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Principal Financial Group PFG Variable Annuity — Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost Amortization Expense

Other product segments

Universal Life
$23.6M-0.8%
Term Life Insurance
$16M+2.6%
Individual Disability
$13.7M+3.0%
Workplace Savings And Retirement Solutions
$9.5M+1.1%
Deferred Fixed Annuity
$4.1M-6.8%
Participating Life Insurance Policy
$1.9M-9.5%
Investment Only
$1.2M-7.7%
Pension Risk Transfer
$400K+33.3%

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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:DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostAmortizationExpense.

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 variable annuity — deferred policy acquisition cost amortization expense?
Principal Financial Group (PFG) reported variable annuity — deferred policy acquisition cost amortization expense of $9.6M in Q1 2026.
How has Principal Financial Group's variable annuity — deferred policy acquisition cost amortization expense changed year-over-year?
Principal Financial Group's variable annuity — deferred policy acquisition cost amortization expense increased by 17.1% year-over-year, from $8.2M to $9.6M.
What is the long-term trend for Principal Financial Group's variable annuity — deferred policy acquisition cost amortization expense?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Principal Financial Group's variable annuity — deferred policy acquisition cost amortization expense has grown at a 6.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $27.1M to $35M.
What does variable annuity — deferred policy acquisition cost amortization expense mean?
The periodic expense recognized in the income statement to systematically write down the capitalized acquisition costs of variable annuity contracts. This reflects the matching principle where costs are expensed in proportion to the revenue generated by the policies.