secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     AFLAC INC (AFL)
CIK:        0000004977
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-04-29T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001628280-26-028396
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

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

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/4977/000162828026028396/0001628280-26-028396-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/4977/000162828026028396/afl-20260429.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-028396

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