What is PFG's five-year median P/E?

The median, or middle weekly reading, is 12.9× over the last five years. Available history contains 533 weekly observations from Aug 8, 2016 to Oct 19, 2026.

Does a low historical rank mean a stock is a buy?

No. The rank describes a stock’s own history. Changes in growth, financial risk and the business can change the multiple investors pay. P/E uses earnings and P/S uses revenue from the previous twelve months.

Principal Financial Group (PFG) P/E ratio history

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As of Oct 22, 2026

PFG's P/E of 15.6x is higher than 70% of its available weekly readings from the last five years.

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P/E at year-end

Last weekly reading of each completed year. Rank runs from lowest (0%) to highest (100%) within the five years available on that date.

PFG year-end valuation history
Reading date	P/E	5-year rank
Dec 29, 2025	13.1×	71%
Dec 30, 2024	Unavailable	Short history
Dec 25, 2023	12.7×	94%
Dec 26, 2022	4.2×	0%
Dec 27, 2021	11.7×	70%
Dec 28, 2020	11.3×	61%
Dec 30, 2019	11.7×	62%
Dec 31, 2018	6.1×	5%
Dec 25, 2017	11.6×	14%
Dec 26, 2016	13.6×	Short history

Peers on the same measure

Stock	P/E	5-year rank
AFLAflac	12.9×	68%
GLGlobe Life	11.3×	82%
PRUPrudential Financial	10.4×	23%
ACGLArch Capital Group	7.9×	21%

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What is PFG's current P/E?: PFG's P/E of 15.6x is higher than 70% of its available weekly readings from the last five years.
What is PFG's five-year median P/E?: The median, or middle weekly reading, is 12.9× over the last five years. Available history contains 533 weekly observations from Aug 8, 2016 to Oct 19, 2026.
Does a low historical rank mean a stock is a buy?: No. The rank describes a stock’s own history. Changes in growth, financial risk and the business can change the multiple investors pay. P/E uses earnings and P/S uses revenue from the previous twelve months.