Aflac (AFL) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Aflac's (AFL) quarterly FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.31 in Q1 2026, down 39.55% year-on-year from 0.52 in Q1 2025, and down 66.12% quarter-over-quarter from 0.93 in Q4 2025.
Aflac (AFL) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Aflac has disclosed FCF Payout Ratio across 17 years of filings, most recently posting 0.31 for Q1 2026.
- FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 came in at 0.31, down 39.55% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.41 (down 10.54% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 0.47, up 16.77% from the prior year.
- FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.31 for Q1 2026 at Aflac, down from 0.93 in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, FCF Payout Ratio ranged from a high of 1.07 in Q2 2024 to a low of 0.19 in Q3 2023.
- The 5-year median for FCF Payout Ratio is 0.33 (2024), against an average of 0.45.
- Across the five-year window, FCF Payout Ratio surged 121.7% in 2022 and slumped 39.55% in 2026, its largest moves.
- Aflac's FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.23 in 2022, then soared by 75.26% to 0.41 in 2023, then soared by 97.73% to 0.8 in 2024, then increased by 15.61% to 0.93 in 2025, then sank by 66.12% to 0.31 in 2026.
- The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.31 (Q1 2026), 0.93 (Q4 2025), and 0.24 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manulife Financial | 568.62 Bn | 568.62 Bn | - | 0.00 |
| 2 | Aflac | 59.20 Bn | 53.55 Bn | 1.48 Bn | 0.31 |
| 3 | Metlife | 55.45 Bn | 39.51 Bn | 256.00 Mn | 0.02 |
| 4 | Unum | 14.44 Bn | 4.48 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 0.26 |
| 5 | Globe Life | 12.48 Bn | 11.80 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 0.05 |
| 6 | Primerica | 8.62 Bn | 8.62 Bn | 770.81 Mn | 0.24 |
| 7 | Jackson Financial | 7.51 Bn | 1.67 Bn | - | 0.03 |
| 8 | Lincoln National | 6.79 Bn | -8.89 Bn | 3.25 Bn | 0.62 |
| 9 | CNO Financial | 4.58 Bn | 4.24 Bn | 754.30 Mn | 0.11 |
| 10 | Prudential | 4.22 Bn | 4.22 Bn | - | -0.88 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.31 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.93 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.24 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.75 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.52 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.80 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.21 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.07 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.33 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.41 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.19 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.55 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.28 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.23 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.22 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.49 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.20 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.24 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.12 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.22 |