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AFLAC INC AFL

NYSE · stock · Accident & Health Insurance · website · IPO 1974-06-15 · LEI

AFLAC INC statistics & valuation

P / E16.8×
P / S3.6×
P / B2.1×
Net margin21.2%
Graham number -23.8%$91.98

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($91.98); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
11.80% 21.20% 13.40% 14.80% 21.60% 19.60% 23.10% 24.90% 28.80% 21.20% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
18.20% 18.90% 20.00% 20.00% 19.90% 22.90% 21.70% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
13.00% 18.70% 12.40% 11.40% 14.20% 24.80% 21.90% 21.20% 20.90% 12.40% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
827.8M 797.9M 774.6M 746.4M 716.2M 676.7M 637.7M 598.7M 565.0M 534.9M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
2.00% 3.40% 2.10% 2.20% 2.90% 2.70% 3.40% 3.70% 4.60% 3.10% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$3.21 $5.77 $3.77 $4.43 $6.67 $6.25 $6.93 $7.78 $9.63 $6.82 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

AFLAC INC trades at about 17.7× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 6.8×–16.3×, median 10.9×).

6.8× 17.7×

Shaded band = 10-year range (6.8×–16.3×); dot = today's 17.7×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Operating margin21.7%22.9%19.9%20.0%20.0%18.9%18.2%
Net margin21.2%28.8%24.9%23.1%19.6%21.6%14.8%13.4%21.2%11.8%
Return on assets3.1%4.6%3.7%3.4%2.7%2.9%2.2%2.1%3.4%2.0%
Return on equity12.4%20.9%21.2%21.9%24.8%14.2%11.4%12.4%18.7%13.0%

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.