Latest period
219M
YoY change
-0.2%
5Y CAGR
-4.0%
Peak year (FY2001)
362M
Latest annual
226M
Shares Outstanding history chart for Principal Financial Group (PFG) from 2016 to 2025
Latest: 226M
Shares Outstanding growth chart for Principal Financial Group (PFG) from 2016 to 2025
Latest: -0.2%
Shares Outstanding history table for Principal Financial Group (PFG) from 2000 to 2025
| FY2025 | 226M | -0.2% | -525K | ||
| FY2024 | 226M | -7.5% | -18.4M | ||
| FY2023 | 245M | -4.2% | -10.7M | ||
| FY2022 | 255M | -6.4% | -17.6M | ||
| FY2021 | 273M | -1.3% | -3.7M | ||
| FY2020 | 277M | -1.6% | -4.4M | ||
| FY2019 | 281M | -2.7% | -7.8M | ||
| FY2018 | 289M | -1.5% | -4.4M | ||
| FY2017 | 293M | +0.2% | +498K | ||
| FY2016 | 293M | -1.8% | -5.3M | ||
| FY2015 | 298M | -0.3% | -1.01M | ||
| FY2014 | 299M | +0.3% | +810K | ||
| FY2013 | 298M | -0.7% | -2.2M | ||
| FY2012 | 300M | -5.4% | -17.2M | ||
| FY2011 | 318M | -1.7% | -5.4M | ||
| FY2010 | 323M | +8.1% | +24.1M | ||
| FY2009 | 299M | +14.5% | +37.8M | ||
| FY2008 | 261M | -2.6% | -7M | ||
| FY2007 | 268M | -2.7% | -7.4M | ||
| FY2006 | 276M | -4.9% | -14.3M | ||
| FY2005 | 290M | -8.0% | -25.3M | ||
| FY2004 | 315M | -3.7% | -12.2M | ||
| FY2003 | 327M | -5.7% | -19.7M | ||
| FY2002 | 347M | -4.2% | -15.4M | ||
| FY2001 | 362M | +0.5% | +1.82M | ||
| FY2000 | 361M | — | — |
- FY2025226M-0.2%
- FY2024226M-7.5%
- FY2023245M-4.2%
- FY2022255M-6.4%
- FY2021273M-1.3%
- FY2020277M-1.6%
- FY2019281M-2.7%
- FY2018289M-1.5%
- FY2017293M+0.2%
- FY2016293M-1.8%
- FY2015298M-0.3%
- FY2014299M+0.3%
- FY2013298M-0.7%
- FY2012300M-5.4%
- FY2011318M-1.7%
- FY2010323M+8.1%
- FY2009299M+14.5%
- FY2008261M-2.6%
- FY2007268M-2.7%
- FY2006276M-4.9%
- FY2005290M-8.0%
- FY2004315M-3.7%
- FY2003327M-5.7%
- FY2002347M-4.2%
- FY2001362M+0.5%
- FY2000361M—
Shares Outstanding values are taken from Principal Financial Group's reported income statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.
About Shares Outstanding at Principal Financial Group (PFG)
According to Principal Financial Group's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported diluted shares outstanding is 219M. Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding is the share count used to compute per-share metrics like EPS. Buybacks lower it; new issuance, stock-based compensation, and convertible securities raise it. Multiply by the stock price for market capitalization.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
2025's annual diluted shares outstanding for Principal Financial Group (PFG) came in at 226M – edged down 0.2% year-over-year.
Looking at the 2020–2025 (5 years) stretch, Principal Financial Group diluted shares outstanding compounded at -4.0% per year, with a net decline across the window.
Principal Financial Group diluted shares outstanding peaked at 362M in 2001; the latest annual figure is 226M in 2025 (37.7% below peak).
The record annual diluted shares outstanding stands at 362M, reached in 2001; the historical low of 226M was recorded in 2025.
Principal Financial Group Shares Outstanding by Year
Principal Financial Group Shares Outstanding 2025: 226M
Principal Financial Group diluted shares outstanding in 2025 was 226M, edged down 0.2% below 2024. This figure represents the lowest annual value in the available history.
Principal Financial Group Shares Outstanding 2024: 226M
2024's diluted shares outstanding for Principal Financial Group came in at 226M, declined 7.5% below 2023.
Principal Financial Group Shares Outstanding 2023: 245M
Principal Financial Group posted diluted shares outstanding of 245M in 2023, edged down 4.2% below 2022.
Principal Financial Group Shares Outstanding 2022: 255M
In 2022, Principal Financial Group reported diluted shares outstanding of 255M, declined 6.4% below 2021.
Principal Financial Group Shares Outstanding 2021: 273M
Principal Financial Group diluted shares outstanding in 2021 was 273M.
See more financial history for Principal Financial Group (PFG).
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