Principal Financial Group Segment Retirement And Income Solutions — Noninterest Expense Commission Expense decreased by 10.1% to $68.60M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 1.3%, from $69.50M to $68.60M. Over 3 years (FY 2022 to FY 2025), Segment Retirement And Income Solutions — Noninterest Expense Commission Expense shows an upward trend with a 15.7% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
An increase relative to revenue may suggest higher distribution costs or a shift toward more commission-heavy product channels.
The total costs paid to third-party distributors, brokers, or agents for the sale and acquisition of retirement and insu...
Standard expense line item for financial services firms relying on intermediary distribution.
pfg_segment_segment_retirement_and_income_solutions_noninterest_expense_commission_expense| 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 | $47.30M | $47.30M | $47.30M | $47.30M | $50.35M | $50.35M | $50.35M | $50.35M | $58.80M | $61.90M | $74.20M | $73.70M | $69.50M | $72.50M | $74.90M | $76.30M | $68.60M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +6.4% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +16.8% | +5.3% | +19.9% | -0.7% | -5.7% | +4.3% | +3.3% | +1.9% | -10.1% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +6.4% | +6.4% | +6.4% | +6.4% | +16.8% | +22.9% | +47.4% | +46.4% | +18.2% | +17.1% | +0.9% | +3.5% | -1.3% |