AFL
Aflac Incorporated
- Financial
- US companies in Insurance - Life (11)
- NYSE · USD
- Mkt cap $60.6bn
$120.93
as of 26 Oct 2026, 7% below its 52-week high
Screens as well placed to keep growing its dividend, with low cut-risk signals. Its valuation looks somewhat extended against its own history.
These scores are a resilience check on the dividend, not a recommendation to buy or sell. They are not financial advice.
- Trailing yield
- 1.99%Last 12 months of regular payments at today's price
- Forward yield
- 2.26%Each payment expected in the next 12 months, not the latest one doubled
- Cash cover
- 2.2×Free cash flow over dividends paid
- Earnings cover
- 4.1×Insurers and banks set dividends from capital generation, so their accounting earnings can sit well below the payout.
- 5y dividend growth
- +15.7% a yearNo cut since FY2008
- Next ex-dividend date
- Estimated19 Nov 2026Quarterly dividend of about $0.66
Compared with US companies in Insurance - Life (11)
- Trailing yield is higher than 5 of the 10 other US companies in Insurance - Life.
- 5y dividend growth (as paid) is higher than 6 of the 8 other US companies in Insurance - Life with a 5y growth figure.
Quality
98
HighCapacity to keep growing the dividend
Risk
35
LowSignals of dividend-cut pressure
Trim
71
ModerateHow extended the valuation looks
Why Trim is 71
AFL against US companies in Insurance - Life (11)
Valuation against its own history
As of the last reported period (30 Jun 2026). P80 means the figure is higher than 80% of AFL’s past readings.
- P/E12.2×P81, poor for this measure
- Yield2.03%P17, poor for this measure
- FCF payout45.1%P92, poor for this measure
- DGR 5y+14.3%P90, good for this measure
- ROIC413.8%P88, good for this measure
Net debt / EBITDA is left out: for banks and insurers, debt is part of the business, so the ratio says little.
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