Principal
PFG
#1133
Rank
$18.26 B
Marketcap
$81.48
Share price
1.61%
Change (1 day)
3.85%
Change (1 year)
The Principal Financial Group is an American multinational financial investment management and insurance company headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa. The company is divided into four segments: Pension and Income Solutions, Principal Global Investors, Principal International and US Insurance Solutions.

P/E ratio for Principal (PFG)

P/E ratio as of July 2025 (TTM): 26.9

According to Principal's latest financial reports and stock price the company's current price-to-earnings ratio (TTM) is 26.8914. At the end of 2014 the company had a P/E ratio of 13.9.

P/E ratio history for Principal from 2002 to 2025

PE ratio at the end of each year

Year P/E ratio Change
201413.9
201211.0

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How to read a P/E ratio?

The Price/Earnings ratio measures the relationship between a company's stock price and its earnings per share. A low but positive P/E ratio stands for a company that is generating high earnings compared to its current valuation and might be undervalued. A company with a high negative (near 0) P/E ratio stands for a company that is generating heavy losses compared to its current valuation.

Companies with a P/E ratio over 30 or a negative one are generaly seen as "growth stocks" meaning that investors typically expect the company to grow or to become profitable in the future.
Companies with a positive P/E ratio bellow 10 are generally seen as "value stocks" meaning that the company is already very profitable and unlikely to strong growth in the future.