Principal Financial Group Property, plant and equipment, net increased by 1.9% to $714.90M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 3.7%, from $742.70M to $714.90M. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Property, plant and equipment, net shows a downward trend with a -7.2% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Growth indicates ongoing investment in infrastructure and capacity, while a decline may suggest high depreciation rates outpacing capital expenditure.
This represents the net book value of the company's physical infrastructure, including rail tracks, locomotives, rolling...
The dominant asset category for all Class-1 railroads; essential for benchmarking asset intensity.
non_current_assets_property_plant_and_equipment_and_fina_e3effd| 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 | $1.03B | $1.07B | $1.04B | $1.02B | $993.30M | $1.01B | $996.10M | $986.20M | $957.70M | $958.10M | $938.40M | $913.50M | $805.90M | $798.20M | $769.40M | $742.70M | $724.70M | $716.20M | $701.40M | $714.90M |
| QoQ Change | — | +3.4% | -2.6% | -1.7% | -2.6% | +1.3% | -1.0% | -1.0% | -2.9% | +0.0% | -2.1% | -2.7% | -11.8% | -1.0% | -3.6% | -3.5% | -2.4% | -1.2% | -2.1% | +1.9% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -3.6% | -5.6% | -4.0% | -3.3% | -3.6% | -4.8% | -5.8% | -7.4% | -15.9% | -16.7% | -18.0% | -18.7% | -10.1% | -10.3% | -8.8% | -3.7% |