Discontinued — last reported Q4 '25
Principal Financial Group Share Buybacks decreased by 14.7% to $235.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 2.2%, from $240.30M to $235.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Share Buybacks shows relatively stable performance with a -0.9% CAGR.
High repurchases often signal management's confidence in the company's valuation or a strategy to improve earnings per share.
The cash outflow associated with the company buying back its own shares from the open market. This is a primary method f...
Common among mature, cash-generative companies; peers in the healthcare sector often balance this with R&D investment.
share_repurchases| 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 | $266.10M | $203.50M | $352.10M | $754.10M | $197.20M | $459.40M | $250.40M | $188.50M | $100.40M | $200.80M | $250.70M | $234.20M | $250.30M | $251.80M | $306.10M | $240.30M | $159.30M | $227.70M | $275.40M | $235.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -23.5% | +73.0% | +114.2% | -73.8% | +133.0% | -45.5% | -24.7% | -46.7% | +100.0% | +24.9% | -6.6% | +6.9% | +0.6% | +21.6% | -21.5% | -33.7% | +42.9% | +20.9% | -14.7% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -25.9% | +125.7% | -28.9% | -75.0% | -49.1% | -56.3% | +0.1% | +24.2% | +149.3% | +25.4% | +22.1% | +2.6% | -36.4% | -9.6% | -10.0% | -2.2% |