Principal Financial (PFG) FCF Payout Ratio (2012 - 2026)
Principal Financial's FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.09 for Q2 2026, down 59.2% from 0.22 a year earlier and down 92.2% from the prior quarter.
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Principal Financial (PFG) FCF Payout Ratio (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Principal Financial reported FCF Payout Ratio of 0.14, down 7.9% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 0.15, up 6.1% from FY2024.
- Going back by year, FCF Payout Ratio was 0.15 in FY2024 (-14.3%), 0.17 in FY2023 (-19.3%), 0.21 in FY2022 (+0.4%) and 0.21 in FY2021 (+22.7%).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly FCF Payout Ratio since Q3 2019.
- Year-over-year, FCF Payout Ratio increased in three of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 62.6%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in FCF Payout Ratio over five years came in Q1 2026 (growth of 543.5%), and the weakest in Q1 2023 (a decline of 99.1%).
- Business Quant data shows PFG's FCF Payout Ratio at 1.13 (Q1 2026), 0.10 (Q4 2025) and 0.18 (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock | 165.06 Bn | 111.42 Bn | - | 0.83 |
| 2 | Spdr Gold Trust | 134.74 Bn | -423.26 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Blackstone | 84.49 Bn | 79.41 Bn | - | 0.80 |
| 4 | Brookfield | 82.12 Bn | -83.26 Bn | 4.47 Bn | - |
| 5 | Kkr | 81.93 Bn | 48.41 Bn | - | 0.05 |
| 6 | Brookfield Asset Management | 71.19 Bn | 67.44 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Apollo Global Management | 65.87 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 10.56 Bn | 0.12 |
| 8 | Wheaton Precious Metals | 60.57 Bn | 55.99 Bn | 687.86 Mn | 0.26 |
| 9 | Franco Nevada | 45.46 Bn | 42.82 Bn | 451.00 Mn | 0.17 |
| 10 | Principal Financial | 24.09 Bn | 963.78 Mn | 1.91 Bn | 0.09 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.09 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.13 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.10 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.18 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.22 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.18 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.11 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.15 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.12 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.29 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.17 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.15 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.14 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.23 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.14 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.14 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.21 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 27.38 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.15 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.18 |
API Access
Principal Financial FCF Payout Ratio 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=fcf-payout-ratio&ticker=PFG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-payout-ratio", "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=fcf-payout-ratio&ticker=PFG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();