Principal Financial (PFG) EPS (Basic) (2009 - 2026)
Principal Financial (PFG) recorded EPS (Basic) of $2.95 in Q3 2026, up 207.3% from $0.96 a year earlier and up 58.1% from the prior quarter.
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Principal Financial (PFG) EPS (Basic) (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Principal Financial's EPS (Basic) came in at $9.24 as of Sep 30, 2026, up 30.6% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $5.32, down 21.4% from FY2024.
- Annual EPS (Basic) has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 0.9% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, EPS (Basic) came in at $6.77 in FY2024 (+162.2%), $2.58 in FY2023 (-86.4%), $18.94 in FY2022 (+222.5%) and $5.87 in FY2021 (+15.6%).
- The Q3 2026 figure is the highest quarterly EPS (Basic) since Q4 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, EPS (Basic) has increased for three consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 152.8% over the last six quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for EPS (Basic) in the last five years was growth of 825.8% in Q2 2022, against a decline of 90.6% in Q1 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $1.87 (Q2 2026), $1.95 (Q1 2026) and $2.32 (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EPS (Basic) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock | 188.98 Bn | 145.51 Bn | - | 10.72 |
| 2 | Spdr Gold Trust | 130.03 Bn | -427.97 Bn | - | -53.54 |
| 3 | Brookfield | 104.97 Bn | -79.04 Bn | - | 0.14 |
| 4 | Blackstone | 93.15 Bn | 87.36 Bn | - | 0.83 |
| 5 | Kkr | 90.40 Bn | 57.10 Bn | 1.76 Bn | 1.25 |
| 6 | Brookfield Asset Management | 85.45 Bn | 80.34 Bn | - | 1.66 |
| 7 | Apollo Global Management | 72.50 Bn | 89.29 Bn | 4.14 Bn | -1.75 |
| 8 | Wheaton Precious Metals | 62.02 Bn | 62.02 Bn | 538.50 Mn | 0.90 |
| 9 | Ares Management | 50.21 Bn | 48.79 Bn | 376.28 Mn | 0.39 |
| 10 | Principal Financial | 24.68 Bn | 2.16 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 2.95 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 2.95 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.87 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.95 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.32 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.96 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.81 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.21 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.90 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -0.95 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.51 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.26 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -3.61 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.17 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.60 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -0.58 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -0.06 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.31 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 12.35 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.31 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.27 |
API Access
Principal Financial EPS (Basic) API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=eps-basic&ticker=PFG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "eps-basic", "ticker": "PFG", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=eps-basic&ticker=PFG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();