PFG PEER ANALYSIS

Principal Financial Group Inc — metric-by-metric comparison with peers and the industry median

PFGPrincipal Financial Group Inc

🇺🇸 USA · US · Financial Services · Asset Management

Value it Duel

Overall Profile & Returns

· Asset Management

Position Within Industry

0 = weak quartile, 100 = strong quartile

PFGIndustry median

Scores normalize each metric against industry quartiles (p25–p75); direction is inverted for lower-is-better metrics.

Return Comparison

1-Year

Split-adjusted

Year-to-Date (YTD)

Key Metric Comparison

P/E

Lower is better

ROE

Higher is better

Net Margin

Higher is better

Revenue Growth

Higher is better

All Metrics

Valuation
Metric	PFG	INDU-C	CVC	IGM	BAM	BN	Ind. Median
P/E	16.00	5.72●	12.40	16.59	30.27	83.78	19.08
P/B	2.10	1.13●	9.06	2.13	10.05	2.16	2.11
EV/EBITDA	-1.53●	5.87	10.78	15.26	23.44	10.35	10.38
P/S	—	—	—	—	—	—	29.06

Financial Health
Metric	PFG	INDU-C	CVC	IGM	BAM	BN	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	0.23	1.94	12.44●	1.36	1.68	0.82	3.81
Debt/Equity	33.4%	3.6%●	110.2%	81.9%	38.6%	571.7%	18.1%
NetDebt/EBITDA	-14.51●	0.17	0.73	3.74	0.55	7.35	0.18

Profitability
Metric	PFG	INDU-C	CVC	IGM	BAM	BN	Ind. Median
Net Margin	10.0%	99.3%●	63.6%	30.0%	50.8%	1.8%	16.7%
ROE	13.5%	21.6%	90.9%●	13.7%	31.4%	2.9%	9.4%
ROA	0.5%	20.7%	22.6%●	5.5%	15.3%	0.3%	2.8%
EBITDA Margin	—	—	—	—	—	—	127.9%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	PFG	INDU-C	CVC	IGM	BAM	BN	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	—	—	—	—	—	—	22.3%
NI Growth	42.6%	930.1%●	425.1%	21.9%	81.3%	120.2%	14.6%
Div. Yield	2.9%	1.7%	3.6%●	2.9%	2.8%	0.4%	1.4%
Payout	44.4%	8.9%	40.1%	46.2%	116.2%	55.3%	11.6%

Valuation
Metric	PFG	ARES	TROW	RJF	NTRS	BEN	Ind. Median
P/E	16.00	38.38	12.94●	15.48	18.07	23.12	19.08
P/B	2.10	6.78	2.47	2.64	2.60	1.47●	2.11
EV/EBITDA	-1.53	15.86	8.07	6.45	-2.94●	16.79	10.38
P/S	—	—	—	—	—	—	29.06

Financial Health
Metric	PFG	ARES	TROW	RJF	NTRS	BEN	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	0.23	49.67●	7.43	0.37	4.26	17.14	3.81
Debt/Equity	33.4%	351.5%	4.1%●	42.7%	126.1%	127.0%	18.1%
NetDebt/EBITDA	-14.51●	5.04	-1.14	-4.77	-12.88	6.69	0.18

Profitability
Metric	PFG	ARES	TROW	RJF	NTRS	BEN	Ind. Median
Net Margin	10.0%	11.7%	28.3%●	13.1%	12.8%	9.0%	16.7%
ROE	13.5%	16.8%	19.8%●	17.3%	14.5%	6.6%	9.4%
ROA	0.5%	2.6%	14.8%●	2.5%	1.1%	2.5%	2.8%
EBITDA Margin	—	—	—	—	—	—	127.9%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	PFG	ARES	TROW	RJF	NTRS	BEN	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	—	—	—	—	—	—	22.3%
NI Growth	42.6%	62.4%	3.9%	-1.9%	-15.3%	100.8%●	14.6%
Div. Yield	2.9%	4.2%	4.4%●	1.3%	1.8%	3.8%	1.4%
Payout	44.4%	258.0%	54.5%	19.8%	34.0%	84.3%	11.6%

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