# Principal Financial Group - Principal Financial Group Inc (PFG)

Stock code PFG · Yahoo ticker PFG · Sector: Financial Services

Overall fundamentals score: 65/100 (Okay). Top 22% of scored stocks.

## Pillar scores

| Pillar | Score | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Business Strength | 75/100 | Okay |
| Financial Safety | N/A | N/A |
| Cash & Dividends | 63/100 | Okay |
| Price Fairness | 50/100 | Okay |
| Risk | 63/100 | Okay |

## Every measure

Principal Financial Group (PFG): Overall score: 65/100 (Okay)

Business Strength: 75/100 (Okay)
Return on Equity (ROE) 17% - Strong
4-Year Revenue Growth +7%/yr - Okay
4-Year Profit Growth +47%/yr - Strong
Net Profit Margin 12% - Okay

Cash & Dividends: 63/100 (Okay)
Dividend Quality 3% - Weak
Operating Cash Flow Positive & growing - Strong
Free Cash Flow Positive & growing - Strong
Cash & Cash Equivalents Partly healthy - Okay

Price Fairness: 50/100 (Okay)
P/E Ratio 12× - Okay
P/B Ratio 2× - Weak
PEG Ratio 0.3 - Strong

Risk: 63/100 (Okay)
Earnings Consistency Steady - Strong
Debt Trend (4yr) Rising - Weak
Share Count Trend (4yr) -3%/yr - Strong
Asset Turnover Trend (4yr) +9.6% - Okay

## Common questions

### What is Principal Financial Group's fundamentals score?

Principal Financial Group (PFG) scores 65/100 (Okay) on Score Your Stock's educational fundamentals model: in the top 22% of 503 scored S&P 500 stocks.

### Which pillar is Principal Financial Group strongest and weakest on?

Its strongest pillar is Business Strength (75/100); its weakest is Price Fairness (50/100).

### How does Principal Financial Group rank against its sector?

Principal Financial Group ranks #23 of 56 scored Financial Services stocks on Score Your Stock.

### Does Principal Financial Group pay dividends?

Yes. Principal Financial Group (PFG) has a dividend yield of 2.9%, from dividends with an ex-date in the last 12 months. It pays out 35% of its profit as dividends. Its Cash & Dividends pillar scores 63/100.

### How do I buy Principal Financial Group shares?

From Malaysia, open an account with a broker that offers US shares (many local and app-based brokers do), convert ringgit to US dollars, then buy PFG. US shares trade one share at a time, not in lots of 100. Check the currency conversion fee and US dividend tax (usually 30% withheld for Malaysians) before you buy.

### How is this score calculated?

The overall score pools every measure across 5 weighted pillars: Business Strength, Financial Safety, Cash & Dividends, Price Fairness, and Risk. It uses the same rules as our Bursa scores. For banks, Financial Safety checks nonaccrual (impaired) loans, loan loss coverage and the CET1 capital ratio, from the FDIC call report of the group's main bank. Full methodology and the default weights: https://scoreyourstock.com/how. This is an educational tool, not investment advice.

### What is Principal Financial Group (PFG), in plain English?

Principal Financial Group (PFG) is a Financial Services company (Asset Management). On Score Your Stock's fundamentals check, it scores 65/100, rated Okay. Its biggest strength is Business Strength (75/100); its main watch-out is Price Fairness (50/100). Shares currently cost about 12 years of its current profit to buy (P/E 12.0×). It also pays back about 2.9% of the share price as dividends each year. Full breakdown and daily-updated score: https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/pfg-principal-financial-group

Market data as of 31 Oct 2026.
Full page with charts and explanations: https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/pfg-principal-financial-group
Educational tool, not investment advice. Data isn't real-time.