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Principal Financial Group PFG Variable Annuity — Market Risk Benefit Interest Expense

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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:MarketRiskBenefitInterestExpense.

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 — market risk benefit interest expense?
Principal Financial Group (PFG) reported variable annuity — market risk benefit interest expense of $17.8M in Q1 2026.
How has Principal Financial Group's variable annuity — market risk benefit interest expense changed year-over-year?
Principal Financial Group's variable annuity — market risk benefit interest expense increased by 20.3% year-over-year, from $14.8M to $17.8M.
What is the long-term trend for Principal Financial Group's variable annuity — market risk benefit interest expense?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Principal Financial Group's variable annuity — market risk benefit interest expense has grown at a -15.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $120.7M to $62.8M.
What does variable annuity — market risk benefit interest expense mean?
The interest expense accrued on the market risk benefit liability balance over the reporting period. This represents the 'time value' component of the liability, reflecting the unwinding of the discount rate used to calculate the present value of future obligations. It is a recurring cost of maintaining these long-term guarantees.