AMP vs PFG

Ameriprise Financial and Principal Financial Group, both Financial Services

Ameriprise Financial is the larger company at $42B against $24B. On trailing earnings AMP is the cheaper of the two at a P/E of 13.5 against 16.1, a gap that is only a bargain if the two are growing at similar rates. Over the past year PFG returned +51% against +11% for AMP. Ryufin's sector-relative Smart Score puts AMP ahead, 9/10 against 7/10.

Ameriprise Financial and Principal Financial Groupcompared on valuation, return and Ryufin’s Smart Score
FigureAMPPFG
Last close$560$112
Market cap$42B$24B
Trailing P/Elower is cheaper for the same earnings, not automatically better13.516.1
Dividend yieldn/a2.7%
1-year return+11%+51%
5-year return+134%+116%
Ryufin Smart Scoresector-relative, 1–109/107/10

Figures from SEC filings and end-of-day closes. Highlighting marks the higher or lower number, which is not the same as the better investment, a low P/E can be a warning and a high one can be deserved.

Ameriprise Financial

Revenue of $5.0B in Q2 2026, net income $1.1B. Its largest reported line is Investment Advice, 57% of the disclosed total.

Principal Financial Group

Revenue of $3.5B in Q1 2026, net income $425M. Its largest reported line is Segment Retirement And Income Solutions, 44% of the disclosed total.

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