Aflac Valuation

Is 1AFL undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

2/6

Valuation Score 2/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of 1AFL when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Discounted Cash Flow
Simply Wall St
€133.56
Fair Value
30.5% undervalued intrinsic discount
13
Number of Analysts

Below Fair Value: 1AFL (€92.76) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€133.56)

Significantly Below Fair Value: 1AFL is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for 1AFL?

Key metric: As 1AFL is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for 1AFL. This is calculated by dividing 1AFL's market cap by their current earnings.
What is 1AFL's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio15.9x
EarningsUS$3.59b
Market CapUS$56.16b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does 1AFL's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for 1AFL vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average12x
PST Poste Italiane
11.7x5.6%€23.4b
G Assicurazioni Generali
13.2x7.8%€49.6b
UNI Unipol Assicurazioni
11x7.6%€11.5b
MET MetLife
12.2x6.4%US$51.0b
1AFL Aflac
15.9x3.3%€56.2b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: 1AFL is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (15.9x) compared to the peer average (12x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does 1AFL's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Insurance Industry?

1 CompanyPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
1AFL 15.9xIndustry Avg. 13.4xNo. of Companies16PE0816243240+
1 CompanyEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: 1AFL is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (15.9x) compared to the European Insurance industry average (13.7x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is 1AFL's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

1AFL PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio15.9x
Fair PE Ration/a

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate 1AFL's Price-To-Earnings Fair Ratio for valuation analysis.


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst 1AFL forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€92.76
€93.20
+0.5%
8.0%€106.28€83.26n/a13
Apr ’26n/a
€101.31
0%
8.0%€117.63€89.67n/a14
Mar ’26n/a
€101.31
0%
8.0%€117.63€89.67n/a14
Feb ’26n/a
€101.65
0%
7.6%€117.16€89.31n/a14
Jan ’26n/a
€100.26
0%
9.0%€116.59€85.31n/a13
Dec ’25n/a
€100.61
0%
8.8%€118.30€85.86n/a13
Nov ’25n/a
€95.41
0%
9.8%€114.01€82.75n/a13
Oct ’25n/a
€87.89
0%
9.0%€102.89€76.05n/a13
Sep ’25n/a
€87.13
0%
9.6%€102.84€75.78n/a12
Aug ’25n/a
€85.33
0%
10.8%€105.64€75.06n/a12
Jul ’25n/a
€80.36
0%
7.6%€93.35€71.88n/a12
Jun ’25n/a
€79.13
0%
6.1%€88.18€71.47n/a12
May ’25n/a
€79.56
0%
7.8%€94.11€70.58€95.0413
Apr ’25n/a
€76.59
0%
5.6%€84.90€69.21n/a13
Mar ’25n/a
€76.59
0%
5.6%€84.90€69.21n/a13
Feb ’25n/a
€76.23
0%
6.2%€84.64€69.00n/a14
Jan ’25n/a
€73.86
0%
7.9%€83.61€56.67n/a14
Dec ’24n/a
€73.57
0%
7.7%€83.00€56.25n/a14
Nov ’24n/a
€73.01
0%
8.3%€81.03€56.53n/a14
Oct ’24n/a
€72.22
0%
9.2%€81.20€54.76n/a14
Sep ’24n/a
€69.85
0%
9.2%€79.27€53.46n/a14
Aug ’24n/a
€65.23
0%
7.6%€72.38€52.48n/a14
Jul ’24n/a
€65.32
0%
7.7%€73.36€52.27n/a13
Jun ’24n/a
€66.22
0%
7.4%€74.86€53.33n/a13
May ’24n/a
€64.39
0%
7.1%€72.92€51.96n/a14
AnalystConsensusTarget
Consensus Narrative from 13 Analysts
€92.50
Fair Value
0.3% overvalued intrinsic discount
13
Number of Analysts

Analyst Forecast: Target price is lower than the current share price.


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/05/02 05:42
End of Day Share Price 2025/05/02 00:00
Earnings2025/03/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

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Company Financials10 years
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  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
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  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Aflac Incorporated is covered by 33 analysts. 7 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
Taylor ScottBarclays
Jay GelbBarclays