Principal Financial Group Past Earnings Performance
Past criteria checks 4/6
Principal Financial Group's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -18.9%, while the Insurance industry saw earnings growing at 14.2% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 0.5% per year. Principal Financial Group's return on equity is 12.4%, and it has net margins of 9.9%.
Key information
-18.91%
Earnings growth rate
-14.99%
EPS growth rate
Insurance Industry Growth
5.90%
Revenue growth rate
0.53%
Return on equity
12.43%
Net Margin
9.93%
Last Earnings Update
30 Jun 2026
Recent past performance updates
Recent updates
Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
How Principal Financial Group makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.
Earnings and Revenue History
XTRA:PG4 Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
Date
Revenue
Earnings
G+A Expenses
R&D Expenses
30 Jun 26
15,693
1,559
5,528
0
31 Mar 26
15,459
1,562
5,423
0
31 Dec 25
15,626
1,185
5,434
0
30 Sep 25
15,801
1,574
5,425
0
30 Jun 25
15,131
1,140
5,386
0
31 Mar 25
15,770
1,087
5,412
0
31 Dec 24
16,128
1,571
5,364
0
30 Sep 24
14,067
-206
5,290
0
30 Jun 24
15,654
1,260
5,241
0
31 Mar 24
14,900
1,296
5,173
0
31 Dec 23
13,666
623
5,072
0
30 Sep 23
14,126
1,479
5,016
0
30 Jun 23
14,152
1,548
4,941
0
31 Mar 23
17,260
4,278
5,024
0
31 Dec 22
17,536
4,757
4,962
0
30 Sep 22
18,476
5,245
5,052
0
30 Jun 22
17,275
4,289
5,037
0
31 Mar 22
14,150
1,534
4,967
0
31 Dec 21
14,428
1,580
5,070
0
30 Sep 21
13,937
1,711
4,825
0
30 Jun 21
13,824
1,588
4,795
0
31 Mar 21
13,399
1,622
4,513
0
31 Dec 20
14,742
1,396
4,647
0
30 Sep 20
15,024
1,224
4,707
0
30 Jun 20
16,172
1,265
4,784
0
31 Mar 20
17,030
1,253
4,847
0
31 Dec 19
16,222
1,394
4,504
0
30 Sep 19
15,946
1,330
4,338
0
30 Jun 19
15,835
1,509
4,201
0
31 Mar 19
15,098
1,579
4,144
0
31 Dec 18
14,237
1,547
4,137
0
30 Sep 18
13,704
2,152
4,288
0
30 Jun 18
13,984
2,506
4,074
0
31 Mar 18
13,927
2,359
3,974
0
31 Dec 17
14,093
2,310
3,894
0
30 Sep 17
14,369
1,787
3,544
0
30 Jun 17
12,560
1,285
3,529
0
31 Mar 17
12,407
1,297
3,524
0
31 Dec 16
12,394
1,317
3,733
0
30 Sep 16
11,687
1,252
3,496
0
30 Jun 16
12,110
1,244
3,491
0
31 Mar 16
12,344
1,163
3,436
0
31 Dec 15
11,964
1,209
3,466
0
30 Sep 15
12,065
1,226
3,620
0
Quality Earnings: PG4 has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: PG4's current net profit margins (9.9%) are higher than last year (7.5%).
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: PG4's earnings have declined by 18.9% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: PG4's earnings growth over the past year (36.8%) exceeds its 5-year average (-18.9% per year).
Earnings vs Industry: PG4 earnings growth over the past year (36.8%) exceeded the Insurance industry 32.1%.
Return on Equity
High ROE: PG4's Return on Equity (12.4%) is considered low.
Return on Assets
Return on Capital Employed
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data
Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis
2026/07/31 07:00
End of Day Share Price
2026/07/31 00:00
Earnings
2026/06/30
Annual Earnings
2025/12/31
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Principal Financial Group, Inc. is covered by 25 analysts. 8 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.