Daniel Houston compensation by year
PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL Summary Compensation Table · all 9 fiscal years held| Component | FY2017 | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $880,769 | $900,000 | $900,000 | $890,385 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,038,462 | $1,088,462 | $791,154 |
| Bonus | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Stock awards | $2,474,976 | $3,375,009 | $3,487,482 | $3,874,991 | $4,275,014 | $8,540,764 | $9,661,687 | $10,389,399 | $4,424,919 |
| Option awards | $2,475,016 | $3,375,034 | $3,487,500 | $3,874,991 | $4,275,011 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive | $3,339,000 | $2,544,000 | $3,375,000 | $2,671,154 | $6,075,000 | $3,150,000 | $3,310,096 | $3,836,827 | $3,085,500 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $2,552,608 | $1,762,655 | $3,277,616 | $4,010,196 | $1,699,323 | $598,475 | $765,298 | $790,074 | $2,533,807 |
| All other | $236,367 | $270,319 | $220,453 | $292,701 | $241,815 | $514,910 | $343,285 | $333,422 | $485,651 |
| Total | $11,958,736 | $12,227,017 | $14,748,051 | $15,614,418 | $17,566,163 | $13,804,149 | $15,118,828 | $16,438,184 | $11,321,031 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC DEF 14A filed April 6, 2026, accession 0001104659-26-039920, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC filed document, accession 0001104659-26-039920. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed April 6, 2026.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2025 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSU | 95,514 | $8,425,327 | — |
| RSU | 68,846 | $6,072,906 | — |
| RSU | 40,935 | $3,610,868 | — |
| PSU | 36,179 | $3,191,392 | — |
| RSU | 15,505 | $1,367,687 | — |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC's FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Deanna Strable-Soethout | Chair, President and Chief Executive Officer | $13,827,887 |
| Daniel Houston · this page | Former Executive Chairman | $11,321,031 |
| Kamal Bhatia | President and CEO, Principal Asset Management | $7,652,051 |
| Christopher Littlefield | President, Retirement Income Solutions | $5,883,743 |
| Amy Friedrich | President, Benefits and Protection | $5,223,867 |
| Joel Pitz | Chief Financial Officer | $2,296,876 |
Board service
PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL board · FY2021–FY2025How this board is paid
Company policy: PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL pays directors a $115,000 cash retainer and $220,000 in RSUs. As stated in PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL's FY2025 proxy.
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