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Aflac
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Arincen48/100B

If you had invested in Aflac ago, it would be worth $4,391 today, against $4,096 in SPY and $6,368 in QQQ.

ArincenArincen ScoreBeta

48/100

Six parts of the company, five checks each, from its own reported figures. A part scores the checks it passes out of 10; the score is their average out of 100.

Profitability6

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Cash6

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Valuation6

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Growth2

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Financial strength2.5

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Shareholders6

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Figures to FY2025; the price as of today.

Aflac key facts

Style
Dividend stock · 5.8/10Growth 1.0 · Value 3.0 · Dividend 5.8
Day range
126.830 – 127.880
52-week range
105.760 – 131.190
Market capitalization
62.89B USD
P/E
18.59
PEG ratio
3.05
EPS
6.84
Div Yield
1.92%
EPS growth forecast (FY2026)
+0.5%
Volume
8,164
Beta
0.58
ESG score
61.9/100Environment 59 · Social 67 · Governance 60
Sector
Financial Services
Industry
Insurance - Life
CEO
Daniel Paul Amos
Employees
13K
Website
aflac.com
IPO date
17 Mar 1980

Aflac earnings

Next earnings · Q4 FY2026
EPS estimate
1.78 USD
Revenue estimate
4.18B USD
Last quarter · Q3 FY2026
EPS2.43Beat +35.0%Revenue3.27BMissed -20.6%

Revenue

ReportedEstimate

EPS

ReportedEstimate
PeriodReport dateEPS estimateReported EPSSurpriseEPS growthRevenue estimateReported revenueSurpriseRevenue growth
Q3 FY20271.99——-17.90%4.23B——+29.18%
Q2 FY20271.98——+12.88%4.24B——+2.90%
Q1 FY20271.92——+9.93%4.25B——-2.25%
Q4 FY20261.78——+13.38%4.18B——-14.17%
Q3 FY20261.802.43+35.00%-2.41%4.12B3.27B-20.59%-31.75%
Q2 FY20261.761.75-0.57%-1.69%4.14B4.12B-0.61%-2.39%
Q1 FY20261.791.75-2.23%+5.42%4.20B4.35B+3.41%+25.86%
Q4 FY20251.691.57-7.10%+0.64%4.25B4.87B+14.49%-11.50%
Q3 FY20251.772.49+40.68%+15.28%4.37B4.79B+9.79%+57.92%
Q2 FY20251.701.78+4.71%-2.73%4.33B4.22B-2.58%-18.21%

Analysts' estimates for FY2026 over the last 7 days:EPS Revenue How the estimates moved

Aflac analyst forecast

12-month price target
122.33 USD
-3.79%

Analysts' 1-year price targets range from 108.00 to 138.00, with an average of 122.33.

Past year
1-year forecast
Strong sellStrong buy
Hold
12 ratings
Buy
2
Hold
7
Sell
3

12-month price target

Highest target138.00
Average target122.33
Lowest target108.00
Current price127.15

Aflac valuation

Price to earnings ratio (TTM)
18.59
Forward P/E (FY2026)
16.88
Price to sales (TTM)
3.80
Price to book
2.15
EV / EBITDA (TTM)
-2.36

Capital structure

Market capitalization
62.89B USD
+
Total debt
8.90B USD
−
Cash and short-term investments
83.52B USD
=
Enterprise value
-11.73B USD

Valuation over time

P/EForward P/EForward P/E · EstimateEstimate
Fiscal yearP/EForward P/EP/SP/BEV/EBITDA
FY2028 (est.)15.59————
FY2027 (est.)16.4115.59———
FY2026 (est.)16.8816.41———
Now (TTM)18.5916.473.802.15-2.36
FY202516.0713.593.351.9810.90
FY202410.6913.593.022.219.19
FY202310.5611.352.612.249.93
FY202210.3411.332.382.2710.10
FY20219.1011.131.831.188.11

Aflac against its own history

Each figure in the latest fiscal year against the same figure from FY2021 to FY2025: the range, its median (the line) and the latest (the dot, green on the good side of the median). The P/E is today's against its daily readings of five years.

Its peers: MetLife, Prudential Financial, Globe Life, Unum Group, Voya Financial, and Primerica, the US Insurance - Life companies closest to it in size, each in its own latest fiscal year: their median (the line) and its rank among them, first being the best.

  • P/E (today)Highest in 5 years18.6
    8.118.6
  • Gross marginBelow its median38.9%
    35.6%100.0%
    Against its peers: 3 of 7Peers' median 37.3%
  • Operating marginAt its median26.6%
    24.2%33.5%
    Against its peers: 2 of 7Peers' median 7.4%
  • Net marginBelow its median20.9%
    19.6%28.5%
    Against its peers: 2 of 7Peers' median 7.3%
  • Return on equityLowest in 5 years12.4%
    12.4%21.9%
    Against its peers: 4 of 7Peers' median 12.6%
  • Free cash flow marginBelow its median14.7%
    14.2%23.4%
    Against its peers: 5 of 7Peers' median 19.0%
  • Revenue growthBelow its median-8.8%
    -11.1%1.5%
    Against its peers: 6 of 7Peers' median 2.9%
  • EPS growthLowest in 5 years-29.1%
    -29.1%23.8%
    Against its peers: 6 of 7Peers' median 10.1%
  • Debt to EBITDAAt its median1.51×
    1.17×1.53×
    Against its peers: 1 of 7Peers' median 3.10×

Peers: US companies of the same industry (of its sector when the industry has too few) from a tenth to ten times its market value, the six closest in size. Updated weekly.

Aflac growth and profitability

Revenue (TTM)
16.57B USD
Net income (TTM)
3.53B USD
Gross margin
57.22%
Operating margin
26.09%
Net margin
21.29%

Revenue / Net income

Revenue Net income Net margin
PeriodRevenueGrowthNet incomeGrowthGross marginOperating marginNet marginEBITDAGrowth
FY202517.44B-8.84%3.65B-33.01%38.93%26.61%20.91%5.56B-13.34%
FY202419.13B+1.52%5.44B+16.83%35.63%33.55%28.46%6.42B+21.95%
FY202318.84B-1.62%4.66B+5.45%100.00%27.93%24.73%5.26B+8.07%
FY202219.15B-11.12%4.42B+4.42%100.00%25.42%23.07%4.87B-6.51%
FY202121.55B-3.21%4.23B-11.45%100.00%24.17%19.64%5.21B+25.22%

Aflac revenue breakdown

By product

FY2025
Aflac Japan: 53.4%Aflac US: 39.4%Other Segments: 7.3%53.4%Aflac Japan39.4%Aflac US7.3%Other Segments
SegmentRevenueShare of revenueChange on the year
Aflac Japan9.36B53.4%-3.1%
Aflac US6.90B39.4%+2.4%
Other Segments1.28B7.3%+26.8%

By region

FY2025
Aflac Japan: 57.5%Aflac US: 42.5%57.5%Aflac Japan42.5%Aflac US
RegionRevenueShare of revenueChange on the year
Aflac Japan9.36B57.5%—
Aflac US6.90B42.5%—

How Aflac makes its money

Aflac Japan9.36B 53.7%
Aflac US6.90B 39.6%
Other Segments1.28B 7.3%
Revenue17.44B 100.0%
Cost of revenue10.65B 61.1%
Gross profit6.79B 38.9%
Selling and administration2.70B 15.5%
Operating income4.64B 26.6%
Tax887.00M 5.1%
Other expense108.00M 0.6%
Net income3.65B 20.9%

FY2025, in USD. Each band is as wide as its money; the percentage is its share of revenue.

Aflac dividends

Annual dividend
2.44 USD
Dividend yield (indicated)
1.92%
Payout ratio
44.15%
Years of dividend growth
42
Frequency
Quarterly
Next payment
0.61 USD
Next ex-dividend date
18 Nov 2026
Next payment date
1 Dec 2026

Dividends per share

Year2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
Dividends per share2.322.001.681.601.321.121.081.040.870.83

Aflac financial health

Cash and short-term investments
83.52B USD
Total debt
8.90B USD
Net cash
74.62B USD
Free cash flow (TTM)
2.59B USD
Debt to equity
0.30
Piotroski score
5 / 9
Altman Z-score
2.42

Cash, debt and free cash flow

Cash and short-term investments Total debt Free cash flow
Fiscal yearCash and short-term investmentsTotal debtFree cash flow
FY202570.40B8.41B2.56B
FY202471.50B7.50B2.71B
FY202377.60B7.36B3.19B
FY202279.68B7.44B3.88B
FY2021103.75B7.96B5.05B

Aflac ownership

Institutions
67.68%
Institutional holders
1,760 (+28)
Free float
99.12%

Who owns the shares

Institutions 67.7% Others 32.3%
As of 30 Jun 2026

Shares free to trade

Free float 490.28M shares ·99.1% Closely held 4.33M shares ·0.9%

Closely held shares belong to insiders, founders and owners of more than 5%, and seldom change hands. The free float is the rest: the shares anyone can buy and sell.

Insider trading

QuarterPurchasesSalesShares acquiredShares disposed of
Q4 20260220.00197.35K
Q3 20260663.20K470.61K
Q2 202608645.10K1.13M
Q1 2026049488.04K614.72K

Shares outstanding

Basic shares Diluted shares Change in diluted shares
Fiscal yearBasic sharesDiluted sharesChange in diluted shares
FY2025530.05M532.02M-5.84%
FY2024557.90M565.02M-5.63%
FY2023596.17M598.75M-6.10%
FY2022634.82M637.66M-5.77%
FY2021673.62M676.73M-5.51%

Source: Financial Modeling Prep

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Title: Aflac

Sector: Financial Services
Industry: Insurance - Life
Aflac Inc offers supplemental health insurance and life insurance in the United States and Japan. In addition to its cancer policies, the company has broadened its product offerings to include accident, dental and vision, disability, and long-term-care insurance. It markets its products through independent distributors, selling the majority of its policies directly to consumers at their places of work, and also reaches out to its customers outside of their worksite through digital mediums. The company has two reportable business segments: Aflac Japan, which generates the maximum revenue, and Aflac U.S.

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