Principal Financial (PFG) Net Margin (2009 - 2026)
Principal Financial (PFG) reported Net Margin of 10.33% for Q2 2026, down 0.74 percentage points from 11.06% a year earlier and down 1.70 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Principal Financial (PFG) Net Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Principal Financial's Net Margin came in at 9.93%, up 2.40 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 7.58%, down 2.16 percentage points from FY2024.
- Net Margin has a five-year change of -1.88 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Net Margin came in at 9.74% in FY2024 (+5.18 pp), 4.56% in FY2023 (-22.57 pp), 27.13% in FY2022 (+16.17 pp) and 10.95% in FY2021 (+1.48 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Net Margin spans a low of -32.40% in Q4 2023 and a high of 46.80% in Q2 2022.
- Year over year, Net Margin gained in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.93 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Net Margin in five years was Q4 2024 (a gain of 51.45 percentage points); the low point was Q2 2023 (a drop of 35.87 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 12.03% (Q1 2026), 11.30% (Q4 2025) and 5.81% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock | 165.57 Bn | 111.92 Bn | - | 27.02% |
| 2 | Spdr Gold Trust | 134.78 Bn | -423.22 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Blackstone | 85.82 Bn | 80.74 Bn | - | 24.37% |
| 4 | Kkr | 83.68 Bn | 50.16 Bn | - | 11.53% |
| 5 | Brookfield | 82.01 Bn | -83.38 Bn | 4.47 Bn | 0.00% |
| 6 | Brookfield Asset Management | 71.83 Bn | 68.08 Bn | - | 51.57% |
| 7 | Apollo Global Management | 68.53 Bn | 6.22 Bn | 10.56 Bn | 11.98% |
| 8 | Wheaton Precious Metals | 61.44 Bn | 56.87 Bn | 687.86 Mn | 58.46% |
| 9 | Franco Nevada | 47.81 Bn | 45.18 Bn | 451.00 Mn | 60.94% |
| 10 | Principal Financial | 24.46 Bn | 1.34 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 10.33% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 10.33% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 12.03% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 11.30% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.81% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 11.06% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.30% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 19.05% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -7.31% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 8.19% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 13.14% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -32.40% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 27.10% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 10.93% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -4.97% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -0.51% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 28.45% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 46.80% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 10.94% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 8.02% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 10.51% |
API Access
Principal Financial Net Margin 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=net-margin&ticker=PFG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "net-margin", "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=net-margin&ticker=PFG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();