Principal Financial PFG
NASDAQ PFG
$114.99 +0.97 (+0.85%)
As of: Sep 10, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

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

Principal Financial's (PFG) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at $2.0 billion in Q2 2026, up 157.67% year-over-year from $780.0 million in Q2 2025, and up 1211.02% quarter-over-quarter from $153.3 million in Q1 2026.

Analysis

Principal Financial (PFG) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Principal Financial (PFG) has reported Free Cash Flow for 18 consecutive years, with $2.0 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Free Cash Flow rose 157.67% year-over-year to $2.0 billion in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $4.8 billion, a 14.83% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $4.4 billion, down 0.76% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow was $2.0 billion for Q2 2026 at Principal Financial, up from $153.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $2.0 billion in Q2 2026 and troughed at -$55.3 million in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $974.0 million and a median of $994.2 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow plunged 156.2% in 2022 and surged 1282.82% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Free Cash Flow stood at $1.1 billion in 2022, then slipped by 15.4% to $894.1 million in 2023, then jumped by 56.85% to $1.4 billion in 2024, then rose by 20.97% to $1.7 billion in 2025, then increased by 18.47% to $2.0 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $2.0 billion (Q2 2026), $153.3 million (Q1 2026), and $1.7 billion (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 BlackRock 164.98 Bn 151.11 Bn - 1.12 Bn
2 Spdr Gold Trust 143.46 Bn -414.54 Bn - -
3 Ishares Gold Trust 30.01 Bn -30.09 Bn - -
4 World Gold Trust 29.01 Bn -74.06 Bn - -
5 Principal Financial 24.83 Bn -28.13 Bn 1.91 Bn 2.01 Bn
6 iShares Silver Trust 21.45 Bn -6.76 Bn - -
7 Franklin Resources 17.39 Bn 13.67 Bn - 581.20 Mn
8 Invesco 14.41 Bn 13.50 Bn 1.79 Bn 703.70 Mn
9 Affiliated Managers 9.35 Bn 8.94 Bn - 239.00 Mn
10 Voya Financial 9.32 Bn 6.97 Bn 1.34 Bn 76.00 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 2.01 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 153.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 1.70 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 980.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 780.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 944.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 1.40 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 1.09 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 1.39 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 554.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 894.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 1.01 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 1.05 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 654.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 1.06 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 1.15 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 777.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -55.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 1.05 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 927.20 Mn