Fundamental analysis · SEC EDGAR · TTM through 31/03/2026
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Fundamental quality
55
out of 100
Principal Financial Group Inc is a mature, stable business: it earns money solidly (net margin 10.1%) but grows slowly (0.9% a year). On fundamental quality it scores 55 out of 100, profiling it as a company of reasonable quality. Its weakest area is its growth (revenue +0.9%/yr). Whether it's cheap or expensive depends on the current price, which you can compute in the tool.
Principal Financial manages small and mid-sized American businesses' retirement: 401(k) plans, group insurance and asset management, with a meaningful international business across Latin America and Asia. The quiet administrator of millions of workers' savings.
EPS growth: 6.3% · Revenue growth: 0.9%
Net margin: 10.1% · ROE: 13.2%
Source: SEC EDGAR · TTM through 31/03/2026
The score includes +2 for dividend strength: 9 consecutive years of increases. Keeping that streak demands growing cash generation and balance-sheet discipline.
The score combines growth, profitability and financial strength. Here its profitability weighs in its favor, while its growth drags it down the most.
Percentile against the other 71 Financial companies in our coverage: how far it beats them on each metric (100 = best in sector).
Computed from the daily dataset scores. A high percentile places the company among the best in its sector on that metric; it is not a buy recommendation.
Key concepts
What do these metrics mean? Fundamental analysis · What is the P/E · What is EPS · What is ROE · Net & gross margin · Free cash flow
| Year | Revenue | Net income | Free cash flow | Net debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 14,742 | 1,396 | — | 1,514 |
| 2021 | 14,428 | 1,580 | — | 2,028 |
| 2022 | 17,536 | 4,757 | — | -770 |
| 2023 | 13,666 | 623 | — | -716 |
| 2024 | 16,128 | 1,571 | — | -104 |
| 2025 | 15,626 | 1,185 | — | -477 |
Between 2020 and 2025, revenue went from $14,742M to $15,626M (+6%) and net income went from $1,396M to $1,185M (-15%). It has also reduced its net debt over the period.
Annual figures in millions of U.S. dollars ($M) per SEC filings. Net debt is total debt minus cash.
Latest results
Figures for the quarter ended March 31, 2026, versus the quarter ended March 31, 2025 (SEC filings):
Automatic comparison between the two most recent periods filed with the SEC. One quarter doesn't make a trend: read it alongside the historical evolution above.
$3.08
per share, yearly
57.7% of earnings
Payout
at least 9 straight years raising it
Growth
That is what we can verify in the SEC filings, whose structured data only starts in 2008 and which many companies begin tagging later. The real streak may be considerably longer.
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In terms of business quality, Principal Financial Group Inc scores 55 out of 100 in our analysis, placing it as a company of reasonable quality. That said, this isn't a recommendation: whether it's a good investment also depends on its current price and your goals.
Is Principal Financial Group Inc a profitable company?
Yes. Principal Financial Group Inc shows a net margin of 10.1% and an ROE of 13.2%, a sign of a profitable business.
Is Principal Financial Group Inc growing?
Its revenue has grown 0.9% annualized in recent years and its earnings per share 6.3%.
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