PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP

Financial Services
Overall: C · 47.5/100

As of May 2026, TruNorth grades PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP an overall C (47.5/100) across nine values categories. 20 federal penalties totaling $18.5M since 2000 (Violation Tracker). (source: OSHA). FEC: $874K in executive political donations; partisan lean split across 21 executive donors. (source: exec-political-donations).

Last updated May 2026 · TruNorth (trunorthapp.com)

Political donations

FEC: $874K in executive political donations; partisan lean split across 21 executive donors.

Source: exec-political-donations

Environment

No public record found.

Source: EPA

Labor

20 federal penalties totaling $18.5M since 2000 (Violation Tracker).

Source: OSHA · NLRB

DEI

No public record found.

Charity

$15M reported corporate giving in 2024 (~0.10% of revenue) via Principal Foundation. Operates the Principal Financial Group Foundation Inc: $15.0M in charitable contributions, gifts & grants paid (FY2023, IRS Form 990-PF).

Source: corporate giving disclosures · irs990pf-foundations

Animal testing

No public record found.

Firearms

No public record found.

Privacy

No public record found.

Executive pay

CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio 155:1 (median employee pay $87,867) — SEC proxy statement (DEF 14A, 2026).

Source: sec-def14a

Data sources

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