secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC (PFG)
CIK:        0001126328
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-02-06T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001104659-25-010146
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Principal Financial reports FY2024 non-GAAP operating EPS $6.97, up 11%; raises dividend, authorizes $1.5B buyback
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- Full-year non-GAAP operating earnings $1,641M, or $6.97 per diluted share, up 11% ex-significant variances.
- Q4 2024 non-GAAP operating EPS ex-significant variances $2.10, up 16% over prior year quarter.
- Q1 2025 common stock dividend raised to $0.75/share (9% increase YoY); payable March 28, 2025.
- Board approved new $1.5B share repurchase authorization; approximately $0.8B remains under prior authorization.
- Returned $1.7B to shareholders in 2024 ($1.0B buybacks + $0.7B dividends).

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1126328/000110465925010146/0001104659-25-010146-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1126328/000110465925010146/tm255742d1_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-25-010146

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