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Principal Financial

NSQ:PFG US74251V1026
83
  • Value
    58
  • Growth
    97
  • Safety
    Safety
    82
  • Combined
    96
  • Sentiment
    23
  • 360° View
    360° View
    83
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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 83 (better than 83% 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 three out of four indicators above average for Principal Financial. The consolidated Value Rank has an attractive rank of 58, 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 58% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 97, 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. But the professional market sentiment is below average compared with other stock investment alternatives with a Sentiment Rank of only 23. Professional investors are more confident in 77% other stocks. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Analyst Opinions
Weakest Rank Growth
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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Last update: 26-Mar-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
58 71 42 51
Growth
97 59 15 87
Safety
Safety
82 58 58 58
Sentiment
23 28 12 5
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83 8 8 35
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
16 21 3 26
Opinions Change
50 70 59 13
Pro Holdings
n/a 41 37 39
Market Pulse
31 31 29 46
Sentiment
23 28 12 5
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
58 71 42 51
Growth
97 59 15 87
Safety Safety
82 58 58 58
Combined
96 95 95 95
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
44 66 55 57
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
49 64 47 51
Price vs. Book (P/B)
46 61 47 58
Dividend Yield
83 78 70 59
Value
58 71 42 51
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
58 50 45 60
Profit Growth
77 74 32 58
Capital Growth
88 55 17 65
Stock Returns
70 31 15 89
Growth
97 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 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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