Principal Financial Group Announces Third Quarter 2024 Results

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Raises fourth quarter 2024 common stock dividend

DES MOINES, Iowa, October 24, 2024--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Principal Financial Group? (Nasdaq: PFG) announced results for third quarter 2024.

Third Quarter 2024 Highlights

  • Net loss attributable to Principal Financial Group (PFG) of $220 million, or $0.95 per diluted share, driven by the loss from exited business

  • Non-GAAP net income attributable to PFG, excluding exited business, of $419 million, or $1.78 per diluted share

  • Non-GAAP operating earnings1 of $412 million, or $1.76 per diluted share; excluding impacts of the 3Q24 significant variances2, non-GAAP operating earnings of $480 million, or $2.05 per diluted share

  • Returned $416 million of capital to shareholders, including $251 million of share repurchases and $165 million of common stock dividends

  • Raised fourth quarter 2024 common stock dividend to $0.73 per share, a 1 cent increase over the third quarter 2024 dividend; the dividend will be payable on December 18, 2024, to shareholders of record as of December 2, 2024

  • Assets under management (AUM) of $741 billion, which is included in assets under administration (AUA) of $1.7 trillion

  • Strong financial position with $1.6 billion of excess and available capital

Dan Houston, chairman and CEO of Principal?

"Strong business fundamentals, continued growth, and positive markets generated strong earnings in the third quarter, and we continue to be confident in our full-year target. Our strategic focus on higher growth markets, combined with our integrated product portfolio and strong distribution relationships, continues to create value and drive growth for customers and shareholders.

We returned $416 million to shareholders in the quarter, including $251 million of share repurchases, delivering on our commitment to return excess capital to shareholders, while maintaining our strong capital position."

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1 Use of non-GAAP financial measures and their reconciliations to the most directly comparable GAAP measures are included in this release. Non-GAAP operating earnings for total company is after tax.

2 The total company impacts of significant variances, including the actuarial assumption review, is after tax. See Exhibit 1 for details on the impact of 3Q 2024 and 3Q 2023 significant variances on quarterly net income attributable to PFG; non-GAAP net income attributable to PFG, excluding exited business; and non-GAAP operating earnings.

Third Quarter Enterprise Results
In millions except percentages, earnings per share, or otherwise noted

Three Months Ended,

Trailing Twelve Months,

3Q24

3Q23

% Change

3Q24

3Q23

% Change

Net income (loss) attributable to PFG

$(220.0)

$1,246.2

N/M

$(206.1)

$1,478.7

N/M

Non-GAAP net income attributable to PFG, excluding exited business

$419.1

$544.4

(23)%

$1,450.8

$1,726.7

(16)%

Non-GAAP operating earnings

$412.0

$419.7

(2)%

$1,632.9

$1,556.6

5%

Non-GAAP operating earnings, excluding impacts of significant variances2

$479.8

$446.4

7%

$1,750.3

$1,662.4

5%

Diluted earnings per common share

Net income (loss) attributable to PFG

$(0.95)

$5.10

N/M

Non-GAAP net income attributable to PFG, excluding exited business

$1.78

$2.23

(20)%

Non-GAAP operating earnings

$1.76

$1.72

2%

Non-GAAP operating earnings, excluding impacts of significant variances2

$2.05

$1.83

12%

Assets under administration (billions)

$1,691.0

$1,491.4

13%

Assets under management (billions)

$740.6

$650.6

14%

Third Quarter Segment Highlights

  • Retirement and Income Solutions (RIS) 40% operating margin3, excluding the significant variances outlined in Exhibit 1, and recurring deposit growth of 10%

  • Principal Global Investors (PGI) managed AUM of $541 billion increased $28 billion over second quarter 2024 and $72 billion over third quarter 2023

  • Principal International record pre-tax operating earnings of $121 million, record AUM of $185 billion, and strong net cash flow of $2.3 billion, including $2.1 billion from investment management

  • Specialty Benefits premium and fees increased 6% from third quarter 2023

  • Life Insurance business market premium and fees increased 12% from third quarter 2023