Avoid the stress of overpaying for a stock or missing an opportunity by using the right tools and insights to evaluate Principal Financial Group, Inc. before investing.

In this article, we go over a few key elements for understanding Principal Financial Group, Inc.’s stock price such as:

• Principal Financial Group, Inc.’s current stock price and volume
• Why Principal Financial Group, Inc.’s stock price changed recently
• Upgrades and downgrades for PFG from analysts
• PFG’s stock price momentum as measured by its relative strength

About Principal Financial Group, Inc. (PFG)

Before we jump into Principal Financial Group, Inc.’s stock price, history, target price and what caused it to recently dip, let’s take a look at some background.

Principal Financial Group, Inc. provides retirement, asset management, and insurance products and services to businesses, individuals, and institutional clients worldwide. The company operates through Retirement and Income Solutions, Principal Asset Management, and Benefits and Protection segments. The Retirement and Income Solutions segment provides retirement, and related financial products and services. This segment offers products and services for defined contribution plans, including 401(k) and 403(b) plans, defined benefit plans, nonqualified executive benefit plans, employee stock ownership plans, equity compensation, and pension risk transfer services; individual retirement accounts; investment only products; and mutual funds, individual variable annuities, registered index-linked annuities, and bank products, as well as trust and custody services. The Principal Asset Management segment provides equity, fixed income, real estate, and other alternative investments, as well as fund offerings. This segment also offers pension accumulation products and services, mutual funds, asset management, income annuities, and life insurance accumulation products, as well as voluntary savings plans. The Benefits and Protection segment provides specialty benefits, such as specialty benefits group dental and vision insurance, group life and other insurance, and group and individual disability insurance, as well as administers group dental, disability, and vision benefits; and individual life insurance products comprising universal, variable universal, indexed universal, and term life insurance products. This segment serves insurance solutions for small and medium-sized businesses and their owners, as well as employees. The company was founded in 1879 and is based in Des Moines, Iowa.

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Principal Financial Group, Inc.’s Stock Price as of Market Close

As of July 31, 2026, 3:59 PM, CST, Principal Financial Group, Inc.’s stock price was $113.700.

Principal Financial Group, Inc. is down 0.22% from its previous closing price of $113.950.

During the last market session, Principal Financial Group, Inc.’s stock traded between $112.170 and $114.550. Currently, there are approximately 215.90 million shares outstanding for Principal Financial Group, Inc..

Principal Financial Group, Inc.’s price-earnings (P/E) ratio is currently at 16.2, which is high compared to the Insurance industry median of 12.9. The price-earnings ratio gauges market expectation of future performance by relating a stock’s current share price to its earnings per share.

Principal Financial Group, Inc. Stock Price History

Principal Financial Group, Inc.’s (PFG) price is currently up 5.49% so far this month.

During the month of July, Principal Financial Group, Inc.’s stock price has reached a high of $114.950 and a low of $106.280.

Over the last year, Principal Financial Group, Inc. has hit prices as high as $114.950 and as low as $75.000. Year to date, Principal Financial Group, Inc.’s stock is up 28.9%.

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What Caused Principal Financial Group, Inc. Stock’s Price to Dip?

Stock prices are primarily based on seller supply and buyer demand. But have you ever wondered about what other factors affect a stock's price?

When an analyst changes their opinion of a stock by upgrading or downgrading their rating, it often leads to a sudden stock price adjustment. As of July 31, 2026, there were 0 analysts who downgraded Principal Financial Group, Inc.’s stock and 1 analyst who upgraded over the last month.

Additionally, you'll want to evaluate Principal Financial Group, Inc.’s financial health and valuation. Investors can use AAII's Value Grade, which combines six key valuation metrics like P/E and P/S ratios for a comprehensive analysis to conduct analysis on Principal Financial Group, Inc.’s valuation and financial health. This approach mitigates the limitations of single-metric evaluations.

Principal Financial Group, Inc.’s current valuation based on AAII’s Value Grade is a A, which means it is considered to be Deep Value.

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Lastly, news and media coverage as well as recent press reports about the company or its industry may cause stock prices to fluctuate. You can check out the most recent news articles about Principal Financial Group, Inc. (PFG) by visiting AAII Stock Evaluator.

Relative Price Strength of Principal Financial Group, Inc.

Relative price strength measures a stock's performance against the market, helping investors identify stocks that are outperforming benchmarks.

For AAII’s Momentum Grade, a weighted relative price strength is calculated. Follow this link to learn more about the Momentum Grade.

As of July 31, 2026, Principal Financial Group, Inc. has a weighted four-quarter relative price strength of 6.22%, which translates to a Momentum Score of 74 and is considered to be Strong.

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Principal Financial Group, Inc. Stock Price: Bottom Line

As of July 31, 2026, Principal Financial Group, Inc.’s stock price is $113.700, which is down 0.22% from its previous closing price.

AAII advises against making stock decisions based solely on price or past returns. Instead, consider a variety of metrics, fundamentals, and analytics to evaluate a stock like Principal Financial Group, Inc. stock prices are influenced by market supply and demand and offer just a snapshot of a company's overall health.

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