Aflac Future Growth

Future criteria checks 0/6

Aflac's earnings are forecast to decline at 3.8% per annum while its annual revenue is expected to grow at 1.8% per year. EPS is expected to grow by 0.4% per annum. Return on equity is forecast to be 13.1% in 3 years.

Key information

-3.8%

Earnings growth rate

0.4%

EPS growth rate

Insurance earnings growth11.2%
Revenue growth rate1.8%
Future return on equity13.1%
Analyst coverage

Good

Last updated18 Dec 2024

Recent future growth updates

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

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

Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts

NYSE:AFL - Analysts future estimates and past financials data (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsFree Cash FlowCash from OpAvg. No. Analysts
12/31/202617,8853,697N/AN/A7
12/31/202517,6533,7303,000N/A8
12/31/202417,3484,468N/AN/A9
9/30/202417,3023,8092,9562,956N/A
6/30/202419,3045,4712,9622,962N/A
3/31/202419,3375,3503,1493,149N/A
12/31/202318,7014,6593,1903,190N/A
9/30/202318,8714,5873,6413,641N/A
6/30/202318,6244,7993,4413,441N/A
3/31/202318,7674,5593,5093,509N/A
12/31/202219,1404,4183,8793,879N/A
9/30/202220,6285,2613,7163,716N/A
6/30/202221,1614,3684,4934,493N/A
3/31/202221,4104,0794,9454,945N/A
12/31/202121,5544,2315,0515,051N/A
9/30/202122,5834,2385,5385,538N/A
6/30/202123,0115,8065,6855,685N/A
3/31/202122,8545,5055,9105,910N/A
12/31/202022,1474,7785,9585,958N/A
9/30/202021,8374,6075,7935,793N/A
6/30/202021,7082,9295,6995,699N/A
3/31/202021,8122,9425,3255,325N/A
12/31/201922,3073,3045,4555,455N/A
9/30/201921,8303,0485,6185,618N/A
6/30/201921,8723,1155,5645,564N/A
3/31/201921,9513,1316,3206,320N/A
12/31/201821,7582,9206,0146,014N/A
9/30/201822,0564,9786,1916,191N/A
6/30/201821,9844,849N/A5,770N/A
3/31/201821,8224,729N/A5,609N/A
12/31/201721,6674,604N/A6,128N/A
9/30/201722,1612,772N/A6,463N/A
6/30/201722,3912,685N/A6,298N/A
3/31/201722,4462,520N/A6,413N/A
12/31/201622,5592,659N/A5,987N/A
9/30/201622,0252,638N/A6,126N/A
6/30/201621,3312,576N/A6,527N/A
3/31/201621,1012,601N/A6,647N/A
12/31/201520,9182,533N/A6,776N/A
9/30/201520,9992,506N/A6,743N/A
6/30/201521,6582,645N/A6,521N/A
3/31/201522,2212,882N/A6,395N/A
12/31/201422,6102,951N/A6,550N/A
9/30/201422,8742,923N/A7,965N/A
6/30/201423,0272,919N/A7,981N/A
3/31/201423,1532,998N/A8,330N/A
12/31/201323,6193,158N/A10,547N/A

Analyst Future Growth Forecasts

Earnings vs Savings Rate: AFL's earnings are forecast to decline over the next 3 years (-3.8% per year).

Earnings vs Market: AFL's earnings are forecast to decline over the next 3 years (-3.8% per year).

High Growth Earnings: AFL's earnings are forecast to decline over the next 3 years.

Revenue vs Market: AFL's revenue (1.8% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the US market (9.1% per year).

High Growth Revenue: AFL's revenue (1.8% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.


Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts


Future Return on Equity

Future ROE: AFL's Return on Equity is forecast to be low in 3 years time (13.1%).


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/19 05:51
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/19 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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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