Aflac Incorporated

NYSE:AFL Stock Report

Market Cap: US$56.2b

Aflac Past Earnings Performance

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Aflac has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 6.2%, while the Insurance industry saw earnings growing at 12.6% annually. Revenues have been declining at an average rate of 4.5% per year. Aflac's return on equity is 15.3%, and it has net margins of 22%.

Key information

6.2%

Earnings growth rate

11.5%

EPS growth rate

Insurance Industry Growth8.0%
Revenue growth rate-4.5%
Return on equity15.3%
Net Margin22.0%
Next Earnings Update05 Feb 2025

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Aflac (NYSE:AFL) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To $0.58

Dec 19
Aflac (NYSE:AFL) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To $0.58

Aflac Incorporated (NYSE:AFL) Looks Inexpensive But Perhaps Not Attractive Enough

Dec 12
Aflac Incorporated (NYSE:AFL) Looks Inexpensive But Perhaps Not Attractive Enough

Insurer Aflac Quacks Away At Policy Growth And Low Debt Risk

Nov 02

Aflac: Double Digit Dividend Growth And Strong Portfolio Of Investments

Aug 26

Should You Be Adding Aflac (NYSE:AFL) To Your Watchlist Today?

Aug 22
Should You Be Adding Aflac (NYSE:AFL) To Your Watchlist Today?

Aflac Incorporated's (NYSE:AFL) Shares Lagging The Market But So Is The Business

Jul 11
Aflac Incorporated's (NYSE:AFL) Shares Lagging The Market But So Is The Business

Aflac Incorporated Beat Analyst Estimates: See What The Consensus Is Forecasting For This Year

May 05
Aflac Incorporated Beat Analyst Estimates: See What The Consensus Is Forecasting For This Year

Aflac Incorporated: Good Positioning But Risks From Japan

Apr 22

Aflac: Growing Cancer Cases Will Lead To Higher Revenues

Apr 09

Aflac Incorporated's (NYSE:AFL) Share Price Is Matching Sentiment Around Its Earnings

Apr 08
Aflac Incorporated's (NYSE:AFL) Share Price Is Matching Sentiment Around Its Earnings

Aflac: A Dividend Aristocrat To Watch

Feb 08

Aflac's (NYSE:AFL) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

Feb 07
Aflac's (NYSE:AFL) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

Aflac: Still A Very Interesting Dividend-Growth Play

Jan 17

Investors Don't See Light At End Of Aflac Incorporated's (NYSE:AFL) Tunnel

Dec 21
Investors Don't See Light At End Of Aflac Incorporated's (NYSE:AFL) Tunnel

Aflac: Should Be Part Of Any Dividend Growth Portfolio

Dec 19

Aflac Q3: Why High Valuation May Be Signaling A Stock Split (Rating Upgrade)

Dec 05

Aflac: Hold Rating Reaffirmed, A Dividend Grower With High Stock Price

Nov 08

Aflac: An Incredible Dividend Aristocrat That Every Dividend Investor Should Own

Oct 03

Insurer Aflac Swims On In Strong Rate Environment, But Remains Overbought

Jun 19

Aflac: Impressive Record, Mixed Results

Feb 19

Aflac Continues To Deliver

Feb 10

AFLAC Non-GAAP EPS of $1.29 beats by $0.08, revenue of $4.01B misses by $480M

Feb 01

Aflac: Moderately Overvalued In Light Of Challenging Growth Environment

Dec 07

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Aflac makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

NYSE:AFL Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 2417,3023,8093,0540
30 Jun 2419,3045,4713,0910
31 Mar 2419,3375,3503,1290
31 Dec 2318,7014,6593,1650
30 Sep 2318,8714,5873,1260
30 Jun 2318,6244,7993,1210
31 Mar 2318,7674,5593,1910
31 Dec 2219,1404,4183,2490
30 Sep 2220,6285,2613,3750
30 Jun 2221,1614,3683,4650
31 Mar 2221,4104,0793,5450
31 Dec 2121,5544,2313,5410
30 Sep 2122,5834,2383,6200
30 Jun 2123,0115,8063,5960
31 Mar 2122,8545,5053,4730
31 Dec 2022,1474,7783,4200
30 Sep 2021,8374,6073,2410
30 Jun 2021,7082,9293,1650
31 Mar 2021,8122,9423,1490
31 Dec 1922,3073,3043,0890
30 Sep 1921,8303,0483,0250
30 Jun 1921,8723,1152,9850
31 Mar 1921,9513,1312,9740
31 Dec 1821,7582,9202,9880
30 Sep 1822,0564,9782,9480
30 Jun 1821,9844,8492,9040
31 Mar 1821,8224,7292,8380
31 Dec 1721,6674,6042,7800
30 Sep 1722,1612,7722,8730
30 Jun 1722,3912,6852,8620
31 Mar 1722,4462,5202,9080
31 Dec 1622,5592,6592,7960
30 Sep 1622,0252,6382,5280
30 Jun 1621,3312,5762,4070
31 Mar 1621,1012,6012,2470
31 Dec 1520,9182,5332,6060
30 Sep 1520,9992,5062,2580
30 Jun 1521,6582,6452,2700
31 Mar 1522,2212,8822,2570
31 Dec 1422,6102,9512,2610
30 Sep 1422,8742,9232,2280
30 Jun 1423,0272,9192,2300
31 Mar 1423,1532,9982,2220
31 Dec 1323,6193,1582,2220

Quality Earnings: AFL has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: AFL's current net profit margins (22%) are lower than last year (24.3%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: AFL's earnings have grown by 6.2% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: AFL's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: AFL had negative earnings growth (-17%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Insurance industry average (36.4%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: AFL's Return on Equity (15.3%) is considered low.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/20 12:25
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Ownership10 years
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Management10 years
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Analyst Sources

Aflac Incorporated is covered by 32 analysts. 9 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Ishan MajumdarBaptista Research
Jay GelbBarclays
Alex ScottBarclays