Aflac Dividend

Dividend criteria checks 5/6

Aflac is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 1.83% that is well covered by earnings.

Key information

1.8%

Dividend yield

19%

Payout ratio

Industry average yield1.6%
Next dividend pay daten/a
Ex dividend daten/a
Dividend per shareUS$2.000
Earnings per shareUS$9.77
Dividend yield forecast2.1%

Recent dividend updates

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

Recent updates

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

Is Now The Time To Put Aflac (NYSE:AFL) On Your Watchlist?

Sep 07
Is Now The Time To Put Aflac (NYSE:AFL) On Your Watchlist?

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

Jun 19

Do Aflac's (NYSE:AFL) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?

Jun 01
Do Aflac's (NYSE:AFL) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?

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

May 14
Aflac's (NYSE:AFL) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

Aflac's (NYSE:AFL) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Apr 30
Aflac's (NYSE:AFL) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Aflac: Impressive Record, Mixed Results

Feb 19

Aflac Continues To Deliver

Feb 10

Aflac (NYSE:AFL) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

Feb 03
Aflac (NYSE:AFL) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

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

Feb 01

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

Dec 21
Aflac's (NYSE:AFL) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

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

Dec 08
Should You Be Adding Aflac (NYSE:AFL) To Your Watchlist Today?

Aflac: Moderately Overvalued In Light Of Challenging Growth Environment

Dec 07

Aflac: Higher Price, But Still Room To Run?

Nov 13

Aflac (NYSE:AFL) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At $0.40

Nov 09
Aflac (NYSE:AFL) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At $0.40

AFLAC Non-GAAP EPS of $1.15 misses by $0.07, revenue of $4.82B beats by $240M

Oct 31

Aflac: 'Probability' Shows A Good Long-Term Dividend Firm

Oct 07

Stability and Growth of Payments

Fetching dividends data

Stable Dividend: AFL's dividends per share have been stable in the past 10 years.

Growing Dividend: AFL's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.


Dividend Yield vs Market

Aflac Dividend Yield vs Market
How does AFL dividend yield compare to the market?
SegmentDividend Yield
Company (AFL)1.8%
Market Bottom 25% (US)1.4%
Market Top 25% (US)4.3%
Industry Average (Insurance)1.6%
Analyst forecast (AFL) (up to 3 years)2.1%

Notable Dividend: AFL's dividend (1.83%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.43%).

High Dividend: AFL's dividend (1.83%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.34%).


Earnings Payout to Shareholders

Earnings Coverage: With its low payout ratio (19.4%), AFL's dividend payments are well covered by earnings.


Cash Payout to Shareholders

Cash Flow Coverage: With its reasonably low cash payout ratio (37.8%), AFL's dividend payments are well covered by cash flows.


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