First Quarter 2017 Earnings Highlights
- Diversified and integrated businesses delivered operating earnings of $371 million, or $1.27 per diluted share
- Record assets under management of $620 billion, with total company net cash flows of $4 billion
- Strong investment performance continues with more than 80% of investment options1 in the top two Morningstar quartiles on a three and five-year basis
- Deployed $248 million of capital in first quarter 2017 through common stock dividends and share repurchases
- Announced a second quarter 2017 dividend of $0.46 per share, an 18% increase over second quarter 2016
1 Investment performance represents the percentage of Principal mutual funds, separate accounts and collective investment trusts in the top two Morningstar quartiles