Principal Financial PFG
NASDAQ PFG
$110.75 +0.21 (+0.19%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

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

Principal Financial (PFG) posted quarterly Free Cash Flow of $2.0 billion for 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.

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.

  • In Q2 2026, Free Cash Flow rose 157.67% year-over-year to $2.0 billion; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at $4.8 billion (up 14.83% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $4.4 billion, down 0.76% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow advanced to $2.0 billion in Q2 2026 per PFG's latest filing, from $153.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $2.0 billion in Q2 2026 and bottomed at -$55.3 million in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Free Cash Flow has averaged $974.0 million across 5 years, with a median of $994.2 million in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Free Cash Flow tumbled 156.2% — and 2023, when it soared 1282.82%.
  • Principal Financial's Free Cash Flow stood at $1.1 billion in 2022, then declined by 15.4% to $894.1 million in 2023, then soared by 56.85% to $1.4 billion in 2024, then advanced by 20.97% to $1.7 billion in 2025, then gained by 18.47% to $2.0 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows PFG's Free Cash Flow at $2.0 billion in Q2 2026, $153.3 million in Q1 2026, and $1.7 billion in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 BlackRock 179.54 Bn 165.67 Bn - 1.12 Bn
2 Blackstone 114.83 Bn 112.32 Bn - 1.91 Bn
3 Kkr 97.26 Bn -179.81 Bn - 3.20 Bn
4 Brookfield 93.07 Bn 45.66 Bn - -
5 Brookfield Asset Management 83.46 Bn 81.96 Bn - 535.00 Mn
6 Apollo Global Management 78.41 Bn 53.04 Bn 10.54 Bn 2.88 Bn
7 State Street 51.66 Bn 51.66 Bn - -3.00 Bn
8 Ameriprise Financial 51.12 Bn 40.07 Bn 4.72 Bn 2.85 Bn
9 Raymond James Financial 33.99 Bn 20.74 Bn - -308.00 Mn
10 Principal Financial 23.89 Bn -29.08 Bn 1.91 Bn 2.01 Bn

Historic Data

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Jun 30, 2026 2.01 Bn
Jun 30, 2026 2.01 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 153.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 153.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 1.70 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 1.70 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 980.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 980.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 780.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 780.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 944.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 944.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 1.40 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 1.40 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 1.09 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 1.09 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 1.39 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 1.39 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 554.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 554.30 Mn