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Principal Financial Group PFG Variable Annuity — Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs

Other product segments

Workplace Savings And Retirement Solutions
$530.7M+2.2%
Deferred Fixed Annuity
$62.8M-21.3%
Other Shortduration Insurance Product Line
$39.8M+0.3%
Pension Risk Transfer
$24.6M+10.3%
Investment Only
$11.6M-9.4%
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 variable annuity — deferred policy acquisition costs?
Principal Financial Group (PFG) reported variable annuity — deferred policy acquisition costs of $394.5M in Q1 2026.
How has Principal Financial Group's variable annuity — deferred policy acquisition costs changed year-over-year?
Principal Financial Group's variable annuity — deferred policy acquisition costs increased by 17.0% year-over-year, from $337.2M to $394.5M.
What is the long-term trend for Principal Financial Group's variable annuity — deferred policy acquisition costs?
Over 2 years (2023 to 2025), Principal Financial Group's variable annuity — deferred policy acquisition costs has grown at a 14.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.11B to $1.44B.
What does variable annuity — deferred policy acquisition costs mean?
Represents the unamortized balance of costs directly associated with the acquisition of new variable annuity contracts. These costs are capitalized and amortized over the expected life of the policies to match expenses with related revenues.