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UNITED STATES****SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

☒ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025
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OR
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☐TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

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For the transition period from to

Commission file number 1-16725

PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP, INC**.**

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Delaware(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)711 High Street**,Des Moines,** Iowa 50392(Address of principal executive offices)42-1520346(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
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​(515) 247-5111(registrant’s telephone number, including area code)​

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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Title of each class Common Stock, par value $0.01Trading symbol(s) PFGName of each exchange on which registered Nasdaq Global Select Market

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Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act. Yes ☐ No ☒

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

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Large accelerated filer☒Accelerated filer☐Non-accelerated filer☐Smaller reporting company☐Emerging growth company☐

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. ☒

If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b). ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.) Yes ☐ No ☒

As of February 11, 2026, there were outstanding 216,835,141 shares of Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share of the registrant.

The aggregate market value of the shares of the registrant’s common equity held by non-affiliates of the registrant was approximately $17.7 billion based on the closing price of $79.43 per share of Common Stock on June 30, 2025.

Documents Incorporated by Reference

The information required to be furnished pursuant to Part III of this Form 10-K is set forth in, and is hereby incorporated by reference herein from, the registrant’s definitive proxy statement for the annual meeting of stockholders to be held on May 19, 2026, to be filed by the registrant with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Regulation 14A not later than 120 days after the year ended December 31, 2025.

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PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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PART I​ ​ ​4
Item 1.Business​4
Item 1A.Risk Factors​18
Item 1B.Unresolved Staff Comments​32
Item 1C.Cybersecurity​32
Item 2.Properties​33
Item 3.Legal Proceedings​34
Information about our Executive Officers​34
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PART II​35
Item 5.Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities​35
Item 7.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations​36
Item 7A.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk​68
Item 8.Financial Statements and Supplementary Data​75
​Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting​76
​Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm​77
​Consolidated Statements of Financial Position​79
​Consolidated Statements of Operations​80
​Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income​81
​Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity​82
​Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows​83
​Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements​84
Item 9.Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure​235
Item 9A.Controls and Procedures​235
Item 9B.Other Information​235
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PART III​236
Item 10.Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance​236
Item 11.Executive Compensation​236
Item 12.Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters​236
Item 13.Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence​237
Item 14.Principal Accounting Fees and Services​237
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PART IV​238
Item 15.Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules​238
Signatures​242
Schedule I — Summary of Investments — Other Than Investments in Related Parties​243
Schedule II — Condensed Financial Information of Registrant (Parent Only)​244
Schedule III — Supplementary Insurance Information​248
Schedule IV — Reinsurance​250

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NOTE CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Annual Report on Form 10-K, including the Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, contains statements that constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements relating to trends in operations and financial results and the business and the products of the Registrant and its subsidiaries, as well as other statements including words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “plan,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend” and other similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are made based upon management’s current expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effects on us. Such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance.

Actual results may differ materially from those included in the forward-looking statements as a result of risks and uncertainties. Those risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the risk factors listed in Item 1A. “Risk Factors.”

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PART I

Next: Item 1. Business