Deanna Strable-Soethout is Chair, President and Chief Executive Officer of Principal Financial Group Inc (PFG). The company reported total compensation of $13,827,887 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $990,769 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $8,870,708 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $3,091,200 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $691,042 |
| All other compensation | $184,168 |
| Total | $13,827,887 |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed, without adjustment.
Cited to the compensation disclosure Principal Financial Group Inc filed April 6, 2026, accession 0001104659-26-039920.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Chair, President and Chief Executive Officer | $990,769 | $0 | $8,870,708 | $0 | $3,091,200 | $691,042 | $184,168 | $13,827,887 |
| FY2024 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $784,039 | $0 | $3,905,605 | $0 | $1,606,652 | $0 | $136,314 | $6,432,610 |
| FY2023 | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | $720,538 | $0 | $3,351,666 | $0 | $1,224,915 | $678,864 | $131,969 | $6,107,952 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for Principal Financial Group Inc.
| Peer-group chief executive median | $18,001,113 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $-4,173,226 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 15th |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 13 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group Principal Financial Group Inc discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Deanna Strable-Soethout this page | Chair, President and Chief Executive Officer | $13,827,887 |
| Daniel Houston | 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 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full Principal Financial Group Inc compensation brief.
Deanna Strable-Soethout's compensation sits inside Principal Financial Group Inc's full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.