PFG (Principal Financial Group) Debt-to-EBITDA : N/A (As of Mar. 2026)

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PFG Principal Financial Group Inc PFG
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Price $113.91
GF Value $91.08
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What is Principal Financial Group Debt-to-EBITDA?

Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

Principal Financial Group's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was $18 Mil. Principal Financial Group's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was $3,928 Mil. Principal Financial Group's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was $0 Mil.

A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt. According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.

The historical rank and industry rank for Principal Financial Group's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

PFG's Debt-to-EBITDA is not ranked *
in the Asset Management industry.
Industry Median: 1.395
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-EBITDA only.

Principal Financial Group  (NAS:PFG) Debt-to-EBITDA Explanation

In the calculation of Debt-to-EBITDA, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by EBITDA. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.

Be Aware

A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt.

According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.

Principal Financial Group Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

Principal Financial Group Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Principal Financial Group's Debt-to-EBITDA 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 Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

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PFG vs TROW, ARES, RJF: Debt-to-EBITDA Comparison

For the Asset Management subindustry, Principal Financial Group's Debt-to-EBITDA, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-EBITDA 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 Debt-to-EBITDA vs Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Principal Financial Group's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Principal Financial Group's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.


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Principal Financial Group Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

Principal Financial Group's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2025 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(27.7 + 3926.3) / N/A
=N/A

Principal Financial Group's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(18.2 + 3927.7) / 0
=N/A

* 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.

In the calculation of annual Debt-to-EBITDA, the EBITDA of the last fiscal year is used. In calculating the annualized quarterly data, the EBITDA data used here is four times the quarterly (Mar. 2026) EBITDA data.

Is Principal Financial Group (PFG) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Principal Financial Group stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of $113.91 is trading 25.1% above its estimated GF Value™ of $91.08. GuruFocus considers Principal Financial Group to be Modestly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for PFG:

  • Debt-to-EBITDA: N/A
  • GF Value™: $91.08 vs. price of $113.91 (25.1% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 70/100 with 7 warning signs

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

Principal Financial Group Business Description

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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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