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Company Profile: Principal Financial Group, Inc. (PFG)

PFG insider trades (13 months) →

$112.66 −0.13% vs. previous close · Market cap $23.93B

Today's multi-factor rank: 52 of 461 · see the ranking

Momentum
6.9/10
Value
5.9/10
Growth
4.9/10
Quality
4.8/10
Multifactor
5.6/10

Market and Valuation

Price & Market

Prev Close Price:$112.81
Open:$112.17
Day's Low:$111.41
Day's High:$113.46
Bid / Ask:-
Market Cap:23.93B
Enterprise Value:23.65B

52-Week Range

52-Week Low:$80.00
52-Week High:$121.18
Current position in 52-week range
52w Low-52w High
50-Day Avg:$112.19
200-Day Avg:$103.68

Volume

Volume Today:1,159,747
Avg Volume (3m):1,272,289
Avg Volume (10d):1,456,470
52-Week Change:+37.47%
vs S&P 500, 52 weeks:-
Beta:0.89

Valuation Multiples

P/E (trailing):12.55

Diluted EPS for the last 12 months: the four quarters ended Sep 30, 2026, from the accounts filed with the SEC on Oct 29, 2026. The P/E is the price divided by that EPS.

P/E (forward):11.18
PEG Ratio:1.06
Price / Book:2.03
Price / Sales (TTM):1.44
EV / Revenue:1.42
EV / EBITDA:8.61

Dividends

Current yield:3.01%
Annual Dividend Rate:$3.40
Dividend Trailing:$3.25
Yield Trailing:2.88%
5-Year Avg Yield:3.35%
Payout Ratio:36.19%
Last Ex-Dividend Date:-

Valuation Context

P/E vs sector (indicative)

Most Recent Quarter:-
Fiscal Year (Next):-

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Financial Statements TTM (Trailing 12 Months)

Income Statement

Total Revenue (TTM):16.63B
Gross Profit:8.05B
EBITDA:2.75B
Net Income (TTM):1.98B
Rev Growth (YoY):+25.40%
Earnings Growth (YoY):+206.30%
Quarterly earnings growth (YoY):+195.60%

Margins

Gross Margin:-
EBITDA Margin:-
Operating Margin:-
Net Margin:-

Per Share

EPS Trailing (TTM):$8.98

Diluted EPS for the last 12 months: the four quarters ended Sep 30, 2026, from the accounts filed with the SEC on Oct 29, 2026. The P/E is the price divided by that EPS.

EPS Forward (Est.):$10.07
Revenue Per Share:$76.80
Cash Per Share:-
Book Value:$55.54
Last Dividend:-
Ex-Dividend Date:-
Last Split:-

Balance Sheet & Liquidity

Total cash:5.62B
Total Debt:4.85B
Net Debt (Debt - Cash):−771.70M (net cash)
Debt / Equity:39.48%
Current Ratio:1.55
Quick Ratio:0.32

Cash Flows

Operating Cash Flow:5.53B
Free Cash Flow (FCF):1.74B
FCF Yield (FCF / Market Cap):-
Enterprise Value:23.65B
EV / Revenue:1.42
EV / EBITDA:8.61

Profitability

ROE (Return on Equity):16.11%
ROA (Return on Assets):0.46%
P/E (trailing):12.55
P/E (forward):11.18
Price / Book:2.03
PEG Ratio:1.06
52-Week Change:+37.47%
S&P 500 change, 52 weeks:+11.37%

Historical Evolution (Last 4 Years)

Income Statement

Balance Sheet

Cash Flow

EPS and Earnings Per Share

Key EPS Metrics

EPS Trailing (TTM):$8.98

Diluted EPS for the last 12 months: the four quarters ended Sep 30, 2026, from the accounts filed with the SEC on Oct 29, 2026. The P/E is the price divided by that EPS.

EPS Forward (Est.):$10.07
P/E (forward):11.18
PEG Ratio:1.06

Growth and Margins

Earnings Growth YoY:-
Quarterly Earnings Growth YoY:-
Rev Growth YoY:-
Net Margin:-
Gross Margin:-
EBITDA Margin:-

Per Share

Revenue Per Share:$76.80
Cash Per Share:-
Book Value:$55.54

Cash Flows (TTM)

Free Cash Flow:1.74B
Operating Cash Flow:5.53B
EBITDA:2.75B
Total Revenue (TTM):16.63B
Net Income (TTM):1.98B
Fiscal Year (Last):-

EPS Surprise History - Last 4 Quarters

Actual vs. Analyst Estimates · Green = beat expectations · Red = missed

Quarter Period Actual EPS Estimated EPS Difference Surprise % Currency

Ownership Structure

Ownership Distribution

% Insiders:-
% Institutional:-
% Inst. (of Float):-
No. of Institutions:-
Visual distribution
InsidersInstitutionalFree Float

Shares & Short Interest

Shares Outstanding:212,376,467
Float (free shares):211,057,609
Short interest (shares):7,896,067
Short % of float:-
Short Ratio (days to cover):5.76
Short interest, prior month:-
Short Interest Date:-

Governance Score (1=Best, 10=Worst)

Overall risk:-
Audit Risk:-
Board risk:-
Compensation Risk:-
Shareholder rights risk:-

Top Institutional Holders

Position Change: ▲ Increased · ▼ Reduced · = Unchanged

Organization Report Date % Shares No. Shares Value (USD) Change %

Top Mutual Funds

Position Change: ▲ Increased ▼ Decreased = Unchanged

Fund Report Date % Shares No. Shares Value (USD) Change %

Recent Insider Trades

Executive / Insider Title Date Action Shares

Options Chain

CALLS

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PUTS

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Principal Financial Group, Inc. (PFG) SEC filings: 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K

Direct links to financial reports filed with the SEC.

Type Date Official link
10-Q2026-10-29View filing ↗
8-K2026-10-26View filing ↗
8-K2026-10-19View filing ↗
8-K2026-09-10View filing ↗
10-Q2026-07-29View filing ↗
8-K2026-07-27View filing ↗
8-K2026-07-20View filing ↗
11-K2026-06-24View filing ↗
8-K2026-06-01View filing ↗
8-K2026-05-20View filing ↗

Company and Executive Profile

Principal Financial Group, Inc. provides retirement, asset management, and insurance products and services to businesses, individuals, and institutional clients worldwide. The company operates through Retirement and Income Solutions, Principal Asset Management, and Benefits and Protection segments. The Retirement and Income Solutions segment provides retirement, and related financial products and services. This segment offers products and services for defined contribution plans, including 401(k) and 403(b) plans, defined benefit plans, nonqualified executive benefit plans, employee stock ownership plans, equity compensation, and pension risk transfer services; individual retirement accounts; investment only products; and mutual funds, individual variable annuities, registered index-linked annuities, and bank products, as well as trust and custody services. The Principal Asset Management segment provides equity, fixed income, real estate, and other alternative investments, as well as fund offerings. This segment also offers pension accumulation products and services, mutual funds, asset management, income annuities, and life insurance accumulation products, as well as voluntary savings plans. The Benefits and Protection segment provides specialty benefits, such as specialty benefits group dental and vision insurance, group life and other insurance, and group and individual disability insurance, as well as administers group dental, disability, and vision benefits; and individual life insurance products comprising universal, variable universal, indexed universal, and term life insurance products. This segment serves insurance solutions for small and medium-sized businesses and their owners, as well as employees. The company was founded in 1879 and is based in Des Moines, Iowa.

General Information

Headquarters:United States
City:Des Moines
Employees:19,700
Industry:Asset Management
Website:-

Key Executives

NameTitleAgeTotal pay
Ms. Deanna Dawnette Strable-SoethoutPresident, CEO & Chair of the Board564.27M
Mr. Joel Michael PitzExecutive VP & CFO511.36M
Ms. Amy Christine FriedrichPresident of Benefits & Protection542.25M
Mr. Christopher James LittlefieldPresident of Retirement & Income Solutions583.22M
Mr. Kamal Bhatia C.F.A.President & CEO of Principal Asset Management535.06M
Ms. Kathleen B. KayExecutive VP & Chief Information Officer62-
Mr. Humphrey LeeVP & Head of Investor Relations--
Ms. Noreen M. FierroSenior VP and Enterprise Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer60-

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Principal Financial Group, Inc. (PFG): Quantitative Analysis

Principal Financial Group, Inc. (PFG) — Financial Services — Asset Management. PFG is in the S&P 500 today. Model factor scores and market data, recalculated every trading day.

So far in 2026, PFG has returned +30.5% against +11.4% for the S&P 500 (SPY): total return, dividends included on both sides, from Dec 31, 2025 to Nov 3, 2026.

PFG ranks 52 of 461 on today's multifactor score, and 8 of the 58 Financial Services companies that score. Its strongest factor is momentum (Z 1.16, ranked 54 of 494); its weakest is quality (Z -0.15, ranked 259 of 468). Each factor ranks only the companies with data for it, and the multifactor score only those with all four: that is why the totals differ.

Factor scores

The Z-Score is how many standard deviations the company sits from the index average: 0 is average, positive is better than average, negative is worse.

FactorZ-ScoreRank
Multifactor0.38752 of 461
Momentum1.16354 of 494 ↓8
Value0.56390 of 489 ↓6
Quality-0.146259 of 468
Growth-0.033181 of 489

Market data

MetricValue
Price$112.66
Market Cap23.93B
P/E12.55
Revenue (last 12 months)16.63B
Price / book2.03
Book value per share$55.54
52-week range$80.00 – $121.18
Dividend yield3.01%
Beta0.89
Average volume1,272,289
Shares outstanding212.38M
Short interest (% of float)4.31% (as of Oct 15, 2026)

When does PFG report earnings? 12 of its last 12, after the close →

What are PFG insiders doing? 175 transactions filed with the SEC, of them 2 buys and 13 sells, the last one on Sep 25, 2026 →

PFG latest SEC filings

Filing dates on EDGAR, the SEC's public registry. All PFG filings on EDGAR.

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Frequently asked questions about Principal Financial (PFG)

When does Principal Financial report earnings?

Principal Financial has no announced date in the Nasdaq public calendar checked (Nov 3, 2026 to Dec 7, 2026). Of its last 12 earnings announcements: 12 after the close (SEC filings through Oct 26, 2026). PFG earnings dates and times, quarter by quarter →

What is Principal Financial's P/E ratio?

Principal Financial's P/E (price over earnings per share for the last twelve months) is 12.5 at the Nov 3, 2026 close. That EPS is the 12-month diluted figure from the SEC, the four quarters ended Sep 30, 2026. The median of the 68 Financial Services companies with a P/E is 14.2, and the S&P 500's, 23.5: Principal Financial is below its sector median. Financial Services stocks, company by company →

Where does Principal Financial rank on Quant500?

In the Nov 3, 2026 multi-factor ranking, Principal Financial ranks 52 of 461, and 8 of the 58 Financial Services companies that score. The ranking orders S&P 500 companies by the average of four factors (momentum, value, quality and growth) and is recalculated every trading day. It is a model output, not investment advice. The full ranking → How it is calculated →

Have Principal Financial insiders bought or sold shares?

The latest open-market purchase of Principal Financial shares filed with the SEC (Form 4) was on Feb 9, 2026, by a director, for $485. The latest sale was on May 21, 2026, by an officer, for $777k. In total, from August 2025 through Nov 3, 2026: 2 purchases and 13 sales by directors, officers and large shareholders. All PFG insider trades →

Does Principal Financial pay a dividend?

Yes. Its dividend yield is 3.01% at the Nov 3, 2026 close (annual dividend of $3.40 per share). The next announced ex-dividend date is Dec 2, 2026.

What sector is Principal Financial in, and which index?

Principal Financial is classified in the Financial Services sector (industry: Asset Management), per the data provider's classification (similar to GICS, not identical). It is in the S&P 500 today. It is one of the 70 S&P 500 companies in that sector. Financial Services stocks →

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Data as of Nov 3, 2026. Source: point-in-time SEC fundamentals and closing prices. Method and formulas are on the home page.

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