Principal Finl Gr (NASDAQ:PFG) reported quarterly earnings of $2.19 per share which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $2.23 by 1.79 percent. This is a 12.89 percent increase over earnings of $1.94 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $4.458 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $4.146 billion by 7.54 percent. This is a 9.18 percent increase over sales of $4.083 billion the same period last year.