Prudential plc (PUK) Cash Flow Statement
Where PUK’s cash came from and went, 2025
December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollars- Cash from operations
- $2.28B −36.9% vs 2024
- Capital expenditures
- $104.1M 0.4% of revenue
- Free cash flow
- $2.17B 7.8% margin
- Returned to shareholders
- $1.85B 85% of free cash flow
- Change in cash
- $1.93B cash at year-end $7.70B
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PUK operating cash flow, capex and free cash flow
PUK cash flow trends, 2016–2025
| Metric | Trend | Then | Latest | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $2.20B2016 | $2.28B2025 | +0.4%/yr | |
| Capital expenditures | $382.4M2016 | $104.1M2025 | −13.5%/yr | |
| Free cash flow | $1.66B2016 | $2.17B2025 | +3.0%/yr | |
| Free cash flow margin | 1.9%2016 | 7.8%2025 | +5.9 pts | |
| Operating cash flow / net income | 1.152016 | 0.572025 | −0.57 | |
| Stock-based compensation | $126.0M2016 | $63.5M2023 | −9.3%/yr | |
| Dividends paid | $1.27B2016 | $594.6M2025 | −8.1%/yr | |
| Share buybacks (net) | $02016 | $1.25B2025 | — | |
| Capex / revenue | 0.4%2016 | 0.4%2025 | −0.1 pts |
Change is the average annual growth (CAGR) or the difference between the first and latest year.
PUK cash flow by activity
PUK net income vs operating cash flow
Operating cash flow above net income usually means earnings are backed by cash (depreciation and stock-based pay are non-cash expenses).
PUK cash flow statement
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating activities | ||||||||||
| Net income | $3.98B | $3.24B | $2.27B | $1.48B | $3.02B | $2.42B | $2.29B | $3.15B | $2.39B | $1.92B |
| Depreciation & amortization | — | — | $520.5M | $446.0M | $169.0M | $218.0M | $465.0M | $465.0M | $288.0M | $242.0M |
| Stock-based compensation | — | — | $63.5M | $86.0M | $73.9M | — | $136.6M | $149.8M | $119.1M | $126.0M |
| Change in working capital | −$1.35B | $206.1M | $12.79B | −$6.82B | −$5.44B | $35.09B | $352.0M | −$315.8M | −$1.89B | $1.45B |
| Other non-cash items | −$360.3M | $163.9M | −$14.81B | $5.88B | $2.46B | −$35.76B | −$3.45B | −$1.20B | $709.8M | −$1.53B |
| Cash from operating activities | $2.28B | $3.61B | $832.0M | $1.08B | $278.0M | $1.97B | −$209.0M | $2.25B | $1.62B | $2.20B |
| Investing activities | ||||||||||
| Capital expenditures | −$104.1M | −$101.0M | −$44.0M | −$34.0M | −$36.0M | −$59.0M | −$64.0M | −$105.1M | −$101.0M | −$382.4M |
| Investments (net) | — | −$832.0M | −$360.0M | −$39.0M | −$726.0M | −$1.20B | −$324.0M | −$1.00B | $1.10B | −$677.4M |
| Acquisitions & other investing | $1.19B | $101.0M | $44.0M | $34.0M | $36.0M | $59.0M | −$390.0M | $652.7M | −$185.7M | $510.8M |
| Cash from investing activities | $1.09B | −$832.0M | −$360.0M | −$39.0M | −$726.0M | −$1.20B | −$778.0M | −$453.6M | $816.0M | −$549.0M |
| Financing activities | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | −$594.6M | −$552.0M | −$533.0M | −$474.0M | −$421.0M | −$814.0M | −$1.63B | −$1.30B | −$1.57B | −$1.27B |
| Share repurchases & issuance (net) | −$1.25B | −$860.0M | −$93.0M | −$4.0M | $2.38B | $13.0M | $22.0M | $890.3M | $27.2M | $16.8M |
| Net borrowing (repayment) | $462.0M | $0 | −$393.0M | −$1.83B | −$373.0M | $845.0M | −$274.0M | $1.53B | −$186.0M | $1.23B |
| Shares issued | $2.0M | $0 | $4.0M | $0 | $2.38B | $13.0M | $22.0M | $21.6M | $0 | $0 |
| Other financing | −$185.7M | −$283.0M | −$195.0M | −$212.0M | −$2.71B | $155.0M | −$593.0M | −$1.26B | $23.1M | −$347.8M |
| Cash from financing activities | −$1.57B | −$1.70B | −$1.21B | −$2.52B | $1.26B | $212.0M | −$2.46B | −$123.6M | −$1.70B | −$371.0M |
| Summary | ||||||||||
| Net change in cash | $1.93B | $1.02B | −$763.0M | −$1.66B | −$848.0M | $1.05B | −$8.48B | $1.08B | $625.0M | $2.28B |
| Cash at end of period | $7.70B | $5.77B | $4.75B | $5.51B | $7.17B | $8.02B | $6.96B | $12.11B | $10.69B | $9.91B |
| Free cash flow | $2.17B | $3.51B | $788.0M | $1.04B | $242.0M | $1.91B | −$273.0M | $2.53B | $1.12B | $1.66B |
| Free cash flow margin | 7.8% | 43.1% | 6.6% | 11.9% | 0.9% | 5.3% | −0.3% | 8.0% | 1.0% | 1.9% |
| Capex / revenue | 0.4% | 1.2% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.4% |
| Operating cash flow / net income | 0.57 | 1.11 | 0.37 | 0.73 | 0.09 | 0.81 | −0.09 | 0.71 | 0.68 | 1.15 |
| Jun '26 | Dec '25 | Jun '25 | Dec '24 | Jun '24 | Dec '23 | Jun '23 | Mar '23 | Dec '22 | Sep '22 | Jun '22 | Mar '22 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating activities | ||||||||||||
| Net income | $953.8M | $2.68B | $1.30B | $2.14B | $120.0M | $593.8M | $371.7M | $754.5M | $369.8M | $400.3M | −$1.24B | $52.0M |
| Depreciation & amortization | — | — | — | — | $205.0M | $294.2M | $85.0M | $15.0M | $155.1M | $167.9M | $71.0M | $35.5M |
| Stock-based compensation | — | — | — | — | $63.5M | $63.5M | — | — | $43.0M | $46.6M | — | — |
| Change in working capital | −$4.44B | $2.64B | −$3.99B | $1.14B | $1.20B | −$1.27B | $67.4M | −$1.36B | −$1.36B | — | $2.44B | — |
| Other non-cash items | $3.43B | −$3.76B | $3.39B | −$1.94B | $515.2M | −$208.1M | −$25.2M | $660.5M | $528.7M | −$900.4M | $318.9M | $770.5M |
| Cash from operating activities | −$58.0M | $1.57B | $697.9M | $1.35B | $2.10B | −$524.1M | $498.8M | $69.5M | −$263.9M | −$285.7M | $1.59B | $858.0M |
| Investing activities | ||||||||||||
| Capital expenditures | −$20.0M | −$56.1M | −$47.4M | −$73.0M | −$27.0M | −$20.4M | −$7.1M | −$9.0M | −$8.3M | −$9.0M | −$14.0M | −$7.0M |
| Acquisitions & other investing | −$582.9M | $1.43B | −$249.1M | −$507.5M | −$243.0M | −$398.1M | $65.1M | $38.0M | −$30.7M | $21.5M | −$49.6M | −$25.0M |
| Cash from investing activities | −$602.9M | $1.38B | −$296.5M | −$580.5M | −$270.0M | −$418.5M | $58.0M | $29.0M | −$39.0M | $12.5M | −$63.6M | −$32.0M |
| Financing activities | ||||||||||||
| Dividends paid | −$398.9M | −$161.9M | −$429.7M | −$156.4M | −$308.5M | −$134.9M | −$142.1M | −$105.2M | −$63.7M | −$69.0M | −$262.9M | −$160.0M |
| Share repurchases & issuance (net) | −$636.9M | −$525.4M | −$721.1M | −$791.3M | −$47.5M | −$43.3M | −$29.3M | −$29.3M | −$29.3M | — | $0 | — |
| Net borrowing (repayment) | — | — | — | — | — | — | −$210.0M | −$210.0M | −$22.5M | −$22.5M | −$892.5M | −$892.5M |
| Shares issued | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other financing | −$68.0M | −$135.4M | $412.5M | −$69.1M | −$141.0M | −$64.2M | $35.3M | −$95.0M | −$5.7M | −$39.7M | −$941.8M | −$61.0M |
| Cash from financing activities | −$1.10B | −$822.7M | −$738.3M | −$1.02B | −$497.0M | −$242.4M | −$346.1M | −$439.5M | −$121.2M | −$131.2M | −$2.10B | −$1.11B |
| Summary | ||||||||||||
| Net change in cash | −$1.82B | $2.07B | −$136.0M | −$206.0M | $1.23B | −$1.17B | $159.8M | −$405.2M | −$372.7M | −$403.4M | −$755.0M | −$377.5M |
| Cash at end of period | $5.89B | $7.70B | $5.64B | $5.77B | $5.99B | $4.75B | $159.8M | $1.79B | −$372.7M | $4.87B | $6.40B | $5.58B |
| Free cash flow | −$78.0M | $1.51B | $650.5M | $1.24B | $2.07B | −$361.6M | $491.8M | $60.5M | −$272.2M | −$294.6M | $1.40B | $851.0M |
| Free cash flow margin | −0.5% | 9.9% | 5.2% | 31.5% | 49.2% | −8.2% | 11.5% | — | −5.9% | — | — | — |
| Capex / revenue | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1.9% | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.2% | — | 0.2% | — | — | — |
| Operating cash flow / net income | −0.06 | 0.58 | 0.54 | 0.63 | 17.49 | −0.88 | 1.34 | 0.09 | −0.71 | −0.71 | — | 16.50 |
Negative numbers are cash paid out. Quarterly columns are labeled by the month the quarter ended. Figures in U.S. dollars as reported; data from EODHD.
PUK cash generation
In fiscal 2025 (ended December 31, 2025), Prudential generated $2.3 billion of cash from operations (down 36.9%) and spent $104.1 million on capital expenditures, leaving free cash flow of $2.2 billion, 7.8% of revenue. It returned $1.8 billion to shareholders through dividends ($594.6 million) and net share buybacks ($1.3 billion). Cash and equivalents rose by $1.9 billion over the year.
Related: PUK income statement, PUK balance sheet, PUK dividend history. See the PUK stock overview for the latest quote and news.
PUK cash flow FAQ
What is Prudential's free cash flow?
Prudential's free cash flow was $2.2 billion in fiscal 2025: $2.3 billion of operating cash flow minus $104.1 million of capital expenditures It was $3.5 billion a year earlier..
How much cash does Prudential generate from operations?
Prudential generated $2.3 billion of cash from operating activities in fiscal 2025, 0.57 times its net income of $4.0 billion.
How much does Prudential spend on capital expenditures?
Prudential spent $104.1 million on capital expenditures in fiscal 2025, 0.4% of revenue, compared with $101.0 million the year before.
How much stock does Prudential buy back?
Prudential spent $1.3 billion on net share repurchases in fiscal 2025.
How much does Prudential pay in dividends?
Prudential paid $594.6 million in dividends in fiscal 2025, 27.4% of free cash flow.