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Principal Financial

NSQ:PFG US74251V1026
47
  • Value
    50
  • Growth
    59
  • Safety
    Safety
    77
  • Combined
    75
  • Sentiment
    31
  • 360° View
    360° View
    47
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Company Description

Principal Financial Group, Inc. is a global financial company offering various financial products and services. It operates in the retirement, asset management, and insurance industries. It operates globally. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $17,884 million and 19,700 employees. Profits and revenue data are unavailable.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 47 (better than 47% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Principal Financial are below the industry average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with three out of four indicators above average for Principal Financial. The consolidated Value Rank has an attractive rank of 50, which means that the share price of Principal Financial is on the lower side compared with the typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means the stock price is lower than for 50% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 59, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth, as well as stock returns. The company is also safely financed with a Safety Rank of 77. But the professional market sentiment is below average compared with other stock investment alternatives with a Sentiment Rank of only 31. Professional investors are more confident in 69% other stocks. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Capital Growth
Weakest Rank Stock Returns
Country USA
Industry Life & Health Insurance
Size Large
Website principal.com
Index
NASDAQ
D.J. US Insurance
S&P 500
Renewables Users
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The higher the 360° View, the better the stock performed against its peers, considering all metrics. The 360° View represents an average of the other 5 ranks and is then scaled to a rank from 1 to 100. The shaded values are illustrative only.
Last update: 7-May-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
50 71 42 51
Growth
59 59 15 87
Safety
Safety
77 58 58 58
Sentiment
31 28 12 5
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47 8 8 35
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
18 21 3 26
Opinions Change
50 70 59 13
Pro Holdings
n/a 41 37 39
Market Pulse
47 31 29 46
Sentiment
31 28 12 5
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
50 71 42 51
Growth
59 59 15 87
Safety Safety
77 58 58 58
Combined
75 95 95 95
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
41 66 55 57
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
41 64 47 51
Price vs. Book (P/B)
40 61 47 58
Dividend Yield
81 78 70 59
Value
50 71 42 51
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
42 50 45 60
Profit Growth
77 74 32 58
Capital Growth
5 55 17 65
Stock Returns
92 31 15 89
Growth
59 59 15 87
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
58 63 61 64
Refinancing
68 50 50 50
Liquidity
67 98 100 100
Safety Safety
77 58 58 58

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This stock has excellent financial qualities (value, growth, and safety are high) but a negative professional market sentiment. It suits an investor who believes the negative sentiment is a temporary overreaction and is looking for a financially solid company.

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