Prudential reports lower third-quarter adjusted operating income as Japan weighs on results

Prudential Financial reported third-quarter 2026 net income attributable to the company of $1.388 billion, or $3.96 per share, compared with $1.431 billion, or $4.01 per share, a year earlier; after-tax adjusted operating income fell to $1.321 billion, or $3.77 per share, from $1.444 billion, or $4.05 per share. Japan Businesses adjusted operating income declined to $559 million from $750 million amid Prudential of Japan’s sales suspension, partly offset by PGIM income rising to $263 million and $7.4 billion of quarterly PGIM net inflows; Prudential returned $741 million to shareholders through $491 million of dividends and $250 million of repurchases.