Principal Financial Group, Inc. · PFG · NASDAQ
Dividend report · updated Nov 11, 2026
$114.89 -0.95% on the day, -$1.10
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Yearly payout / yield
$3.36·2.92%
$0.84 quarterly x 4 ⓘ
Next payment
~$0.84/qtr
pays ~Dec 6 (est.) ⓘ
Next ex-date
Dec 4est.
ex in 23 days ⓘ
Years without a cut
17 yrs
13 yrs of raises ⓘ
Recession record
2008cut2020raised2022raised
cut in 2008 ⓘ
Yield vs history ⓘ
35
Below its usual yield
PFG share price & total return
Daily closing price, adjusted for stock splits.
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Last 20 payments
PFG Dividend Growth (CAGR)
1Y +4.1%3Y +7.4%5Y +5.1%10Y +6.7%
Per-share amount, by the date it paid (~ = about, from its usual pay gap). The enlarge button shows all 69 payments since 2002.
Annual dividends and growth
Total paid per share in each calendar year. 2026: the solid bar is paid so far; the dashed box on top is expected (1 estimated from the current $0.84 rate), not a promise.
Next 5 years if the pace holds
If the recent pace holds — one-off jumps left out. Not a forecast. Pace: +7.69% a year, its typical raise over the last 5 years. From 2029 it slows by a quarter each year, to no less than 5%. Today's $3.36 a year would be $4.54 by 2031 - 3.96% on today's $114.89 price.

How Many PFG Shares for $500 or $1,000 a Month?

At $3.36 a share a year, $500 a month takes about 1,786 PFG shares, about $205,194 at the Nov 11, 2026 close of $114.89. $1,000 a month takes about 3,572 shares, about $410,387. Before taxes, and only while the rate holds.

Principal Financial Group (PFG) pays $0.84 a share quarterly, $3.36 a year, a 2.92% run-rate yield at the Nov 11, 2026 close of $114.89. It has paid since 2002 and raised its annual dividend 13 years in a row.

At today’s rate of $0.84 quarterly and the last close of $114.89, this is what PFG pays before taxes, if the rate stays where it is:

You holdEach paymentPer month (avg)Per year
1 share$0.84$0.28$3.36
100 shares$84.00$28.00$336.00
$10,000 invested (87.0 shares)$73.11$24.37$292.45
1,786 shares ($500/mo)$1,500.24$500.08$6,000.96
3,572 shares ($1,000/mo)$3,000.48$1,000.16$12,001.92

With DRIP on, every payment buys more shares instead of landing as cash. 100 PFG shares reinvest into 0.73 new shares each payment, about 3.0 new shares a year at today’s price and rate, and each new share collects the next payment too. To DRIP one whole new share every payment you need about 137 shares. Raises speed that up; a falling share price buys more shares per payment, but each is worth less. See the snowball over 10 to 30 years with PFG’s own history in the PFG DRIP calculator.

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An algorithmic rating built from reported data, not a recommendation.
  • Coverage (EPS): are profits enough to pay the dividend rating
  • Coverage (FCF): is spare cash enough to pay the dividend rating
  • Dividend vs cash flow + debt: is the dividend paid with borrowed money report
  • Debt load: how much the balance sheet leans on borrowing rating
  • Debt interest coverage: can profits easily pay the interest bill rating
  • Liquidity: is there cash for debts due this year rating
  • Earnings direction: are sales and profits growing or shrinking report
  • Raise streak: how many years in a row it raised see details
  • Years without a cut: how long since the last dividend cut see details
  • Raise vs trend: are recent raises keeping their usual pace history
  • Yield vs history: is today’s yield high or low versus its past rating
  • Recession record: what the dividend did in past crashes history
  • Crash record: what the dividend did in the 2008 crash history

PFG Dividend Yield Today vs Its 5-Year Range

35/100Below its usual yieldvs its 10-yr history
  • PFG yields 2.92% today, at the Nov 11, 2026 close of $114.89.
  • Its own 10-year median is 3.57%, so today’s yield is below its usual level.
Last 5 years: lowest to highest month-end yield
2.77% low4.05% high
Blue mark = today, grey = its 10-year median. A higher yield than usual means a lower price against the payout.

Where today ranks in its own history is in the paid report

How it works. Each month-end over the last 10 years gives one yield: the regular payment then, times payments a year, over that day’s close. Specials are left out. 50 means today’s yield sits right at its usual level. A lower score means the yield is below its usual level, so the price is high against the payout. A higher score means the yield is above its usual level. On price alone a payer stays between 15 and 85. Steady raisers get a few points back. It reads the past, not the future.

When Is PFG’s Next Dividend? Ex-Date and Pay Date After September 2026

PFG has not declared its next dividend yet. By its usual rhythm of about 92 days between ex-dates, the next ex-date falls around Dec 4, 2026, with the cash around Dec 6, 2026. An estimate, not a promise: only the declaration makes it final. The latest one, $0.84 a share, went ex on Sep 3, 2026 and paid Sep 7, 2026.

  • Ex-dates: about every 92 days (quarterly)
  • Payment: usually about 2 days after the ex-date

Every payer going ex-dividend this week is on the dividend calendar.

How Often Does PFG Pay?

PFG pays quarterly, 4 times a year. Recent payments arrived in Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec, with ex-dates in Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec. The ex-date comes about every 92 days, and the cash usually lands about 2 days later.

Paid in the last 12 months
$3.25 a share, in 4 payments.
+7.6% against the 12 months before ($3.02 in 4 payments).
Cash that landed, by pay date. The yield up top uses today’s rate instead, so a raise or a cut shows there first.
Payout months
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Pays in Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec. Ex-dates fall in Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec (latest 4 payments).
Raise history
  • Streak: 13 years of higher annual totals (through 2025)
  • Last raise: Sep 6, 2023 - $0.64 to $0.65 (+$0.01, +1.56%)
  • Usual $ step: $0.01 (median of the raises before it)
Coverage
  • EPS payout: 36.0% - $3.24 paid / $9.00 EPS (4 quarters to Sep 30, 2026); own 4-yr norm 47.3% (median of 12 earlier trailing years)
Deposits, loans and policy float run through operating cash flow here, so it does not measure dividend coverage.

PFG vs Similar Dividend Stocks (BBDO, RF...)

Against the 10 dividend-paying Financial Services companies closest to PFG in market value, PFG’s 2.92% run-rate yield is above the group’s middle yield of 1.82%, and its raise streak of 13 years is the 4th longest. A higher yield than the group is not a bonus by itself: it is often the market pricing in a cut, so read it next to the rating and the coverage behind it.

Ticker Dividend ⓘ Yield Safety Rating Recessions ⓘ No cut ⓘ
PFG $114.89Principal Financial Group $0.84/qtr$3.36/yr fwd 2.92% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Cut in 20082008 cut2020 raised2022 raisedno 2000 record 17 yrsraised 13 yrs in a row
BBDO $2.37Banco Bradesco S.A. $0.0035/mo$0.04/yr fwd 1.75% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 1 yrraised 1 yr in a row
RF $28.71Regions Financial $0.30/qtr$1.20/yr fwd 4.18% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Cut in 20082000 raised2008 cut2020 raised2022 raised 16 yrsraised 13 yrs in a row
LPLA $308.40LPL Financial Holdings $0.30/qtr$1.20/yr fwd 0.39% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only No cut in both2020 held2022 raisedno 2000/2008 record 12+ yrsno raise streak
FCNCA $2,310.43First Citizens BancShares $2.10/qtr$8.40/yr fwd 0.36% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Raised in all 42000 raised2008 raised2020 raised2022 raised 38+ yrsraised 9 yrs in a row
NNGRY $45.28NN Group N.V. $0.893/qtr$3.57/yr fwd 7.89% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 4 yrsno raise streak
PGPHF $821.65Partners Group Holding AG $58.5203/yr 7.12% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 18+ yrsraised 16 yrs in a row
TROW $110.90T. Rowe Price Group $1.30/qtr$5.20/yr fwd 4.69% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Raised in all 42000 raised2008 raised2020 raised2022 raised 38+ yrsraised 38 yrs in a row
BRO $71.89Brown & Brown $0.18/qtr$0.72/yr fwd 1.00% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Raised in all 42000 raised2008 raised2020 raised2022 raised 38+ yrsraised 32 yrs in a row
GPN $101.62Global Payments $0.25/qtr$1.00/yr fwd 0.98% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only No cut in all 32008 held2020 raised2022 heldno 2000 record 24+ yrsno raise streak
SYF $71.67Synchrony Financial $0.34/qtr$1.36/yr fwd 1.90% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only No cut in both2020 held2022 raisedno 2000/2008 record 8+ yrsraised 4 yrs in a row

Yield and the safety rating are only half of it. See total returns with dividends reinvested, side by side: PFG vs BBDO, PFG vs RF, PFG vs LPLA.

PFG Dividend History: Every Payment Since 2002

Ex-datePay dateAmountFrequencyType
Sep 3, 2026Sep 7, 2026$0.84QuarterlyRegular
Jun 1, 2026Jun 3, 2026$0.82QuarterlyRegular
Mar 11, 2026Mar 13, 2026$0.80QuarterlyRegular
Dec 3, 2025Dec 5, 2025$0.79QuarterlyRegular
Sep 4, 2025Sep 8, 2025$0.78QuarterlyRegular
Jun 2, 2025Jun 4, 2025$0.76QuarterlyRegular
Mar 12, 2025Mar 14, 2025$0.75QuarterlyRegular
Dec 2, 2024Dec 4, 2024$0.73QuarterlyRegular
Sep 5, 2024Sep 9, 2024$0.72QuarterlyRegular
Jun 3, 2024Jun 5, 2024$0.71QuarterlyRegular
The other 59 PFG payments come with a paid plan.
Show all 69 payments »
Newest first. Amounts are per share as paid, restated for splits; frequency is the schedule on file for that payment; a payment over 2.5x its neighbours is marked special.
From reported payments, prices and filings — data, not investment advice.

What the Dividend Safety Rating Means for PFG

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PFG Dividend Questions

How often does PFG pay dividends?

PFG pays quarterly, 4 times a year. Recent payments arrived in Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec, with ex-dates in Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec. The ex-date comes about every 92 days, and the cash usually lands about 2 days later.

Does PFG pay dividends monthly?

No. PFG pays quarterly, 4 times a year. For payers that pay every month, see the monthly dividend stocks.

When is the next PFG dividend?

PFG has not declared its next dividend yet. By its usual rhythm of about 92 days between ex-dates, the next ex-date falls around Dec 4, 2026, with the cash around Dec 6, 2026. An estimate, not a promise: only the declaration makes it final. The latest one, $0.84 a share, went ex on Sep 3, 2026 and paid Sep 7, 2026. The current rate is $0.84 per share, $3.36 a year.

Does PFG pay a dividend in December 2026?

Not declared yet. By its usual rhythm the next ex-date falls around Dec 4, 2026, with the cash around Dec 6, 2026, so a payment in December 2026 is likely. Only the company’s declaration makes it final.

How much does PFG pay per share?

PFG pays $0.84 a share quarterly, $3.36 a year. At the Nov 11, 2026 close of $114.89 that is a 2.92% run-rate yield, below its usual level: its own 10-year median is 3.57%.

Has PFG raised its dividend?

Yes. PFG has raised its annual dividend 13 years in a row, through 2025. The latest raise, on Sep 6, 2023, took the rate from $0.64 to $0.65 (+1.56%). Over five years the dividend grew 5.1% a year.

Is PFG’s dividend safe?

No rating can promise a future payment, but the record on file says a lot. PFG paid out 36% of its earnings as dividends over the 4 quarters to Sep 30, 2026. It has raised its dividend 13 years in a row and gone 17 years without a cut. Through the market crashes: it raised the dividend through the 2020 and 2022 crashes; it cut it in the 2008 crash. There is no 2000 record on file. This is data, not investment advice. The full 8-check rating comes with a plan.

How do I track my PFG dividends?

Add PFG to a free DRIPCalc portfolio once, with your buy date and share count. Every payout since fills in, dated and in dollars; with DRIP on, the new shares each payment buys are counted for you, so there is no spreadsheet to update and no broker login. To project the snowball, run PFG in the DRIP calculator.

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How this page is built: the rate is the latest regular dividend per share; run-rate yield = rate × payments per year ÷ last close (Nov 11, 2026), never a trailing 12-month total, which lags after a raise and hides a cut. Specials and one-off payments never count in the rate; a payer whose regular payments differ in size is annualized over its last full cycle of regular payments. Raise streak = consecutive calendar years with a higher amount per payment than the year before; years without a cut = years in which the amount per payment held within 1%. The Dividend Safety Rating reads 8 visible lines: coverage, streak, raise pace and yield range for dividend stocks; NAV trend, NAV funding and payout stability for income funds. Similar payers = the same sector or fund group, nearest in market value or fund size. Payments, prices and filings come from DRIPCALC’s price and dividend database. History is not a forecast. This is data, not investment advice.