Principal Financial Group (PFG) reported Q2 adjusted operating earnings late Monday of $2.50 per diluted share, up from $2.16 a year earlier.
Analysts polled by FactSet expected $2.34.
Revenue for the quarter was $3.91 billion, up from $3.67 billion a year earlier.
Four analysts polled by FactSet expected $4.14 billion.
The company raised its quarterly dividend to $0.84 per share from $0.82, payable Sept. 25 to shareholders of record Sept. 3.
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