Source: Sharecast
In the year to the end of December 2025, new business profit rose 12% to $2.78bn, while adjusted operating profit was 5% higher at $3.3bn.
Prudential said it achieved "high-quality" growth consistently through all four quarters of the year, with growth broad based across markets and channels.
Earnings per share based on adjusted operating profit grew 12% to 101.4 cents and the total dividend for the year was 26.60 cents per share, up 15% on the prior year.
Prudential said it completed a $2bn share buyback in 2025 and launched an additional $1.2bn buyback in 2026. It expects a $1.3bn capital return in 2027.
Chief executive Anil Wadhwani said: "2025 was a strong year of consistent delivery for Prudential, with double-digit growth reflecting sustained momentum throughout the year. Structural demand for our products in Asia and Africa continued to rise, driven by the increasing protection, retirement and wealth needs of our customers.
"We continued to digitise our customer acquisition and servicing capabilities - to drive not only agency productivity and improve activation, but also to support product innovation and enhance customers' experiences. All enabled by targeted investments in modernising our technology platforms, data quality and operational efficiency.
"We carry the momentum of 2025 into 2026 and are confident in our double-digit growth trajectory across our key metrics, putting us firmly on track to achieve our 2027 financial objectives."
At 0950 GMT, the shares were down 2% at 1,072.50p, reversing earlier gains.
Russ Mould, investment director at AJ Bell, said: "Generous shareholder returns help demonstrate management’s faith in Prudential’s prospects as the company announced robust full-year results.
"However, the market remains nervous about the business - likely in part thanks to current global tensions and an energy crisis which looks like it could disproportionately impact Asia.
"The attraction to Prudential of the African and Asian markets it has focused on since exiting most of its businesses in the developed world around the turn of the decade is their greater growth potential.
"Because fewer people in these countries have pensions or insurance products and because their middle classes are growing, there should be scope for growth.
"That growth is coming through, but Prudential’s messages are currently being lost amid a lot of geopolitical noise."
Prudential provides life and health insurance and asset management in Greater China, ASEAN, India and Africa.
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