Principal Financial Group, Inc.

NasdaqGS:PFG Stock Report

Market Cap: US$17.7b

Principal Financial Group Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 0/6

Principal Financial Group has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 3.1%, while the Insurance industry saw earnings growing at 12.6% annually. Revenues have been declining at an average rate of 1% per year.

Key information

3.1%

Earnings growth rate

5.5%

EPS growth rate

Insurance Industry Growth8.0%
Revenue growth rate-1.0%
Return on equity-1.2%
Net Margin-1.5%
Last Earnings Update30 Sep 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Principal Financial Group (NASDAQ:PFG) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To $0.73

Nov 20
Principal Financial Group (NASDAQ:PFG) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To $0.73

Principal Financial Upgraded As Growth Indicators And 3% Yield Looks Positive

Nov 15

Principal Financial Group (NASDAQ:PFG) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

Oct 29
Principal Financial Group (NASDAQ:PFG) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

Principal Financial Group (NASDAQ:PFG) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

Aug 21
Principal Financial Group (NASDAQ:PFG) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

Principal Financial: Capital Pressures Now Reflected In Valuation (Upgrade)

Aug 13

Principal Financial Group (NASDAQ:PFG) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

Jul 30
Principal Financial Group (NASDAQ:PFG) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

Market Cool On Principal Financial Group, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:PFG) Earnings

Jul 21
Market Cool On Principal Financial Group, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:PFG) Earnings

Principal Financial Group (NASDAQ:PFG) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $0.71

May 07
Principal Financial Group (NASDAQ:PFG) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $0.71

Principal Financial: Asset Management Headwinds Make Shares Less Attractive (Rating Downgrade)

Apr 09

Principal Financial Group's (NASDAQ:PFG) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

Feb 19
Principal Financial Group's (NASDAQ:PFG) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

Principal Financial Group: An Expensive Insurance Company With Limited Near-Term Upside

Jan 26

Principal Financial Group rebrands investment unit as Principal Asset Management

Oct 10

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Principal Financial Group makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

NasdaqGS:PFG Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 2414,067-2065,2900
30 Jun 2415,6541,2605,2410
31 Mar 2414,9001,2965,1730
31 Dec 2313,6666235,0720
30 Sep 2314,1261,4795,0160
30 Jun 2314,1521,5484,9410
31 Mar 2317,2604,2785,0240
31 Dec 2217,5364,7574,9620
30 Sep 2218,4765,2455,0520
30 Jun 2217,2754,2895,0370
31 Mar 2214,1501,5344,9670
31 Dec 2114,4281,5805,0700
30 Sep 2113,9371,7114,8250
30 Jun 2113,8241,5884,7950
31 Mar 2113,3991,6224,5130
31 Dec 2014,7421,3964,6470
30 Sep 2015,0241,2244,7070
30 Jun 2016,1721,2654,7840
31 Mar 2017,0301,2534,8470
31 Dec 1916,2221,3944,5040
30 Sep 1915,9461,3304,3380
30 Jun 1915,8351,5094,2010
31 Mar 1915,0981,5794,1440
31 Dec 1814,2371,5474,1370
30 Sep 1813,7042,1524,2880
30 Jun 1813,9842,5064,0740
31 Mar 1813,9272,3593,9740
31 Dec 1714,0932,3103,8940
30 Sep 1714,3691,7873,5440
30 Jun 1712,5601,2853,5290
31 Mar 1712,4071,2973,5240
31 Dec 1612,3941,3173,7330
30 Sep 1611,6871,2523,4960
30 Jun 1612,1101,2443,4910
31 Mar 1612,3441,1633,4360
31 Dec 1511,9641,2093,4660
30 Sep 1512,0651,2263,6200
30 Jun 1511,3091,1563,6470
31 Mar 1510,6561,2223,6690
31 Dec 1410,4781,0913,4330
30 Sep 1410,2421,0543,5750
30 Jun 149,9981,0703,4150
31 Mar 149,6019853,3280

Quality Earnings: PFG is currently unprofitable.

Growing Profit Margin: PFG is currently unprofitable.


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: PFG is unprofitable, but has reduced losses over the past 5 years at a rate of 3.1% per year.

Accelerating Growth: Unable to compare PFG's earnings growth over the past year to its 5-year average as it is currently unprofitable

Earnings vs Industry: PFG is unprofitable, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Insurance industry (36.6%).


Return on Equity

High ROE: PFG has a negative Return on Equity (-1.24%), as it is currently unprofitable.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/02 01:54
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/02 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Analyst Sources

Principal Financial Group, Inc. is covered by 28 analysts. 9 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
null nullArgus Research Company
John HeagertyAtlantic Equities LLP
Jay GelbBarclays