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Principal Financial Group, Inc. (PFG)

Financial Services | Asset Management | Des Moines, United States | NasdaqGS
111.41 USD -0.76 (-0.678%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 111.41

Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★⯪☆Dividends:★★★★☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 3:46 a.m. EDT

Principal Financial Group presents a classic value-play profile with a robust dividend track record and a nine-year price appreciation of over 70 percent, yet it lacks the explosive growth metrics required for top-tier long-term status. While the forward P/E of 10.7x suggests undervaluation relative to earnings potential, recent institutional selling and a pullback below the 50-day moving average create short-term headwinds. The options market leans bullish with heavy call open interest above current prices, hinting at a floor near 110 and a target near 120. Investors seeking steady income will find the 3 percent yield and 45 percent payout ratio highly attractive, but those chasing capital appreciation may find the 6 percent revenue growth pace too slow for a premium valuation.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.020490
MSTL0.054786
AutoETS0.060094
AutoARIMA0.061199

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 65%
H-stat 0.36
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.183
Excess Kurtosis -1.12
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-09-02
Last Dividend Date 2026-05-31
Debt to Equity Ratio 35.307
Revenue per Share 71.79
Market Cap 23,853,398,016
Trailing P/E 15.87
Forward P/E 10.75
Beta 0.88
Profit Margins 9.93%
Website https://www.principal.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 3:46 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a range-bound to modestly higher outcome, with call open interest concentrated at 115 and 120 strikes for September 2026 expiration, significantly outweighing put open interest at those levels. Implied volatility remains moderate around 30-33 percent, suggesting a lack of extreme fear despite recent price weakness.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.80% 3.58% 3.58% 3.58%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-06-01 0.82 0.796890
2026-03-11 0.80 0.907030
2025-12-03 0.79 0.919246
2025-09-04 0.78 0.959410
2025-06-02 0.76 0.987398
2025-03-12 0.75 0.914300
2024-12-02 0.73 0.854601
2024-09-05 0.72 0.903388
2024-06-03 0.71 0.879366
2024-03-11 0.69 0.861854
2023-11-30 0.67 0.907490
2023-09-06 0.65 0.853130
2023-05-31 0.64 0.977696
2023-03-14 0.64 0.872291
2022-11-30 0.64 0.713649
2022-09-07 0.64 0.849821
2022-06-01 0.64 0.893855
2022-03-09 0.64 0.967206
2021-11-30 0.64 0.933217
2021-08-31 0.63 0.942973
2021-06-02 0.61 0.931867
2021-02-26 0.56 0.989749
2020-12-01 0.56 1.128577
2020-08-31 0.56 1.329850
2020-05-29 0.56 1.450026
2020-02-28 0.56 1.261545
2019-12-02 0.55 1.021356
2019-09-04 0.55 1.046423
2019-05-31 0.54 1.047120
2019-03-01 0.54 1.050584
2018-11-30 0.54 1.094891
2018-09-05 0.53 0.946429
2018-06-01 0.52 0.921169
2018-03-02 0.51 0.834834
2017-12-01 0.49 0.694838
2017-08-30 0.47 0.751279
2017-06-01 0.46 0.717853
2017-03-02 0.45 0.717589
2016-12-01 0.43 0.737438
2016-08-31 0.41 0.835541
2016-06-02 0.39 0.887776
2016-03-03 0.38 0.971867
2015-12-03 0.38 0.788382
2015-09-02 0.38 0.783828
2015-06-04 0.38 0.733874
2015-03-05 0.36 0.709919
2014-12-04 0.34 0.645774
2014-09-04 0.34 0.627538
2014-06-05 0.32 0.664176
2014-03-06 0.28 0.599700
2013-12-05 0.26 0.528778
2013-09-03 0.26 0.628323
2013-05-30 0.23 0.597247
2013-03-07 0.23 0.704441
2012-12-06 0.21 0.758397
2012-09-04 0.21 0.768105
2012-05-31 0.18 0.732899
2012-03-08 0.18 0.677201
2011-11-08 0.70 2.783300
2010-11-17 0.55 1.987712
2009-11-10 0.50 1.934985
2008-11-12 0.45 2.574371
2007-11-14 0.90 1.331361
2006-11-20 0.80 1.368457
2005-11-15 0.65 1.304697
2004-11-09 0.55 1.419721
2003-11-05 0.45 1.446945
2002-11-06 0.25 0.885583
Additional Data
dividendRate 3.36
dividendYield 3.0
exDividendDate 2026-09-03
trailingAnnualDividendRate 3.19
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.028438978
lastDividendValue 0.82
lastDividendDate 2026-06-01
dividendDate 2026-09-25

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.40317738
Address1 711 High Street
All Time High 116.61
All Time Low 5.41
Ask 118.96
Ask Size 1
Audit Risk 10
Average Analyst Rating 3.0 - Hold
Average Daily Volume10 Day 796,340
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,347,958
Average Volume 1,347,958
Average Volume10Days 796,340
Beta 0.88
Bid 105.58
Bid Size 1
Board Risk 6
Book Value 56.574
City Des Moines
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 1
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 111.41
Current Ratio 1.586
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 113.265
Day Low 111.38
Debt To Equity 35.307
Display Name Principal Financial
Dividend Date 1,790,294,400
Dividend Rate 3.36
Dividend Yield 3.0
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,785,247,200
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,785,247,200
Earnings Growth 0.028
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.007
Earnings Timestamp 1,785,182,400
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,044,800
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,044,800
Ebitda 2,151,500,032
Ebitda Margins 0.1371
Enterprise To Ebitda 10.589
Enterprise To Revenue 1.452
Enterprise Value 22,783,297,536
Eps Current Year 9.52928
Eps Forward 10.36264
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 7.02
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,788,393,600
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 111.7852
Fifty Day Average Change -0.37519836
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.0033564225
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 40.317738
Fifty Two Week High 116.61
Fifty Two Week High Change -5.199997
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.044593062
Fifty Two Week Low 77.9
Fifty Two Week Low Change 33.510002
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.4301669
Fifty Two Week Range 77.9 - 116.61
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,003,843,800,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 3.4
Float Shares 212,790,039
Forward Eps 10.36264
Forward P E 10.7511215
Free Cashflow 1,056,374,976
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 19,700
Fullday Change -0.759995
Fullday Change Percent -0.677538
Fullday Price 111.41
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.47345
Gross Profits 7,430,000,128
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.0111
Held Percent Institutions 0.81371003
Implied Shares Outstanding 214,104,641
Industry Asset Management
Industry Disp Asset Management
Industry Key asset-management
Ir Website http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=125598&p=irol-irhome2
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,780,272,000
Last Dividend Value 0.82
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary 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.
Long Name Principal Financial Group, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 23,853,398,016
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_201105
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 1,558,800,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 24,013,976,534
Number Of Analyst Opinions 12
Open 112.88
Operating Cashflow 5,011,999,744
Operating Margins 0.12336001
Overall Risk 8
Payout Ratio 0.45439997
Peg Ratio 1.06
Phone 515 247 5111
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 111.41
Post Market Time 1,787,959,804
Previous Close 112.17
Price Eps Current Year 11.691336
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.9692792
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 1.519983
Profit Margins 0.09932999
Quick Ratio 0.38
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key hold
Recommendation Mean 3.0
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.759995
Regular Market Change Percent -0.677538
Regular Market Day High 113.265
Regular Market Day Low 111.38
Regular Market Day Range 111.38 - 113.265
Regular Market Open 112.88
Regular Market Previous Close 112.17
Regular Market Price 111.41
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,200
Regular Market Volume 806,379
Return On Assets 0.00352
Return On Equity 0.12949
Revenue Growth 0.064
Revenue Per Share 71.79
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20504117
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Share Holder Rights Risk 9
Shares Outstanding 214,104,641
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.041100003
Shares Short 8,806,265
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 8,555,725
Short Name Principal Financial Group Inc
Short Percent Of Float 0.0477
Short Ratio 5.75
Source Interval 15
State IA
Symbol PFG
Target High Price 125.0
Target Low Price 92.0
Target Mean Price 109.58333
Target Median Price 112.0
Total Cash 6,367,699,968
Total Cash Per Share 29.741
Total Debt 4,550,900,224
Total Revenue 15,693,200,384
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 3.19
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.028438978
Trailing Eps 7.02
Trailing P E 15.870371
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 98.00635
Two Hundred Day Average Change 13.403656
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.13676314
Type Disp Equity
Volume 806,379
Website https://www.principal.com
Zip 50,392