Principal Financial price to sales ratio PFG
Market value divided by revenue over the last twelve months, since 2010.
- Today, Oct 23, 2026
- 1.5×
- 10-year median
- 1.2×
- Against its 10-year history
- 93rd
- percentile: 0 is its lowest day, 100 its highest
- 10-year range
- 0.4× to 1.6×
- Peer median
- 3.2×
Principal Financial's price to sales ratio is 1.5× as of Oct 23, 2026.
That is above its ten-year median of 1.2×, higher than on 93% of days in the last ten years.
Over that time it ranged from 0.4× in Mar 2020 to 1.6× in Sep 2026.
The median for 10 asset managers of a similar size is 3.2×.
Price to sales ratio over time
The dashed line is the 10-year median and the shaded band the middle half of its days.
Year by year
| Year | End of year | Low | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far | 1.5× | 1.2× | 1.6× |
| 2025 | 1.2× | 1.0× | 1.4× |
| 2024 | 1.3× | 1.1× | 1.5× |
| 2023 | 1.3× | 1.0× | 1.3× |
| 2022 | 1.1× | 1.0× | 1.5× |
| 2021 | 1.4× | 0.9× | 1.4× |
| 2020 | 0.9× | 0.4× | 1.0× |
| 2019 | 1.0× | 0.9× | 1.1× |
| 2018 | 0.9× | 0.9× | 1.5× |
| 2017 | 1.4× | 1.4× | 1.6× |
| 2016 | 1.4× | 0.9× | 1.5× |
| 2015 | 1.1× | 1.1× | 1.5× |
| 2014 | 1.5× | 1.4× | 1.6× |
| 2013 | 1.6× | 1.0× | 1.7× |
| 2012 | 0.9× | 0.8× | 1.0× |
| 2011 | 0.8× | 0.7× | 1.2× |
| 2010 | 1.2× | 0.8× | 1.2× |
Against its peers
Companies in Asset Management nearest Principal Financial's size, closest first, today.
| Company | Price to sales ratio |
|---|---|
| PFGPrincipal Financial | 1.5× |
| TROWT. Rowe Price | 2.9× |
| RJFRaymond James Financial | 1.8× |
| NTRSNorthern Trust | n/m |
| TPGTPG | 3.4× |
| BENFranklin Resources | 1.7× |
| OWLBlue OWL Capital | 4.9× |
| CGCarlyle | 3.8× |
| ARESAres Management | 6.7× |
| AMPAmeriprise Financial | 2.2× |
| STTState Street | n/m |
| Peer median | 3.2× |
Where Principal Financial ranks
What the price to sales ratio tells you
Market value divided by revenue over the last twelve months. Useful for companies with little or no profit yet, since sales are harder to make negative than earnings.
Ignores margins entirely. A software company at 10× sales with 30% margins can be cheaper than a grocer at 1× sales with 2% margins.
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Valuation data, not investment advice. Prices as of . Reported figures come from the company's filings with the SEC.