Principal Financial (PFG) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Principal Financial (PFG) reported Free Cash Flow of $153.3 million for Q1 2026, down 84.05% year-over-year from $960.9 million in Q1 2025, and down 91.03% on a QoQ basis from $1.7 billion in Q4 2025.

Principal Financial (PFG) has 18 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at $153.3 million in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Free Cash Flow fell 84.05% year-over-year to $153.3 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $3.6 billion (down 24.8% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $4.4 billion, changed 0.08% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow eased to $153.3 million in Q1 2026 per PFG's latest filing, from $1.7 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $1.7 billion in Q4 2025 and bottomed at -$55.3 million in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $979.8 million (2025), against an average of $927.9 million.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Free Cash Flow sank 146.9%; it then jumped 1282.82% in 2023.
  • Tracing PFG's Free Cash Flow over 5 years: stood at $1.1 billion in 2022, then retreated by 13.55% to $979.6 million in 2023, then jumped by 37.11% to $1.3 billion in 2024, then gained by 27.27% to $1.7 billion in 2025, then tumbled by 91.03% to $153.3 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest PFG Free Cash Flow figures stand at $153.3 million (Q1 2026), $1.7 billion (Q4 2025), and $979.8 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 BlackRock 158.51 Bn 148.89 Bn - -1.09 Bn
2 Blackstone 92.68 Bn 91.63 Bn - 957.64 Mn
3 Kkr 84.94 Bn 132.45 Bn - 1.72 Bn
4 Brookfield Asset Management 77.34 Bn 77.68 Bn - 332.00 Mn
5 Apollo Global Management 76.27 Bn 95.00 Bn 5.04 Bn 1.62 Bn
6 State Street 44.42 Bn 18.75 Bn - -12.41 Bn
7 Ameriprise Financial 41.68 Bn 41.55 Bn 4.57 Bn 430.00 Mn
8 Northern Trust 31.21 Bn 31.21 Bn - -329.40 Mn
9 Ares Management 28.85 Bn 32.22 Bn - 390.87 Mn
10 Principal Financial 22.35 Bn 18.84 Bn -463.00 Mn 153.30 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 153.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 153.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 1.71 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 1.71 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 979.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 979.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 788.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 788.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 960.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 960.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 1.34 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 1.34 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 1.11 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 1.11 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 1.41 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 1.41 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 567.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 567.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 979.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 979.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 1.01 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 1.01 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 1.05 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 1.05 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 654.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 654.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 1.13 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 1.13 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 1.20 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 1.20 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 777.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 777.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -55.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -55.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 1.21 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 1.21 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 831.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 831.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 969.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 969.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 117.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 117.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 451.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 451.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 1.03 Bn
Sep 30, 2020 1.03 Bn
Jun 30, 2020 428.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 428.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 1.57 Bn
Mar 31, 2020 1.57 Bn
Dec 31, 2019 985.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 985.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 1.76 Bn
Sep 30, 2019 1.76 Bn
Jun 30, 2019 1.45 Bn
Jun 30, 2019 1.45 Bn
Mar 31, 2019 1.17 Bn
Mar 31, 2019 1.17 Bn
Dec 31, 2018 1.40 Bn
Dec 31, 2018 1.40 Bn
Sep 30, 2018 2.07 Bn
Sep 30, 2018 2.07 Bn
Jun 30, 2018 874.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 874.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 720.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 720.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 492.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 492.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 1.77 Bn
Sep 30, 2017 1.77 Bn
Jun 30, 2017 1.25 Bn
Jun 30, 2017 1.25 Bn
Mar 31, 2017 479.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 479.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 929.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 929.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 767.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 767.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 1.20 Bn
Jun 30, 2016 1.20 Bn
Mar 31, 2016 851.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 851.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 1.17 Bn
Dec 31, 2015 1.17 Bn
Sep 30, 2015 1.15 Bn
Sep 30, 2015 1.15 Bn
Jun 30, 2015 1.32 Bn
Jun 30, 2015 1.32 Bn
Mar 31, 2015 598.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 598.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 886.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 886.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 796.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 796.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 742.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 742.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 541.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 541.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 786.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 786.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 638.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 638.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 134.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 134.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 602.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 602.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 670.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 670.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 796.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 796.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 577.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 577.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 884.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 884.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 803.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 803.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 85.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 85.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 576.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 576.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 1.19 Bn
Mar 31, 2011 1.19 Bn
Dec 31, 2010 852.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 852.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 442.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 442.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 826.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 826.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2010 649.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2010 649.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 443.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 443.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2009 375.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2009 375.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2009 461.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2009 461.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2009 936.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2009 936.70 Mn