Principal Financial Group

PFG · Nasdaq · Financials · Financials, fiscal 2016 to 2025

PFG · Last close · October 26, 2026

$110.13

Value Principal Financial Group yourself

Principal Financial Group's revenue fell 3.1% to $15.6 billion in fiscal 2025. Its net margin was 7.6%, down from 9.7% a year earlier. It paid out $1.6 billion in dividends and buybacks. The diluted share count fell 4.1%.

PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP, INC Latest fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 10-K filed February 18, 2026 · 0001104659-26-017031 Updated October 9, 2026

Revenue

$15.6B

3.1%

Net margin

7.6%

2.2 pts

Net income

$1.2B

24.6%

Free cash flow

—

Return on equity

—

Market cap

$24.3B

Oct 26 close

P/E

15.8x

On $6.97 EPS, 4 qtrs

Net margin is net income as a share of revenue. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Return on equity is net income as a share of shareholders' equity. Market cap is the last closing share price times the latest diluted share count, so it is approximate. P/E is the last close divided by diluted earnings per share over the last four quarters, or the latest fiscal year where the quarters aren't available; there is none when the company made a loss.

About these figures. Principal Financial's cash flow statement doesn't show its spending on property and equipment as a line of its own, so capital spending and free cash flow are left blank.

Charts show fiscal years, from the 10-K filings.

Revenue and margins

Revenue

US$ billions, fiscal years

Margins

Percent of revenue

GrossOperatingNetFree cash flow

Net income and earnings per share

From fiscal 2016 to 2025, earnings per share grew 1.7% a year and net income fell 1.2% a year, as buybacks cut the share count by 23%.

Net income

US$ billions, fiscal years; loss years in red.

Diluted earnings per share

US$ per share, fiscal years, restated for any stock splits; loss years in red.

Returns on capital

Return on capital and on equity

Percent. Return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business (debt plus equity, minus cash); return on equity is net income over shareholders' equity. Both use the average of opening and closing balances.

Return on capitalReturn on equity

Cash flow

Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital expenditure. The SEC's structured data for Principal Financial Group's filings doesn't give both for any year, so free cash flow is left out.

Payouts and share count

Dividends and buybacks

US$ billions, cash paid in each fiscal year

DividendsShare buybacks

Diluted share count

Weighted-average diluted shares, millions

Valuation

Two ways to value Principal Financial Group yourself, both starting from its filings: a discounted cash flow model and the price-to-earnings method.

Discounted cash flow (DCF)

A discounted cash flow (DCF) model values a business as the cash it may generate in future, discounted back to today. The starting figures come from Principal Financial Group's 10-K (or, for net cash and shares, its latest 10-Q) and the assumptions are yours: start from one of three example scenarios, then change any figure to see what it implies for a share, and how that compares with the last share price.

Value per share on three example scenarios, from Principal Financial Group's cash from operations minus depreciation in fiscal 2025 (free cash flow before spending to grow, as its free cash flow was not available) of $4.3B, net cash of $434M at December 31, 2025 and 226 million diluted shares, from its filings. The scenarios are fitted to Principal Financial Group: the base scenario's growth in years 1 to 5 is its revenue growth over the last 3 years, -3.8% a year, kept between 0% and 20%; the cautious and optimistic ones are lower and higher, and growth in years 6 to 10 is halfway to the long-run rate. The base scenario's discount rate is 8%: 7% for a stable business (Life & Health Insurance), plus 1 point for unsteady results (revenue fell in two of the last five years); the cautious and optimistic ones use a point more and a point less. Select one to load it into the calculator. These are the model's arithmetic on those assumptions, not a forecast or a price target.

From the filings

Starting free cash flow, US$ millions Cash from operations minus depreciation in fiscal 2025: a rough guide to cash flow before spending to grow, for a company building heavily.

Net cash, US$ millions

Cash and short-term investments minus debt and finance leases at December 31, 2025. Negative means net debt.

Diluted shares, millions

Weighted-average diluted shares in fiscal 2025.

Your assumptions

Start from

Fitted to Principal Financial Group's own revenue growth, as above. Cautious: growth of -2% then 0% a year, 2% after year 10, a 9% discount rate. Base: growth of 0% then 1% a year, 2.5% after year 10, a 8% discount rate. Optimistic: growth of 2% then 2.5% a year, 3% after year 10, a 7% discount rate.

Free cash flow growth, years 1 to 5 (% a year)

Free cash flow growth, years 6 to 10 (% a year)

Growth after year 10 (% a year)Long-run growth forever after year 10. Usually close to inflation, and always below the discount rate.

Discount rate (% a year)The yearly return an investor wants for the risk. A higher rate gives a lower value.

Value per share on these assumptions

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Last close, October 26, 2026: $110.13
Value on these assumptions, against the last close: —

Cash flows in years 1 to 10, valued today: —
Everything after year 10, valued today: —
Plus net cash: —
Share of value from after year 10: —

Projected free cash flow

US$ billions. Each column is one year's projected free cash flow, split into what it is worth today and the part removed by discounting.

Value todayRemoved by discounting

How the value changes with two assumptions

Value per share in US$, with the growth rates above. The highlighted cell matches the current assumptions.

How the model works. Free cash flow grows at the first rate for five years and the second rate for five more, and each year is discounted at the discount rate. Everything after year 10 is valued as year-10 cash flow × (1 + growth after year 10) ÷ (discount rate − growth after year 10), discounted back ten years. Net cash is added and the total is divided by diluted shares. The result depends entirely on the assumptions. It is not a forecast, a price target or a recommendation. The last close is the consolidated US closing price, from Databento.

Price-to-earnings (P/E) method

Another common way to value a company is to multiply its earnings per share by a price-to-earnings (P/E) multiple: the number of years of today's earnings an investor pays for a share. A higher multiple usually means investors expect earnings to grow. Choose a multiple, for example from similar companies, to see the value it gives.

Value per share on three example scenarios, from Principal Financial Group's earnings per share of $6.97 (over the last four quarters). Each grows earnings for a year at the cash flow scenarios' rates and applies a multiple to next year's earnings: 13.8×, the middle of Principal Financial Group's own P/E today, its peers' median and its sector's median (the Financials median) for the base scenario, 20% less and more for the cautious and optimistic ones. The price is brought back a year at 9%, 8% and 7%. Select one to load it into the calculator. These are the model's arithmetic on those assumptions, not a forecast or a price target.

Earnings per share, US$

Diluted earnings per share over the four quarters to March 31, 2026, from the 10-Qs and 10-K.

P/E multiple

P/E today is the last close divided by the latest earnings per share, the four quarters' where available. Peers: Aflac, Unum, Brighthouse Financial, Globe Life.

Earnings growth in the years ahead (% a year) Starts at Principal Financial Group's revenue growth over the last 3 years, -3.8% a year, kept between 0% and 20%, as the base scenario does.

Earnings per share in the years ahead, US$

Year 1Year 2Year 3Year 4Year 5

Type your own estimate for any year; the years after it carry on at the growth rate.

Apply the multiple to earnings

A multiple on a future year's earnings gives the price then, brought back to today at the discount rate below.

Discount rate (% a year) The yearly return an investor wants for the risk, as in the cash flow model.

Value per share today at this multiple

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Last close, October 26, 2026: $110.13
Value at this multiple, against the last close: —
Principal Financial Group's P/E at the last close: 15.8×

Company	Last close	Earnings per share	P/E today
UnumUNM	$90.12	$4.29	21.0×
Principal Financial GroupPFG	$110.13	$6.97	15.8×
AflacAFL	$120.93	$9.30	13.0×
Globe LifeGL	$156.82	$15.07	10.4×
Brighthouse FinancialBHF	$44.83	$12.53	3.6×

How the P/E method works. Value per share is earnings per share times the multiple. On a future year's earnings, that gives the price in that year, which is brought back to today at the discount rate: price ÷ (1 + discount rate) for each year ahead. It is quick and easy to compare across companies, but it ignores debt and cash, and earnings can swing with one-off gains and charges, so a multiple says most about steady, profitable businesses. Like the cash flow model, the result depends entirely on the assumptions you choose. It is not a forecast, a price target or a recommendation.

Balance sheet

Fiscal year end	FY21	FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25
Cash and short-term investments	2,332	4,848	4,708	4,212	4,431
Debt incl. finance leases	4,455	4,161	4,067	4,177	3,997
Net debt (negative means net cash)	2,123	−687	−641	−35	−434
Net debt to EBITDA	0.9x	−0.1x	−0.6x	−0.0x	−0.2x
Debt to equity	0.3x	—	—	—	—
Interest coverage	12.5x	35.1x	5.3x	12.1x	9.2x
Current ratio	—	—	—	—	—
Quick ratio	—	—	—	—	—

US$ millions unless stated, at each fiscal year end. Net debt to EBITDA is debt minus cash, divided by operating income before depreciation and amortization: roughly how many years of those earnings the net debt equals. Debt to equity is debt as a multiple of shareholders' equity. Interest coverage is operating income divided by interest expense. The current ratio is current assets over current liabilities; the quick ratio leaves out inventory.

Insider trades

Over the 12 months between October 27, 2025 and October 26, 2026, 1 insider bought $485 of Principal Financial Group shares on the open market, and 3 insiders sold $5.4 million, $2.4 million of it under trading plans set up in advance.

Date	Insider	Trade	Shares	Price	Value	Filing
May 21, 2026	Wee Yee CheongPresident - Asia & Middle East	Sold	7,534	$103.16	$777,207	Form 4
May 20, 2026	Wee Yee CheongPresident - Asia & Middle East	Sold	3,211	$103.06	$330,926	Form 4
May 1, 2026	Wee Yee CheongPresident - Asia & Middle East	Sold	9,183	$101.26	$929,871	Form 4
Apr 30, 2026	Wee Yee CheongPresident - Asia & Middle East	Sold	4,737	$101.01	$478,484	Form 4
Apr 30, 2026	George DjurasovicInterim General Counsel	Sold	1	$99.63	$99	Form 4
Apr 29, 2026	Wee Yee CheongPresident - Asia & Middle East	Sold	1,080	$101.00	$109,080	Form 4
Apr 28, 2026	George DjurasovicInterim General Counsel	Sold	2,571	$100.83	$259,234	Form 4
Feb 9, 2026	Claudio MuruzabalDirector	Bought	5	$97.09	$485	Form 4
Jan 30, 2026	Deanna D Strable-SoethoutPresident and CEO	Sold plan	7,340	$95.00	$697,300	Form 4
Jan 29, 2026	Deanna D Strable-SoethoutPresident and CEO	Sold plan	9,300	$95.12	$884,616	Form 4
Jan 22, 2026	Deanna D Strable-SoethoutPresident and CEO	Sold plan	8,025	$92.56	$742,794	Form 4
Jan 8, 2026	Deanna D Strable-SoethoutPresident and CEO	Sold plan	300	$92.50	$27,750	Form 4

The latest 12 of 13 trades. Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from their Form 4 filings with the SEC: one row per person, day and filing, at the day's average price. Grants, option exercises and shares withheld for tax aren't counted. Insiders buy and sell for many reasons, such as taxes, spreading their savings or a plan set up months earlier, so a trade on its own says little about where a company is heading. For information only, not investment advice. Insider trades at all companies

Piotroski F-score

The F-score counts how many of nine simple tests of profitability, funding and efficiency a company passed in a year (Piotroski, 2000). The more tests passed, the stronger the year: 8 or 9 is strong, 0 to 2 weak. Companies that report no gross profit are scored on the other eight.

Test	FY23	FY24	FY25
Net income is positive	Pass	Pass	Pass
Cash from operations is positive	Pass	Pass	Pass
Return on assets rose	Fail	Pass	Fail
Cash from operations exceeds net income	Pass	Pass	Pass
Debt fell relative to assets	Pass	Pass	Pass
Current ratio rose	—	—	—
Share count didn't rise	Pass	Pass	Pass
Gross margin rose	—	—	—
Revenue rose relative to assets	Fail	Pass	Fail
F-score	—	—	—
Accruals ratio	−1.1%	−1.0%	−1.0%

The accruals ratio is net income minus cash from operations, over average total assets.

Compare

Put Principal Financial Group side by side with any other company we cover: revenue, growth, margins, cash flow and returns, with ten years of charts.

Similar companies

Company	Year	Revenue growth	Operating margin	Free cash flow margin	Return on capital	Net debt to EBITDA	F-score	Compare
Principal Financial Group	FY25	−3.1%	—	—	—	−0.2x	—
Aflac	FY25	−9.3%	—	—	13.0%	0.4x	—	Compare
Unum	FY25	1.5%	—	4.2%	7.6%	0.5x	—	Compare
Brighthouse Financial	FY25	43.2%	—	—	—	—	—	Compare
Globe Life	FY25	3.7%	—	20.9%	16.0%	1.4x	—	Compare

Each company's latest fiscal year. Fiscal years end in different months, so the periods don't line up exactly. Free cash flow margin is free cash flow as a share of revenue. Net debt to EBITDA is explained under the balance sheet, and the F-score above.

10 years of figures

Fiscal year	FY16	FY17	FY18	FY19	FY20	FY21	FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25
Income statement
Revenue	12,394	14,093	14,237	16,222	14,742	14,428	17,536	13,666	16,128	15,626
Revenue growth	3.6%	13.7%	1.0%	13.9%	−9.1%	−2.1%	21.5%	−22.1%	18.0%	−3.1%
Gross profit	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Research and development	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Operating income	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Net income	1,316	2,310	1,546	1,394	1,396	1,580	4,757	623	1,571	1,185
Diluted EPS (US$)	4.50	7.88	5.36	4.96	5.05	5.79	18.63	2.55	6.68	5.25
Diluted shares (millions)	293	293	289	281	277	273	255	245	235	226
Cash flow
Cash from operations	3,858	4,188	5,156	5,493	3,709	3,254	3,173	3,792	4,603	4,537
Capital expenditure	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Free cash flow	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Dividends paid	465	540	599	606	614	654	642	626	658	684
Share buybacks	277	220	672	281	307	937	1,661	740	1,042	903
Acquisitions	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	0
Stock-based compensation	84	83	77	83	87	96	91	99	109	110
Balance sheet at fiscal year end
Cash and short-term investments	2,720	2,471	2,978	2,516	2,850	2,332	4,848	4,708	4,212	4,431
Debt incl. finance leases	3,177	3,218	3,302	3,859	4,414	4,455	4,161	4,067	4,177	3,997
Total assets	228,014	253,941	243,036	276,088	296,628	304,657	290,867	305,047	313,664	341,376
Total liabilities	217,623	240,918	231,189	261,137	279,755	288,199	280,587	293,836	302,195	328,985
Shareholders' equity	10,227	12,849	11,390	14,618	16,559	16,069	9,977	10,916	11,086	11,884
Margins and ratios
Gross margin	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Operating margin	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Net margin	10.6%	16.4%	10.9%	8.6%	9.5%	10.9%	27.1%	4.6%	9.7%	7.6%
Free cash flow margin	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Return on capital	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Return on equity	—	—	—	10.7%	8.9%	9.7%	—	—	—	—
Return on assets	0.6%	1.0%	0.6%	0.5%	0.5%	0.5%	1.6%	0.2%	0.5%	0.4%
Net debt to EBITDA	0.2x	0.3x	0.2x	0.7x	0.8x	0.9x	−0.1x	−0.6x	−0.0x	−0.2x

US$ millions unless stated. Where a later 10-K restated a year, the latest filed figure is shown. Download all figures (CSV, US$ millions)

Source: Principal Financial Group's Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR. For information only, not investment advice. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with Principal Financial Group.