Aflac Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 5/6
Aflac is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 2.25% that is well covered by earnings. Next payment date is on 3rd March, 2025 with an ex-dividend date of 19th February, 2025.
Key information
2.2%
Dividend yield
4.7%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 7.0% |
| Future Dividend Yield | 2.3% |
| Dividend Growth | -0.2% |
| Next dividend pay date | 03 Mar 25 |
| Ex dividend date | 19 Feb 25 |
| Dividend per share | US$2.320 |
| Payout ratio | 29% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
Recent updates
Aflac (NYSE:AFL) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To $0.58
Dec 19
Aflac Incorporated (NYSE:AFL) Looks Inexpensive But Perhaps Not Attractive Enough
Dec 12Insurer Aflac Quacks Away At Policy Growth And Low Debt Risk
Nov 02Aflac: Double Digit Dividend Growth And Strong Portfolio Of Investments
Aug 26Should You Be Adding Aflac (NYSE:AFL) To Your Watchlist Today?
Aug 22Aflac Incorporated's (NYSE:AFL) Shares Lagging The Market But So Is The Business
Jul 11Aflac Incorporated Beat Analyst Estimates: See What The Consensus Is Forecasting For This Year
May 05Aflac Incorporated: Good Positioning But Risks From Japan
Apr 22Aflac: Growing Cancer Cases Will Lead To Higher Revenues
Apr 09Aflac Incorporated's (NYSE:AFL) Share Price Is Matching Sentiment Around Its Earnings
Apr 08Aflac: A Dividend Aristocrat To Watch
Feb 08Aflac's (NYSE:AFL) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's
Feb 07Aflac: Still A Very Interesting Dividend-Growth Play
Jan 17Aflac: Should Be Part Of Any Dividend Growth Portfolio
Dec 19Aflac Q3: Why High Valuation May Be Signaling A Stock Split (Rating Upgrade)
Dec 05Aflac: Hold Rating Reaffirmed, A Dividend Grower With High Stock Price
Nov 08Aflac: An Incredible Dividend Aristocrat That Every Dividend Investor Should Own
Oct 03Insurer Aflac Swims On In Strong Rate Environment, But Remains Overbought
Jun 19Aflac: Impressive Record, Mixed Results
Feb 19Aflac Continues To Deliver
Feb 10AFLAC Non-GAAP EPS of $1.29 beats by $0.08, revenue of $4.01B misses by $480M
Feb 01Aflac: Moderately Overvalued In Light Of Challenging Growth Environment
Dec 07Upcoming Dividend Payment
Stability and Growth of Payments
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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 |
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| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (AFL) | 2.2% |
| Market Bottom 25% (US) | 1.4% |
| Market Top 25% (US) | 4.5% |
| Industry Average (Insurance) | 1.9% |
| Analyst forecast (AFL) (up to 3 years) | 2.3% |
Notable Dividend: AFL's dividend (2.25%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.43%).
High Dividend: AFL's dividend (2.25%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.45%).
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its reasonably low payout ratio (28.7%), AFL's dividend payments are well covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: With its reasonably low cash payout ratio (43.6%), AFL's dividend payments are well covered by cash flows.
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2024/12/26 07:12 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/24 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 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.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Ishan Majumdar | Baptista Research |
| Jay Gelb | Barclays |
| Alex Scott | Barclays |