Aflac (AFL) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Aflac (AFL) posted Interest Coverage Ratio of 0.14 for Q1 2026, up 101.62% sequentially from 8.85 in Q4 2025, and down 99.25% YoY from 19.1 in Q1 2025.
Aflac (AFL) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Aflac has reported Interest Coverage Ratio for 18 years, with the latest figure at 0.14 in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio fell 99.25% year-over-year to 0.14 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.61 (down 96.96% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.69, down 30.99% from the prior year.
- Interest Coverage Ratio improved to 0.14 in Q1 2026 per AFL's latest filing, from 8.85 in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Interest Coverage Ratio peaked at 21.9 in Q2 2024 and troughed at 9.01 in Q4 2023.
- A 5-year average of 12.5 and a median of 19.1 in 2025 frame the typical range for Interest Coverage Ratio.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Interest Coverage Ratio surged 332.37% in 2022, then sank 146.26% in 2023.
- Over 5 years, Interest Coverage Ratio stood at 19.48 in 2022, then tumbled by 146.26% to 9.01 in 2023, then surged by 316.84% to 19.54 in 2024, then tumbled by 145.27% to 8.85 in 2025, then soared by 101.62% to 0.14 in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Interest Coverage Ratio over the past three periods registered 0.14, 8.85, and 0.2 for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Interest Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manulife Financial | 70.96 Bn | 51.05 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Metlife | 60.62 Bn | 33.30 Bn | 7.82 Bn | 2.19 |
| 3 | Aflac | 58.73 Bn | -44.28 Bn | 2.27 Bn | 15.38 |
| 4 | Prudential | 36.18 Bn | 27.86 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Unum | 14.01 Bn | 4.46 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 17.78 |
| 6 | Primerica | 9.23 Bn | 8.60 Bn | 717.74 Mn | 7.50 |
| 7 | Jackson Financial | 9.18 Bn | 3.19 Bn | - | 2.67 |
| 8 | Lincoln National | 8.16 Bn | -3.52 Bn | 2.62 Bn | 1.59 |
| 9 | Genworth Financial | 3.79 Bn | 1.80 Bn | 668.00 Mn | 6.85 |
| 10 | Brighthouse Financial | 3.02 Bn | -5.04 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 2.34 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.15 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.14 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -8.85 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.20 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.21 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 19.10 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 19.54 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 20.12 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 21.90 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 21.28 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -9.01 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 20.49 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 19.59 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 19.65 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 19.48 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 15.59 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 17.04 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 16.13 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.50 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 17.39 |