• Principal Financial posted 2Q26 net income attributable to shareholders of USD 403 million, down 1% year over year; diluted EPS rose 3% to USD 1.84.
• Non-GAAP operating earnings climbed 12% to USD 547 million, lifting non-GAAP operating EPS 16% to USD 2.5.
• Assets under management increased 7% to USD 808 billion, within assets under administration of USD 1.9 trillion, up 9%.
• Capital returned to shareholders totaled USD 427 million, including USD 250 million of buybacks and USD 177 million of dividends.
• Raised the third-quarter dividend by USD 0.02 to USD 0.84 a share, payable Sept. 25 to holders of record Sept. 3.

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