Principal Financial (PFG) Shares Repurchased (2009 - 2026)
Principal Financial (PFG) recorded Shares Repurchased of $251 million in Q3 2026, up 10.2% from $227.7 million a year earlier but down 2.6% from the prior quarter.
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Principal Financial (PFG) Shares Repurchased (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Principal Financial's Shares Repurchased came in at $1.02 billion as of Sep 30, 2026, up 9.2% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $902.7 million, down 13.4% from FY2024.
- Annual Shares Repurchased has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 24.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Shares Repurchased came in at $1.04 billion in FY2024 (+40.8%), $740.4 million in FY2023 (-56.3%), $1.7 billion in FY2022 (+80.9%) and $937.2 million in FY2021 (+205.3%).
- Quarterly Shares Repurchased has ranged from $100 million in Q2 2022 to $894.1 million in Q1 2022 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Shares Repurchased rose in four of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 4.8%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Shares Repurchased in the last five years was growth of 674.1% in Q1 2022, against a decline of 78.9% in Q1 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $257.7 million (Q2 2026), $235 million (Q1 2026) and $275.4 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Repurchased (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 | - | 109.16 Mn |
| 5 | Kkr | 90.40 Bn | 57.10 Bn | 1.76 Bn | 143.10 Mn |
| 6 | Brookfield Asset Management | 85.45 Bn | 80.34 Bn | - | 10.00 Mn |
| 7 | Apollo Global Management | 72.50 Bn | 89.29 Bn | 4.14 Bn | 118.00 Mn |
| 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 | 7.40 Mn |
| 10 | Principal Financial | 24.68 Bn | 2.16 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 251.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 251.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 257.70 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 235.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 275.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 227.70 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 159.30 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 240.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 306.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 251.80 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 250.30 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 234.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 250.70 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 200.80 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 100.40 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 188.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 250.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 450.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 100.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 894.10 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 352.10 Mn |
API Access
Principal Financial Shares Repurchased 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=shares-repurchased&ticker=PFG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-repurchased", "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=shares-repurchased&ticker=PFG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();