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Principal Financial GroupPFG

Life & Health Insurance · Des Moines, Iowa · In the S&P 500
$111.63−1.78%After hours: $111.63 (0.00%)At the close, 30 Oct · Prices from CNBC, may be delayed
▲ 35.4% over 1 year
Principal Financial Group over 1 yearDaily close, $, to 30 Oct 2026
$80$100$120Nov2026MarMayJulSep$111.63$80$100$120NovMarJul$111.63
Source: Nasdaq daily closes
Market value$23.75B
Price to earnings12.4x
Forward P/E11.6x
Dividend yield2.97%
Year to date+26.6%
One year+35.4%
Next earningsNot scheduled
SectorFinancials
52-week range (closes)
$81.01$118.51

Quality and valuation

How Principal Financial Group compares with other financials stocks. A description, not a recommendation.

Principal Financial Group and 4 life & health insurance peers. Across: valuation (P/E) against the sector. Up: business quality against the sector. Hover or tap a logo for its numbers.

Business quality: weaker than mostValuation: in line with its sector

A weaker business than most financials companies, priced about in line with them.

Principal Financial Group trades at 11.6 times the next 12 months of expected earnings, against a median of 13.0x for the 84 financials stocks we cover. The quality score blends where it ranks on revenue growth, gross margin, operating margin and free-cash-flow margin (net margin for banks and insurers) over the last 12 months, from SEC filings.

  • Revenue grew slower than the sector median: +5.2% vs +10.2%
  • Keeps less of its revenue as profit (net margin): 11.9% vs 20.7%
PFG trades at 11.6x forward earnings, below the sector medianForward p/e, Life & Health Insurance peers
PRU8.8xMET9.3xGL9.8xPFG11.6xAFL16.8xSector median 13.0xPRU8.8xMET9.3xGL9.8xPFG11.6xAFL16.8xSector median 13.0x
Source: CNBC quotes; Mostly Markets

Financials

From Principal Financial Group's SEC filings, through the quarter ending 30 Sep 2026. Hover or tap a bar for its value.

Revenue grew 25.4% from a year earlierQuarterly revenue, $bn, latest Q3 ’26
$0bn$2bn$4bnQ4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25$4.6bnQ3 ’26$0bn$2bn$4bnQ4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25$4.6bnQ3 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Growth sped up to +25.4% last quarterRevenue growth, year on year, %
0%25%50%75%Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’2525.4%Q3 ’260%50%Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’2525.4%Q3 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Diluted EPS was $2.91 last quarterQuarterly diluted earnings per share, $
$0$1$2$3Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25$2.91Q3 ’26$0$2Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25$2.91Q3 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Last 12 monthsPFGSector median
Revenue growth+5.2%+10.2%
Price to earnings12.4x14.6x

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