Principal Financial Group Inc. (PFG) scored on five pillars from its reported financial statements, and ranked against 261 Financials companies.
Principal Financial Group Inc. (PFG) scores 2.8 out of 10 as of , computed from its reported financial statements. That reads as low quality. The reading rests on profitability, and predictability is what holds it back.
2 pillars, solvency and efficiency, are unscored because the filings behind them carry too little to judge. Each is shown as a dash rather than a zero, and the overall score is the weighted average of what could be scored.
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Principal Financial Group Inc.’s filings do not show enough of the signs a moat leaves: 1 of 4 indicators passed.
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As of October 16, 2026, Principal Financial Group Inc. scores 2.8 out of 10 on the Lemma Quality Score, a reading of low quality. Scores this low usually reflect thin margins, a stretched balance sheet or an erratic record, and the pillars below show which. Nothing in it comes from the share price or from forecasts: it is Principal Financial Group Inc.’s own reported numbers, scored pillar by pillar.
Ranked with the 261 Financials companies Lemma publishes, the score sits at the 7th percentile, near the foot of the group. For reference, the middle of the group scores 5.9 and a company needs 6.8 to reach its top quarter, which leaves Principal Financial Group Inc. well below the median.
Profitability scores 4.4 out of 10, which reads as average. The median across 255 Financials companies is 6.8, so Principal Financial Group Inc. is well below its peers on this pillar and ranks at the 19th percentile. Profitability in the middle of the range is neither a moat nor a warning: margins and returns look like those of an ordinary business in this line of work.
Solvency has no score for Principal Financial Group Inc. Fewer than half of the pillar’s metric weight could be computed from the reported statements, so it is drawn as a dash and left out of the overall rather than counted as a zero. For context, the median solvency score across 140 Financials companies is 8.5. Without it the overall says nothing about how comfortably the company carries its debt.
Principal Financial Group Inc.’s growth score is 2.8 out of 10 (weak). Against a median of 4.6 among 241 Financials companies, that is well below the group and the 26th percentile. A low growth score is common for large, established companies and is not a verdict on quality on its own, but it limits how the business can compound.
Efficiency has no score for Principal Financial Group Inc. Fewer than half of the pillar’s metric weight could be computed from the reported statements, so it is drawn as a dash and left out of the overall rather than counted as a zero. For context, the median efficiency score across 211 Financials companies is 5.8. Without it the overall cannot say how well reported profit turns into cash.
On predictability, Principal Financial Group Inc. scores 0.8, a weak reading. Its peers have a median of 4.9 across 256 Financials companies, which places it well below them, at the 3rd percentile. Weak predictability means revenue or earnings have swung widely from year to year, so any single year’s figures are a less reliable guide.
The gap between Principal Financial Group Inc.’s best and worst pillar is wide: profitability at 4.4 against predictability at 0.8, 3.6 points apart. An average of two readings this different deserves a closer look than the headline number. A profitability lead usually reflects something durable in the business model rather than a good year. Uneven results make any single year a weaker guide to the next one.
Of everything that could lift Principal Financial Group Inc.’s score, predictability matters most. Bringing it up to the 4.9 median of Financials companies would take the overall from 2.8 to roughly 4.1. With two pillars unscored, the overall rests on 65 of the 100 weight points, spread across the three pillars that could be measured (the full set is profitability 25, solvency 20, growth 20, efficiency 15, predictability 20).
For a fair comparison, start with companies of a similar size: the Financials companies below are nearest to Principal Financial Group Inc. by market value, each scored on the same pillars.
How much profit the company generates from its capital and sales.
The company’s ability to service debt and meet its obligations.
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are compounding.
How well assets and earnings convert into cash and output.
How stable and consistent results have been over time.
Each metric is scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks, where higher is better. Metrics roll up into five pillars, and the pillars combine into the overall score using the weights shown. Sector-sensitive metrics are judged relative to peers in the same sector.
This score is a systematic, backward-looking read of reported fundamentals. It does not judge valuation, management quality, competitive moat, or future prospects, and can be distorted by one-off items or unusual accounting. Treat it as a starting point, not a recommendation.
Educational only. Not investment advice.
On this reading Principal Financial Group Inc. scores 2.8 out of 10, which reads as low quality. Its strongest pillar is profitability, its weakest is predictability. Quality is not the same as a good investment: the score says nothing about the price you would pay.
Principal Financial Group Inc. ranks at the 7th percentile of the 261 Financials companies Lemma publishes a score for. The median there is 5.9 and the top quarter starts at 6.8, against Principal Financial Group Inc.’s 2.8.
Five pillars, each scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks and then weighted into one overall reading: profitability, solvency, growth, efficiency and predictability. Everything comes from reported financials, and nothing comes from price, sentiment or forecasts.
This page last changed on October 16, 2026. The score moves with the financial statements, so the page changes when a new filing moves the reading rather than on a schedule. Live figures for PFG are in the app.
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