.6%
Avg YoY Growth+13.8%
Median YoY Growth-5.1%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Prudential Financial's total — benefit payments?
- Prudential Financial (PRU) reported total — benefit payments of -$7.17B in Q1 2026.
- How has Prudential Financial's total — benefit payments changed year-over-year?
- Prudential Financial's total — benefit payments decreased by 13.3% year-over-year, from -$6.33B to -$7.17B.
- What is the long-term trend for Prudential Financial's total — benefit payments?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Prudential Financial's total — benefit payments has grown at a 9.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $17.77B to $25.42B.
- What does total — benefit payments mean?
- The total cash paid out to customers for claims and withdrawals during the period.