Principal Financial Group Inc Overview
Industry: Asset Management
Sector: Financial Services
Principal Financial Group, Inc. provides retirement, asset management, and insurance products and services to businesses, individuals, and institutional clients worldwide. The company operates through Retirement and Income Solutions, Principal Global Investors, Principal International, and U.S. Insurance Solutions segments. The Retirement and Income Solutions segment provides retirement, and related financial products and services. It offers products and services for defined contribution plans, including 401(k) and 403(b) plans, defined benefit plans, nonqualified executive benefit plans, employee stock ownership plans, equity compensation, and pension risk transfer services; individual retirement accounts; investment only products; and mutual funds, individual variable annuities, and bank products, as well as trust and custody services. The Principal Global Investors segment provides equity, fixed income, real estate, and other alternative investments, as well as asset allocation, stable value management, and other structured investment strategies. The Principal International segment offers pension accumulation products and services, mutual funds, asset management, income annuities, and life insurance accumulation products, as well as voluntary savings plans in Brazil, Chile, Mexico, China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, and Southeast Asia. The U.S. Insurance Solutions segment provides specialty benefits, such as group dental and vision insurance, group life insurance, and group and individual disability insurance, as well as administers group dental, disability, and vision benefits; and individual life insurance products comprising universal, variable universal, indexed universal, and term life insurance products in the United States. It also offers insurance solutions for small and medium-sized businesses and their owners, as well as executives. Principal Financial Group, Inc. was founded in 1879 and is based in Des Moines, Iowa. Principal Financial Group, Inc. provides retirement, asset management, and insurance products and services to businesses, individuals, and institutional clients worldwide. The company operates through Retirement and Income Solutions, Principal Global Investors, Principal International, and U.S. Insu Read MoreMavefund brings filings, fundamentals, valuation, price history and news for Principal Financial Group Inc into one research view. The sections below show what strengthens or weakens the research case.
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Reported Results
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Quarterly result summary
Revenue was $37B (+21% YoY). Operating earnings was $1M (-52% YoY).
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$37B
+21% YoY
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-52% YoY
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- Revenue +21% YoY to $37B.
- Operating earnings -52% YoY to $1M.
Source: SEC EDGAR company-filed earnings materials. Dates are shown only for verification; review the source filing before relying on extracted report details.
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Recent News
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Is Principal Financial Group (PFG) Fairly Valued Heading Into Earnings?
Headline from Yahoo Finance: Is Principal Financial Group (PFG) Fairly Valued Heading Into Earnings?
Principal Financial Group (PFG) Stock Looks Overvalued on Current Earnings Expectations
Headline from Yahoo Finance: Principal Financial Group (PFG) Stock Looks Overvalued on Current Earnings Expectations.
Exploring Analyst Estimates for Principal Financial (PFG) Q2 Earnings, Beyond Revenue and EPS
Headline from Yahoo Finance: Exploring Analyst Estimates for Principal Financial (PFG) Q2 Earnings, Beyond Revenue and EPS.
Principal Financial Group Inc. stock outperforms competitors on strong trading day
Headline from MarketWatch: Principal Financial Group Inc. stock outperforms competitors on strong trading day.
Principal Financial Group Inc. stock outperforms competitors despite losses on the day
Headline from MarketWatch: Principal Financial Group Inc. stock outperforms competitors despite losses on the day.
Principal Financial Group stock hits all-time high at 114.2 USD
Headline from Investing.com: Principal Financial Group stock hits all-time high at 114.2 USD.
Earnings Per Share
Score 4.00/5
Principal Financial Group Inc boasts a high score, as its Earnings Per Share (EPS) has demonstrated consistent growth over the past six years. Notable counterparts in the sector with high scores includes
Aflac Inc
Pathward Financial Inc
T. Rowe Price Group Inc
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Return on Equity
Score 2.79/5
Principal Financial Group Inc stands out with a superior score in the Return on Equity (ROE) section, surpassing the sector median value and showcasing its strong performance in this metric. The top companies in the same sector include
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Pathward Financial Inc
T. Rowe Price Group Inc
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Net Margin
Score 3.80/5
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Pathward Financial Inc
T. Rowe Price Group Inc
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Leverage
Score 1.11/5
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Aflac Inc
Pathward Financial Inc
T. Rowe Price Group Inc
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