Principal Financial (PFG) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
Principal Financial (PFG) posted Free Cash Flow of $1.45 billion for Q3 2026, up 51.7% from $956.2 million a year earlier but down 25.7% from the prior quarter.
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Principal Financial (PFG) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Sep 30, 2026, Free Cash Flow at Principal Financial was $5.2 billion, up 29.1% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $4.3 billion, down 1.4% from FY2024.
- Annual Free Cash Flow shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 5.0% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Principal Financial's Free Cash Flow was $4.37 billion in FY2024 (+24.6%), $3.5 billion in FY2023 (+24.6%), $2.81 billion in FY2022 (-1.1%) and $2.84 billion in FY2021 (-15.6%).
- Quarterly Free Cash Flow has run from a low of -$80.7 million in Q1 2022 to a high of $1.95 billion in Q2 2026 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Free Cash Flow increased in five of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 27.6%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Free Cash Flow in the past five years was Q2 2026, with growth of 157.9%; the weakest was Q1 2026, with a decline of 85.4%.
- According to Business Quant data, Free Cash Flow for the three prior quarters was $1.95 billion (Q2 2026), $135.8 million (Q1 2026) and $1.66 billion (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock | 188.98 Bn | 145.51 Bn | - | 2.61 Bn |
| 2 | Spdr Gold Trust | 130.03 Bn | -427.97 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Brookfield | 104.97 Bn | -79.04 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Blackstone | 93.15 Bn | 87.36 Bn | - | 1.92 Bn |
| 5 | Kkr | 90.40 Bn | 57.10 Bn | 1.76 Bn | 2.10 Bn |
| 6 | Brookfield Asset Management | 85.45 Bn | 80.34 Bn | - | 521.00 Mn |
| 7 | Apollo Global Management | 72.50 Bn | 89.29 Bn | 4.14 Bn | 136.00 Mn |
| 8 | Wheaton Precious Metals | 62.02 Bn | 62.02 Bn | 538.50 Mn | 644.86 Mn |
| 9 | Ares Management | 50.21 Bn | 48.79 Bn | 376.28 Mn | -121.47 Mn |
| 10 | Principal Financial | 24.68 Bn | 2.16 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 1.45 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 1.45 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.95 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 135.80 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.66 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 956.20 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 756.80 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 928.10 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.39 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.07 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.37 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 537.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 866.20 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 986.40 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.03 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 622.70 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.03 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.11 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 751.30 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -80.70 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.03 Bn |
API Access
Principal Financial Free Cash Flow 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=free-cash-flow&ticker=PFG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "free-cash-flow", "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=free-cash-flow&ticker=PFG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();