AFL Aflac
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S&P 500 CompaniesDividend Aristocrats
Financial · Accident & Health Insurance
Aflac (AFL) is a financial company in the Accident & Health Insurance industry, with a market capitalization of $62.5 billion. Shares last traded at $124.58, 4.3% below their 52-week high. Over the past year the stock is up 16.6%. AFL trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.85, below the Accident & Health Insurance median of 18.98. Net profit margin is 26.9%, above the peer median of 6.0%. Revenue declined 9.3% year over year. The shares yield 1.4% in dividends.
* P/E (TTM) = market cap ÷ net income over the trailing twelve months where four consecutive quarters are reported, otherwise the latest fiscal year — the same basis as the peer table and the screener, so it can differ from price ÷ EPS.
Performance
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Financials
Trailing twelve months where four consecutive quarters are reported, otherwise the latest fiscal year; revenue is the fiscal-year figure where quarterly revenue covers under half of it (typical for banks, insurers and REITs), and margins are taken on it; latest reported period ends 2026-06-30. Source: SEC EDGAR/XBRL.
AFL Dividend History
| Fiscal year end | Total dividends paid | Per share* | Payout ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | $1.20B | $2.24 | 33% |
| 2024-12-31 | $1.09B | $1.92 | 20% |
| 2023-12-31 | $966M | $1.61 | 21% |
| 2022-12-31 | $979M | $1.54 | 22% |
| 2021-12-31 | $855M | $1.26 | 20% |
| 2020-12-31 | $769M | $1.07 | 16% |
| 2019-12-31 | $771M | $1.03 | 23% |
| 2018-12-31 | $793M | $1.02 | 27% |
| 2017-12-31 | $661M | $0.83 | 14% |
| 2016-12-31 | $658M | $0.79 | 25% |
| 2015-12-31 | $656M | $1.51 | 26% |
| 2014-12-31 | $654M | $1.44 | 22% |
*Per share derived as total dividends paid ÷ weighted diluted shares (SEC EDGAR/XBRL annual cash-flow facts). Reported history — not a forecast of future dividends.
AFL is a Dividend Aristocrat (25+ consecutive years of increases). Compare payers on the highest-dividend-yield screener.
Recent earnings
| Period | EPS (diluted) | Reported |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $1.63 | 2026-08-07 |
| Q1 2026 | $1.98 | 2026-05-06 |
| Q4 2025 (derived) | $2.58 | 2026-02-25 |
| FY 2025 | $6.82 | 2026-02-25 |
| Q3 2025 | $3.08 | 2025-11-05 |
| Q2 2025 | $1.11 | 2025-08-05 |
Q4 marked "derived" = fiscal-year EPS minus Q1–Q3 (10-Ks report only the annual figure); EPS is not strictly additive, so it can differ by a cent or two from the issuer's own Q4.
Accident & Health Insurance peers
AFL vs 6 industry peers (Accident & Health Insurance), by market cap. Data as of close
Source: SEC EDGAR (fundamentals/EPS/dividends) · Databento EQUS.MINI (prices) · market cap & yield computed by tradmap. Informational only — not financial advice.