---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-26-028396"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AFL"
cik: "0000004977"
company_name: "AFLAC INC"
filed_at: "2026-04-29T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T02:31:45.811932+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Aflac Q1: net earnings $1.0B ($1.98/sh); adj EPS $1.75 (+5.4%); dividend raised to $0.61

## Summary
- 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.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-26-028396
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AFL
- cik: 0000004977
- company_name: AFLAC INC
- filed_at: 2026-04-29T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/4977/000162828026028396/0001628280-26-028396-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/4977/000162828026028396/afl-20260429.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-028396.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  AFLAC INC reported 2026 first quarter results: revenue $4.3 billion, net income $1.0 billion, or $1.98 per diluted share, EPS $1.98 per diluted share.
  - Period: 2026 first quarter
  - Revenue: $4.3 billion
  - Net income: $1.0 billion, or $1.98 per diluted share
  - EPS: $1.98 per diluted share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: First Quarter 2026 Results COLUMBUS, Ga. - April 29, 2026 - Aflac Incorporated (NYSE: AFL) today reported its first quarter results. For the Quarter • Total revenues were $4.3 billion , which was a 27.9% increase year over year. • Net earnings were $1.0 billion, or $1.98 per diluted share, compared with $29 million, or $0.05 per diluted share a year ago. •
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/4977/000162828026028396/0001628280-26-028396-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.