Principal Finl Gr (NASDAQ:PFG) reported quarterly earnings of $2.07 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $2.00 by 3.5 percent. This is a 14.36 percent increase over earnings of $1.81 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $3.515 billion which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $4.144 billion by 15.17 percent. This is a 12.41 percent decrease over sales of $4.013 billion the same period last year.