Prudential Financial Inc (PRU) — Cash Flow Quality Index
Prudential Financial Inc (PRU) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of -0.55x as of December 2025. Operating cash flow of $-499.00 Million is below net income of $905.00 Million, suggesting accrual-heavy earnings not yet converted to cash. Explore cash flow to debt ratio of Prudential Financial Inc to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.
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Prudential Financial Inc Cash Flow Quality Index (2000–2025)
Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for Prudential Financial Inc across 21 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see PRU cash generation efficiency.
Annual Cash Flow Quality Index for Prudential Financial Inc (2000–2025)
Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for Prudential Financial Inc.
| Year | Quality Index | Operating CF (USD) | Net Income | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.69x | $2.45 Billion | $3.58 Billion | ▼ -77.0% |
| 2024 | 2.99x | $8.50 Billion | $2.85 Billion | ▲ +15.1% |
| 2023 | 2.60x | $6.51 Billion | $2.51 Billion | ▲ +106.2% |
| 2021 | 1.26x | $9.81 Billion | $7.79 Billion | ▼ -72.8% |
| 2019 | 4.63x | $19.62 Billion | $4.24 Billion | ▼ -12.6% |
| 2018 | 5.30x | $21.66 Billion | $4.09 Billion | ▲ +214.3% |
| 2017 | 1.69x | $13.45 Billion | $7.97 Billion | ▼ -49.6% |
| 2016 | 3.34x | $14.78 Billion | $4.42 Billion | ▲ +37.5% |
| 2015 | 2.43x | $13.89 Billion | $5.71 Billion | ▼ -82.0% |
| 2014 | 13.49x | $19.40 Billion | $1.44 Billion | ▼ -64.7% |
| 2012 | 38.22x | $20.91 Billion | $547.00 Million | ▲ +1054.4% |
| 2011 | 3.31x | $12.38 Billion | $3.74 Billion | ▲ +62.3% |
| 2010 | 2.04x | $6.54 Billion | $3.21 Billion | ▲ +8.0% |
| 2009 | 1.89x | $5.84 Billion | $3.09 Billion | ▲ +17.3% |
| 2007 | 1.61x | $5.97 Billion | $3.70 Billion | ▲ +26.2% |
| 2006 | 1.28x | $4.38 Billion | $3.43 Billion | ▲ +11.8% |
| 2005 | 1.14x | $4.04 Billion | $3.54 Billion | ▼ -63.8% |
| 2004 | 3.16x | $7.12 Billion | $2.26 Billion | ▲ +769.2% |
| 2003 | -0.47x | $-596.00 Million | $1.26 Billion | ▼ -100.9% |
| 2002 | 51.45x | $9.98 Billion | $194.00 Million | ▲ +151.2% |
| 2000 | 20.48x | $8.15 Billion | $398.00 Million | — |