Fundamental Data for PFG

The Principal Financial Group is a leading provider of retirement savings, investment and insurance products and services. In addition, they offer a broad range of individual life and disability insurance, group life and health insurance, and residential mortgage loan origination and servicing in the United States.

# Employees: 16234

Address: 711 High Street,Des Moines,IA,USA

Phone: 515 247-5111

Fax: 515-235-1959

Website: www.principal.com

Email: investor-relations@principal.com

Sector: Finance

Industry: INS-MULTI LINE

Executive Officers

Barry J. Griswell (Chmn.; C.E.O.; Dir.)

Larry D. Zimpleman (Presi.; C.O.O.; Dir.)

Julia M. Lawler (Sr. V.P.; Chief Invet. Off.)

Ellen Z. Lamale (Sr. V.P.; Chief Actuary)

Gary P. Scholten (Sr. V.P.; Chief Info. Off.,)

Dividend

Ex-Dividend Date: 11/10/2009

Annual Dividend: $0.50

Current Dividend Yield: $1.94

Dividend Paid (3 months): $0.50

Indicated Dividend: $0.16

Earnings

Last Earnings Date: 9/30/2009

Next Earnings Date(Expected): 2/8/2010

Mean EPS (Next Qtr): $0.66

Mean EPS (Year): $2.72

Mean Estimate(Long Term): $9.00

P/E Ratio(Based on EPS estimate): 9.460

Number of Estimates: 20

Shares Performance

Period	PFG	Compare to S&P
YTD	14.22 %	-5.47 %
4 Weeks	-8.61 %	-9.60 %
12 Weeks	-10.73 %	-15.84 %

Shares Information

Analyst Coverage: Y

Avg Volume: 3041216

Shares Outstanding: 318M

Market Cap: $8.22B

52 Week High: $30.83

52 Week Low: $5.88

P/E Ratio: 9.370

PEG Ratio: 1.050

Split: On 1/1/1990 PFG split by factor of 2.000

Earnings Performance

EPS Growth in Last Quarter: 7.25 %

EPS Growth in Last Year: -22.92 %

Sales Growth in Last Quarter: 5.21 %

Sales Growth in Last Quarter: -9.11 %

Financials

Qtr Book Value: $1.39

Cash Flow/Share: $4.47

Change in Payout Ratio: -0.040

Price/Sales: 0.920