Principal Financial (PFG) Price to Earnings (2009 - 2026)
Principal Financial's Price to Earnings came in at 14.84 for Q2 2026, down 4.6% from 15.55 a year earlier but up 18.8% from the prior quarter.
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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 three of the last six quarters, with an average decline of 5.2%.
- 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 12.49 (Q1 2026), 16.18 (Q4 2025) and 11.62 (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock | 164.13 Bn | 110.49 Bn | - |
| 2 | Spdr Gold Trust | 133.82 Bn | -424.18 Bn | - |
| 3 | Blackstone | 84.08 Bn | 79.01 Bn | - |
| 4 | Brookfield | 82.97 Bn | -82.41 Bn | 4.47 Bn |
| 5 | Kkr | 81.05 Bn | 47.53 Bn | - |
| 6 | Brookfield Asset Management | 71.64 Bn | 67.88 Bn | - |
| 7 | Apollo Global Management | 65.67 Bn | 3.35 Bn | 10.56 Bn |
| 8 | Wheaton Precious Metals | 61.89 Bn | 57.32 Bn | 687.86 Mn |
| 9 | Franco Nevada | 46.13 Bn | 43.49 Bn | 451.00 Mn |
| 10 | Principal Financial | 24.03 Bn | 903.68 Mn | 1.91 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 10.71 |
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();