Principal Financial Group Other intangible assets—net increased by 0.5% to $1.27B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 1.4%, from $1.29B to $1.27B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Other intangible assets—net shows a downward trend with a -6.0% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
An increase typically signals recent strategic acquisitions or significant investment in R&D and intellectual property, while a decrease reflects ongoing amortization or potential impairment.
This represents the net book value of identifiable non-physical assets such as patents, intellectual property, software...
High in semiconductor and tech firms due to heavy reliance on patent portfolios and acquired technology.
non_current_assets_intangible_assets_net_excluding_goodwill| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $1.68B | $1.63B | $1.60B | $1.60B | $1.55B | $1.52B | $1.53B | $1.54B | $1.52B | $1.48B | $1.47B | $1.44B | $1.42B | $1.42B | $1.39B | $1.29B | $1.28B | $1.27B | $1.27B | $1.27B |
| QoQ Change | — | -2.9% | -1.8% | +0.0% | -3.4% | -1.4% | +0.6% | +0.1% | -1.1% | -2.5% | -0.7% | -2.3% | -1.1% | +0.4% | -2.4% | -7.2% | -0.6% | -1.1% | -0.1% | +0.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -7.8% | -6.4% | -4.2% | -4.1% | -1.8% | -2.9% | -4.1% | -6.5% | -6.5% | -3.8% | -5.4% | -10.1% | -9.6% | -10.9% | -8.8% | -1.4% |