Aflac (AFL) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)

Aflac's (AFL) quarterly Operating Margin came in at 28.88% in Q1 2026, up 64.0% year-on-year from 17.61% in Q1 2025, and up 44.44% quarter-over-quarter from 20.0% in Q4 2025.

Aflac (AFL) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Aflac has disclosed Operating Margin across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 28.88% for Q1 2026.

  • Operating Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 28.88%, up 64.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 25.95% (down 156.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 23.75%, down 688.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin came in at 28.88% for Q1 2026 at Aflac, up from 20.0% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 34.11% in Q3 2024 to a low of 18.4% in Q1 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 25.43% (2022), against an average of 24.84%.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Margin surged 1383 bps in 2024 and slumped 1051 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Aflac's Operating Margin stood at 25.43% in 2022, then gained by 0 bps to 25.55% in 2023, then advanced by 19 bps to 30.5% in 2024, then tumbled by 34 bps to 20.0% in 2025, then soared by 44 bps to 28.88% in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 28.88% (Q1 2026), 20.0% (Q4 2025), and 31.64% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 Manulife Financial 568.62 Bn 568.62 Bn - -
2 Aflac 59.20 Bn 53.55 Bn 1.48 Bn 28.88%
3 Metlife 55.45 Bn 39.51 Bn 256.00 Mn 44.18%
4 Unum 14.44 Bn 4.48 Bn 1.40 Bn 14.41%
5 Globe Life 12.48 Bn 11.80 Bn 1.45 Bn 18.58%
6 Primerica 8.62 Bn 8.62 Bn 770.81 Mn 4.96%
7 Jackson Financial 7.51 Bn 1.67 Bn - 2,642.86%
8 Lincoln National 6.79 Bn -8.89 Bn 3.25 Bn 30.25%
9 CNO Financial 4.58 Bn 4.24 Bn 754.30 Mn 3.69%
10 Prudential 4.22 Bn 4.22 Bn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 28.88%
Dec 31, 2025 20.00%
Sep 30, 2025 31.64%
Jun 30, 2025 25.99%
Mar 31, 2025 28.25%
Dec 31, 2024 30.50%
Sep 30, 2024 34.11%
Jun 30, 2024 21.31%
Mar 31, 2024 18.40%
Dec 31, 2023 25.55%
Sep 30, 2023 20.28%
Jun 30, 2023 19.32%
Mar 31, 2023 19.65%
Dec 31, 2022 25.43%
Sep 30, 2022 26.03%
Jun 30, 2022 24.89%
Mar 31, 2022 22.14%
Dec 31, 2021 18.63%
Sep 30, 2021 18.92%
Jun 30, 2021 17.85%