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what it is
Voya sells retirement plans, employee benefits, and investment management to employers and big pools of money.
how it gets paid
Last year Voya Financial made $2.3B in revenue. retirement plan services was the main engine at $0.8B, or 35% of sales.
why it's growing
Revenue grew 4.9% last year. The number that mattered was $9.05 in 2025 EPS because it bridges the jump from $6.17 in 2024 toward the $10.15 estimate for 2026.
what just happened
Voya finished 2025 with $9.05 in full-year EPS, up from $6.17 in 2024.
At a glance
A balance sheet — strong enough to weather a downturn
5/100 earnings predictability — expect surprises
8.5x trailing p/e — the market's not buying it — or you found a deal
2.5% dividend yield — cash in your pocket every quarter
15.0% return on capital — nothing to write home about
xvary composite: 65/100 — average
What they do
Voya sells retirement plans, employee benefits, and investment management to employers and big pools of money.
Voya wins because your employer does not casually swap out a retirement plan or benefits vendor. It manages sticky workplace relationships across wealth, health, and investment products, and that shows up in a 46.0% operating margin. Switching costs (moving plans and records) → hassle and risk for employers → so what: once Voya is in, leaving is painful.
How they make money
$2.3B
annual revenue · their business grew +4.9% last year
retirement plan services
$0.8B
employee benefits
$0.6B
investment management fees
$0.5B
wealth solutions other
$0.2B
corporate and other
$0.2B
The products that matter
administers workplace retirement and benefits
Workplace Financial Solutions
$2.3B revenue · +4.9% growth
it's the entire business as shown in this snapshot, generating $2.3B in revenue and growing 4.9% last year. segment-level detail is thin here, so your thesis lives at the company level, not in one disclosed product line.
core
Key numbers
15.0%
return on capital
Return on capital → profit earned on money invested in the business → so what: Voya turns each $1 invested into $0.15 of profit, which supports buybacks and dividends.
$92
18-month target
The published 18-month target sits 19% above $77.29. Contrast frame: your downside range starts at $60, while the near-term target is $92.
8.5x
trailing p/e
P/E → price compared with annual profit → so what: you are paying 8.5 times earnings for a business with a 46.0% operating margin.
2.5%
dividend yield
Dividend yield → cash paid to shareholders each year as a share of the stock price → so what: you get paid while waiting for the rerating.
Financial health
A
strength
- balance sheet grade A — very strong financial position
- risk rank 3 — safer than 50% of stocks
- price stability 75 / 100
- long-term debt $1.5B (17% of capital)
- net profit margin 13.3% — keeps 13 cents of every dollar in revenue
- return on equity 19% — $0.19 profit for every $1 investors have put in
A — among the top-rated companies for balance sheet quality.
Total return vs. market
You invested $10,000 in VOYA 3 years ago → it's now worth $13,100.
The index would have given you $14,770.
source: institutional data · total return
What just happened
beat estimates
Voya finished 2025 with $9.05 in full-year EPS, up from $6.17 in 2024.
Quarterly EPS ran $2.00, $2.46, $2.45, and $2.14 in 2025. That is a very different picture from 2024's $6.17 full-year result and supports the $10.15 fiscal 2026 estimate.
$1.7B
revenue
$2.14
q4 eps
46.0%
operating margin
the number that mattered
The number that mattered was $9.05 in 2025 EPS because it bridges the jump from $6.17 in 2024 toward the $10.15 estimate for 2026.
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voya financial delivered encouraging third-quarter results.
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adjusted earnings of $2.45 a share came in ahead of analysts’ expectations calling for $2.22 on average, fueled in part by a roughly $130 million beat on the top line.the outperformance was driven by better-than-anticipated momentum across the company’s core operating segments, with notable strength in its retirement and investment management divisions. acquisition-related contributions tied to the early-2025 purchase of oneamerica, coupled with favorable impacts from positive capital markets, were supportive of vs. prior year comparisons.
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we estimate that adjusted earnings topped $9.00 a share last year.subscribers should note that our presentation shifted to reflect non-gaap earnings (also known as adjusted) beginning in 2025. this metric aims to provide a clearer view of a company’s financial performance by excluding restructuring expenses, intangible asset charges, and various other items that can distort results from core operations.
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for comparison purposes, voya’s adjusted share earnings totaled $7.25 in 2024 and $7.02 in 2023.
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the company appears well positioned to build on recent momentum.favorable trends in the retirement business, bolstered by last year’s oneamerica acquisition, ought to remain a key catalyst. this deal contributed an estimated $200 million in revenue and $75 million in operating earnings during 2025, and is expected to provide continued benefits in 2026.
source: company earnings report, 2026
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What could go wrong
the #1 risk is fiduciary and fee scrutiny in workplace retirement. When your core business sits inside employer plans and regulated savings products, compliance is not a side quest.
med
fiduciary and fee pressure
Voya's $2.3B business is tied to retirement and benefits administration. If regulators or clients push harder on plan fees, disclosure, or sales practices, the pressure lands on the core franchise.
With an 11.6% net margin, fee compression does not need to be dramatic to matter.
med
earnings volatility keeping the multiple low
Earnings predictability is 5/100. Last quarter showed $1.80 in reported EPS and $2.45 in adjusted EPS. That kind of spread is exactly why investors hesitate to pay up.
If results stay lumpy, the stock can remain cheap even while the business stays profitable.
med
acquisition integration doing too much of the growth work
Management tied part of the recent momentum to the OneAmerica acquisition, which added an estimated $200M in revenue. That's useful. It also means some of the growth story is purchased, not purely organic.
If acquired revenue stops offsetting slower core growth, the current 4.9% top-line pace gets harder to defend.
Together, these risks put pressure on the exact figures supporting the value case: 11.6% net margin, 18% return on equity, and a low multiple that only works if earnings stop looking erratic.
source: institutional data · regulatory filings · risk analysis
Pay attention to
key metric
earnings quality, not just earnings level
$2.45 adjusted EPS beat estimates, but reported EPS was $1.80. You want that gap to narrow, not become the permanent story.
trend
whether 4.9% revenue growth keeps holding
A $2.3B business growing in the mid-single digits can justify more than 8.5x earnings. A slowdown makes the low multiple look rational.
next quarter
another clean beat after the $2.22 consensus hurdle
One beat helps. A string of beats changes the narrative. That's how cheap financials earn a rerating.
risk
retirement-plan fee and compliance headlines
The balance sheet is strong. The bigger threat is anything that hits the economics or trust of the workplace retirement franchise.
Analyst rankings
short-term outlook
average
momentum score 3. in human-speak, analysts see a normal setup, not a near-term breakout.
risk profile
average
stability score 3 means middle-of-the-pack risk. Safer than the market's messiest corners, not safer than cash-generating giants.
chart momentum
average
technical score 3 says the chart is behaving. No panic. No stampede either.
earnings predictability
5 / 100
predictability is exactly what it sounds like. At 5/100, you should expect a few awkward quarters along the way.
source: institutional data
Institutional activity
institutions have been net buying for 2 consecutive quarters — 207 buyers vs. 184 sellers in 3q2025. total institutional holdings: 0.1B shares. net buying for 2 quarters.
source: institutional data
Price targets
3-5 year target range
$60
$123
$77
current price
$92
target midpoint · +19% from current · 3-5yr high: $130 (+70% · 16% ann'l return)
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