PFG · NMS
S&P 500
Principal Financial Group, Inc.
Financial services · Asset Management
$115.99
+$0.60 (+0.52%) Nov 10, 2026
Session of Nov 10, 2026 · updated · Source: Yahoo Finance
Consensus of 12 analysts
Hold
Median price target $111.50 −3.9%
- Open
- $115.55
- Day range
- 114.37 – $117.07
- 52-week range
- 80.00 – $121.18
- Volume
- 838,196
- Market cap
- $24,634M
- P/E (TTM)
- 12.9x
- EPS (TTM)
- $8.98
- EPS est. 2026
- $9.19
- P/E est. 2026
- 12.6x
- Dividend yield
- 2.8%
- Beta
- 0.89
- Payout
- 36%
The analysis of this company is being prepared and will appear in the next update.
Principal Financial financials
Q3 2026 results, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026
| Metric | Q3 2026 | 1-year change |
|---|---|---|
| Total revenue | $4,616M | +25.4% |
| Net income | $632M | +195.6% |
| Earnings per share | $2.91 | +206.3% |
| Net margin | 13.7% | +7.9 pp |
| Free cash flow | $1,480M | +51.0% |
| Debt / equity | 0.38 | +12.9% |
Revenue and net income ($M)
Total revenueNet income
| Quarter | Total revenue | Net income |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | $3,682M | $214M |
| Q4 2025 | $4,577M | $517M |
| Q1 2026 | $3,529M | $425M |
| Q2 2026 | $3,906M | $403M |
| Q3 2026 | $4,616M | $632M |
Principal Financial earnings per share (EPS)
Consensus estimates
| Period | EPS est. | 1-year change |
|---|---|---|
| Current quarterQ4 2026 · Analysts: 10 | $2.4022.31 – 2.46 | +9.7%$2.190 |
| Next quarterQ1 2027 · Analysts: 8 | $2.2352.14 – 2.37 | +8.0%$2.070 |
| Current year2026 · Analysts: 10 | $9.1939.10 – 9.25 | +11.2%$8.270 |
| Next year2027 · Analysts: 12 | $10.0539.63 – 10.35 | +9.4%$9.193 |
Forward P/E: 12.6x (2026) and 11.5x (2027) at the current price.
Actual and estimated EPS ($)
Actual EPSEstimated EPS
| Quarter | Actual EPS | Estimated EPS |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | $0.950 | — |
| Q4 2025 | $2.190 | $2.225 |
| Q1 2026 | $2.070 | $2.011 |
| Q2 2026 | $2.500 | $2.335 |
| Q3 2026 | $2.220 | $2.428 |
| Q4 2026 | — | $2.402 |
| Q1 2027 | — | $2.235 |
| Year | Actual EPS | Estimated EPS |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $18.630 | — |
| 2023 | $2.550 | — |
| 2024 | $6.680 | — |
| 2025 | $5.250 | — |
| 2026 | — | $9.193 |
| 2027 | — | $10.053 |
EPS trend
| Quarter | EPS | YoY change |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2027Estimated | $2.235 | +8.0% |
| Q4 2026Estimated | $2.402 | +9.7% |
| Q3 2026 | $2.220est. $2.428 · surprise −8.6% | +133.7% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.500est. $2.335 · surprise +7.1% | n/a |
| Q1 2026 | $2.070est. $2.011 · surprise +2.9% | n/a |
| Q4 2025 | $2.190est. $2.225 · surprise −1.6% | n/a |
| Q3 2025 | $0.950 | n/a |
| Year | EPS | Annual change |
|---|---|---|
| 2027Estimated | $10.053 | +9.3% |
| 2026Estimated | $9.193 | +75.1% |
| 2025 | $5.250 | −21.4% |
| 2024 | $6.680 | +162.0% |
| 2023 | $2.550 | −86.3% |
| 2022 | $18.630 | n/a |
Normalised EPS according to the analyst consensus collected by Yahoo Finance; it may differ from the reported EPS in the results table.
Principal Financial dividend
Yield and payments
| Dividend yield (TTM) | 2.8% |
| Forward yield (next 12m) | 2.9% |
| Dividend per share (TTM) | $3.25 |
| Forward dividend (next 12m) | $3.40 |
| Payout (TTM) | 36% |
| Last dividend | $0.84Sep 3, 2026 |
| Next ex-dividend date | Dec 2, 2026 |
Dividend per share by year ($)
PaidEstimated
| Year | Dividend per share |
|---|---|
| 2019 | $2.18 |
| 2020 | $2.24 |
| 2021 | $2.44 |
| 2022 | $2.56 |
| 2023 | $2.60 |
| 2024 | $2.85 |
| 2025 | $3.08 |
| est. 12m | $3.40 |
Principal Financial forecasts
12 analyst ratings
Consensus: Hold · 2 buy, 8 hold, 2 sell
1-year price forecast
Share price
Price target (high, median, low)
| Target | Price | Upside |
|---|---|---|
| High | $125.00 | +7.8% |
| Median | $111.50 | −3.9% |
| Low | $86.00 | −25.9% |
| Date | Close |
|---|---|
| Nov 28, 2025 | $84.82 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | $88.21 |
| Jan 30, 2026 | $94.72 |
| Feb 27, 2026 | $95.42 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | $90.11 |
| Apr 30, 2026 | $100.91 |
| May 29, 2026 | $103.62 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | $107.78 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | $113.70 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | $110.16 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | $111.96 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | $111.63 |
| Nov 10, 2026 | $115.99 |
Principal Financial peers
| Ticker | Company | Market cap ($M) | P/E | Price ($) | 1-day change | 52-week range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFG | Principal Financial | 24,634 | 12.9x | 115.99 | +0.52% | 80.00121.18 |
| BLK | BlackRock | 188,729 | 27.8x | 1,222.15 | +0.61% | 917.391,242.12 |
| BX | Blackstone | 151,248 | 27.3x | 122.53 | −1.23% | 101.73165.14 |
| KKR | KKR & | 93,008 | 29.6x | 100.85 | +2.81% | 82.67144.84 |
| APO | Apollo Global Management | 72,470 | n/a | 122.74 | +0.44% | 99.56153.29 |
| STT | State Street | 46,694 | 14.0x | 171.62 | +0.43% | 111.63195.93 |
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