About Principal Financial Group Inc
- Industry: Insurance
- Exchange: NASDAQ NMS - GLOBAL MARKET
- Country: US
- Website: https://www.principal.com/
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the 52-week range for PFG?
The 52-week high is $121.18 and the 52-week low is $77.9.
What is the P/E ratio for PFG?
The Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio is 15.39.
What is the dividend yield for PFG?
The indicated annual dividend yield is 3.69%.
What is the Return on Equity (ROE)?
The trailing twelve months (TTM) Return on Equity is 13.12%.
What is the Net Profit Margin?
The Net Profit Margin (TTM) is 9.86%.
What is the Price to Book (P/B) Ratio?
The annual Price to Book ratio stands at 1.63.
Analyst Recommendation Trends
Wall Street analyst consensus for PFG over the last few months:
Latest PFG News
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UBS Maintains Neutral on Principal Financial Group, Raises Price Target to $120
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Recent Insider Transactions
| Date | Name | Shares Changed | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-25 | Auerbach Jonathan | +161 | - | - |
| 2026-09-25 | Beams Mary E. | +105 | - | - |
| 2026-09-25 | Muruzabal Claudio | +97 | - | - |
| 2026-09-25 | Nordin Diane C | +211 | - | - |
| 2026-09-25 | Pickerell Blair | +273 | - | - |
| 2026-09-25 | Richer Clare Stack | +138 | - | - |
| 2026-09-25 | Mitchell H Elizabeth | +78 | - | - |
| 2026-09-25 | Carter Miller Jocelyn | +648 | - | - |
| 2026-09-25 | RIVERA ALFREDO | +24 | $114.77 | $2,754 |
| 2026-09-25 | RIVERA ALFREDO | +113 | - | - |
| 2026-09-25 | Brown Timothy W. | +163 | - | - |
| 2026-09-25 | Agrawal Vivek | +226 | - | - |
| 2026-09-25 | Cheong Wee Yee | +354 | - | - |
| 2026-09-25 | LITTLEFIELD CHRISTOPHER J | +538 | - | - |
| 2026-09-25 | McCullum Kenneth A. | +71 | - | - |
| 2026-09-25 | Pitz Joel | +2 | - | - |
| 2026-09-25 | Pitz Joel | +226 | - | - |
| 2026-09-25 | Bhatia Kamal | +415 | - | - |
| 2026-09-25 | Kay Kathleen B | +383 | - | - |
| 2026-09-25 | Friedrich Amy Christine | +577 | - | - |
| 2026-09-25 | Mills Scott | +150 | $114.75 | $17,213 |
| 2026-09-25 | Mills Scott | +246 | - | - |
| 2026-09-25 | HOCHSCHILD ROGER C | +218 | $114.77 | $25,020 |
| 2026-09-25 | HOCHSCHILD ROGER C | +285 | - | - |
| 2026-09-25 | STRABLE-SOETHOUT DEANNA D | +42 | - | - |
| 2026-09-25 | STRABLE-SOETHOUT DEANNA D | +593 | - | - |
| 2026-09-03 | STRABLE-SOETHOUT DEANNA D | -18,380 | $63.98 | $1,175,952 |
| 2026-09-03 | STRABLE-SOETHOUT DEANNA D | -18,380 | $63.98 | $1,175,952 |
| 2026-09-03 | STRABLE-SOETHOUT DEANNA D | -18,380 | $63.98 | $1,175,952 |
| 2026-09-03 | STRABLE-SOETHOUT DEANNA D | -55,140 | $120.5992 | $6,649,840 |
| 2026-09-03 | STRABLE-SOETHOUT DEANNA D | +18,380 | $63.98 | $1,175,952 |
| 2026-09-03 | STRABLE-SOETHOUT DEANNA D | +18,380 | $63.98 | $1,175,952 |
| 2026-09-03 | STRABLE-SOETHOUT DEANNA D | +18,380 | $63.98 | $1,175,952 |
| 2026-08-07 | Friedrich Amy Christine | -11,894 | $63.98 | $760,978 |
| 2026-08-07 | Friedrich Amy Christine | -11,893 | $63.98 | $760,914 |
| 2026-08-07 | Friedrich Amy Christine | -11,893 | $63.98 | $760,914 |
| 2026-08-07 | Friedrich Amy Christine | -35,680 | $113.8 | $4,060,384 |
| 2026-08-07 | Friedrich Amy Christine | +35,680 | $63.98 | $2,282,806 |
| 2026-06-12 | STRABLE-SOETHOUT DEANNA D | -16,825 | $62.78 | $1,056,274 |
| 2026-06-12 | STRABLE-SOETHOUT DEANNA D | -13,883 | $62.78 | $871,575 |
| 2026-06-12 | STRABLE-SOETHOUT DEANNA D | -4,263 | $111.25 | $474,259 |
| 2026-06-12 | STRABLE-SOETHOUT DEANNA D | -26,445 | $110.48 | $2,921,644 |
| 2026-06-12 | STRABLE-SOETHOUT DEANNA D | +16,825 | $62.78 | $1,056,274 |
| 2026-06-12 | STRABLE-SOETHOUT DEANNA D | +13,883 | $62.78 | $871,575 |
| 2026-06-11 | STRABLE-SOETHOUT DEANNA D | -2,942 | $62.78 | $184,699 |
| 2026-06-11 | STRABLE-SOETHOUT DEANNA D | -16,825 | $62.78 | $1,056,274 |
| 2026-06-11 | STRABLE-SOETHOUT DEANNA D | +19,767 | $110.06 | $2,175,556 |
| 2026-06-11 | STRABLE-SOETHOUT DEANNA D | +2,942 | $62.78 | $184,699 |
| 2026-06-11 | STRABLE-SOETHOUT DEANNA D | +16,825 | $62.78 | $1,056,274 |
| 2026-06-08 | Brown Timothy W. | +22,279 | - | - |
| 2026-06-05 | HOCHSCHILD ROGER C | +689 | $105.22 | $72,497 |
| 2026-06-05 | Mills Scott | +416 | $105.22 | $43,772 |
| 2026-05-21 | Cheong Wee Yee | -7,534 | $103.16 | $777,207 |
| 2026-05-20 | Cheong Wee Yee | -3,211 | $103.06 | $330,926 |
| 2026-05-19 | Beams Mary E. | +2,175 | - | - |
| 2026-05-19 | RIVERA ALFREDO | +2,175 | - | - |
| 2026-05-19 | Richer Clare Stack | +2,175 | - | - |
| 2026-05-19 | Pickerell Blair | +2,175 | - | - |
| 2026-05-19 | Mitchell H Elizabeth | +2,175 | - | - |
| 2026-05-19 | Nordin Diane C | +2,175 | - | - |
| 2026-05-19 | Muruzabal Claudio | +2,175 | - | - |
| 2026-05-19 | Carter Miller Jocelyn | +2,175 | - | - |
| 2026-05-19 | HOCHSCHILD ROGER C | +2,175 | - | - |
| 2026-05-19 | Mills Scott | +2,175 | - | - |
| 2026-05-19 | Auerbach Jonathan | +2,175 | - | - |
| 2026-05-01 | Cheong Wee Yee | -9,183 | $101.26 | $929,871 |
| 2026-04-30 | Cheong Wee Yee | -4,737 | $101.01 | $478,484 |
| 2026-04-30 | Djurasovic George | -1 | $99.63 | $100 |
| 2026-04-29 | Cheong Wee Yee | -1,080 | $101 | $109,080 |
| 2026-04-28 | Djurasovic George | -2,571 | $100.83 | $259,234 |
| 2026-03-27 | RIVERA ALFREDO | +30 | $87.01 | $2,610 |
| 2026-03-27 | RIVERA ALFREDO | +144 | - | - |
| 2026-03-27 | Richer Clare Stack | +174 | - | - |
| 2026-03-27 | Pickerell Blair | +340 | - | - |
| 2026-03-27 | Mills Scott | +182 | $87.01 | $15,836 |
| 2026-03-27 | Mills Scott | +307 | - | - |
| 2026-03-27 | Auerbach Jonathan | +203 | - | - |
| 2026-03-27 | STRABLE-SOETHOUT DEANNA D | +52 | - | - |
| 2026-03-27 | STRABLE-SOETHOUT DEANNA D | +680 | - | - |
| 2026-03-27 | Pitz Joel | +3 | - | - |
| 2026-03-27 | Pitz Joel | +278 | - | - |
| 2026-03-27 | LITTLEFIELD CHRISTOPHER J | +660 | - | - |
| 2026-03-27 | Kay Kathleen B | +469 | - | - |
| 2026-03-27 | Friedrich Amy Christine | +707 | - | - |
| 2026-03-27 | Djurasovic George | +176 | - | - |
| 2026-03-27 | Cheong Wee Yee | +667 | - | - |
| 2026-03-27 | Bhatia Kamal | +509 | - | - |
| 2026-03-27 | Agrawal Vivek | +278 | - | - |
| 2026-03-27 | Nordin Diane C | +264 | - | - |
| 2026-03-27 | Mitchell H Elizabeth | +100 | - | - |
| 2026-03-27 | Muruzabal Claudio | +124 | - | - |
| 2026-03-27 | Carter Miller Jocelyn | +805 | - | - |
| 2026-03-27 | Beams Mary E. | +134 | - | - |
| 2026-03-27 | HOCHSCHILD ROGER C | +262 | $87.01 | $22,797 |
| 2026-03-27 | HOCHSCHILD ROGER C | +355 | - | - |
| 2026-03-27 | McCullum Kenneth A. | +88 | - | - |
| 2026-03-02 | McCullum Kenneth A. | -300 | $96.93 | $29,079 |
| 2026-03-02 | McCullum Kenneth A. | -1,316 | $96.01 | $126,349 |
| 2026-03-02 | Bhatia Kamal | -600 | $96.95 | $58,170 |
| 2026-03-02 | Bhatia Kamal | -2,299 | $95.99 | $220,681 |
| 2026-02-27 | STRABLE-SOETHOUT DEANNA D | -781 | $95.42 | $74,523 |
| 2026-02-27 | STRABLE-SOETHOUT DEANNA D | -5,321 | $95.42 | $507,730 |
| 2026-02-27 | Pitz Joel | -42 | $95.42 | $4,008 |
| 2026-02-27 | Pitz Joel | -556 | $95.42 | $53,054 |
| 2026-02-27 | LITTLEFIELD CHRISTOPHER J | -3,693 | $95.42 | $352,386 |
| 2026-02-27 | Kay Kathleen B | -1,870 | $95.42 | $178,435 |
| 2026-02-27 | Friedrich Amy Christine | -3,801 | $95.42 | $362,691 |
| 2026-02-27 | Djurasovic George | -1,288 | $95.42 | $122,901 |
| 2026-02-27 | McCullum Kenneth A. | -1,228 | $95.42 | $117,176 |
| 2026-02-27 | Bhatia Kamal | -3,781 | $95.42 | $360,783 |
| 2026-02-25 | McCullum Kenneth A. | -3,071 | $94.55 | $290,363 |
| 2026-02-25 | Bhatia Kamal | -5,570 | $94.55 | $526,644 |
| 2026-02-23 | STRABLE-SOETHOUT DEANNA D | +13,557 | - | - |
| 2026-02-23 | STRABLE-SOETHOUT DEANNA D | +27,511 | - | - |
| 2026-02-23 | Pitz Joel | +2,690 | - | - |
| 2026-02-23 | Pitz Joel | +7,978 | - | - |
| 2026-02-23 | McCullum Kenneth A. | +3,071 | - | - |
| 2026-02-23 | McCullum Kenneth A. | +3,093 | - | - |
| 2026-02-23 | LITTLEFIELD CHRISTOPHER J | +9,375 | - | - |
| 2026-02-23 | LITTLEFIELD CHRISTOPHER J | +7,975 | - | - |
| 2026-02-23 | Kay Kathleen B | +4,721 | - | - |
| 2026-02-23 | Kay Kathleen B | +5,417 | - | - |
| 2026-02-23 | Friedrich Amy Christine | +9,653 | - | - |
| 2026-02-23 | Friedrich Amy Christine | +9,959 | - | - |
| 2026-02-23 | Djurasovic George | +3,504 | - | - |
| 2026-02-23 | Cheong Wee Yee | +6,576 | - | - |
| 2026-02-23 | Cheong Wee Yee | +2,938 | - | - |
| 2026-02-23 | Bhatia Kamal | +6,962 | - | - |
| 2026-02-23 | Bhatia Kamal | +8,032 | - | - |
| 2026-02-23 | Agrawal Vivek | +5,960 | - | - |
| 2026-02-23 | Agrawal Vivek | +6,826 | - | - |
| 2026-02-09 | Muruzabal Claudio | +5 | $97.09 | $485 |
| 2026-01-30 | STRABLE-SOETHOUT DEANNA D | -7,340 | $95 | $697,300 |
| 2026-01-29 | STRABLE-SOETHOUT DEANNA D | -9,300 | $95.12 | $884,616 |
| 2026-01-22 | STRABLE-SOETHOUT DEANNA D | -8,025 | $92.56 | $742,794 |
| 2026-01-08 | STRABLE-SOETHOUT DEANNA D | -300 | $92.5 | $27,750 |
| 2025-12-31 | STRABLE-SOETHOUT DEANNA D | -22,680 | $37.38 | $847,778 |
| 2025-12-31 | STRABLE-SOETHOUT DEANNA D | -15,557 | $37.38 | $581,521 |
| 2025-12-31 | STRABLE-SOETHOUT DEANNA D | -38,237 | $88.55 | $3,385,886 |
| 2025-12-31 | STRABLE-SOETHOUT DEANNA D | +38,237 | $37.38 | $1,429,299 |
| 2025-12-24 | STRABLE-SOETHOUT DEANNA D | -7,123 | $37.38 | $266,258 |
| 2025-12-24 | STRABLE-SOETHOUT DEANNA D | -13,592 | $37.38 | $508,069 |
| 2025-12-24 | STRABLE-SOETHOUT DEANNA D | -20,715 | $90.05 | $1,865,386 |
| 2025-12-24 | STRABLE-SOETHOUT DEANNA D | +20,715 | $37.38 | $774,327 |
| 2025-12-23 | STRABLE-SOETHOUT DEANNA D | -200 | $37.38 | $7,476 |
| 2025-12-23 | STRABLE-SOETHOUT DEANNA D | -200 | $90 | $18,000 |
| 2025-12-23 | STRABLE-SOETHOUT DEANNA D | +200 | $37.38 | $7,476 |
| 2025-12-19 | RIVERA ALFREDO | +28 | $88.95 | $2,491 |
| 2025-12-19 | RIVERA ALFREDO | +137 | - | - |
| 2025-12-19 | LITTLEFIELD CHRISTOPHER J | +520 | - | - |
| 2025-12-19 | Pitz Joel | +3 | - | - |
| 2025-12-19 | Pitz Joel | +180 | - | - |
| 2025-12-19 | McCullum Kenneth A. | +82 | - | - |
| 2025-12-19 | Djurasovic George | +149 | - | - |
| 2025-12-19 | STRABLE-SOETHOUT DEANNA D | +77 | - | - |
| 2025-12-19 | STRABLE-SOETHOUT DEANNA D | +518 | - | - |
| 2025-12-19 | Kay Kathleen B | +384 | - | - |
| 2025-12-19 | Friedrich Amy Christine | +548 | - | - |
| 2025-12-19 | Cheong Wee Yee | +564 | - | - |
| 2025-12-19 | Bhatia Kamal | +469 | - | - |
| 2025-12-19 | Agrawal Vivek | +182 | - | - |
| 2025-12-19 | Richer Clare Stack | +167 | - | - |
| 2025-12-19 | Pickerell Blair | +326 | - | - |
| 2025-12-19 | Nordin Diane C | +253 | - | - |
| 2025-12-19 | Mitchell H Elizabeth | +95 | - | - |
| 2025-12-19 | Muruzabal Claudio | +119 | - | - |
| 2025-12-19 | Carter Miller Jocelyn | +770 | - | - |
| 2025-12-19 | Beams Mary E. | +128 | - | - |
| 2025-12-19 | HOCHSCHILD ROGER C | +244 | $88.95 | $21,704 |
| 2025-12-19 | HOCHSCHILD ROGER C | +340 | - | - |
| 2025-12-19 | Mills Scott | +169 | $88.95 | $15,033 |
| 2025-12-19 | Mills Scott | +294 | - | - |
| 2025-12-19 | Auerbach Jonathan | +194 | - | - |
| 2025-12-19 | STRABLE-SOETHOUT DEANNA D | -500 | $37.38 | $18,690 |
| 2025-12-19 | STRABLE-SOETHOUT DEANNA D | -500 | $90 | $45,000 |
| 2025-12-19 | STRABLE-SOETHOUT DEANNA D | +500 | $37.38 | $18,690 |
| 2025-12-18 | STRABLE-SOETHOUT DEANNA D | -8,388 | $37.38 | $313,543 |
| 2025-12-18 | STRABLE-SOETHOUT DEANNA D | -8,388 | $90.09 | $755,675 |
| 2025-12-18 | STRABLE-SOETHOUT DEANNA D | +8,388 | $37.38 | $313,543 |
| 2025-12-10 | McCullum Kenneth A. | -1,710 | $62.78 | $107,354 |
| 2025-12-10 | McCullum Kenneth A. | -1,710 | $62.78 | $107,354 |
| 2025-12-10 | McCullum Kenneth A. | -1,710 | $62.78 | $107,354 |
| 2025-12-10 | McCullum Kenneth A. | -5,130 | $90.08 | $462,110 |
| 2025-12-10 | McCullum Kenneth A. | +5,130 | $62.78 | $322,061 |
| 2025-12-10 | Bhatia Kamal | -2,921 | $90.03 | $262,978 |
| 2025-12-05 | Mills Scott | +500 | $87.52 | $43,760 |
| 2025-12-05 | HOCHSCHILD ROGER C | +828 | $87.52 | $72,467 |
| 2025-12-04 | Friedrich Amy Christine | -1,524 | - | - |
| 2025-11-12 | Cheong Wee Yee | -1,887 | $85.04 | $160,470 |