PRU Stock — Prudential Financial, Inc.

Prudential Financial, Inc. (PRU)

PRU is a Stock. As of September 3, 2026, its distribution rate is 4.67%, its trailing-12-month yield is 4.50%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 99/100 (Safe). Total return is 809.3% over the past 24.7 years, 170.3 points behind SPY at 979.6%.

At the current 4.67% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $467 per year, or $38.92 per month on an equivalent basis. Actual quarterly payments vary.

Prudential Financial is a diversified financial services company that provides insurance, investment management, and retirement solutions across the United States, Japan, and internationally through its PGIM investment management segment, retirement strategies business, group and individual life insurance operations, and international divisions. The stock carries a current distribution rate in the mid-range, paid quarterly to shareholders. The company appeals to income investors seeking exposure to the financial services sector combined with regular dividend payments.

PRU performance versus SPY

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Total return is 809.3% over the past 24.7 years, 170.3 points behind SPY at 979.6%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 21.5%.

PRU key facts

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Distribution Safety Score™

99 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

4.62%

Issuer

Prudential Financial

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

12/13/2001

Distribution rate

4.67%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

4.50%

5-year average yield

4.79

Last close

$123.20

Market cap

$42,504,000,000

Average volume

1542881.0

Next dividend

$1.40

Last ex-dividend date

08/25/2026

Next payment date

09/10/2026

Beta

0.826

Payout ratio

0.37

P/E ratio

11.17

Forward P/E

9.7276

EPS

$11.03

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (4.67%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (4.50%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. We show a 30-day SEC yield when the fund publishes one. Schwab and other issuers may report a TTM distribution yield or SEC yield on a different date — all can be valid; they are not interchangeable. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss. Figures below use Dividend Vision data as of September 3, 2026.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology · SEC yield

Sources and review

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Primary sources: Prudential Financial or company page; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

PRU risks and drawbacks

Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 21.5%.

Who may consider PRU — and who may not

PRU may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score, moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (PRU pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

Frequently asked questions

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