NASDAQ$PFG

Principal Financial Group Inc · Q1 2021 earnings

Q1 2021 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Principal Financial Group reported strong first quarter results driven by favorable investment performance and increased sales.

Principal Financial Group announced strong first quarter results with a net income of $517.1 million, or $1.87 per diluted share, and non-GAAP operating earnings of $423.5 million, or $1.53 per diluted share. The company's AUM reached a record $820.3 billion, driven by favorable investment performance and increased sales, with total net cash flow of $8.2 billion for the quarter.

  • Net income attributable to Principal Financial Group was $517.1 million, or $1.87 per diluted share.
  • Non-GAAP operating earnings were $423.5 million, or $1.53 per diluted share.
  • Assets under management reached a record $820.3 billion.
  • The company declared a second quarter common stock dividend of $0.61 per share, a 9% increase over the first quarter.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$3.11B

Previous: $4.43B-29.7%
EPS (adj)

$1.53

Previous: $1.15+33.0%
Assets under management

$820B

No prior period
Net Income

$517M

Previous: $289M+79.0%
Gross Profit

$3.21B

Previous: $4.55B-29.5%
Cash & Equivalents

$2B

Previous: $3.48B-42.5%
Total Assets

$296B

Previous: $247B+19.7%

Revenue & EPS history

Principal Financial · Revenue · Quarterly

$3.11B

Q1 2021-29.7%vs Q1 2020
Beat estimate in 13 of 16 quarters(81%)
ActualEstimate

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2021

Historical avgQ1 2021

+0.1%

Avg return

Earnings day

-0.2%

Avg return

5 days after

+1.8%

Avg return

30 days after

48%

35 / 73 earnings

Positive

+15.3%

Q1 2020

Best reaction

-8.9%

Q3 2020

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+2.3%+2.7%+7.1%
Q4 2025-2.4%-5.8%-10.2%
Q3 2025+3.2%+5.6%+6.3%
Q2 2025-0.2%-6.0%-0.2%
Q1 2025-2.6%+4.0%+12.7%
Q4 2024+2.5%+5.6%+1.6%
Q3 2024-5.8%-5.8%-4.4%
Q2 2024+1.3%+1.7%+7.1%
Q1 2024-0.8%-1.5%+1.4%
Q4 2023-0.3%+1.4%+2.0%
Q3 2023-0.9%-1.6%+6.3%
Q2 2023-4.0%-5.7%-8.3%
Q1 2023-0.9%-6.1%-8.7%
Q4 2022-0.5%-0.8%-2.0%
Q3 2022+7.7%+6.0%+13.0%
Q2 2022+10.7%+15.6%+11.6%
Q1 2022-2.5%-0.1%+4.3%
Q4 2021+5.4%+1.5%-12.5%
Q3 2021-3.7%-2.4%+2.0%
Q2 2021+0.5%-0.9%+8.9%
Q1 2021+2.1%+2.5%+4.0%
Q4 2020-4.6%-2.7%+7.7%
Q3 2020-8.9%-6.6%+23.8%
Q2 2020-1.9%-5.1%-0.8%
Q1 2020+15.3%+10.8%+28.7%
Q4 2019+1.1%+0.0%-17.6%
Q3 2019-4.9%-4.1%-4.7%
Q2 2019+0.2%-1.9%-13.7%
Q1 2019+4.2%+3.8%-1.6%
Q4 2018-3.3%-0.4%+5.7%
Q3 2018-6.0%-5.5%-1.3%
Q2 2018+4.9%+5.6%+0.9%
Q1 2018-1.0%-4.6%-4.7%
Q4 2017-8.7%-11.6%-16.9%
Q3 2017+0.6%-2.7%+1.4%
Q2 2017+1.1%+0.1%-5.0%
Q1 2017+1.3%+0.9%-2.4%
Q4 2016-1.6%+2.4%+10.4%
Q3 2016+4.3%+2.2%+10.0%
Q2 2016+4.4%+1.4%+8.1%
Q1 2016-3.1%
Q4 2015-7.7%
Q3 2015+3.8%
Q2 2015+2.7%
Q1 2015-0.2%
Q4 2014-2.1%
Q3 2014+1.0%
Q2 2014+0.2%
Q1 2014+2.5%
Q4 2013-3.0%
Q3 2013+1.3%
Q2 2013+7.2%
Q1 2013+0.4%
Q4 2012-0.7%
Q3 2012-1.0%
Q4 2011-2.3%
Q2 2012-0.4%
Q1 2012-3.6%
Q3 2011+5.2%
Q2 2011-4.6%
Q1 2011-0.2%
Q4 2010+5.0%
Q3 2010+7.6%
Q2 2010-1.0%
Q1 2009-4.1%
Q1 2010+2.2%
Q4 2007+0.7%
Q4 2009+0.7%
Q3 2008+1.1%
Q3 2009+1.1%
Q2 2008-2.4%
Q2 2009-2.4%
Q4 2008-2.4%

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