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PFG · Principal Financial Group Inc

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$110.47 -1.18 (-1.05%)
Market Cap
$24.12B
Shares
216.01M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$111.64 Open$113.31 Day$111.17–113.59 52W close$78.39–115.41 Avg vol 30d1.5M Short int8.3M · 3.9% float · 4.3d Short vol58% Last earningsJul 28, 2026 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Jul 29

Up next

Next earnings call
Oct 29, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 10 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed Jul 29, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

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      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Strong Buy
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Buy Momentum Very Strong Sentiment Bullish Fundamentals Strong Quant / Vol Very Low
      Market backdrop VIX 14.9 · calm Equity put/call 0.52
      Technical
      price trend
      Buy
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg +15%
      above
      Price vs 50-day avg +0%
      above
      RSI (14) 46
      neutral
      MACD trend Negative
      52-week position 90%
      near high
      Volume (OBV) Confirms
      volume backs price
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Very Strong
      1-month return +3%
      trailing
      6-month return +15%
      trailing
      YTD return +27%
      this year
      Relative strength +3%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Bullish
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $112 › 200d $97 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +3% holders QoQ · +108 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Falling
      3.86% of float · ▼ -2.5% MoM · 4.3 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      942 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Squeeze score 59
      elevated · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Strong
      Revenue growth −3%
      Y/Y
      EPS growth −21%
      Y/Y
      Valuation P/E 16
      below peers
      Buyback $1.5B
      authorized
      Balance sheet $477.0M
      net cash
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Very Low
      Volatility 22%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −13%
      past year
      ATR 2.0%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Guidance & track record

      Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed Feb 9, 2026
      Non-GAAP operating earnings per diluted share (EPS) growth · 2026 Non-GAAP 9% – 12%
      Free capital flow conversion · 2026 Non-GAAP 75% – 85%
      Non-GAAP ROE · 2026 Non-GAAP 15% – 17%
      Capital deployment · 2026 $1.5B – $1.8B
      Share repurchases · 2026 $800M – $1.1B
      Prior guidance period ended · from the Earnings Call filed Mar 31, 2025
      Tax rate · full year 2025 17% – 20%

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Buy
      1 · 3 · 3
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      +15% Bullish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      +0% Bullish
      RSI (14)
      46 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Negative Bearish
      52-week position
      90% Bullish
      Volume (OBV)
      Confirms Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bullish · 3 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $112 › 200d $97 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +3% holders QoQ · +108 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Falling
      3.86% of float · ▼ -2.5% MoM · 4.3 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      942 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $78 Now $112 · 90% Range high $115
      vs 200-day avg +15% vs 50-day avg +0%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      Common stock dividends 177M 2Q26
      Life Insurance Pre-tax operating earnings 25.2M 2Q26
      Non-GAAP net income (loss) attributable to PFG excluding exited business non-GAAP $535M 2Q26
      Non-GAAP net income (loss) excluding exited business non-GAAP $2.44 2Q26
      Non-GAAP operating earnings per diluted share non-GAAP $2.5 2Q26
      Non-GAAP Pre-Tax Operating Earnings non-GAAP $668.8M 2Q26
      Share repurchases 250M 2Q26
      Life Insurance Pre-tax operating earnings (losses) non-GAAP 27.5M 4Q25
      Principal Life Insurance Company statutory risk-based capital ratio 406% 4Q25
      Retirement and Income Solutions Pre-tax operating earnings non-GAAP 299.5M 4Q25

      Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

      Versus peers

      Asset Management — same industry group
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      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      PFG
      Principal Financial Group Inc
      this stock
      $24.12B +26.6% -3.1% 16.0 3.9%
      BLK
      BlackRock, Inc.
      $375.11B +8.3% +16.2% 27.7 0.7%
      BX
      Blackstone Inc.
      $105.53B -5.9% +9.2% 31.5 3.5%
      KKR
      KKR & Co. Inc.
      $99.15B -13.4% -11.0% 1.6%
      BN
      BROOKFIELD Corp /ON/
      $94.05B -8.1% 0.9%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Accumulating
      Holders
      942
      % held
      78.5%
      Net QoQ
      +1.3M sh
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
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      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      649
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      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Falling
      Shares short
      8.3M
      Days to cover
      4.3d
      Change
      -215.5K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      58%
      As of
      Aug 19, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      77
      Value
      $8.7K
      As of
      Jul 7, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      43.1%
      Week of
      Jul 13, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Congressional Trades Buy
      Member
      Alan Armstrong
      Amount
      $1.0K–$15.0K
      Traded
      Mar 27, 2026
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $15.6B
      Net income (FY)
      $1.2B
      EPS diluted
      $5.25
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized
      $1.5B
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      10-Q
      Filed
      Jul 29, 2026
      This year
      12
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $4.1M
      Shares
      35.7K
      Filed
      Aug 7, 2026
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Jul 28, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      PFG -1.9% +3.1% +14.5% -1.8% +26.6%
      SPY -0.4% +2.9% +11.6% +3.0% +12.8%
      vs SPY -1.4% +0.2% +2.9% -4.8% +13.8%

      Capital returns

      Latest dividend
      $0.82 / share · ex Jun 1, 2026
      Declared · upcoming
      $0.84 / share · ex Sep 3, 2026
      Raised 2.5%
      Paid (TTM)
      $3.19 / share · 4 payouts
      Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
      2.86%
      Buyback program · as of Feb 1, 2025
      Authorized
      $1.50B
      Spent (derived)
      Remaining

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

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