Principal Financial Group (PFG) reported Q4 adjusted operating earnings late Monday of $2.19 per diluted share, up from $1.94 a year earlier.
Analysts polled by FactSet expected $2.23.
The company increased its quarterly dividend by $0.01 to $0.80 a share, payable March 27 to holders of record March 11.
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