Principal Financial Group Q3 2026 net income more than doubles to $631.9 million
PFG•Principal Financial Group’s third-quarter 2026 net income attributable to shareholders more than doubled year over year to $631.9 million. AUM net cash flow swung to a $10.7 billion outflow, while the company returned $429 million to shareholders and raised its quarterly dividend 8% to $0.85 per share.
1. Quarterly results and capital returns
Principal Financial Group’s third-quarter 2026 net income attributable to shareholders more than doubled year over year to $631.9 million. AUM net cash flow was a $10.7 billion outflow, compared with an inflow a year earlier. The company returned $429 million to shareholders, including $250 million in share repurchases, and raised its fourth-quarter common stock dividend 8% year over year to $0.85 per share, payable December 18.
