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Principal Financial Group PFG Investment Only — Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs

Other product segments

Workplace Savings And Retirement Solutions
$530.7M+2.2%
Variable Annuity
$394.5M+17.0%
Deferred Fixed Annuity
$62.8M-21.3%
Other Shortduration Insurance Product Line
$39.8M+0.3%
Pension Risk Transfer
$24.6M+10.3%
Other Longduration Insurance Product Line
$1.3M-78.3%

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$3.5B-4.5%
Net income$424.6M+783%
EPS (diluted)$1.93+819%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$4.1B+4.6%
Total debt$3.9B-9.3%
Total equity$11.8B+5.3%
Total assets$332.70B+6.3%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$187.1M-80.9%

Valuation

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Market cap$23.28B+36.3%
Enterprise value$23.17B+33.5%
P/E14.9×-0.1×
P/S1.5×+0.4×

Profitability

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Net margin10.1%+3.2pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity13.6%+3.9pp
Debt / equity0.3×-0.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Principal Financial Group in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCosts.

The official record: Principal Financial Group’s 10-Q, filed April 29, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Principal Financial Group's investment only — deferred policy acquisition costs?
Principal Financial Group (PFG) reported investment only — deferred policy acquisition costs of $11.6M in Q1 2026.
How has Principal Financial Group's investment only — deferred policy acquisition costs changed year-over-year?
Principal Financial Group's investment only — deferred policy acquisition costs decreased by 9.4% year-over-year, from $12.8M to $11.6M.
What is the long-term trend for Principal Financial Group's investment only — deferred policy acquisition costs?
Over 2 years (2023 to 2025), Principal Financial Group's investment only — deferred policy acquisition costs has grown at a -4.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $51.2M to $46.9M.
What does investment only — deferred policy acquisition costs mean?
This represents the unamortized balance of costs directly associated with acquiring new insurance or investment contracts that are capitalized on the balance sheet. These costs are deferred and recognized as expenses over the expected life of the related contracts to match revenue recognition. It serves as a key indicator of the long-term investment made to secure future fee-based or insurance-related income streams.