---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000004977-21-000120"
form_type: "8-K/A"
ticker: "AFL"
cik: "0000004977"
company_name: "AFLAC INC"
filed_at: "2021-07-29T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-30T01:12:47.083197+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Aflac Q2 net earnings $1.1B, adjusted EPS $1.59, dividend $0.33

## Summary
- Net earnings $1.1B ($1.62 diluted EPS) vs $805M a year ago; adjusted earnings $1.1B ($1.59 diluted EPS), up 24.2%.
- Total revenues $5.6B, up 2.9% YoY; Japan segment profit margin 26.5% vs 22.0%.
- Board declared Q3 dividend $0.33/share, payable Sep 1 to holders of record Aug 18, a 17.9% increase.
- Repurchased $500M (9.2M shares) in Q2; $76.5M remaining authorized for repurchase.
- Japan premium income down 3.8% in yen; U.S. premium income down 3.4%, but sales up 64.1%.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000004977-21-000120
- form_type: 8-K/A
- ticker: AFL
- cik: 0000004977
- company_name: AFLAC INC
- filed_at: 2021-07-29T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/4977/000000497721000120/0000004977-21-000120-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/4977/000000497721000120/afl-20210728.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000004977-21-000120.txt

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