What Voya’s (VOYA) Q1 Earnings Reveal Through Key Metrics

In the quarter ending March 2025, Voya Financial (VOYA) announced revenues totaling $294 million, marking an increase of 2.4% from the corresponding period the previous year. The earnings per share (EPS) stood at $2.15, against $1.88 recorded in the prior-year quarter.

The announced revenue figures up against the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $241.19 million, showing a positive variance of 21.90%. Additionally, the corporation exceeded expectations for earnings per share (EPS) by delivering a result that was higher by 35.22% than anticipated, where the predicted EPS stood at $1.59.

As investors keenly observe the yearly shifts in primary financial figures—such as sales and profits—and assess these against what analysts predict on Wall Street to guide their subsequent moves, certain crucial indicators consistently offer deeper insights into a business’s core operational health.

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.

This shows how Voya fared during the recently reported quarter concerning the key performance indicators closely tracked and forecasted by Wall Street analysts.

• Total AUM and AUA - Wealth Solutions :$694.18 billion versus the $667.24 billion average forecast from three analysts.
• Client Assets - Wealth Solutions - Comprehensive Service : $228.60 billion compared to an average forecast of $252.60 billion from three analysts.
• ClientAssets - WealthSolutions - RecordKeeping : $401.12 billion versus the three-analyst average estimate of $351.32 billion.
• Client Assets - Wealth Solutions - Defined Contribution Investment-only SV : $36.16 billion compared to the average forecast of $34.62 billion from three analysts.
• Revenues- Fee income : $570 million versus $598.98 million estimated by five analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +11.1% change.
• Revenues- Net investment income :$560 million compared to an average estimate of $493.49 million from four analysts. In comparison to the same period last year, this figure shows a +5.9% increase.
• Revenues- Premiums : $737 million versus $807.52 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -7.9% change.
• Adjusted Operating Revenues- Investment Management - Total : $243 million versus $245.39 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +3.9% change.
• Adjusted Operating Revenues- Investment Management - Fee income : $236 million versus $237.09 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +4% change.
• Adjusted Operating Revenues- Investment Management - Net investment income and net gains (losses) : $6 million compared to the $5.53 million average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of -33.3% year over year.
• Adjusted Operating Revenues - Corporate - Income from investments and gains (losses) :$6 million compared to the average forecast of $5 million from two analysts. This figure shows a yearly increase of 50%.
• Adjusted Operating Revenues — Corporate — Overall :$6 million compared to the average forecast of $5.38 million from two analysts. This figure indicates a yearly increase of 50%.

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Over the last month, shares of Voya have gained +10.4%, compared to the Zacks S&P 500 Composite's increase of +11.5%. With a current Zacks rank of #5 (Strong Sell), the stock may not keep pace with the overall market performance in the coming period.

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