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Aflac Inc AFL

US equityMarket cap rank #284Insurance - Life
$115.06
−$0.17 (-0.15%)
Market open · Sep 24, 1:10 pm ET
After hours $115.23 0.00%
Open$115.76
Prev close$115.23
Day range$115.03 – $116.10
Volume475.2K
Market cap$57.68B
P/E (TTM)12.4
Dividend yield2.07%

Price chart

Daily bars for up to one year, weekly bars for the 5-year view. Averages are 50/200 trading days (10/40 weeks on the 5-year view).

AFL at a glance

AFL last changed hands at $115.06 (down 0.15%). At $57.68B, Aflac Inc is ranked #284 by size among the 300 stocks on BeStock.

The 52-week range is $103.27 to $129.57. Today's price is about 45% of the way from the low to the high. Holders are ahead 7.5% over twelve months, but down 1.8% across the last three months.

Price is below the 50-day average ($119.99) but above the 200-day ($113.94); RSI is 44, and the last 30 sessions moved at roughly 18% annualized volatility.

For the quarter ended Jun 2026 it reported $4.19B in revenue, down 0.6% from a year earlier, with $825.00M of net profit (a 26.6% margin).

The stock changes hands at 12.4 times trailing earnings, about in line with its own five-year average of 12.1.

8 analysts follow the stock and the average call is "hold". The mean target, $118.14, sits 2.7% over where the stock trades.

This summary is put together from the numbers on the page and updates when they do. It describes the data; it is not a forecast or a recommendation.

Aflac Inc: the business

Aflac sells supplemental insurance, meaning cancer, accident and hospital plans, with the majority of its profit coming from Japan and the rest from the U.S.

What tends to move it. The yen-dollar exchange rate, investment returns and policy sales in Japan matter most. The company has raised its dividend for decades.

Written by hand by the BeStock desk and revised when a business changes. See how we work. Spot something out of date? Tell us.

Performance

Price return over each window, from adjusted daily and weekly closes

1 day
-0.1%
1 week
-1.5%
1 month
-2.7%
3 months
-1.8%
6 months
+9.5%
Year to date
+6.0%
1 year
+7.5%
Day range
$115.03$116.10
52-week range
$103.27$129.57

Technical signals

Full technicals →
Trend readLeaning bearish

3 bullish · 4 bearish of 7 signals

IndicatorValueSignal
Price vs 20-day average-1.0%Bearish
Price vs 50-day average-4.1%Bearish
Price vs 200-day average+1.0%Bullish
50-day vs 200-day50d above 200dBullish
RSI (14)44.0Bearish
MACD (12,26,9)-1.01Bullish
Bollinger band position23%Bearish

Standard indicator readings worked out from daily closes. They describe how the price has behaved, not where it is going.

Key statistics

Bid / Ask$115.08 / $115.11
Average price today$115.40
Volume475.2KAvg (90d) 2.34M
Turnover$54.83M
Turnover rate0.10%of shares outstanding
Volume ratio0.30vs. recent average pace
Day amplitude0.93%
Market cap$57.68B
Float market cap$57.19B
Shares outstanding497.01M
EPS (TTM)$6.82
P/E (TTM)12.41
P/B1.90
Book value / share$60.46
Earnings yield0.15%
Dividend (TTM)$2.38 / shareYield 2.07%
Net profit (TTM)$3.42B
Net assets$30.31B
30-day volatility17.6%annualized
Avg daily range (ATR)1.55%of price, 14 days
Max drawdown (1y)-11.2%-10.7% from 1y peak

Quote as of Sep 24, 2026 1:10 pm ET. Prices can lag the live tape. This is background information, not a recommendation.

How AFL ranks on BeStock

Market value#284 of 300
P/E (cheapest = 1)#66 of 283
Dividend yield#107 of 244
Closeness to 52-week high#121 of 300
Dollar volume today#274 of 300

Ranks are among the 300 or so U.S.-listed stocks BeStock covers, recalculated whenever prices refresh. A row is left out when the measure does not apply, such as yield for a stock that pays no dividend.

Latest reported quarter: Q2, ended Jun 2026

Revenue$4.19B-0.6% YoY
Net profit$825.00M+37.7% YoY
Diluted EPS$1.63+46.8% YoY
Free cash flow$112.00M-71.9% YoY
Operating cash flow$112.00M

Revenue, last 8 quarters

$3.0BSep '24$5.5BDec '24$3.5BMar '25$4.2BJun '25$4.8BSep '25$4.9BDec '25$4.4BMar '26$4.2BJun '26

Net profit, last 8 quarters

$-93.0MSep '24$1.9BDec '24$29.0MMar '25$599.0MJun '25$1.6BSep '25$1.4BDec '25$1.0BMar '26$825.0MJun '26

Profitability & balance sheet

Net margin26.6%
Return on equity16.9%
Return on assets4.0%
Liabilities / assets73.9%
Total debt$8.73B
Free cash flow / sales14.5%
Average move on report day±4.2%last 15 reports
Closed higher7 of 1547% of the time
Best reaction+6.6%
Worst reaction-9.7%

Stock move on the day after each report

-4.8%2024/Q3-3.9%2024/Q4-4.7%2025/Q1+3.4%2025/Q2+2.2%2025/Q3+3.4%2025/Q4-0.1%2026/Q1-1.6%2026/Q2

"Implied move" is the size of move the options market was pricing ahead of the report. Move is the stock’s change on the first session after the release.

Valuation

Multiples measured against the stock's own five-year history

Valuation detail →
Price / earnings12.4x
CheapRich

Above its usual level · 68th percentile, 5-year average 12.1x

#814 of 2977 stocks by PE (1 = cheapest)

Price / book1.9x
CheapRich

Below its usual level · 34th percentile, 5-year average 1.9x

#2749 of 5304 stocks by PB (1 = cheapest)

Price / sales3.2x
CheapRich

Above its usual level · 67th percentile, 5-year average 2.6x

#3131 of 5143 stocks by PS (1 = cheapest)

P/E over five years

5x12x19x27xSep '21Mar '24Sep '26

Dashed line is the 5-year average; the shaded band is one standard deviation either side.

Morningstar fair value estimate

Fair value$115.55
Price vs. fair value-0.4%Close to the estimate
Star rating★★★☆☆
Economic moatNarrow
UncertaintyMedium

Analyst view

All ratings →
ConsensusHold
Analysts8
Average target$118.14+2.7% vs. price
  • Buy 25%
  • Hold 38%
  • Sell 38%
Low $99.00Now $115.06Avg $118.14High $138.00

Latest rating actions

  • 19 Aug 2026Wells FargoHOLD · PT $122.00
  • 19 Aug 2026Wolfe ResearchSELL · PT $103.00
  • 18 Aug 2026Wells FargoHOLD · PT $122.00
  • 11 Aug 2026KBWHOLD · PT $125.00
  • 10 Aug 2026Mizuho SecuritiesSELL · PT $116.00

Ownership & positioning

Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving

Ownership detail →
Institutional ownership69.6%+0.04 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding1,896-4 vs. prior quarter
Insider trades (recent)10 buys / 9 sellsNet buying
Short interest2.20% of floatDays to cover 5.1 · as of 31 Aug 2026
Short-sale volume share14.4%5-day average of daily volume

Short-sale volume as % of daily volume

10%13%15%17%Aug '26Sep '26Sep '26

Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions

Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: −$89.45M (5 inflow days, 15 outflow days).

Dividends

Dividend yield (TTM)2.07%
Last dividend$0.61Ex-date 19 Aug 2026
Next-to-last$0.61
Payments on file40

Dividends paid per share, by year

1.3020181.0820191.1220201.3220211.6020221.6820232.0020242.322025

Across the full calendar years shown, the annual payout grew by roughly 8.6% a year.

Latest headlines

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  • Wells Fargo Maintains Aflac Inc(AFL.US) With Hold Rating, Maintains Target Price $122Market news · 19 Aug 2026
  • Wolfe Research Initiates Aflac Inc(AFL.US) With Sell Rating, Announces Target Price $103Market news · 19 Aug 2026
  • KBW Maintains Aflac Inc(AFL.US) With Hold Rating, Raises Target Price to $125Market news · 11 Aug 2026
  • Piper Sandler Maintains Aflac Inc(AFL.US) With Buy Rating, Raises Target Price to $138Market news · 10 Aug 2026

AFL stock: common questions

What is AFL's latest share price?

$115.06 is the latest print for AFL, a move of -0.15% against yesterday's close of $115.23. Today's low and high so far: $115.03 and $116.10.

How big is Aflac Inc?

Equity value comes to $57.68B at the current price. By that measure it is number 284 of the 300 names in our coverage.

What multiple of earnings does AFL sell for?

Buyers pay 12.4 times the last twelve months of profit (EPS $6.82). Averaged over five years the multiple has been 12.1, and today's level ranks in the 68th percentile of its own history.

Where does AFL sit in its 52-week range?

The year's floor is $103.27 and the ceiling $129.57. Shares are 11.2% away from that ceiling.

Does AFL send cash back through a dividend?

It does. Payouts over the past twelve months work out to a 2.07% yield; the latest ex-dividend date was August 19, 2026.

What is the analyst view on Aflac Inc?

Of 8 analysts, 25% say buy, 38% hold and 38% sell. Price targets average $118.14, with the most cautious at $99.00 and the most optimistic at $138.00.

What does Aflac Inc do?

Aflac sells supplemental insurance, meaning cancer, accident and hospital plans, with the majority of its profit coming from Japan and the rest from the U.S.

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