# Prudential Public Limited Company (PUK) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Financial Services / Insurance. Price $27.75, market value $34.4 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 9.8×** (5-yr avg 24.2×, 3-yr avg 24.2×). Prudential Public Limited Company trades at 9.8× trailing earnings, well below its own five-year average of 24.2×: cheap by its own standards. The Financial Services median in the September 2026 study was 13.1×. Forward P/E is 13.8×, higher than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to fall.
- **PEG: 0.17**. A PEG of 0.17 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / sales: 3.0×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 3.0×.
- **Price / book: 7.0×**. The shares trade at 7.0× book value; most of the value is in earnings power and intangibles rather than the balance sheet.
- **Earnings yield: 10.2%**. The inverse of the P/E: 10.2% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: 28.8%**. 28.8% of revenue is left after running the business, an exceptional level.
- **Net margin: 35.8%**. 35.8% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 19.3%**. 19.3% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on assets: 1.9%**. Each dollar of assets produces 1.9% of profit; low single digits are normal for banks and insurers.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 7.0%** (3-yr 8.5%/yr, 5-yr -12.6%/yr). Revenue grew 7.0% over the last year, against -12.6% a year compounded over five years: growth is accelerating.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 83.3%** (5-yr 13.4%/yr). Earnings per share rose 83.3%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 2.00%** ($0.28 per share, trailing). Prudential Public Limited Company yields 2.00%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 17%**. 17% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 4**. 4 straight years of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): -4.6%/yr** (1-yr 14.0%). The dividend has not grown over five years.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: strong_buy** (4 analysts). 4 analysts cover Prudential Public Limited Company; the consensus is strong_buy, with an average price target of $37.97 (+37% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 7.0%** (YTD -9.6%, 3-mo 8.9%). The shares are up 7.0% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -18.5%** (12.8% above the low). Trading 18% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 47**. An RSI of 47 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.16** (volatility 29%). Beta of 1.16 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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