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% quarter-over-quarter from $1.7 billion in Q4 2025.
Principal Financial (PFG) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Principal Financial (PFG) has 18 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at $153.3 million in Q1 2026.
- Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at $153.3 million, down 84.05% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $3.6 billion (down 24.8% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $4.4 billion, changed 0.08% from the prior year.
- Free Cash Flow slipped to $153.3 million in Q1 2026 per PFG's latest filing, from $1.7 billion in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $1.7 billion in Q4 2025 and troughed at -$55.3 million in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of $927.9 million and a median of $979.8 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Free Cash Flow tumbled 146.9% in 2022, then soared 1282.82% in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at $1.1 billion in 2022, then slipped by 13.55% to $979.6 million in 2023, then soared by 37.11% to $1.3 billion in 2024, then climbed by 27.27% to $1.7 billion in 2025, then sank by 91.03% to $153.3 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows PFG's Free Cash Flow at $153.3 million in Q1 2026, $1.7 billion in Q4 2025, and $979.8 million in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Free Cash Flow (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock | 163.18 Bn | 153.56 Bn | - | -1.09 Bn |
| 2 | Blackstone | 96.85 Bn | 95.80 Bn | - | 957.64 Mn |
| 3 | Kkr | 86.45 Bn | 133.96 Bn | - | 1.72 Bn |
| 4 | Apollo Global Management | 82.30 Bn | 101.04 Bn | 5.04 Bn | 1.62 Bn |
| 5 | State Street | 46.95 Bn | 21.27 Bn | - | -12.41 Bn |
| 6 | Ameriprise Financial | 43.65 Bn | 43.52 Bn | 4.57 Bn | 430.00 Mn |
| 7 | Northern Trust | 31.92 Bn | 31.92 Bn | - | -329.40 Mn |
| 8 | Raymond James Financial | 30.62 Bn | 19.37 Bn | - | 1.05 Bn |
| 9 | Ares Management | 29.04 Bn | 32.41 Bn | - | 390.87 Mn |
| 10 | Principal Financial | 23.79 Bn | 20.28 Bn | -463.00 Mn | 153.30 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |