Principal Bank: Efficiency Ratio
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Principal Bank reported an efficiency ratio of 37.67% as of Q2 2026, ranking #133 of 3,608 U.S. banks (96th percentile). That is down 13.61 percentage points from 51.28% a year earlier, and below the 58.00% median of the 853 Large Community Banks ($1B–$10B in assets). The efficiency ratio measures non-interest operating expense against net revenue. A lower ratio means the bank converts more of each revenue dollar into pre-tax income.
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What is the Efficiency Ratio?
A bank's efficiency ratio is its noninterest expense divided by its revenue, net interest income plus noninterest income. It shows how many cents the bank spends to earn each dollar of revenue, so a lower ratio is better.
Compare banks of similar size and business model. Very small banks rarely run below 60% because fixed costs are spread over less revenue, and fee-heavy banks with trust or mortgage businesses carry higher expense against their revenue. The trend matters as much as the level: a rising ratio means expenses are growing faster than revenue. A very low ratio can also mean underinvestment in staff or systems.
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What is Principal Bank's Efficiency Ratio?
Principal Bank's Efficiency Ratio was 37.67% as of Q2 2026, ranking #133 of 3,608 U.S. banks.
What is the Efficiency Ratio?
A bank's efficiency ratio is its noninterest expense divided by its revenue, net interest income plus noninterest income. It shows how many cents the bank spends to earn each dollar of revenue, so a lower ratio is better.
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Source: FFIEC call reports, standardized by BankRegReports. Values are point-in-time as filed. See the full Principal Bank profile or how this data updates. The figures come from the bank's call report.
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