Aflac Inc
Aflac Inc operates as an insurance company within the Financials sector, generating revenue through insurance premiums and investment income.
Business. Aflac Inc (AFL.O) is a life and health insurance company operating within the Financials sector. The firm is headquartered in the United States and is primarily listed on the NASDAQ exchange. Specific details regarding its operating segments and geographic revenue mix are not provided in the available data. Consequently, the company is described at the industry level as a provider of life and health insurance products.
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- Company
- EarningsQ3 2026 earnings (expected)2026-10-28 · estimated
- Macro
- Rate decisionBank of England rate decision (press conf.)2026-08-06 · GB
- Rate decisionReserve Bank of Australia rate decision (press conf.)2026-08-12 · AU
- Rate decisionNorges Bank rate decision (press conf.)2026-08-20 · NO
- Rate decisionSveriges Riksbank rate decision (press conf.)2026-09-03 · SE
- Rate decisionBank of Canada rate decision (press conf.)2026-09-09 · CA
- Rate decisionEuropean Central Bank rate decision (press conf.)2026-09-10 · EU
- Macro & political
- ElectionSE Swedish Election2026-09-14 · SE
- ElectionUS U.S. Midterms2026-11-03 · US
- ElectionFR French Legislative2027-06-01 · FR
Pre-earnings brief
Aflac Inc (AFL.O) has recorded its first analysis in the current dataset, meaning there is no prior basis for computing material changes or deltas. Consequently, no significant operational or financial shifts can be asserted based on historical comparison within this specific reporting window. The most notable activity involves a major holder change detected for investor ID 587. On June 25, 2026, this investor’s position was reported as 3,700 shares, valued at approximately $0.41 million, representing a 0.0002% weight in the portfolio. This followed a previous reporting state on June 26, 2026, where the same investor held 214,927 shares, valued at roughly $23.58 million, with a 0.0136% weight. The data indicates a modification in the holding size for this specific entity as of the March 31, 2026 reporting date. This fluctuation in share count for investor ID 587 highlights a significant adjustment in ownership concentration, although the net direction of the change is ambiguous due to the conflicting "before" and "after" states in the sequential detection logs. The investor’s stake varied between a minor fractional holding and a more substantial position worth over $23 million, suggesting active management or reporting corrections regarding this specific block of shares. In terms of broader company structure, Aflac Inc maintains a lean executive team with two officers and is included in one major index. The company has 34 top holders, indicating a distributed ownership base, but currently has zero analyst coverage in this dataset. Without analyst estimates or cross-source signals, the significance of the holder change remains isolated to the specific investor activity rather than a broader market sentiment shift.
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Synthesis
Aflac Inc (AFL.O) is a life and health insurance company operating within the Financials sector. The firm is headquartered in the United States and is primarily listed on the NASDAQ exchange. Specific details regarding its operating segments and geographic revenue mix are not provided in the available data. Consequently, the company is described at the industry level as a provider of life and health insurance products.
Aflac maintains a conservative capital structure characterized by zero reported debt relative to equity, resulting in a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.0. The balance sheet reflects total assets of $116.47 billion against total liabilities of $86.98 billion, yielding total equity of $29.49 billion. Liquidity is supported by $6.25 billion in cash and equivalents, while operating cash flow stands at $2.56 billion. The risk assessment indicates low liquidity risk, consistent with the strong cash position and absence of immediate filing-based flags.
Profitability metrics show a return on equity (ROE) of 12.36% and a return on assets (ROA) of 3.13%. The company generated net income of $3.65 billion on revenue of $17.16 billion. Valuation multiples include a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.44 and a price-to-book ratio of 2.03. The enterprise value to revenue ratio is 3.13. These figures reflect a stable earnings profile typical of the insurance industry, though specific cohort median comparisons are not available in the current dataset to benchmark relative performance.
Segment and geographic revenue mix data is not present in the provided input. Consequently, specific insights into revenue concentration by business line or region cannot be derived from the available structured data. The analysis relies on aggregate financial figures rather than disaggregated segment performance.
Historical period data for revenue and net income trends over the past five years or eight quarters is absent from the input. Therefore, a quantitative assessment of the growth trajectory or year-over-year momentum cannot be constructed. The current snapshot provides a static view of financial health without temporal context for trend analysis.
Risk factors are assessed as low for both liquidity and dilution. The risk assessment explicitly notes no immediate filing-based liquidity or dilution flags. The shares outstanding remain constant between basic and diluted counts at 518.69 million, indicating no significant dilutive securities currently impacting the share count. This stability supports the low dilution risk rating.
Recent observations include analyst estimates with a mean price target of $114.47 and a median of $116.00, against a current market price of $115.56. The mean recommendation is 2.94, with 11 hold ratings, 2 buy ratings, and 1 strong buy rating. News event observations contain system-level error logs regarding failed analysis re-drives, which do not constitute fundamental business events or disclosed corporate actions.
Aflac Inc (AFL.O) has recorded its first analysis in the current dataset, meaning there is no prior basis for computing material changes or deltas. Consequently, no significant operational or financial shifts can be asserted based on historical comparison within this specific reporting window. The most notable activity involves a major holder change detected for investor ID 587. On June 25, 2026, this investor’s position was reported as 3,700 shares, valued at approximately $0.41 million, representing a 0.0002% weight in the portfolio. This followed a previous reporting state on June 26, 2026, where the same investor held 214,927 shares, valued at roughly $23.58 million, with a 0.0136% weight. The data indicates a modification in the holding size for this specific entity as of the March 31, 2026 reporting date. This fluctuation in share count for investor ID 587 highlights a significant adjustment in ownership concentration, although the net direction of the change is ambiguous due to the conflicting "before" and "after" states in the sequential detection logs. The investor’s stake varied between a minor fractional holding and a more substantial position worth over $23 million, suggesting active management or reporting corrections regarding this specific block of shares. In terms of broader company structure, Aflac Inc maintains a lean executive team with two officers and is included in one major index. The company has 34 top holders, indicating a distributed ownership base, but currently has zero analyst coverage in this dataset. Without analyst estimates or cross-source signals, the significance of the holder change remains isolated to the specific investor activity rather than a broader market sentiment shift.
- Aflac operates with a debt-free balance sheet, evidenced by a 0.0 debt-to-equity ratio.
- The company generates $3.65 billion in net income, supporting an ROE of 12.36%.
- Liquidity is robust with $6.25 billion in cash and equivalents and low risk flags.
- Analyst sentiment is neutral-to-positive, with a mean price target of $114.47 near the current price.
- No historical trend data or segment breakdowns are available to assess growth or concentration risks.
Bull / Bear case
Generated · model-assistedIn focus — financials by report
Valuation
Revenue by segment
Business relationships
Supply chain
Peer comparison
Market position
Stress test
Predictor forecast
| Metric | Our forecast | Guidance | Consensus |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPS | —no estimate | —no estimate | 7,04 |
| Revenue | —no estimate | —no estimate | 16,8B USD |
| Operating income | —no estimate | —no estimate | 4,3B USD |
Options
Short squeeze
Earnings-call key lines
Consensus distribution
sell-side coverageEstimate revisions
consensus EPS · 26-week trendSell-side observations
Themes
ESG
Risk factors
- No immediate filing-based liquidity or dilution flags were detected.
Benchmarks vs cohort
Corporate actions / M&A
FX exposure
Comparable transactions
Derivatives & instruments
Derivative transactions
- Director · Director Stock Option → Common StockDisposed 20 303 @ $44,59exercise · 2026-06-22
- EVP, CFO Aflac Japan · Employee Stock Option (right to buy) → Common StockDisposed 5 508 @ $35,52exercise · 2026-05-22
Actions
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- Market data
- Market data cache
- Issuer disclosures
- Public news
- Earnings transcripts
- Consensus estimates
- ESG data
- Reference data
- Price To Tangible Bookmarket_price / (tangible_book_value / shares_outstanding_diluted)
- Price To Bookmarket_price / (adjusted_book_value / shares_outstanding_diluted)
- Return On Equitynet_income / total_equity
- Enterprise Valuemarket_cap - net_cash
- Ev To Revenueenterprise_value / revenue
- Net Cashcash_and_equivalents + short_term_investments - short_term_debt - long_term_debt
- AFLAC INC Market data — financials · 2026-07-26
- failed_redrive (failed_redrive) on AFL.O · 2026-07-26
- Aflac Inc Market data — analyst estimates · 2026-07-26
- Aflac Inc Market data — ESG · 2026-07-26
- Aflac Inc HA canonical relationships · 2026-07-26
- Aflac Inc — company reference export (2026-07-05) · 2026-07-26
Ownership & reference
Top holders
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,25 %$349M
- Brokerage Firms · as of 2026-03-310,23 %$1 157M
- Institutional Investor · as of 2022-09-300,14 %$0M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,10 %$499M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,09 %$719M
- Investment Managers · as of 2025-12-310,09 %$6 301M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,09 %$2 589M
- Investment Managers · as of 2024-06-300,08 %$3 578M
- Funds · as of 2026-03-310,07 %$477M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,07 %$1 170M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,06 %$453M
- Institutional Investor · as of 2026-03-310,05 %$294M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,05 %$346M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,05 %$296M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,05 %$867M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,05 %$93M
- Brokerage Firms · as of 2026-03-310,05 %$160M
- Investment Managers · as of 2024-12-310,04 %$141M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,03 %$57M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,03 %$97M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,02 %$67M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,02 %$80M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,02 %$27M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,02 %$37M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,01 %$24M
- Institutional Investor · as of 2026-03-310,01 %$54M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,01 %$20M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,01 %$0M
- Institutional Investor · as of 2026-03-310,01 %$18M
- Institutional Investor · as of 2026-03-310,01 %$158M
- Institutional Investor · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$6M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$8M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$1M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M
Leadership
- Dan P. AmosChairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer
- Takeko UemotoSenior Vice President
Insider activity
- Director · Common StockSold 4 600 @ $116,54$536K · 2026-06-22
- 10% owner · Common StockSold 4 429 @ $117,46$520K · 2026-06-22
- 10% owner · Common StockSold 23 416 @ $116,57$2,7M · 2026-06-22
- Director · Common StockSold 7 770 @ $116,54$906K · 2026-06-22
- Director · Common StockOther 20 303 @ $44,59$905K · 2026-06-22
- 10% owner · Common StockSold 600 @ $116,06$70K · 2026-06-18
- 10% owner · Common StockSold 2 700 @ $117,11$316K · 2026-06-18
- 10% owner · Common StockSold 25 382 @ $116,59$3,0M · 2026-06-17
- 10% owner · Common StockSold 918 @ $117,34$108K · 2026-06-17
- 10% owner · Common StockSold 21 716 @ $117,24$2,5M · 2026-06-16
- 10% owner · Common StockSold 8 284 @ $117,79$976K · 2026-06-16
- 10% owner · Common StockSold 28 102 @ $117,15$3,3M · 2026-06-15
- 10% owner · Common StockSold 698 @ $117,87$82K · 2026-06-15
- 10% owner · Common StockSold 5 369 @ $116,76$627K · 2026-06-12
- 10% owner · Common StockSold 46 646 @ $117,84$5,5M · 2026-06-12
- 10% owner · Common StockSold 985 @ $118,31$117K · 2026-06-12
- 10% owner · Common StockSold 22 268 @ $116,62$2,6M · 2026-06-11
- 10% owner · Common StockSold 26 232 @ $117,69$3,1M · 2026-06-11
- 10% owner · Common StockSold 4 797 @ $116,25$558K · 2026-06-10
- 10% owner · Common StockSold 21 703 @ $117,16$2,5M · 2026-06-10
- 10% owner · Common StockSold 7 238 @ $115,21$834K · 2026-06-09
- 10% owner · Common StockSold 5 463 @ $115,71$632K · 2026-06-09
- 10% owner · Common StockSold 99 @ $116,51$12K · 2026-06-09
- 10% owner · Common StockSold 9 736 @ $115,70$1,1M · 2026-06-08
- 10% owner · Common StockSold 3 314 @ $116,73$387K · 2026-06-08
Short positioning
Geographic breakdown
Intel & risk
Evidence & claims
From filings & derived data- Cash & equivalents (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 0.3%Derived (calculated)
- Return on assets (FY 2025-12-31): 3.1%Derived (calculated)
- Debt-to-equity (FY 2025-12-31): 2.95xDerived (calculated)
- Return on equity (FY 2025-12-31): 12.4%Derived (calculated)
- Net margin (FY 2025-12-31): 21.2%Derived (calculated)
- Total liabilities (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): -4.9%Derived (calculated)
- Shareholders' equity (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 13.0%Derived (calculated)
- Operating cash flow (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): -5.6%Derived (calculated)
- Net income (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): -33.0%Derived (calculated)
- EPS (diluted) (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): -29.2%Derived (calculated)
- Total assets (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): -0.9%Derived (calculated)
- Revenue (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): -9.3%Derived (calculated)
- EPS (basic) (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): -29.3%Derived (calculated)
- Revenue (annual): USD 17.16BSEC XBRL filing
- Net income (annual): USD 3.65BSEC XBRL filing
- EPS (diluted) (annual): USD-PER-SHARES 7SEC XBRL filing
- Total liabilities (annual): USD 86.98BSEC XBRL filing
- Cash & equivalents (annual): USD 6.25BSEC XBRL filing
- Total assets (annual): USD 116.47BSEC XBRL filing
- Total operating expenses (annual): USD 5.34BSEC XBRL filing
- Shares outstanding (annual): 518.69MSEC XBRL filing
- EPS (basic) (annual): USD-PER-SHARES 7SEC XBRL filing
- Operating cash flow (annual): USD 2.56BSEC XBRL filing
- Pre-tax income (annual): USD 4.53BSEC XBRL filing