UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report: ~~October~~January 2722, ~~2025~~2026

(Date of earliest event reported)

PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	1-16725	42-1520346
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission file number)	(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)		Identification Number)

711 High Street, Des Moines, Iowa 50392

(Address of principal executive offices)

(515) 247-5111

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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Title of each class		Trading symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock		PFG		Nasdaq Global Select Market

Item 27.0201 ~~Results~~Regulation ofFD ~~Operations and Financial Condition~~Disclosure

OnThis ~~October~~report ~~27,~~is ~~2025~~filed quarterly to disclose assets under management (“AUM”) by asset manager, prior to the availability of Principal Financial Group, Inc.’s ~~publicly~~(the ~~announced~~“Company”) quarterly ~~information~~earnings ~~regarding~~release. ~~its~~The ~~results~~amounts presented herein will be consistent with the format of ~~operations~~AUM by asset manager and presented again in such format within the Company’s financial ~~condition~~supplement for the quarter ended ~~September 30~~December 31, 2025., ~~The~~when ~~text~~that ofdocument is posted to the ~~announcement~~Company’s isinvestor ~~included~~relations ~~herewith~~web assite ~~Exhibit~~on 99or about February 9, 2026.

~~Item~~As of December 31, 2025, the assets under management for Principal 9Financial Group were $781.010 ~~Financial~~billion, ~~Statements~~of which $593.9 billion is managed by Principal Asset Management - Investment Management and ~~Exhibits~~$153.9 billion is managed by Principal Asset Management - International Pension.

99	Third Quarter 2025 Earnings Release
104	Cover Page to this Current Report on Form 8-K in Inline XBRL

This total includes $13.0 billion attributable to operations disposed in the fourth quarter of 2025 in Principal Asset Management – Investment Management.

For the quarter ended December 31, 2025, excluding the aforementioned operations disposed, a combination of foreign currency translation, market performance, and other items not reported as part of the Company’s net cash flow, had an approximate 1.5% positive impact as a percentage of beginning period AUM.

During times of market dislocations and a wider dispersion of returns, it is important to note our exposure to small, mid-cap, and international products in equity AUM, high yield and preferred securities exposure in fixed income AUM, and exchange rate movement in emerging markets.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. By: /s/ ~~Joel~~Humphrey ~~Pitz~~Lee Name: ~~Joel~~Humphrey ~~Pitz~~Lee Title: ~~Chief~~Vice ~~Financial~~President ~~Officer~~– Investor Relations

Date: ~~October 27~~January 22, ~~2025~~ 2026

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