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Principal Financial

NSQ:PFG US74251V1026
98
  • Value
    62
  • Growth
    91
  • Safety
    Safety
    82
  • Combined
    98
  • Sentiment
    69
  • 360° View
    360° View
    98
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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 98 (better than 98% compared with alternatives) for 2026, overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Principal Financial are very positive. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with all four indicators above average for Principal Financial. The consolidated Value Rank has an attractive rank of 62, 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 62% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 91, 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 82. Finally, professional market sentiment is above average compared with other stock investment alternatives with a Sentiment Rank of 69. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Analyst Opinions
Weakest Rank Market Pulse
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: 13-Mar-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
62 71 42 51
Growth
91 59 15 87
Safety
Safety
82 58 58 58
Sentiment
69 28 12 5
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98 8 8 35
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
19 21 3 26
Opinions Change
71 70 59 13
Pro Holdings
n/a 41 37 39
Market Pulse
100 31 29 46
Sentiment
69 28 12 5
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
62 71 42 51
Growth
91 59 15 87
Safety Safety
82 58 58 58
Combined
98 95 95 95
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
47 66 55 57
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
51 64 47 51
Price vs. Book (P/B)
50 61 47 58
Dividend Yield
85 78 70 59
Value
62 71 42 51
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
59 50 45 60
Profit Growth
77 74 32 58
Capital Growth
88 55 17 65
Stock Returns
66 31 15 89
Growth
91 59 15 87
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
62 63 61 64
Refinancing
70 50 50 50
Liquidity
61 98 100 100
Safety Safety
82 58 58 58

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This is an all-around strong stock. It shows good value, high growth, safe financing, and positive professional sentiment. It is ideal for most buy-and-hold investors who value a good all-around stock.

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The 360° View Rank indicates a company's overall performance across all major financial and non-financial metrics tracked by Obermatt. A 360° View Rank of 75 means the company is more well-rounded than 75% of similar companies. A high score indicates that the company is strong across the board; it is attractively priced, growing sustainably, financially stable, and well-regarded by the market. Learn more.

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