How Many PRU Shares for $500 or $1,000 a Month?
At $5.60 a share a year, $500 a month takes about 1,072 PRU shares, about $132,478 at the Nov 13, 2026 close of $123.58. $1,000 a month takes about 2,143 shares, about $264,832. Before taxes, and only while the rate holds.
Prudential Financial (PRU) pays $1.40 a share quarterly, $5.60 a year, a 4.53% run-rate yield at the Nov 13, 2026 close of $123.58. It has paid since 2002 and raised its annual dividend 12 years in a row.
At today’s rate of $1.40 quarterly and the last close of $123.58, this is what PRU pays before taxes, if the rate stays where it is:
| You hold | Each payment | Per month (avg) | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 share | $1.40 | $0.47 | $5.60 |
| 100 shares | $140.00 | $46.67 | $560.00 |
| $10,000 invested (80.9 shares) | $113.29 | $37.76 | $453.15 |
| 1,072 shares ($500/mo) | $1,500.80 | $500.27 | $6,003.20 |
| 2,143 shares ($1,000/mo) | $3,000.20 | $1,000.07 | $12,000.80 |
With DRIP on, every payment buys more shares instead of landing as cash. 100 PRU shares reinvest into 1.13 new shares each payment, about 4.6 new shares a year at today’s price and rate, and each new share collects the next payment too. To DRIP one whole new share every payment you need about 89 shares. Raises speed that up; a falling share price buys more shares per payment, but each is worth less. See the snowball over 10 to 30 years with PRU’s own history in the PRU DRIP calculator.
- Coverage (EPS): are profits enough to pay the dividend rating
- Coverage (FCF): is spare cash enough to pay the dividend rating
- Dividend vs cash flow + debt: is the dividend paid with borrowed money report
- Debt load: how much the balance sheet leans on borrowing rating
- Debt interest coverage: can profits easily pay the interest bill rating
- Liquidity: is there cash for debts due this year rating
- Earnings direction: are sales and profits growing or shrinking report
- Raise streak: how many years in a row it raised see details
- Years without a cut: how long since the last dividend cut see details
- Raise vs trend: are recent raises keeping their usual pace history
- Yield vs history: is today’s yield high or low versus its past rating
- Recession record: what the dividend did in past crashes history
- Crash record: what the dividend did in the 2008 crash history
PRU Dividend Yield Today vs Its 5-Year Range
- PRU yields 4.53% today, at the Nov 13, 2026 close of $123.58.
- Its own 10-year median is 4.51%, so today’s yield is near its usual level.
Where today ranks in its own history is in the paid report
How it works. Each month-end over the last 10 years gives one yield: the regular payment then, times payments a year, over that day’s close. Specials are left out. 50 means today’s yield sits right at its usual level. A lower score means the yield is below its usual level, so the price is high against the payout. A higher score means the yield is above its usual level. On price alone a payer stays between 15 and 85. Steady raisers get a few points back. It reads the past, not the future.
When Is PRU’s Next Dividend? Ex-Date and Pay Date After August 2026
PRU has not declared its next dividend yet. By its usual rhythm of about 91 days between ex-dates, the next ex-date falls around Nov 24, 2026, with the cash around Nov 26, 2026. An estimate, not a promise: only the declaration makes it final. The latest one, $1.40 a share, went ex on Aug 25, 2026 and paid Aug 27, 2026.
- Ex-dates: about every 91 days (quarterly)
- Payment: usually about 2 days after the ex-date
- Next earnings report: Feb 2, 2027
Every payer going ex-dividend this week is on the dividend calendar.
How Often Does PRU Pay?
PRU pays quarterly, 4 times a year. Recent payments arrived in Feb, May, Aug and Nov, with ex-dates in Feb, May, Aug and Nov. The ex-date comes about every 91 days, and the cash usually lands about 2 days later.
- Streak: 12 years of higher annual totals (through 2025)
- Last raise: Feb 17, 2026 - $1.35 to $1.40 (+$0.05, +3.70%)
- Usual $ step: $0.05 (median of the raises before it)
- EPS payout: 50.7% - $5.60 paid / $11.04 EPS (4 quarters to Sep 30, 2026); own 4-yr norm 83.6% (median of 12 earlier trailing years)
PRU vs Similar Dividend Stocks (PRS, PRH...)
Against the 10 dividend-paying Financial Services companies closest to PRU in market value, PRU’s 4.53% run-rate yield is above the group’s middle yield of 2.91%, and its raise streak of 12 years is the longest. A higher yield than the group is not a bonus by itself: it is often the market pricing in a cut, so read it next to the rating and the coverage behind it.
| Ticker | Dividend ⓘ | Yield | Safety Rating | Recessions ⓘ | No cut ⓘ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRU $123.58Prudential Financial | $1.40/qtr$5.60/yr fwd | 4.53% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only | Cut in 20082008 cut2020 raised2022 raisedno 2000 record | 17 yrsraised 12 yrs in a row |
| PRS $19.28Prudential Financial, Inc. 5.62 | $0.352/qtr$1.41/yr fwd | 7.30% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only | — | 6+ yrsno raise streak |
| PRH $20.90Prudential Financial, Inc. 5.95 | $0.3719/qtr$1.49/yr fwd | 7.12% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only | — | 2+ yrsno raise streak |
| NTIOF $151.86National Bank of Canada | $0.933/qtr$3.73/yr fwd | 2.46% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only | — | 15+ yrsraised 10 yrs in a row |
| CICHF $1.29China Construction Bank | $0.03/yr | 2.33% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only | — | 6 yrsno raise streak |
| AIG $82.85American International Group | $0.50/qtr$2.00/yr fwd | 2.41% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only | Stopped in 20082000 raised2008 stopped2020 held2022 raised | 11+ yrsraised 3 yrs in a row |
| PWCDF $65.15Power Corporation of Canada | $0.471/qtr$1.88/yr fwd | 2.89% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only | — | 16+ yrsraised 10 yrs in a row |
| SLF $72.88Sun Life Financial | $0.694/qtr$2.78/yr fwd | 3.81% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only | No cut in all 32008 held2020 held2022 heldno 2000 record | 24+ yrsraised 10 yrs in a row |
| KB $113.39KB Financial Group | $0.8293/qtr$3.32/yr fwd | 2.93% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only | Varied, no cut2020 held2022 variedno 2000/2008 record | 3 yrsno raise streak |
| DNKEY $27.47Danske Bank A/S | $0.479/half-yr$0.96/yr fwd | 3.49% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only | — | 4+ yrsno raise streak |
| CBOE $375.57Cboe Global Markets | $0.86/qtr$3.44/yr fwd | 0.92% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only | — | 3 yrsraised 2 yrs in a row |
Yield and the safety rating are only half of it. See total returns with dividends reinvested, side by side: PRU vs PRS, PRU vs PRH, PRU vs NTIOF.
PRU Dividend History: Every Payment Since 2002
| Ex-date | Pay date | Amount | Frequency | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 2026 | Aug 27, 2026 | $1.40 | Quarterly | Regular |
| May 26, 2026 | May 28, 2026 | $1.40 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Feb 17, 2026 | Feb 19, 2026 | $1.40 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Nov 18, 2025 | Nov 20, 2025 | $1.35 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Aug 19, 2025 | Aug 21, 2025 | $1.35 | Quarterly | Regular |
| May 20, 2025 | May 22, 2025 | $1.35 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Feb 18, 2025 | Feb 20, 2025 | $1.35 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Nov 19, 2024 | Nov 21, 2024 | $1.30 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Aug 20, 2024 | Aug 22, 2024 | $1.30 | Quarterly | Regular |
| May 20, 2024 | May 22, 2024 | $1.30 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Feb 16, 2024 | Feb 19, 2024 | $1.30 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Nov 20, 2023 | Nov 22, 2023 | $1.25 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Aug 21, 2023 | Aug 23, 2023 | $1.25 | Quarterly | Regular |
| May 22, 2023 | May 24, 2023 | $1.25 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Feb 17, 2023 | Feb 20, 2023 | $1.25 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Nov 21, 2022 | Dec 15, 2022 | $1.20 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Aug 22, 2022 | Sep 15, 2022 | $1.20 | Quarterly | Regular |
| May 23, 2022 | Jun 16, 2022 | $1.20 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Feb 14, 2022 | Mar 11, 2022 | $1.20 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Nov 22, 2021 | Dec 16, 2021 | $1.15 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Aug 23, 2021 | Sep 16, 2021 | $1.15 | Quarterly | Regular |
| May 24, 2021 | Jun 17, 2021 | $1.15 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Feb 12, 2021 | Mar 11, 2021 | $1.15 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Nov 23, 2020 | Dec 17, 2020 | $1.10 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Aug 24, 2020 | Sep 17, 2020 | $1.10 | Quarterly | Regular |
| May 22, 2020 | Jun 18, 2020 | $1.10 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Feb 14, 2020 | Mar 12, 2020 | $1.10 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Nov 25, 2019 | Dec 12, 2019 | $1.00 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Aug 19, 2019 | Sep 12, 2019 | $1.00 | Quarterly | Regular |
| May 24, 2019 | Jun 20, 2019 | $1.00 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Feb 19, 2019 | Mar 14, 2019 | $1.00 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Nov 23, 2018 | Dec 13, 2018 | $0.90 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Aug 20, 2018 | Sep 13, 2018 | $0.90 | Quarterly | Regular |
| May 21, 2018 | Jun 14, 2018 | $0.90 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Feb 20, 2018 | Mar 15, 2018 | $0.90 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Nov 24, 2017 | Dec 14, 2017 | $0.75 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Aug 18, 2017 | Sep 14, 2017 | $0.75 | Quarterly | Regular |
| May 19, 2017 | Jun 15, 2017 | $0.75 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Feb 17, 2017 | Mar 16, 2017 | $0.75 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Nov 18, 2016 | Dec 15, 2016 | $0.70 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Aug 19, 2016 | Sep 15, 2016 | $0.70 | Quarterly | Regular |
| May 20, 2016 | Jun 16, 2016 | $0.70 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Feb 19, 2016 | Mar 17, 2016 | $0.70 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Nov 20, 2015 | Dec 17, 2015 | $0.70 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Aug 21, 2015 | Sep 17, 2015 | $0.58 | Quarterly | Regular |
| May 21, 2015 | Jun 18, 2015 | $0.58 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Feb 20, 2015 | Mar 19, 2015 | $0.58 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Nov 21, 2014 | Dec 18, 2014 | $0.58 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Aug 22, 2014 | Sep 18, 2014 | $0.53 | Quarterly | Regular |
| May 22, 2014 | Jun 19, 2014 | $0.53 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Feb 21, 2014 | Mar 20, 2014 | $0.53 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Nov 22, 2013 | Dec 19, 2013 | $0.53 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Aug 23, 2013 | Sep 19, 2013 | $0.40 | Quarterly | Regular |
| May 24, 2013 | Jun 20, 2013 | $0.40 | Annual | Regular |
| Feb 22, 2013 | Mar 21, 2013 | $0.40 | Annual | Regular |
| Nov 16, 2012 | Dec 14, 2012 | $1.60 | Annual | Special |
| Nov 18, 2011 | Dec 16, 2011 | $1.45 | Annual | Regular |
| Nov 19, 2010 | Dec 17, 2010 | $1.15 | Annual | Regular |
| Nov 20, 2009 | Dec 18, 2009 | $0.70 | Annual | Regular |
| Nov 20, 2008 | Dec 19, 2008 | $0.58 | Annual | Regular |
| Nov 21, 2007 | Dec 21, 2007 | $1.15 | Annual | Regular |
| Nov 22, 2006 | Dec 21, 2006 | $0.95 | Annual | Regular |
| Nov 18, 2005 | Dec 19, 2005 | $0.78 | Annual | Regular |
| Nov 19, 2004 | Dec 20, 2004 | $0.625 | Annual | Regular |
| Nov 21, 2003 | Dec 18, 2003 | $0.50 | Annual | Regular |
| Nov 21, 2002 | Dec 18, 2002 | $0.40 | Annual | Regular |
What the Dividend Safety Rating Means for PRU
PRU Dividend Questions
How often does PRU pay dividends?
PRU pays quarterly, 4 times a year. Recent payments arrived in Feb, May, Aug and Nov, with ex-dates in Feb, May, Aug and Nov. The ex-date comes about every 91 days, and the cash usually lands about 2 days later.
Does PRU pay dividends monthly?
No. PRU pays quarterly, 4 times a year. For payers that pay every month, see the monthly dividend stocks.
When is the next PRU dividend?
PRU has not declared its next dividend yet. By its usual rhythm of about 91 days between ex-dates, the next ex-date falls around Nov 24, 2026, with the cash around Nov 26, 2026. An estimate, not a promise: only the declaration makes it final. The latest one, $1.40 a share, went ex on Aug 25, 2026 and paid Aug 27, 2026. The current rate is $1.40 per share, $5.60 a year.
Does PRU pay a dividend in November 2026?
Not declared yet. By its usual rhythm the next ex-date falls around Nov 24, 2026, with the cash around Nov 26, 2026, so a payment in November 2026 is likely. Only the company’s declaration makes it final.
How much does PRU pay per share?
PRU pays $1.40 a share quarterly, $5.60 a year. At the Nov 13, 2026 close of $123.58 that is a 4.53% run-rate yield, near its usual level: its own 10-year median is 4.51%.
Has PRU raised its dividend?
Yes. PRU has raised its annual dividend 12 years in a row, through 2025. The latest raise, on Feb 17, 2026, took the rate from $1.35 to $1.40 (+3.70%). Over five years the dividend grew 4.0% a year.
Is PRU’s dividend safe?
No rating can promise a future payment, but the record on file says a lot. PRU paid out 51% of its earnings as dividends over the 4 quarters to Sep 30, 2026. It has raised its dividend 12 years in a row and gone 17 years without a cut. Through the market crashes: it raised the dividend through the 2020 and 2022 crashes; it cut it in the 2008 crash. There is no 2000 record on file. This is data, not investment advice. The full 8-check rating comes with a plan.
How do I track my PRU dividends?
Add PRU to a free DRIPCalc portfolio once, with your buy date and share count. Every payout since fills in, dated and in dollars; with DRIP on, the new shares each payment buys are counted for you, so there is no spreadsheet to update and no broker login. To project the snowball, run PRU in the DRIP calculator.