Principal Financial Group PFG
Principal Financial Group is the 372nd largest S&P 500 company by market cap, worth $23.2 billion. 11 directors have filed with the SEC in the last 12 months (who counts). 10 officers are on file. At 30 Jun 2026, Vanguard was its largest institutional holder, with 12.5% of the company.
- Chair and CEO
- Deanna D. Strable-Soethout
- Sector
- Financials
- Sub-industry
- Life & Health Insurance
- Headquarters
- Des Moines, Iowa
- Founded
- 1879
- More
- Wikipedia
- Market cap
- $23.2B
- 372nd largest, 23 Oct 2026 close
- Price to sales
- 1.5
- Less useful for banks and insurers
- Market cap per employee
- $1.2M
- Market cap over employees
- Connections
- 1
- S&P 500 companies sharing a director or officer
Largest institutional holders
Each fund group's share of Principal Financial Group. Where a company has several share classes, the share is of its total value.
13F filings for the quarter to 30 Jun 2026
Board and officers
1 person here also holds roles at other S&P 500 companies.
Roles filed up to 30 Sep 2026
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Directors (11) | |
| Jonathan AuerbachDirector | |
| Mary E. BeamsDirector | |
| Miller Jocelyn CarterDirector | |
| Roger C. HochschildDirector | |
| Scott MillsDirector | |
| H. Elizabeth MitchellDirector | |
| Claudio MuruzabalDirector | |
| Diane C. NordinDirector | |
| Blair PickerellDirector | |
| Clare Stack RicherDirector | |
| Alfredo RiveraDirector | |
| Officers (10) | |
| Deanna D. Strable-SoethoutChair, President and CEOAlso at Elevance HealthLast filed 29 Sep 2026 | |
| Joel PitzEVP & CFOLast filed 29 Sep 2026 | |
| Vivek AgrawalEVP & Chief Growth OfficerLast filed 29 Sep 2026 | |
| Kamal BhatiaPresident and CEO - PAMLast filed 29 Sep 2026 | |
| Timothy W. BrownEVP, General Counsel and SecLast filed 29 Sep 2026 | |
| Wee Yee CheongPresident - Asia & Middle EastLast filed 29 Sep 2026 | |
| Amy Christine FriedrichPresident - Benefits & ProtectLast filed 29 Sep 2026 | |
| Kathleen B. KayEVP-Chief Information OfficerLast filed 29 Sep 2026 | |
| Christopher J. LittlefieldPresident - RISLast filed 29 Sep 2026 | |
| Kenneth A. McCullumEVP - Chief Risk OfficerLast filed 29 Sep 2026 | |
Companies that share people with Principal Financial Group
Each person's title here, then at the other company.
- Elevance Health ELV
- Deanna D. Strable-Soethout: Chair, President and CEO here, Director there
Principal Financial Group's market cap since December 2008
Marked weeks are changes in the share count, such as a merger, not market moves.
Weekly, up to 23 Oct 2026
| Week ending | Market cap |
|---|---|
| 23 Oct 2026 | $23.2B |
| 26 Dec 2025 | $19.6B |
| 27 Dec 2024 | $17.8B |
| 29 Dec 2023 | $18.8B |
| 30 Dec 2022 | $20.5B |
| 31 Dec 2021 | $19.2B |
| 25 Dec 2020 | $13.3B |
| 27 Dec 2019 | $15.2B |
| 28 Dec 2018 | $12.3B |
| 29 Dec 2017 | $20.4B |
| 30 Dec 2016 | $16.6B |
| 25 Dec 2015 | $13.4B |
| 26 Dec 2014 | $15.6B |
| 27 Dec 2013 | $14.5B |
| 28 Dec 2012 | $8.2B |
| 30 Dec 2011 | $7.5B |
| 31 Dec 2010 | $10.4B |
| 25 Dec 2009 | $8.1B |
| 26 Dec 2008 | $5.0B |
Download Principal Financial Group's data as JSON, with the weekly market caps in billions of dollars from 5 Dec 2008.
Workforce
Headcount at 31 Dec 2025
- Employees
- 19,700
As of December 31, 2025, we employed approximately 19,700 people across the globe, including approximately 11,600 employees who work in the U.S. and 8,100 employees who work outside the U.S.
Insider trades
Open-market buys and sales by directors and officers. Grants, option exercises and shares withheld for tax are left out.
Trades from 30 Sep 2025 to 30 Sep 2026
Directors and officers sold $5.4 million of stock in 12 sales and bought $485 in 1 purchase in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026.
| Date | Person | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 21 May 2026Sale | Wee Yee CheongPresident - Asia & Middle East | $777K |
| 20 May 2026Sale | Wee Yee CheongPresident - Asia & Middle East | $331K |
| 1 May 2026Sale | Wee Yee CheongPresident - Asia & Middle East | $930K |
| 30 Apr 2026Sale | Wee Yee CheongPresident - Asia & Middle East | $478K |
| 30 Apr 2026Sale | George DjurasovicInterim General Counsel | $99 |
| 29 Apr 2026Sale | Wee Yee CheongPresident - Asia & Middle East | $109K |
| 28 Apr 2026Sale | George DjurasovicInterim General Counsel | $259K |
| 9 Feb 2026Buy | Claudio MuruzabalDirector | $485 |
| 30 Jan 2026Sale | Deanna D. Strable-SoethoutChair, President and CEO | $697K |
| 29 Jan 2026Sale | Deanna D. Strable-SoethoutChair, President and CEO | $885K |
Showing 10 of 13 trades
Trades by members of Congress and officials
Trades members of Congress and senior executive branch officials disclosed, including their families'. Amounts are filed as ranges.
Trades from 20 Oct 2023 to 20 Oct 2026
4 people disclosed 9 purchases and 4 sales of Principal Financial Group stock since October 2023.
| Date | Member or official | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Apr 2026 | Donald J TrumpPresident 路 Sold | $1K to $15K |
| 27 Mar 2026 | Alan ArmstrongSenate, R-OK 路 Bought | $1K to $15K |
| 29 Jan 2026 | Rohit KhannaHouse, D-CA 路 Bought | $1K to $15K |
| 3 Nov 2025 | Rohit KhannaHouse, D-CA 路 Bought | $1K to $15K |
| 31 Oct 2025 | Lisa McClainHouse, R-MI 路 Sold | $1K to $15K |
| 30 Oct 2025 | Lisa McClainHouse, R-MI 路 Sold | $1K to $15K |
| 30 Oct 2025 | Lisa McClainHouse, R-MI 路 Bought | $1K to $15K |
| 17 Jun 2025 | Lisa McClainHouse, R-MI 路 Bought | $1K to $15K |
| 28 May 2025 | Rohit KhannaHouse, D-CA 路 Sold | $1K to $15K |
| 9 Apr 2025 | Rohit KhannaHouse, D-CA 路 Bought | $1K to $15K |
Showing 10 of 13 trades
Not on file: no WARN layoff notices under its own name since October 2023.