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Jackson Financial Inc.: Q3 FY2025 earnings call

What management said about Q3 FY2025, from the documents filed with the SEC on 4 November 2025: press release. Guidance figures: 1 new. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Net income turned to a profit: Net income to common shareholders was $65 million, or $0.92 per diluted share, against $(480) million, or $(6.37), a year earlier. Source
  • Adjusted operating earnings rose: Adjusted operating earnings were $433 million, or $6.16 per diluted share, up from $350 million, or $4.60. Management attributed the rise to higher spread income, lower operating expenses and fewer shares from repurchases. Source
  • Retail Annuities earnings rose: Retail Annuities pretax adjusted operating earnings were $494 million, up from $458 million. Management cited higher spread income from RILA AUM growth and higher fee income from variable annuity AUM growth. Source
  • RILA sales set a record: RILA sales were $2.1 billion, up 28% from the prior-year quarter. Management described the level as a record. Source
  • Free cash flow reached $216 million: Holding company free cash flow was $216 million in the quarter, $719 million for the nine months, and nearly $1 billion over twelve months, reflecting nearly $1.1 billion of operating company distributions over that period. Source
  • Returned $210 million to shareholders: Capital return to common shareholders in the quarter was $154 million of repurchases and $56 million of dividends. Source
  • RBC ratio rose to 579%: The estimated RBC ratio at Jackson National Life Insurance Company rose from the second quarter, as higher total adjusted capital more than offset a higher company action level requirement. Source

“Our third quarter performance highlights the ongoing strength and momentum of our business as we advance toward our strategic goals.”

Laura Prieskorn, President and Chief Executive Officer of Jackson

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
Common share repurchase authorization Sourcenot stated$1 billion increaseNew

What changed from last quarter

  • New: Jackson Income Assurance and Jackson Income Assurance Advisory fixed index annuities were launched. Source

Results and growth drivers

  • Net income turned to a profit: Net income to common shareholders was $65 million, or $0.92 per diluted share, against $(480) million, or $(6.37), a year earlier. Source
  • Reinsured and hedging results improved: Management said earnings in business reinsured to third parties and net hedging results were more favorable than a year earlier. It said these results do not affect statutory capital or free cash flow. Source
  • Adjusted operating earnings rose: Adjusted operating earnings were $433 million, or $6.16 per diluted share, up from $350 million, or $4.60. Management attributed the rise to higher spread income, lower operating expenses and fewer shares from repurchases. Source
  • Adjusted return on equity rose: Adjusted operating return on equity for the nine months was 14%, up from 13%. Reported return on equity for the same nine months was 2.7%. Source

Segments and pretax earnings

  • Retail Annuities earnings rose: Retail Annuities pretax adjusted operating earnings were $494 million, up from $458 million. Management cited higher spread income from RILA AUM growth and higher fee income from variable annuity AUM growth. Source
  • Institutional earnings rose: Institutional Products pretax adjusted operating earnings were $31 million, up from $17 million, driven by higher spread income reflecting significant growth in AUM. Source
  • Closed blocks earnings rose: Closed Life and Annuity Blocks pretax adjusted operating income was $15 million, up from $7 million. Source

“Sales results underscore our continued ability to capitalize on robust demand for spread lending, demonstrating the effectiveness of our opportunistic sales strategy and our strong market positioning.”

Jackson Financial Inc., press release

Annuity sales and products

  • Retail annuity sales reached $5.4 billion: Total retail annuity sales were $5.4 billion, up from $5.3 billion a year earlier. The release excludes certain internal exchanges from sales. Source
  • RILA sales set a record: RILA sales were $2.1 billion, up 28% from the prior-year quarter. Management described the level as a record. Source
  • Variable annuity sales increased: Traditional variable annuity sales were $2.9 billion, up from $2.6 billion, reflecting higher sales of products without lifetime benefits. Source
  • Fixed index annuity sales declined: Fixed and fixed index annuity sales were $444 million, down 57% from the prior-year quarter. Source

Institutional demand and spread assets

  • Institutional sales rose 34%: Institutional sales were $1 billion in the quarter, up 34% from the prior-year quarter. Source
  • Nine-month institutional sales rose 142%: Institutional sales for the nine months were $3.5 billion, up 142% from the same period a year earlier. Source
  • Institutional net flows and account value: Institutional net flows were $447 million in the quarter. Total account value reached $10.9 billion, up from $7.9 billion. Source

“Looking ahead, we believe we are well positioned to extend on this momentum through the remainder of 2025 and into 2026, continuing our commitment to helping Americans achieve financial security.”

Laura Prieskorn, President and Chief Executive Officer of Jackson

Costs, margins and reinsured results

  • Lower operating expenses aided per-share results: Management cited lower operating expenses and a smaller share count from repurchases as contributors to per-share adjusted operating earnings. Source
  • Operating costs declined to $714 million: Operating costs and other expenses, net of deferrals, were $714 million, against $742 million a year earlier. Source
  • Higher mortality offset closed block gains: Management said the closed blocks' higher spread income was partly offset by higher mortality. Source

Capital, cash and returns to shareholders

  • Free cash flow reached $216 million: Holding company free cash flow was $216 million in the quarter, $719 million for the nine months, and nearly $1 billion over twelve months, reflecting nearly $1.1 billion of operating company distributions over that period. Source
  • Returned $210 million to shareholders: Capital return to common shareholders in the quarter was $154 million of repurchases and $56 million of dividends. Source
  • RBC ratio rose to 579%: The estimated RBC ratio at Jackson National Life Insurance Company rose from the second quarter, as higher total adjusted capital more than offset a higher company action level requirement. Source
  • JNL total adjusted capital rose to $5.6 billion: Statutory total adjusted capital was supported by earnings on in-force business, partly offset by a $250 million distribution to the parent and a lower deferred tax asset admissibility. Source
  • Holding company liquidity above buffer: Cash and highly liquid securities at the holding company were over $750 million, above the targeted minimum liquidity buffer. Source

Strategy and asset management growth

  • PPM assets under management rose: PPM AUM was $90.1 billion, up from $76.7 billion, reflecting growth in both Jackson’s general account and third-party AUM. Source
  • PPM capabilities support spread sales: Management said spread product sales were supported by PPM capabilities for sourcing higher yielding assets, combined with a focus on growing third-party business. Source
  • Corporate and Other loss narrowed: Corporate and Other pretax adjusted operating loss was $(35) million, against $(71) million, primarily due to lower general and administrative expense. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
Investment income Source$856 million
Book value per diluted share Source$139.19
Adjusted book value per diluted share Source$158.44

Risks management discussed

  • Financial: Management noted that results of business reinsured to third parties can vary markedly from quarter to quarter. Source

Earlier plans management reported on

  • Not stated: The prior-quarter release said management was confident in sustaining positive momentum through 2025. This release does not state whether that was achieved.

Other quarters

Summarised with AI from the documents the company filed with the SEC. Every point is checked against the filing before it is shown: management’s own words word for word, figures against the line or table row they come from. A point that fails the check is left out. Source opens the filing at that line.