For the quarter ended March 2025, Jackson Financial reported revenue of $1.77 billion, down 36% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $5.10, compared to $4.23 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.78 billion, representing a surprise of -0.19%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +3.45%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $4.93.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers — revenue and earnings — and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company’s underlying performance.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock’s price performance.
Here is how Jackson Financial performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Revenues- Net investment income: $755 million versus $490.40 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +2.9% change.
- Revenues- Other income: $14 million compared to the $16 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +1300% year over year.
- Revenues- Premium: $40 million compared to the $35.41 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +5.3% year over year.
- Revenues- Fee income: $1.99 billion versus the two-analyst average estimate of $1.24 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -0.6%.
- Adjusted earnings before tax- Retail Annuities: $420 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $471.09 million.
- Adjusted earnings before tax- Corporate and Other: -$24 million compared to the -$60.33 million average estimate based on two analysts.
- Adjusted earnings before tax- Closed Life and Annuity Blocks: $28 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $7.24 million.
- Adjusted earnings before tax- Institutional Products: $18 million compared to the $21.98 million average estimate based on two analysts.
Shares of Jackson Financial have returned +15.9% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite’s +10.6% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.
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