Aflac (AFL) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Aflac's (AFL) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $3.1 billion in Q1 2026, down 4.06% year-on-year from $3.3 billion in Q1 2025, and up 124.21% quarter-over-quarter from $1.4 billion in Q4 2025.
Aflac (AFL) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Aflac has disclosed Operating Expenses across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $3.1 billion for Q1 2026.
- Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $3.1 billion, down 4.06% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $7.2 billion (down 60.33% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $5.3 billion, down 57.33% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses came in at $3.1 billion for Q1 2026 at Aflac, up from $1.4 billion in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $8.8 billion in Q4 2024 to a low of $1.2 billion in Q2 2023.
- The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $3.1 billion (2026), against an average of $3.0 billion.
- Peak annual rise in Operating Expenses reached 159.0% in 2025, while the deepest fall reached 84.17% in 2025.
- Aflac's Operating Expenses stood at $3.4 billion in 2022, then advanced by 2.29% to $3.5 billion in 2023, then jumped by 152.15% to $8.8 billion in 2024, then slumped by 84.17% to $1.4 billion in 2025, then soared by 124.21% to $3.1 billion in 2026.
- The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $3.1 billion (Q1 2026), $1.4 billion (Q4 2025), and $1.3 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manulife Financial | 575.36 Bn | 575.36 Bn | - | -199.07 Mn |
| 2 | Aflac | 60.03 Bn | 54.38 Bn | 1.48 Bn | 3.12 Bn |
| 3 | Metlife | 56.29 Bn | 40.35 Bn | 256.00 Mn | 17.57 Bn |
| 4 | Unum | 14.92 Bn | 4.96 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 3.05 Bn |
| 5 | Globe Life | 12.80 Bn | 12.12 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 1.23 Bn |
| 6 | Primerica | 8.79 Bn | 8.79 Bn | 770.81 Mn | 2.04 Mn |
| 7 | Jackson Financial | 7.51 Bn | 1.68 Bn | - | 735.00 Mn |
| 8 | Lincoln National | 6.95 Bn | -8.74 Bn | 3.25 Bn | 5.55 Bn |
| 9 | CNO Financial | 4.67 Bn | 4.33 Bn | 754.30 Mn | 981.20 Mn |
| 10 | Prudential | 4.24 Bn | 4.24 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.12 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.39 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.31 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.33 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.25 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 8.80 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.86 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.12 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.26 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.49 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.29 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.25 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.46 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.41 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.38 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.61 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.88 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 11.76 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 4.12 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 4.19 Bn |