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Aflac
- S&P 500
- Russell 1000
What Aflac is doing, read from its filings, its own words and the news, with every figure dated and sourced. Not investment advice: no ratings, no price targets.
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The latest read
Computed from the data on Oct 22, 2026. Every figure links back to its source in the sections below.
- Revenue over the four quarters to June 30, 2026: $18.1 billion, up 14% from a year earlier.SEC EDGAR filings (XBRL)
- Share buybacks in the fiscal year to December 31, 2025: $3.53 billion.SEC EDGAR filings (10-K)
- Long-term debt issued in the fiscal year to December 31, 2025: $1.04 billion.SEC EDGAR filings (10-K)
- Latest earnings call or results release (August 7, 2026): sentiment 0.20 on a −1 to +1 scale (mixed), confidence 0.70 of 1.Palanor Discourse
- Latest annual report (filed February 25, 2026): 0 risk factors added, 0 removed.Risk Factor Changes (10-K Item 1A)
- Insiders were net sellers in Q3 2026: $54.6 million on the open market.SEC Form 4
- 1,705 institutional managers reported a position at June 30, 2026 (+38 on the quarter before).SEC Form 13F
- H-1B filings certified in Q2 2026: 11 (9 a year earlier).U.S. Department of Labor (OFLC)
Company Posture
How Company Posture is measured →What Aflac is doing, on three axes, from its filings and its own words, as of 2026-10-22. A description, not a rating: Company Posture never says whether to buy.
Expanding ↔ Retrenching
Withheld: 50% of the evidence is readable at this date (needs 60%).
- Capital spending—
- Debt raised—
- Buybacks vs capex—
- Hiring filings21st pct
- Deals and private raises48th pct
- Patent publications55th pct
Confident ↔ Hedging
Mixed
- Call sentiment21st pct
- Call confidence37th pct
- Guidance changes—
- Risk factors added64th pct
- Insider open-market trades41st pct
- − Call sentiment
- − Call confidence
- + Risk factors added
Pressure
Components only: Not yet shown as a score: in the back-test it did not add to a naive reader's forecast of impairment, debt acceleration or bankruptcy filings (8-K 2.06, 2.04, 1.03) (not enough events (17 in half 1; needs 20)).
- Fails-to-deliver34th pct
- Stress filings49th pct
Credit
How these are built →Aflac's borrowing from its SEC filings: the bonds it priced and the debt on its latest balance sheet. A description, not a rating.
Bonds priced, last 12 months
$0.5B
U.S. dollar tranches with a term sheet on EDGAR. Deals sold under Rule 144A file none and are not counted.
| Priced | Amount | Coupon | Matures | Spread | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 2026 | $500M | 5.150% | 2036 (10y) | +78bp | 5.186% |
From the pricing term sheets Aflac filed with the SEC. Spread is to the benchmark Treasury (or Bund, Gilt) at pricing.
Charts
Live charts: each one redraws from today’s data and has an image link to paste into a document or slide.
Cash flow
Capital returned and raised
What the company says
Aflac: earnings call sentiment
Palanor Discourse score per call, −1 to +1
Hiring and ownership
Filings and records
The last two years of notable 8-Ks, offerings, annual reports, federal awards, lobbying reports, patents and other public records, newest first.
- Oct 20, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (FEDERAL HALL POLICY ADVISORS, LLC)third_quarter 2026 · $0.0 million
- Oct 20, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD)third_quarter 2026 · $0.0 million
- Oct 20, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (TROUTMAN STRATEGIES)third_quarter 2026 · $0.1 million
- Oct 20, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (MINDSET ADVOCACY, LLC)third_quarter 2026 · $0.0 million
- Oct 20, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (MEHLMAN CONSULTING, INC.)third_quarter 2026 · $0.0 million
- Oct 20, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (ALSTON & BIRD LLP)third_quarter 2026 · $0.1 million
- Oct 19, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (HORIZONS GLOBAL SOLUTIONS LLC)third_quarter 2026 · $0.1 million
- Oct 19, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (AFLAC INCORPORATED)third_quarter 2026 · $1.5 million
- May 7, 20268-KShareholder vote resultsItem 5.07
- Feb 25, 202610-KAnnual report (10-K)0 risk factors added, 0 removed
- May 8, 20258-KShareholder vote resultsItem 5.07
- Feb 26, 202510-KAnnual report (10-K)0 risk factors added, 0 removed
- Oct 30, 20248-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- Feb 22, 202410-KAnnual report (10-K)0 risk factors added, 2 removed
Peers
Companies in the same industry in the S&P 500, Russell 1000 or MidCap 400, closest in revenue first. Trailing twelve months, from SEC filings.
| Company | Revenue | Free cash flow | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Principal Financial Group PFG | $15.5B | — | Mar 31, 2026 |
| Unum UNM | $13.3B | $0.7B | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Brighthouse Financial BHF | $6.7B | — | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Globe Life GL | $6.2B | $1.2B | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Prudential Financial PRU | $64.8B | — | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Primerica PRI | $3.4B | — | Jun 30, 2026 |
| MetLife MET | $2.7B | — | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Aon plc AON | $17.6B | $3.3B | Jun 30, 2026 |