Aflac (AFL) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)
Aflac's (AFL) quarterly Tax Rate came in at 16.82% in Q1 2026, down 6318.0% year-on-year from 0.27% in Q1 2025, and down 37.21% quarter-over-quarter from 26.78% in Q4 2025.
Aflac (AFL) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Aflac has disclosed Tax Rate across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 16.82% for Q1 2026.
- Tax Rate for Q1 2026 came in at 16.82%, down 6318.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 21.47% (down 481.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 24.6%, up 387.0% from the prior year.
- Tax Rate came in at 16.82% for Q1 2026 at Aflac, down from 26.78% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Tax Rate ranged from a high of 201.09% in Q3 2024 to a low of 34.01% in Q3 2022.
- The 5-year median for Tax Rate is 17.8% (2025), against an average of 31.35%.
- Across the five-year window, Tax Rate soared 18801 bps in 2024 and tumbled 18328 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
- Aflac's Tax Rate stood at 63.57% in 2022, then sank by 89 bps to 7.27% in 2023, then surged by 280 bps to 27.59% in 2024, then slipped by 3 bps to 26.78% in 2025, then plunged by 37 bps to 16.82% in 2026.
- The last three Tax Rate figures came in at 16.82% (Q1 2026), 26.78% (Q4 2025), and 17.8% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manulife Financial | 568.62 Bn | 568.62 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Aflac | 59.20 Bn | 53.55 Bn | 1.48 Bn | 16.82% |
| 3 | Metlife | 55.45 Bn | 39.51 Bn | 256.00 Mn | 22.89% |
| 4 | Unum | 14.44 Bn | 4.48 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 23.36% |
| 5 | Globe Life | 12.48 Bn | 11.80 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 19.04% |
| 6 | Primerica | 8.62 Bn | 8.62 Bn | 770.81 Mn | 23.78% |
| 7 | Jackson Financial | 7.51 Bn | 1.67 Bn | - | -5.00% |
| 8 | Lincoln National | 6.79 Bn | -8.89 Bn | 3.25 Bn | 30.08% |
| 9 | CNO Financial | 4.58 Bn | 4.24 Bn | 754.30 Mn | 22.11% |
| 10 | Prudential | 4.22 Bn | 4.22 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 16.82% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 16.82% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 26.78% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 26.78% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 17.80% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 17.80% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 27.13% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 27.13% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 80.00% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 80.00% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 27.59% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 27.59% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 201.09% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 201.09% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 13.08% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 13.08% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 13.41% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 13.41% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 7.27% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 7.27% |