What is PFG's five-year median EV/Sales?

The median, or middle weekly reading, is 1.3× 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) valuation history

Historically high

As of Oct 22, 2026

PFG's EV/Sales of 1.5x is higher than 91% of its available weekly readings from the last five years.

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EV/Sales 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	EV/Sales	5-year rank
Dec 29, 2025	1.2×	33%
Dec 30, 2024	1.1×	32%
Dec 25, 2023	1.3×	73%
Dec 26, 2022	1.1×	43%
Dec 27, 2021	1.5×	78%
Dec 28, 2020	1.0×	21%
Dec 30, 2019	1.0×	10%
Dec 31, 2018	1.0×	4%
Dec 25, 2017	1.5×	24%
Dec 26, 2016	1.5×	Short history

Peers on the same measure

Stock	EV/Sales	5-year rank
AFLAflac	3.0×	77%
GLGlobe Life	2.6×	84%
PRUPrudential Financial	0.7×	70%
ACGLArch Capital Group	1.8×	19%

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What is PFG's current EV/Sales?: PFG's EV/Sales of 1.5x is higher than 91% of its available weekly readings from the last five years.
What is PFG's five-year median EV/Sales?: The median, or middle weekly reading, is 1.3× 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.