Principal Financial (PFG) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)
Principal Financial (PFG) posted Tax Rate of 13.30% for Q2 2026, down 0.54 percentage points from 13.83% a year earlier and down 1.00 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Principal Financial (PFG) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Tax Rate at Principal Financial was 13.95%, up 3.21 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 11.33%, down 4.10 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Tax Rate shows a five-year change of -4.31 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Principal Financial's Tax Rate was 15.44% in FY2024 (+6.14 pp), 9.30% in FY2023 (-10.57 pp), 19.87% in FY2022 (+5.01 pp) and 14.86% in FY2021 (-0.79 pp).
- Quarterly Tax Rate has run from a low of -117.65% in Q1 2025 to a high of 466.67% in Q4 2022 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Tax Rate increased in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -3.79 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Tax Rate in the past five years was Q4 2022, with a gain of 452.57 percentage points; the weakest was Q4 2023, with a drop of 442.46 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Tax Rate for the three prior quarters was 14.30% (Q1 2026), 17.37% (Q4 2025) and 5.84% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock | 164.13 Bn | 110.49 Bn | - | 24.90% |
| 2 | Spdr Gold Trust | 133.82 Bn | -424.18 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Blackstone | 84.08 Bn | 79.01 Bn | - | 16.11% |
| 4 | Brookfield | 82.97 Bn | -82.41 Bn | 4.47 Bn | - |
| 5 | Kkr | 81.05 Bn | 47.53 Bn | - | 17.91% |
| 6 | Brookfield Asset Management | 71.64 Bn | 67.88 Bn | - | 12.14% |
| 7 | Apollo Global Management | 65.67 Bn | 3.35 Bn | 10.56 Bn | 15.94% |
| 8 | Wheaton Precious Metals | 61.89 Bn | 57.32 Bn | 687.86 Mn | 15.06% |
| 9 | Franco Nevada | 46.13 Bn | 43.49 Bn | 451.00 Mn | 23.17% |
| 10 | Principal Financial | 24.03 Bn | 903.68 Mn | 1.91 Bn | 13.30% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 13.30% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 14.30% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 17.37% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.84% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 13.83% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 18.87% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 19.62% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 15.17% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 22.11% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 13.21% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 20.04% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 21.07% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 9.30% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 14.10% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 14.90% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 14.10% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 15.90% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 16.92% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 14.25% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 16.55% |
Principal Financial Tax Rate 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=tax-rate&ticker=PFG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-rate", "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=tax-rate&ticker=PFG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();