earnings
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.80
Aflac Q1: net earnings $1.0B ($1.98/sh); adj EPS $1.75 (+5.4%); dividend raised to $0.61
AFLAC INC
2026-Q1 EPS reported
$1.98
revenue$4,346,000,000
- Net earnings $1.0B ($1.98 diluted EPS) vs $29M ($0.05) YoY; revenue $4.3B (+27.9%).
- Adjusted earnings $901M, flat YoY; adjusted EPS $1.75 (+5.4%) on share repurchase.
- Japan pretax adj earnings ¥119.1B (+8.3%); sales +25.5% to ¥17.7B from Anshin Palette and Miraito.
- U.S. pretax adj earnings $363M (+1.4%); sales +2.9% to $318M led by group products.
- Returned $1.3B to shareholders ($1.0B buyback + $315M dividends); quarterly dividend up 5.2% to $0.61.