Principal Financial Group Retained Earnings increased by 1.4% to $18.32B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 4.9%, from $17.46B to $18.32B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Retained Earnings shows an upward trend with a 8.8% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
An increase signals strong historical profitability and reinvestment, while a decrease may indicate losses or significant dividend payouts.
This represents the cumulative net income earned by the company since its inception, minus any dividends paid to shareho...
A key metric for all established companies; growth rates are compared against peers to gauge long-term success.
retained_earnings| 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 | $12.40B | $12.58B | $12.88B | $13.09B | $15.99B | $17.21B | $16.70B | $16.40B | $16.63B | $17.72B | $16.68B | $17.05B | $17.24B | $16.85B | $17.58B | $17.46B | $17.69B | $17.73B | $18.07B | $18.32B |
| QoQ Change | — | +1.5% | +2.4% | +1.6% | +22.1% | +7.7% | -3.0% | -1.8% | +1.4% | +6.5% | -5.8% | +2.2% | +1.1% | -2.3% | +4.4% | -0.7% | +1.3% | +0.2% | +1.9% | +1.4% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +29.0% | +36.8% | +29.6% | +25.3% | +4.0% | +2.9% | -0.1% | +4.0% | +3.6% | -4.9% | +5.4% | +2.4% | +2.7% | +5.2% | +2.8% | +4.9% |