The table below shows the US GAAP Pretax Income (Loss) From Continuing Operations for the first quarter of both 2020 and 2019 for each of these 10 Iowa Companies.
| US | US | |||
| GAAP | GAAP | |||
| Pretax | Pretax | |||
| Income | Income | |||
| (Loss) | (Loss) | Better | ||
| First | First | (Worse) | ||
| Quarter | Quarter | % | ||
| Iowa Largest Companies | 2020 | 2019 | Change | |
| Market Caps Above $1 Bil | City HQs | mils $ | mils $ | |
| Principal Financial | Des Moines | 328 | 526 | |
| American Equity Investment Life | West Des Moines | 270 | (39) | |
| Casey's General Stores | Ankeny | 79 | 30 | |
| Renewable Energy Group | Ames | 78 | (42) | |
| Heartland Financial USA | Dubuque | 26 | 40 | |
| Winnebago Industries | Forest City | 21 | 25 | |
| Heartland Express | North Liberty | 18 | 22 | |
| Workiva | Ames | (10) | (7) | |
| HNI Corp | Muscatine | (26) | 2 | |
| FGL Holdings | Des Moines | (337) | 180 | |
| Athene Holding Ltd | West Des Moines | (1,382) | 740 | |
| Total all 10 Iowa Companiess | (935) | 1,477 | -163% |