Principal Financial layoffs, on the record
Every job cut, severance charge and restructuring Principal Financial reported in its annual reports, 2023 to 2025, quoted from the filings. Headcount went from approximately 19,800 to approximately 19,700.
Headcount, as reported
| Annual report | Employees | As of |
|---|---|---|
| 10-K for 2023 | approximately 19,800 | December 31, 2023 |
| 10-K for 2024 | approximately 19,700 | As of December 31, 2024 |
| 10-K for 2025 | approximately 19,700 | As of December 31, 2025 |
Job cuts, severance and restructuring
None of Principal Financial’s annual reports for 2023 to 2025 describes a layoff, workforce reduction or restructuring.
Principal Financial has filed no restructuring notice (Form 8-K, Item 2.05) since 2016. Companies file one only for a cut they judge material, so many announced layoffs never appear as one. This page shows what the company reported to the SEC, not news reports or state layoff notices.
Read from Principal Financial’s annual reports (10-K for 2025, 10-K for 2024, 10-K for 2023) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2026-02-18. Every quotation is word for word from the filing linked beside it; how these pages are built and checked. The full record is in its company data sheet.