Aflac (AFL) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Aflac (AFL) reported FCF Payout Ratio of 0.31 for Q1 2026, down 39.55% on a YoY basis from 0.52 in Q1 2025, and down 66.12% sequentially from 0.93 in Q4 2025.
Aflac (AFL) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Aflac (AFL) has 17 years of FCF Payout Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.31 in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio fell 39.55% year-over-year to 0.31; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.41 (down 10.54% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.47, up 16.77% from the prior year.
- FCF Payout Ratio retreated to 0.31 in Q1 2026, 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.
- A 5-year average of 0.45 and a median of 0.33 in 2024 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
- Across the five-year window, FCF Payout Ratio surged 121.7% in 2022 and plunged 39.55% in 2026, its largest moves.
- Tracing AFL's FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years: stood at 0.23 in 2022, then surged by 75.26% to 0.41 in 2023, then surged by 97.73% to 0.8 in 2024, then grew by 15.61% to 0.93 in 2025, then slumped by 66.12% to 0.31 in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows AFL's FCF Payout Ratio at 0.31 in Q1 2026, 0.93 in Q4 2025, and 0.24 in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prudential | 75.05 Bn | 67.97 Bn | - | -0.88 |
| 2 | Aflac | 63.80 Bn | 58.14 Bn | 2.51 Bn | 0.31 |
| 3 | Metlife | 60.34 Bn | 44.39 Bn | 256.00 Mn | 0.14 |
| 4 | Manulife Financial | 52.65 Bn | 53.78 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Unum | 14.19 Bn | 4.23 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 0.26 |
| 6 | Primerica | 9.76 Bn | 9.08 Bn | 770.81 Mn | 0.24 |
| 7 | Jackson Financial | 8.17 Bn | 3.03 Bn | - | 0.20 |
| 8 | Lincoln National | 7.81 Bn | -1.09 Bn | 3.25 Bn | 0.62 |
| 9 | F&G Annuities & Life | 3.87 Bn | 1.67 Bn | 1.15 Bn | 0.05 |
| 10 | Genworth Financial | 3.84 Bn | 2.75 Bn | 553.00 Mn | 0.20 |
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 |