---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001535929-26-000080"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "VOYA"
cik: "0001535929"
company_name: "Voya Financial, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-05-05T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T23:21:09.682422+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Voya Q1 2026 adjusted EPS $2.26, up 13% YoY; returns $200M capital

## Summary
- Net income $165M ($1.75 diluted EPS); after-tax adj. operating earnings $214M ($2.26 diluted EPS), up 13% YoY.
- Revenue growth across all segments: Retirement, Investment Management, Employee Benefits.
- Generated and returned ~$200M of capital in Q1 through common dividends and share repurchases.
- CEO Heather Lavallee cited strong execution despite challenging macro environment.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001535929-26-000080
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: VOYA
- cik: 0001535929
- company_name: Voya Financial, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-05-05T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1535929/000153592926000080/0001535929-26-000080-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1535929/000153592926000080/voya-20260505.htm

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## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: ed39931505f316814a602e94169f8b53380b1d8b
  claim: Voya Financial, Inc. reported the three months ended March 31, 2026 results: net income $165 million, EPS $1.75 per diluted share.
  evidence_excerpt: May 5, 2026 — Voya Financial, Inc. (NYSE: VOYA) announced today its first-quarter 2026 financial results: • First quarter 2026 net income available to common shareholders of $165 million, or $1.75 per diluted share, up 23% from the prior year. • First quarter 2026 after-tax adjusted operating earnings 1 of $214 million, or $2.26 per diluted share, up 13% from the
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1535929/000153592926000080/0001535929-26-000080-index.htm

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