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PFG Dividend History, Yield & Dates
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PFGPrincipal Financial Group, Inc.
Financial Services / Asset Management
Relative Leader / Watch
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- Value56
- Quality60
- Risk resilience63
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PFG Dividend answer
Principal Financial Group, Inc. (PFG) pays a quarterly dividend. Forward dividend yield: 3.05%, or $3.40 a year at the latest dividend. Trailing 12-month yield: 2.91%, from $3.25 per share paid over the past year. Its latest dividend was $0.85 per share. Latest ex-dividend date: Dec 2, 2026. Payment date: Dec 18, 2026. Next dividend status: announced at $0.85 per share.
PFG Dividend Snapshot
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Next PFG Dividend Date
When PFG next goes ex-dividend, the amount where it has been declared, and whether that state is announced, projected or not yet known.
Next PFG dividend
PFG's announced dividend calendar data is shown separately from historical payments so future dates do not get blended into completed dividend history.
Latest PFG Dividend Dates
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PFG Dividend History
Recent per-share dividends show payment cadence. Trailing-year and growth reads are shown only when the available rows cover a complete comparable window.
Dividend reliability
Recent dividend payments are summarized as cadence and coverage signals. Exact rows remain below for auditability.
PFG Annual Dividend History
PFG Dividend Growth
Latest row amount $0.84, event yield 2.92%.
This page labels the feed as recent history when multi-year rows, payment dates, or record dates are incomplete. Announced calendar dates are separated from completed dividend history.
Dividend growth
- 5-year regular dividend CAGR
- 6.58%
- Cohort rank
- #198
- Cohort standing
- Bottom half
- Financial Services rank
- #46
- 2020 regular DPS
- $2.240
- 2025 regular DPS
- $3.080
- Absolute change
- $0.840
- Years increased
- 5
- Years reduced
- 0
PFG's split-adjusted regular dividend per share grew at 6.58% a year from 2020 through 2025, ranking #198 among US dividend-paying corporations that never cut the payout in AlgovestIQ's study.
Split-adjusted regular dividends per share, 2020–2025, excluding special dividends. Research as of Sep 19, 2026.
PFG Dividend Yield
How PFG's trailing 12-month dividend yield is calculated, and what it does and does not account for.
Yield methodology
PFG's trailing dividend yield is the regular dividends paid over the last twelve months divided by the latest available share price. Payouts classified as special or supplemental are excluded, because a one-off payment is not recurring income. It is a backward-looking measure and is not the same as a forward yield, which annualises the most recent declared payment instead.
Dividend coverage
Coverage is read from earnings and cash flow rather than from the yield. A payout ratio leaves room, or does not; free cash flow either covers the payment, or the company is funding it another way. These are inputs to a judgement, not a guarantee of future payments.
Recent PFG dividend payments
| Ex-date | Dividend | Adjusted | Yield at ex-date | Frequency | TTM adjusted | Declared | Record date | Payment date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 2026 | $0.84 | $0.84 | 2.92% | Quarterly | $3.25 | Jul 24, 2026 | Sep 3, 2026 | Sep 25, 2026 |
| Jun 1, 2026 | $0.82 | $0.82 | 3.10% | Quarterly | $3.19 | Apr 22, 2026 | Jun 1, 2026 | Jun 26, 2026 |
| Mar 11, 2026 | $0.80 | $0.80 | 3.55% | Quarterly | $3.13 | Feb 6, 2026 | Mar 11, 2026 | Mar 27, 2026 |
| Dec 3, 2025 | $0.79 | $0.79 | 3.58% | Quarterly | $3.08 | Oct 24, 2025 | Dec 3, 2025 | Dec 19, 2025 |
| Sep 4, 2025 | $0.78 | $0.78 | 3.71% | Quarterly | $3.02 | Jul 28, 2025 | Sep 4, 2025 | Sep 26, 2025 |
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| Jun 2, 2025 | $0.76 | $0.76 | 3.85% | Quarterly | $2.96 | Apr 24, 2025 | Jun 2, 2025 | Jun 27, 2025 |
| Mar 12, 2025 | $0.75 | $0.75 | 3.55% | Quarterly | $2.91 | Feb 6, 2025 | Mar 12, 2025 | Mar 28, 2025 |
| Dec 2, 2024 | $0.73 | $0.73 | 3.34% | Quarterly | $2.85 | Oct 23, 2024 | Dec 2, 2024 | Dec 18, 2024 |
| Sep 5, 2024 | $0.72 | $0.72 | 3.50% | Quarterly | $2.79 | Jul 25, 2024 | Sep 5, 2024 | Sep 27, 2024 |
| Jun 3, 2024 | $0.71 | $0.71 | 3.37% | Quarterly | $2.72 | Apr 25, 2024 | Jun 3, 2024 | Jun 27, 2024 |
| Mar 11, 2024 | $0.69 | $0.69 | 3.31% | Quarterly | $2.65 | Feb 9, 2024 | Mar 12, 2024 | Mar 28, 2024 |
| Nov 30, 2023 | $0.67 | $0.67 | 3.52% | Quarterly | $2.60 | Oct 26, 2023 | Dec 1, 2023 | Dec 20, 2023 |
| Sep 6, 2023 | $0.65 | $0.65 | 3.37% | Quarterly | $2.57 | Jul 27, 2023 | Sep 7, 2023 | Sep 29, 2023 |
| May 31, 2023 | $0.64 | $0.64 | 3.91% | Quarterly | $2.56 | Apr 27, 2023 | Jun 1, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 |
| Mar 14, 2023 | $0.64 | $0.64 | 3.49% | Quarterly | $2.56 | Jan 30, 2023 | Mar 15, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 |
| Nov 30, 2022 | $0.64 | $0.64 | 2.85% | Quarterly | $2.56 | Oct 27, 2022 | Dec 1, 2022 | Dec 19, 2022 |
| Sep 7, 2022 | $0.64 | $0.64 | 3.40% | Quarterly | $2.56 | Aug 8, 2022 | Sep 8, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 |
| Jun 1, 2022 | $0.64 | $0.64 | 3.56% | Quarterly | $2.55 | Apr 28, 2022 | Jun 2, 2022 | Jun 24, 2022 |
| Mar 9, 2022 | $0.64 | $0.64 | 3.81% | Quarterly | $2.52 | Feb 7, 2022 | Mar 10, 2022 | Mar 25, 2022 |
| Nov 30, 2021 | $0.64 | $0.64 | 3.56% | Quarterly | $2.44 | Oct 26, 2021 | Dec 1, 2021 | Dec 21, 2021 |
| Aug 31, 2021 | $0.63 | $0.63 | 3.53% | Quarterly | $2.36 | Jul 27, 2021 | Sep 1, 2021 | Sep 24, 2021 |
| Jun 2, 2021 | $0.61 | $0.61 | 3.50% | Quarterly | $2.29 | Apr 26, 2021 | Jun 3, 2021 | Jun 25, 2021 |
| Feb 26, 2021 | $0.56 | $0.56 | 3.96% | Quarterly | $2.24 | Jan 28, 2021 | Mar 1, 2021 | Mar 26, 2021 |
| Dec 1, 2020 | $0.56 | $0.56 | 4.51% | Quarterly | $2.24 | Oct 26, 2020 | Dec 2, 2020 | Dec 21, 2020 |
| Aug 31, 2020 | $0.56 | $0.56 | 5.30% | Quarterly | $2.23 | Jul 27, 2020 | Sep 1, 2020 | Sep 25, 2020 |
| May 29, 2020 | $0.56 | $0.56 | 5.75% | Quarterly | $2.22 | Apr 24, 2020 | Jun 1, 2020 | Jun 26, 2020 |
| Feb 28, 2020 | $0.56 | $0.56 | 4.96% | Quarterly | $2.20 | Jan 28, 2020 | Mar 2, 2020 | Mar 27, 2020 |
| Dec 2, 2019 | $0.55 | $0.55 | 4.05% | Quarterly | $2.18 | Oct 23, 2019 | Dec 3, 2019 | Dec 27, 2019 |
| Sep 4, 2019 | $0.55 | $0.55 | 4.13% | Quarterly | $2.17 | Jul 24, 2019 | Sep 5, 2019 | Sep 27, 2019 |
| May 31, 2019 | $0.54 | $0.54 | 4.17% | Quarterly | $2.15 | Apr 25, 2019 | Jun 3, 2019 | May 7, 2019 |
| Mar 1, 2019 | $0.54 | $0.54 | 4.14% | Quarterly | $2.13 | Jan 28, 2019 | Mar 4, 2019 | Mar 29, 2019 |
| Nov 30, 2018 | $0.54 | $0.54 | 4.26% | Quarterly | $2.10 | Oct 24, 2018 | Dec 3, 2018 | Dec 28, 2018 |
| Sep 5, 2018 | $0.53 | $0.53 | 3.66% | Quarterly | $2.05 | Jul 24, 2018 | Sep 6, 2018 | Sep 28, 2018 |
| Jun 1, 2018 | $0.52 | $0.52 | 3.53% | Quarterly | $1.99 | Apr 25, 2018 | Jun 4, 2018 | Jun 29, 2018 |
| Mar 2, 2018 | $0.51 | $0.51 | 3.16% | Quarterly | $1.93 | Jan 26, 2018 | Mar 5, 2018 | Mar 29, 2018 |
| Dec 1, 2017 | $0.49 | $0.49 | 2.65% | Quarterly | $1.87 | Oct 25, 2017 | Dec 4, 2017 | Dec 28, 2017 |
| Aug 30, 2017 | $0.47 | $0.47 | 2.89% | Quarterly | — | Jul 28, 2017 | Sep 1, 2017 | Sep 29, 2017 |
| Jun 1, 2017 | $0.46 | $0.46 | 2.73% | Quarterly | — | May 2, 2017 | Jun 5, 2017 | Jun 30, 2017 |
| Mar 2, 2017 | $0.45 | $0.45 | 2.68% | Quarterly | — | Jan 31, 2017 | Mar 6, 2017 | Mar 31, 2017 |
| Dec 1, 2016 | $0.43 | $0.43 | 2.76% | Quarterly | — | Oct 28, 2016 | Dec 5, 2016 | Dec 27, 2016 |
Dividend yield is only the starting point. Pair the current distribution with payout ratio, free cash flow coverage, balance-sheet risk, and the history of actual payments before treating income as durable.
A higher yield is more useful when earnings and free cash flow cover the distribution. A yield caused by a falling stock price can be a warning, not a bargain.
Stable or rising payments can indicate capital return discipline. Flat, skipped, or missing payments should be read with earnings and cash flow before drawing conclusions.
A low payout ratio can leave room for growth; a high payout ratio can indicate limited cushion. Cyclical companies need more room than stable defensive businesses.
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PFG Dividends FAQ
Does PFG pay a dividend?
Principal Financial Group, Inc. (PFG) has covered dividend payment history on this page, including a latest dividend of $0.85 per share and a quarterly cadence based on available events.
What is PFG's dividend yield?
PFG's trailing dividend yield is 2.91%. Trailing dividend yield equals dividends paid over the trailing 12 months divided by the latest available share price.
When is PFG's next dividend?
PFG's next announced dividend is $0.85 per share with an ex-dividend date of Dec 2, 2026 and payment date of Dec 18, 2026.
When is PFG's ex-dividend date?
PFG's next announced ex-dividend date is Dec 2, 2026.
How has PFG's dividend changed?
PFG's one-year dividend growth is 7.62% based on comparable covered dividend history.