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    PFG · NMS · Financial Services

    Principal Financial Group, Inc.

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    Implied value per share

    USD 69.61

    Market price

    USD 112.81

    Implied upside

    -38.3%

    10-year forecast · Excess returns over book equity · Base case · Price 2026-11-02 · Accounts to 2025-12-31

    NoteA financial, valued on excess returns over book equity.

    Excess Returns

    Return on equity
    10.7%
    Payout
    58%
    Cost of equity
    8.80%
    LineFY26FY27FY28FY29FY30FY31FY32FY33FY34FY35
    Opening book equityUSD 11.9bnUSD 12.4bnUSD 12.9bnUSD 13.4bnUSD 13.9bnUSD 14.4bnUSD 14.9bnUSD 15.3bnUSD 15.8bnUSD 16.2bn
    Return on equity10.7%10.7%10.7%10.7%10.7%10.7%10.7%10.7%10.7%10.7%
    Excess returnUSD 224.5mUSD 234.2mUSD 243.8mUSD 253.3mUSD 262.7mUSD 272.0mUSD 281.0mUSD 289.7mUSD 298.1mUSD 306.1m
    Present valueUSD 206.3mUSD 197.8mUSD 189.3mUSD 180.8mUSD 172.3mUSD 163.9mUSD 155.7mUSD 147.5mUSD 139.5mUSD 131.7m
    Book equityUSD 11.9bn
    Present value of excess returnsUSD 1.7bn
    Terminal, growing at 2.50%USD 2.1bn
    Equity valueUSD 15.7bn
    Per shareUSD 69.61

    Discount Rate

    Risk-free rate4.89%US 10-year Treasury (^TNX), 2026-11-02
    Equity risk premium4.23%Damodaran, January 2026
    Beta0.924Reported 0.886, pulled toward 1.0 (Blume)
    Cost of equity8.80%Risk-free + beta x equity risk premium
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