Met or Outperformed 2025 Financial Targets
Aegon met or exceeded all 2025 financial targets: operating capital generation before holding and funding expenses rose to EUR 1.3 billion (ahead of target), operating results for the full year increased 15% year‑on‑year to EUR 1.7 billion, and free cash flow for 2025 was EUR 829 million (in line with the ~EUR 800m target).
Capital Returns to Shareholders
Returned capital via dividends and buybacks: proposed final dividend EUR 0.21 per common share (full year dividend EUR 0.40, up 14% from EUR 0.35 in 2024), executed EUR 400 million of H2 2025 buybacks and launched the first half of a new EUR 400 million 2026 buyback (EUR 227 million underway).
Strong U.S. Commercial Momentum and Strategic Asset Growth
U.S. strategic assets strengthened: capital employed in U.S. strategic assets $2.7 billion at year‑end (ahead of target); World Financial Group (WFG) licensed agents nearly 96,000 (up 11% year‑on‑year, on track to ~110,000 by 2027); new life sales +10% and annuities +6%; Individual Life new life sales up 30%; indexed annuity net deposits rose 45% in 2025.
OCG and Operating Results Momentum
Operating capital generation improved: group operating results increased 15% YoY to EUR 1.7 billion for full year; H2 operating results rose 11% YoY to EUR 858 million; OCG before holding/funding/operating expenses increased 8% YoY (H2) with U.S. OCG up 19% (27% in USD) over the same period.
CSM and Valuation Equity Improvement
Customer service margin (CSM) and valuation equity per share advanced: CSM rose materially in H2 with a 24% increase in the Americas' CSM in H2 (driven by profitable new business and favorable assumption changes); valuation equity per share increased by EUR 0.60 over the period and stood at EUR 9.06 per share (7 percentage point increase in H2).
Robust Capital and Solvency Metrics
Strong capital position: group solvency ratio robust at 184%; U.S. RBC ratio increased to 424% (up 4 percentage points vs June 2025); Scottish Equitable solvency ratio remained high at 183% (down 2 percentage points).
Positive Commercial Performance Outside U.S.
Solid performance elsewhere: Aegon U.K. Workplace Platform delivered healthy net deposits; International businesses reported higher new life sales in markets such as Brazil, Spain and Portugal; Aegon Asset Management recorded positive third‑party net deposits across global platforms and strategic partnerships (though at a lower level than prior year).
Aegon Asset Management Margin Improvement
Operating margin expansion in asset management: management highlighted margin improvement (nearly doubled to ~17%), and growth initiatives such as expanded CLO warehouse capacity in U.S. and Europe to grow higher‑margin third‑party business.
Execution of Strategic Plan & U.S. Relocation Preparations
Progress on strategic transformation: company finished 2025 ahead of targets set at the 2023 Capital Markets Day, materially shifted capital/emphasis toward U.S. strategic assets, and is progressing U.S. GAAP implementation and preparations for proposed U.S. redomiciliation as planned.