PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC (PFG) closed fiscal year 2025 with 217 M shares outstanding and a dividend of 3.08 USD per share.
PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC (PFG) closed fiscal year 2025 with 217 M shares outstanding and a dividend of 3.08 USD per share. Over the year the share count fell by 8.84 M shares on a net basis. Since 2008 the share count has shrunk by 16.2 %. The dividend per share was 3.08 USD, up 8.1 % year on year. Total dividends paid came to 684 M USD, spread over 4 payments. The series covers 19 fiscal years, from 2007 to 2025. Per-share amounts are stated in USD. Share counts and dividends come from as-reported SEC EDGAR filings, with no restatements or adjustments of our own.
Fiscal year end: December
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shares outstanding, year-end | 259M | 319M | 320M | 301M | 294M | 295M | 294M | 291M | 288M | 289M | 280M | 277M | 273M | 262M | 244M | 236M | 226M | 217M |
| Shares issued — SBC/options | — | 59.7M | 1.40M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 1.40M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 1.30M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M |
| Shares issued (%) | — | 18.71 % | 0.44 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.47 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.45 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % |
| Shares repurchased | — | 0.00M | 0.00M | -19.3M | -7.30M | 0.00M | -1.30M | -2.50M | -3.70M | 0.00M | -9.50M | -2.90M | -3.30M | -11.6M | -18.2M | -7.11M | -10.2M | -8.84M |
| Shares repurchased (%) | — | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | -6.41 % | -2.48 % | 0.00 % | -0.44 % | -0.86 % | -1.29 % | 0.00 % | -3.40 % | -1.05 % | -1.21 % | -4.43 % | -7.45 % | -3.01 % | -4.51 % | -4.07 % |
| Net addition/reduction | — | 59.7M | 1.40M | -19.3M | -7.30M | 1.40M | -1.30M | -2.50M | -3.70M | 1.30M | -9.50M | -2.90M | -3.30M | -11.6M | -18.2M | -7.11M | -10.2M | -8.84M |
| Net addition/reduction (%) | — | 18.71 % | 0.44 % | -6.41 % | -2.48 % | 0.47 % | -0.44 % | -0.86 % | -1.29 % | 0.45 % | -3.40 % | -1.05 % | -1.21 % | -4.43 % | -7.45 % | -3.01 % | -4.51 % | -4.07 % |
Fiscal year end: December
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend per share (DPS) | 0.45 | 0.50 | 0.55 | 0.70 | 0.78 | 0.98 | 1.28 | 1.50 | 1.61 | 1.87 | 2.10 | 2.18 | 2.24 | 2.44 | 2.56 | 2.60 | 2.85 | 3.08 |
| Payout Ratio (%) | 25.47 % | 25.61 % | 26.58 % | 33.48 % | 28.68 % | 31.60 % | 32.92 % | 35.74 % | 35.31 % | 23.37 % | 38.71 % | 43.47 % | 44.02 % | 41.39 % | 13.50 % | 100.37 % | 41.91 % | 57.72 % |
| Number of payments | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Dividends paid (total) | 117M | 160M | 176M | 214M | 231M | 288M | 377M | 441M | 465M | 540M | 599M | 606M | 615M | 654M | 642M | 626M | 658M | 684M |
| Dividend Yield (%) | 2.31 % | 2.00 % | 1.67 % | 2.89 % | 2.78 % | 1.98 % | 2.41 % | 3.29 % | 2.78 % | 2.62 % | 4.82 % | 3.98 % | 4.60 % | 3.37 % | 3.03 % | 3.28 % | 3.67 % | 3.45 % |
Figures in USD
