Principal Financial (PFG) Price to Earnings (2009 - 2026)
Principal Financial's Price to Earnings came in at 12.05 for Q3 2026, up 3.7% from 11.62 a year earlier but down 18.8% from the prior quarter.
Powered by 
Analysis
Principal Financial (PFG) Price to Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Principal Financial's Price to Earnings was 16.18, up 45.2% from FY2024.
- Going back by year, Price to Earnings was 11.15 in FY2024 (-62.7%), 29.85 in FY2023 (+594.8%), 4.30 in FY2022 (-64.1%) and 11.98 in FY2021 (+23.3%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Price to Earnings is 3.45 (Q3 2022) to 29.85 (Q4 2023).
- Year-over-year, Price to Earnings increased in four of the last seven quarters, with an average decline of 4.0%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Price to Earnings over five years came in Q4 2023 (growth of 594.8%), and the weakest in Q1 2023 (a decline of 68.0%).
- Business Quant data shows PFG's Price to Earnings at 14.84 (Q2 2026), 12.49 (Q1 2026) and 16.18 (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock | 188.98 Bn | 145.51 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 | - |
| 5 | Kkr | 90.40 Bn | 57.10 Bn | 1.76 Bn |
| 6 | Brookfield Asset Management | 85.45 Bn | 80.34 Bn | - |
| 7 | Apollo Global Management | 72.50 Bn | 89.29 Bn | 4.14 Bn |
| 8 | Wheaton Precious Metals | 62.02 Bn | 62.02 Bn | 538.50 Mn |
| 9 | Ares Management | 50.21 Bn | 48.79 Bn | 376.28 Mn |
| 10 | Principal Financial | 24.68 Bn | 2.16 Bn | 2.30 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 12.05 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 14.84 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 12.49 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 16.18 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 11.62 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 15.55 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 17.47 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 11.15 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 14.46 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 15.65 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 29.85 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 11.68 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 11.85 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.22 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.30 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.45 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.01 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 13.21 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 11.98 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 10.01 |
API Access
Principal Financial Price to Earnings 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=price-to-earnings&ticker=PFG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "price-to-earnings", "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=price-to-earnings&ticker=PFG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();