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AFLAC INC

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$115.28

+0.71%

Close on Sep 11, 2026

Insufficient Data

Updated 6/30/2026

Long-term research evidence only. No price targets, no trading signals, no recommendations.

Investment Report Card

AFLAC INC

Sector unavailable · Data confidence limited

No Suggested Investment Score today

Risk Intelligence is unavailable

Risk Intelligence

Core Model

Not Available

Not Scored

How strong and defensively sound is the company?

This reading is not available for this company yet.

Long-Term Potential

Research Model

Not Available

Not Scored

Does the business have the characteristics needed to create value over many years?

This reading is not available for this company yet.

Fundamental Momentum

Research Model

Not Available

Not Scored

Is the underlying business getting stronger or weaker?

This reading is not available for this company yet.

Ownership Intelligence

Supplemental Intelligence

Not Available

Positive disclosed activity

What are important owners actually doing?

This reading is not available for this company yet.

Valuation Intelligence

Research Model
C

63 / 100

Attractive

Is today's price reasonable?

Around the middle of the covered universe — and valuation is researched separately from the Suggested Investment Score.

Capital Returns Intelligence

Research Model
B

76 / 100

Strong Capital Returns

How effectively does the company reward shareholders?

Above average on this measure — and capital returns are researched separately from the Suggested Investment Score.

Why it stands out

  • More disclosed holders are new or increasing than reducing or exiting.
  • Attractive valuation: the stock reads 63 out of 100 on Valuation Intelligence (Attractive) relative to its own history and comparable companies.

What holds it back

No weakening evidence is recorded in today's readings.

Long-term view

Long-Term Potential is not available for this company, so no long-term reading is shown.

Ownership view

No disclosed ownership reading is available at the required confidence, so ownership is left blank rather than estimated.

Valuation view

AFLAC INC reads 63 out of 100 on Valuation Intelligence, recorded as Attractive. The stock currently trades above most of its own recent valuation history and below comparable companies. This describes the price being paid relative to the company's financials — it is not a forecast and not a fair value. Valuation Intelligence is a research model and contributes nothing to the Suggested Investment Score or the daily ranking.

Capital returns view

AFLAC INC reads 76 out of 100 on Capital Returns Intelligence (Strong Capital Returns), reflecting a dividend that has grown about 11.4% a year and a share count falling about 5.8% a year. Capital Returns Intelligence is a research model and contributes nothing to the Suggested Investment Score or the daily ranking.

What changed

No meaningful recorded changes in the stored history.

Risk Intelligence is a core model, Long-Term Potential, Fundamental Momentum, Valuation Intelligence and Capital Returns Intelligence are research models, and Ownership Intelligence is supplemental descriptive evidence. Valuation Intelligence and Capital Returns Intelligence each contribute 0% to the Suggested Investment Score. Nothing here is a recommendation.

Compare AFL with other companies

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Rule-based membership

Membership means the company satisfied a published rule on the latest research build. It is not a recommendation.

60-Second Brief

Too few stored readings exist for this company to summarise honestly.

Composite discovery model

Suggested Investment Score

Suggested Investment Score

Not currently in the Suggested Investment ranking

Risk Intelligence is unavailable. A composite score is only published when every required input is available for this company. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap, and exclusion from the ranking is not a sell instruction.

COMPOSITE DISCOVERY MODEL — RESEARCH STAGE · Ranking updated September 12, 2026

Researched separately

Valuation Intelligence 63 · Attractive

RESEARCH MODEL

Valuation Intelligence is currently researched separately and does not affect the Suggested Investment Score or daily ranking.

Researched separately

Capital Returns Intelligence 76 · Strong Capital Returns

RESEARCH MODEL

Capital Returns Intelligence is researched separately and contributes 0% to the Suggested Investment Score, the daily rank or any ranking event.

Why this company scores the way it does

This company does not currently hold a stored Suggested Investment Score, so no contribution breakdown can be shown.

Stored snapshots only

What changed

Research-score history available since September 2026.

Stored research history does not yet cover a full 30 days comparison for this company.

A change is reported as meaningful at 8 score points, 5 rank places, or any change of research classification. Nothing here is a recommendation to buy or sell.

Learn the metrics on this page

Plain-English definitions, with the formula and the limitations of each measure.

Fifth research lens · outside the score

Valuation Intelligence

Valuation Intelligence

Is today's price reasonable?

Valuation Intelligence is currently researched separately and does not affect the Suggested Investment Score or daily ranking.

63/ 100

Attractive

RESEARCH MODEL
Good coverage

Compared with its history

31

Expensive

Is this company expensive or inexpensive compared with its own history?

Compared with peers

70

Attractive

How expensive is this stock compared with similar companies?

Earnings & cash flow

77

Very Attractive

How much financial output does an investor receive relative to the price paid?

Growth-adjusted

88

Very Attractive

Does the company's growth help justify the valuation investors are paying?

AFLAC INC reads 63 out of 100 on Valuation Intelligence, recorded as Attractive. The stock currently trades above most of its own recent valuation history and below comparable companies. This describes the price being paid relative to the company's financials — it is not a forecast and not a fair value.

Price data through September 11, 2026 · Financial data through the quarter ended June 30, 2026

Valuation history

Stored readings only. The dashed line is this company's own median for the selected measure.

Only one stored valuation reading exists so far, so there is nothing to chart yet. Valuation history builds forward from activation rather than being reconstructed.

Current P/E 11.9x · own median 10.0x · peer median 13.1x

Valuation is inherently uncertain. A stock that appears inexpensive can continue falling, and a stock that appears expensive can continue rising. Valuation Intelligence provides context about the price investors are paying — it does not predict short-term market movements, and it never produces a fair value, a price target or a buy or sell range. Model VALUATION_INTELLIGENCE_V1.

Sixth research lens · outside the score

Capital Returns Intelligence

Capital Returns Intelligence

How effectively does the company reward shareholders?

Capital Returns Intelligence is researched separately and contributes 0% to the Suggested Investment Score, the daily rank or any ranking event.

76/ 100

Strong Capital Returns

RESEARCH MODEL
Excellent coverage

Dividend Quality

87

Exceptional Capital Returns

Dividend reliability

Buyback Effectiveness

97

Exceptional Capital Returns

Do buybacks actually reduce shares?

Dilution Control

94

Exceptional Capital Returns

Is your ownership share protected?

Capital Return Sustainability

10

Limited Capital Returns

Can the cash flow support it?

Shareholder Yield

91

Exceptional Capital Returns

Cash returned versus company value

AFLAC INC reads 76 out of 100 on Capital Returns Intelligence (Strong Capital Returns), reflecting a dividend that has grown about 11.4% a year and a share count falling about 5.8% a year.

How returned cash was used

Dividends $1.19B · net repurchases $3.77B · total returned $4.97B · 188% of free cash flow

Price data through September 11, 2026 · Financial data through the quarter ended June 30, 2026

Capital returns history

Stored readings only. History builds forward from activation rather than being reconstructed.

Only one stored reading exists for this measure so far, so there is nothing to chart yet.

Why higher yield isn't always better

A very high dividend yield may reflect a falling share price or an unsustainable payout. Capital Returns Intelligence emphasizes consistency and sustainability rather than simply rewarding the highest yield.

Why buybacks can be misleading

Announced or gross buyback spending does not always mean shareholders are gaining ownership. Companies can simultaneously issue shares through employee compensation or acquisitions. Suggested Investments therefore considers actual share-count changes alongside repurchase spending.

What these terms mean
Dividend Yield
The annual dividend relative to the current share price.
Payout Ratio
The share of company earnings used to pay dividends.
Free Cash Flow Payout
How much of the company's available cash is being used for dividends.
Share Repurchases
When a company buys back its own stock.
Dilution
When the number of shares increases, reducing each existing share's percentage ownership of the company.
Shareholder Yield
A combined view of dividends and net share repurchases relative to the company's market value.

Capital Returns Intelligence describes how a company returns capital to shareholders. It is not a measure of stock-price performance, it does not predict future returns, and a strong reading is never a recommendation to buy. Dividends and repurchases can be reduced or stopped at any time. Model CAPITAL_RETURNS_INTELLIGENCE_V1, contributing 0% to the Suggested Investment Score.

Stored daily snapshots only

Ranking history

Stored Suggested Investment ranking history
TodayNot rankedNo stored score
30 days agoNot rankedNo stored score
90 days agoNot rankedNo stored score
First suggestedNot yet suggested
Highest rankNot ranked

In the company’s own words

What this company does

Aflac Incorporated (the Parent Company) was incorporated in 1973 under the laws of the state of Georgia. The Parent Company and its subsidiaries (collectively, the Company) provide financial protection to millions of policyholders and customers in Japan and the United States (U.S.). The Company’s principal business is supplemental health and life insurance products with the goal to provide customers the best value in supplemental insurance products in Japan and the U.S. When a policyholder or insured gets sick or hurt, the Company pays cash benefits fairly and promptly for eligible claims. Throughout its 70-year history, the Company’s supplemental insurance policies have given policyholders the opportunity to focus on recovery, not financial stress.

The Company is authorized to conduct insurance business in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, several U.S. territories, and Japan. The Company’s website is: www.aflac.com. Information included on the Company’s website is not incorporated by reference into this filing. The Company makes available free of charge through its website, its annual report on Form 10-K, its quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, and amendments to those reports as soon as reasonably practicable after they have been electronically filed with or furnished to the SEC.

The Company's strategy for growth in Japan and the U.S. has remained straightforward and consistent for many years. The Company develops relevant supplemental health insurance products offering financial protection from the rising out-of-pocket expenses associated with medical events that are not covered by the insureds' primary coverage. The Company also offers a complement of other voluntary and employer-paid health and life insurance products to fit the needs of its customers. Additionally, the Company aims to obtain more customers by selling where the customer prefers to purchase protection, whether through an agent or broker, a distribution partner or directly from the Company. To help promote its insurance products, the Company’s marketing campaigns feature the Aflac Duck.

In 1999, the Company had been running commercials for nearly a decade, but its brand awareness was hovering at about 10%. An innovative marketing campaign with something unique and memorable that would build brand awareness was needed. The Aflac Duck’s first commercial in the U.S., "Park Bench," aired on January 1, 2000 and taught consumers how to pronounce "Aflac." The Aflac Duck made its international debut in Japan in 2003. In the time since its U.S. debut, the Aflac Duck has become one of the most familiar advertising icons in the world, appearing in many commercials and countless print ads in both the U.S. and Japan. Celebrating its 25th anniversary in the U.S., the Aflac Duck continues to be a helpmate who increases brand knowledge and connection.

Quoted from the business section of this company’s 10-K filed February 25, 2026. Read the filing

Four distinct intelligence areas

The IA view

Risk Intelligence

Production core

Insufficient Data

No prior period to compare

Business Quality qualification score from the locked IA Defensive Research Core. Price Risk stays a separate category and is never blended in.

Long-Term Potential

Research model

Insufficient Data

No prior period to compare

Durable business economics and reinvestment characteristics. Independent external validation is pending.

Fundamental Momentum

Research model

Insufficient Data

No prior period to compare

Direction and breadth of change in underlying business fundamentals. Not a price-momentum signal.

Elite Investor Activity

Supplemental

40

Lower range

0 vs Jun 30, 2026

Only 5 tracked managers disclosed a position — treat as limited coverage.

As of Sep 11, 2026

Company intelligence

AFL score history

Each area is measured and reported separately. No combined score exists.

AFL intelligence history from 2023-09-30 to 2026-09-11. Elite Investor Activity 40 on 2026-09-11, unchanged 0 from 40 on 2026-06-30. Each area is reported separately and is never combined into a single score.

Elite Investor Activity 40 as of Sep 11, 2026 (0 vs prior period) · Supplemental

Share price

AFL price history

Closing prices adjusted for splits and dividends, through Sep 11, 2026. Past prices do not indicate future results.

6M change
+6.3%
1Y change
+8.3%
3Y change
+60.9%
5Y change
+136.6%
Max change
+153.5%

Last stored close $115.28 · +8.3% over the selected range · 52 sessions shown

Balanced evidence

Why IA likes it

  • More disclosed holders are new or increasing than reducing or exiting.

Risk and uncertainty

What IA doesn’t like

  • No specific negative evidence is available. This is not evidence of low risk.

What would change our view

  • Business Quality falling below the frozen qualification threshold.
  • Price Risk moving to a less favorable category.
  • A sustained reversal in the Fundamental Momentum research evidence.
  • New material public ownership disclosures.

Public filings · descriptive only

Elite Investor Activity

Reporting holders

34

New holders

23

Increasing

3

Reducing

3

Exiting

0

Coverage

Excellent

Positive disclosed activity · Report period 2023-09-30 · Public 12/27/2023

ManagerChangePortfolio weightRankDisclosed

Insufficient high-confidence manager coverage.

Objective stored changes

What changed

  • Elite Investor Activity

    Elite Investor Consensus strengthened

    Disclosed agreement among tracked managers moved from 20 to 40 for the reporting period ending 2026-06-30.

  • Elite Investor Activity

    Elite Investor Consensus weakened

    Disclosed agreement among tracked managers moved from 30 to 20 for the reporting period ending 2026-03-31.

  • Elite Investor Activity

    Elite Investor Consensus strengthened

    Disclosed agreement among tracked managers moved from 8 to 30 for the reporting period ending 2025-12-31.

  • Elite Investor Activity

    Elite Investor Consensus weakened

    Disclosed agreement among tracked managers moved from 29 to 8 for the reporting period ending 2025-09-30.

  • Elite Investor Activity

    Elite Investor Consensus weakened

    Disclosed agreement among tracked managers moved from 50 to 29 for the reporting period ending 2025-06-30.

  • Elite Investor Activity

    Elite Investor Consensus strengthened

    Disclosed agreement among tracked managers moved from 36 to 50 for the reporting period ending 2025-03-31.

  • Elite Investor Activity

    Elite Investor Consensus weakened

    Disclosed agreement among tracked managers moved from 100 to 36 for the reporting period ending 2024-12-31.

  • Elite Investor Activity

    Tracked managers initiated positions

    6 tracked managers first disclosed a position for the reporting period ending 2024-09-30.

Ownership timeline

No high-confidence public ownership events are available.

General research only. Not personalized advice. Public filings may be delayed, amended, incomplete, or reflect positions that have changed since the reporting date.