Latest headcount
19,700
YoY change
0.0%
Headcount CAGR
+0.6%
Revenue / employee
$793K
Employee count history for Principal Financial Group
| Fiscal year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2001 | 17,138 |
| 2002 | 15,038 |
| 2003 | 14,976 |
| 2004 | 13,976 |
| 2005 | 14,507 |
| 2006 | 15,289 |
| 2007 | 16,585 |
| 2008 | 16,234 |
| 2009 | 14,487 |
| 2010 | 13,627 |
| 2011 | 13,257 |
| 2012 | 13,373 |
| 2013 | 14,792 |
| 2014 | 14,873 |
| 2015 | 14,895 |
| 2016 | 14,854 |
| 2017 | 15,378 |
| 2018 | 16,475 |
| 2019 | 17,601 |
| 2020 | 17,400 |
| 2021 | 18,600 |
| 2022 | 19,300 |
| 2023 | 19,800 |
| 2024 | 19,700 |
| 2025 | 19,700 |
Revenue per employee for Principal Financial Group
Annual revenue divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars.
| Fiscal year | Revenue per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 2001 | $455K |
| 2002 | $507K |
| 2003 | $534K |
| 2004 | $594K |
| 2005 | $621K |
| 2006 | $646K |
| 2007 | $658K |
| 2008 | $612K |
| 2009 | $611K |
| 2010 | $675K |
| 2011 | $654K |
| 2012 | $689K |
| 2013 | $628K |
| 2014 | $704K |
| 2015 | $803K |
| 2016 | $834K |
| 2017 | $916K |
| 2018 | $864K |
| 2019 | $922K |
| 2020 | $847K |
| 2021 | $776K |
| 2022 | $909K |
| 2023 | $690K |
| 2024 | $819K |
| 2025 | $793K |
Earnings per employee for Principal Financial Group
Annual net income divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars; years with a net loss dip below zero.
| Fiscal year | Earnings per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 2001 | $20.9K |
| 2002 | $9.46K |
| 2003 | $49.8K |
| 2004 | $59.1K |
| 2005 | $63.3K |
| 2006 | $69.6K |
| 2007 | $51.9K |
| 2008 | $28.2K |
| 2009 | $43K |
| 2010 | $48.6K |
| 2011 | $48.1K |
| 2012 | $60.3K |
| 2013 | $61.7K |
| 2014 | $76.9K |
| 2015 | $82.8K |
| 2016 | $88.6K |
| 2017 | $150K |
| 2018 | $93.9K |
| 2019 | $79.2K |
| 2020 | $80.2K |
| 2021 | $85K |
| 2022 | $246K |
| 2023 | $31.5K |
| 2024 | $79.7K |
| 2025 | $60.2K |
Employee count history for Principal Financial Group (PFG)
Annual figures come from annual reports (10-K, or 20-F/40-F for foreign filers); interim rows reflect headcount disclosed in periodic filings. Year-over-year change compares each filing with the prior year's equivalent. Revenue and earnings per employee are annual figures normalized to US dollars.
- 202519,7000.0%
- 202419,700-0.5%
- 202319,800+2.6%
- 202219,300+3.8%
- 202118,600+6.9%
- 202017,400-1.1%
- 201917,601+6.8%
- 201816,475+7.1%
- 201715,378+3.5%
- 201614,854-0.3%
- 201514,895+0.1%
- 201414,873+0.5%
- 201314,792+10.6%
- 201213,373+0.9%
- 201113,257-2.7%
- 201013,627-5.9%
- 200914,487-10.8%
- 200816,234-2.1%
- 200716,585+8.5%
- 200615,289+5.4%
- 200514,507+3.8%
- 200413,976-6.7%
- 200314,976-0.4%
- 200215,038-12.3%
- 200117,138—
About Principal Financial Group's employee count
Principal Financial Group (PFG) employed 19,700 people in fiscal year 2025, based on its most recent annual report. That headcount was unchanged from 19,700 a year earlier.
Across the 2001–2025 period, the company's reported workforce went from 17,138 to 19,700 employees — a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of +0.6% per year.
Principal Financial Group generated about $793K of revenue and $60.2K of net income per employee in its latest annual period. Revenue and earnings per employee gauge how efficiently a company turns headcount into output, and are most telling when tracked over time or compared with peers in the same industry.
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