Principal Financial Group (BSP:P1FG34) Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share: R$212.17 (As of Mar. 2026)

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BSP:P1FG34 Principal Financial Group Inc BSP:P1FG34
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Price R$337.31
GF Value R$274.18
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What is Principal Financial Group Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share?

Principal Financial Group BSP:P1FG34 71 Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is R$212.17 as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates BSP:P1FG34 with a GF Score™ of 71/100 and a GF Value™ of R$274.18. The stock has 7 warning signs investors should review.

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share and the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Book Value per Share of a company over the past 10 years.

Principal Financial Group's adjusted book value per share for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was R$285.468. Add all the adjusted book value per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share, which is R$212.17 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2026.

During the past 12 months, Principal Financial Group's average Cyclically Adjusted Book Growth Rate was 4.80% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted Book Growth Rate was 3.60% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted Book Growth Rate was 5.50% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted Book Growth Rate was 6.80% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the Cyclically Adjusted Book Growth Rate using Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share data.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Cyclically Adjusted Book Growth Rate of Principal Financial Group was 9.70% per year. The lowest was 1.90% per year. And the median was 4.60% per year.

As of today (2026-07-21), Principal Financial Group's current stock price is R$337.31. Principal Financial Group's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was R$212.17. Principal Financial Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of today is 1.59.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of Principal Financial Group was 2.27. The lowest was 0.66. And the median was 1.53.


Principal Financial Group  (BSP:P1FG34) Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share Explanation

If a company grows much fast than inflation, Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share may underestimate the company's equity. Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio can seem to be too high even the actual PB Ratio is low.

For the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio, the book value of the past 10 years are inflation-adjusted and averaged. The result is used for P/B calculation. Since it looks at the average over the last 10 years, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is also called CAPB Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted book value per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Principal Financial Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=337.31/212.17
=1.59

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of Principal Financial Group was 2.27. The lowest was 0.66. And the median was 1.53.


Be Aware

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio works better for cyclical companies. It gives you a better idea on the company's real book value.


Principal Financial Group Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share Related Terms


Principal Financial Group Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Principal Financial Group's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Principal Financial Group Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share Chart

Principal Financial Group Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
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Principal Financial Group Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
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BSP:P1FG34 vs TROW, ARES, RJF: Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share Comparison

For the Asset Management subindustry, Principal Financial Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Principal Financial Group Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio vs Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Principal Financial Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Principal Financial Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.


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Principal Financial Group Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share Calculation

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share and the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Book Value per Share of a company over the past 10 years.

What is Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share? How do we calculate Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share?

Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Book Value per Share of a company over the past 10 years. Let's use an example to explain.

If we want to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share of Wal-Mart (WMT) for Dec. 31, 2010, we need to have the inflation data and the book value per share from 2001 through 2010.

We adjusted the 2001 book value per share data with the total inflation from 2001 through 2010 to the equivalent book value in 2010. If the total inflation from 2001 to 2010 is 40%, and Wal-Mart's book value is $1 a share in 2001, then the 2001's equivalent book value in 2010 is $1.4 a share. If Wal-Mart's book value is $1 again in 2002, and the total inflation from 2002 through 2010 is 35%, then the equivalent 2002 book value in 2010 is $1.35. So on and so forth, you get the equivalent book value per share of past 10 years. Then you add them together and divided the sum by the count to get Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.

For example, Principal Financial Group's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was:

Adj_Book= Book Value per Share /CPI of Mar. 2026 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2026)
=285.468/330.2130*330.2130
=285.468

Current CPI (Mar. 2026) = 330.2130.

Principal Financial Group Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201606 124.808 241.018 170.996
201609 122.061 241.428 166.949
201612 119.230 241.432 163.074
201703 115.244 243.801 156.091
201706 127.524 244.955 171.909
201709 130.256 246.819 174.266
201712 146.500 246.524 196.233
201803 138.898 249.554 183.792
201806 154.223 251.989 202.098
201809 169.517 252.439 221.744
201812 158.254 251.233 208.004
201903 175.253 254.202 227.657
201906 194.234 256.143 250.402
201909 219.374 256.759 282.133
201912 216.918 256.974 278.741
202003 230.692 258.115 295.130
202006 288.640 257.797 369.720
202009 307.887 260.280 390.611
202012 311.711 260.474 395.168
202103 318.574 264.877 397.155
202106 303.450 271.696 368.806
202109 318.817 274.310 383.790
202112 347.233 278.802 411.263
202203 234.763 287.504 269.637
202206 222.931 296.311 248.437
202209 202.254 296.808 225.017
202212 214.915 296.797 239.112
202303 218.926 301.836 239.508
202306 207.476 305.109 224.547
202309 219.913 307.789 235.935
202312 226.217 306.746 243.523
202403 236.995 312.332 250.563
202406 255.364 314.175 268.400
202409 271.404 315.301 284.240
202412 298.986 315.605 312.825
202503 287.091 319.799 296.440
202506 283.651 322.561 290.380
202509 283.706 324.800 288.434
202512 298.255 324.054 303.924
202603 285.468 330.213 285.468

Add all the adjusted book value per share together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share.

What does a Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share of R$212.17 mean?
Principal Financial Group (BSP:P1FG34) has a Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share of R$212.17 as of Mar. 2026. Cyclically adjusted book value per share represents the company's inflation-adjusted book value per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on Principal Financial Group and its competitors.
Is Principal Financial Group's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share too high?
Principal Financial Group's current Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is R$212.17. Overall, Principal Financial Group has a GF Score™ of 71/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Principal Financial Group's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share compare to TROW and ARES?
Principal Financial Group's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share of R$212.17 can be compared against companies in the Asset Management industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for an Asset Management company?
A good Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share depends on the Asset Management industry context. However, Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share mean?
A high Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Cyclically adjusted book value per share represents the company's inflation-adjusted book value per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on Principal Financial Group and its competitors. Principal Financial Group's current Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is R$212.17. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Principal Financial Group stock overvalued right now?
Principal Financial Group (BSP:P1FG34) has a current Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share of R$212.17. The stock's GF Value™ is R$274.18, compared to a current price of R$337.31 — trading 23% above its estimated fair value. The current Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is R$212.17. Principal Financial Group's overall GF Score™ is 71/100 with 7 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share calculated?
Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Principal Financial Group (BSP:P1FG34), the current Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is R$212.17 as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Principal Financial Group (BSP:P1FG34) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Principal Financial Group stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of R$337.31 is trading 23% above its estimated GF Value™ of R$274.18.

Key valuation signals for BSP:P1FG34:

  • Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share: R$212.17
  • GF Value™: R$274.18 vs. price of R$337.31 (23% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 71/100 with 7 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the BSP:P1FG34 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Principal Financial Group Business Description

Other Exchanges PFG:USA0KO5:UKPG4:Germany
Address 711 High Street, Des Moines, IA, USA, 50392
Principal Financial Group Inc is a financial services provider. It offers various financial products and services including retirement, asset management, and workplace benefits and protection solutions to individuals and institutional clients. The company, along with its subsidiaries, operates in the following reportable segments; Retirement and Income Solutions, Principal Asset Management, and Benefits and Protection. Maximum revenue is generated from the Retirement and Income Solutions segment which provides workplace savings and retirement solutions, banking, trust and custodial services, individual variable annuities (including RILAs), pension risk transfer, and investment services to businesses, their employees, and other individuals.
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