earnings
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.80
Aflac Q4 net earnings $1.0B; adjusted EPS up 19.6% to $1.28; dividend raised 21.2%
AFLAC INC
2021-FY EPS reported
$6.39
revenue$22,106,000,000
- Q4 net earnings $1.0B ($1.57 diluted EPS) vs $951M ($1.35) YoY; total revenues $5.4B, down 8.1%.
- Adjusted earnings $850M ($1.28 diluted), up 12.6% from $755M; full-year adjusted EPS $5.94 vs $4.96.
- Japan pretax adjusted earnings +17.9% (yen) to ¥100.9B; profit margin 24.7% (vs 20.9%).
- U.S. pretax adjusted earnings +39.6% to $261M; profit margin 16.1% (vs 11.6%).
- Q1 cash dividend raised 21.2% to $0.40/share; $625M share repurchases in Q4, $2.3B full year.