Principal Financial Group Dividends Paid increased by 0.6% to $173.50M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 2.7%, from $169.00M to $173.50M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Dividends Paid shows relatively stable performance with a 1.1% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Consistent or growing dividend payments signal financial stability and a mature, reliable business model.
The total cash distributed to shareholders as a return on their investment. This metric is a key indicator of the compan...
Highly comparable across blue-chip companies; dividend yield and payout ratios are standard peer benchmarks.
dividends_paid| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
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| Value | $165.20M | $168.20M | $168.50M | $167.00M | $161.70M | $157.40M | $156.20M | $155.50M | $154.90M | $156.10M | $159.00M | $162.40M | $165.20M | $165.10M | $165.70M | $169.00M | $169.70M | $172.90M | $172.40M | $173.50M |
| QoQ Change | — | +1.8% | +0.2% | -0.9% | -3.2% | -2.7% | -0.8% | -0.4% | -0.4% | +0.8% | +1.9% | +2.1% | +1.7% | -0.1% | +0.4% | +2.0% | +0.4% | +1.9% | -0.3% | +0.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -2.1% | -6.4% | -7.3% | -6.9% | -4.2% | -0.8% | +1.8% | +4.4% | +6.6% | +5.8% | +4.2% | +4.1% | +2.7% | +4.7% | +4.0% | +2.7% |