Principal Financial PE ratio PFG

Share price divided by earnings per share over the last twelve months, since 2010.

Today, Oct 23, 2026: 15.4×
10-year median: 11.6×
Against its 10-year history: 84th; percentile: 0 is its lowest day, 100 its highest
10-year range: 3.7× to 35.4×
Peer median: 18.0×

Principal Financial's PE ratio is 15.4× as of Oct 23, 2026: a share price of $108.57 against $7.04 of earnings per share over the last twelve months.

That is above its ten-year median of 11.6×, higher than on 84% of days in the last ten years.

Over that time it ranged from 3.7× in Mar 2023 to 35.4× in Mar 2024.

The median for 10 asset managers of a similar size is 18.0×.

PE ratio over time

median 11.6×

The dashed line is the 10-year median and the shaded band the middle half of its days.

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Year by year

Year	End of year	Low	High
2026 so far	15.4×	12.9×	18.9×
2025	13.0×	10.8×	17.5×
2024	16.3×	12.9×	35.4×
2023	13.0×	3.7×	13.0×
2022	4.1×	4.1×	12.5×
2021	11.6×	10.2×	12.5×
2020	11.2×	5.2×	12.1×
2019	11.6×	6.1×	11.7×
2018	5.9×	5.4×	12.3×
2017	11.6×	11.2×	15.5×
2016	13.6×	8.7×	14.1×
2015	10.9×	10.6×	14.9×
2014	15.0×	13.7×	17.0×
2013	16.9×	12.2×	17.4×
2012	11.8×	10.6×	14.7×
2011	11.1×	8.8×	17.8×
2010	17.2×	10.9×	17.5×

Against its peers

Companies in Asset Management nearest Principal Financial's size, closest first, today.

Company	PE ratio
PFGPrincipal Financial	15.4×
TROWT. Rowe Price	10.5×
RJFRaymond James Financial	13.7×
NTRSNorthern Trust	14.4×
TPGTPG	82.7×
BENFranklin Resources	21.1×
OWLBlue OWL Capital	78.0×
CGCarlyle	40.2×
ARESAres Management	54.7×
AMPAmeriprise Financial	11.9×
STTState Street	14.8×
Peer median	18.0×

Where Principal Financial ranks

#15of 39Asset managers with the lowest PE ratio

What the PE ratio tells you

Share price divided by earnings per share over the last twelve months. It is the price tag on a dollar of profit: 20× means you pay $20 for $1 of yearly earnings.

Blank while earnings are negative. A very low PE can mean the market expects profits to fall, so read it with growth and the company's own history.

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Valuation data, not investment advice. Prices as of Oct 23, 2026. Reported figures come from the company's filings with the SEC.