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Aflac (AFL) earnings and revenue breakdown

Latest: Q3 2026 · 10-Q filed Nov 5, 2026 · Aflac (AFL) Q3 2026 earnings results →

Q3 2026 Revenue down 31% year over year to $3.3B · 9¢ of every $1 of revenue kept as net profit · operating margin 15.3%

Aflac made $3.3B in Q3 2026 (-31% Y/Y). Operating margin 15.3%, net earnings $303M. See where every dollar goes — costs, profit and cash — as a Sankey from the 10-Q filed Nov 5, 2026.

Revenue$3.3B
Year over year-31%
Operating margin15.3%
Net earnings$303M
Operating cash flow$1.2B

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What changed this quarter

Revenue was $3.3B in Q3 2026, down 31% year over year and down 21% from the previous quarter.

Operating profit was $0.50B, a 15.3% margin (down 26.8 points year over year). Total costs grew 1% against a revenue fall of 31%. Net earnings were $0.30B, down 82% year over year. The effective tax rate was 39.4%.

Operating cash flow was $1.2B (down 4% year over year), 395% of net earnings. Working capital and other items added $0.89B.

Quarterly history

Aflac revenue by quarterAflac revenue by quarter$3.4BQ1 2025$4.2BQ2 2025$4.7BQ3 2025$4.9BQ4 2025$4.3BQ1 2026$4.1BQ2 2026$3.3BQ3 2026
Aflac net earnings by quarterAflac net earnings by quarter$29.0MQ1 2025$599MQ2 2025$1.6BQ3 2025$1.4BQ4 2025$1.0BQ1 2026$825MQ2 2026$303MQ3 2026
QuarterFormFiledRevenueY/YOp. marginNet earningsOp. cash flow
Q3 202610-QNov 5, 2026$3.3B-31%15.3%$303M$1.2B
Q2 202610-QAug 7, 2026$4.1B-1%24.2%$825M$112M
Q1 202610-QMay 6, 2026$4.3B+28%28.2%$1.0B$968M
Q4 202510-KFeb 25, 2026$4.9B-10%32.3%$1.4B$315M
Q3 202510-QNov 5, 2025$4.7B+61%42.1%$1.6B$1.3B
Q2 202510-QAug 5, 2025$4.2B-19%19.8%$599M$399M
Q1 202510-QMay 7, 2025$3.4B-38%4.3%$29.0M$589M

Charts

Aflac: revenue growth, year over year and quarter over quarterAflac: revenue growth, year over year and quarter over quarterY/YQ/Q-38%Q1 2025-19%+22%Q2 2025+61%+14%Q3 2025-10%+3%Q4 2025+28%-11%Q1 2026-1%-5%Q2 2026-31%-21%Q3 2026
Latest (Q3 2026): Y/Y -31%, Q/Q -21%.
Aflac: where the cash came from (+) and went (−), TTM to Q3 2026Aflac: where the cash came from (+) and went (−), TTM to Q3 2026Buybacks−$3.6BOperating cash flow$2.6BDividends−$1.2BCash drawn (+) / kept (−)$1.1BOther investing$831MNet borrowing (+) / repaid (−)$511MOther financing−$327MShares issued$21.0MExchange rates$5.0M
From the cash-flow statement as filed (SEC XBRL). Cash is fungible: the bars do not say which dollar paid for what.
Aflac: profit against cash, quarter by quarterAflac: profit against cash, quarter by quarterNet incomeOperating cash flow$1.9B$333MQ4 2024$29.0M$589MQ1 2025$599M$399MQ2 2025$1.6B$1.3BQ3 2025$1.4B$315MQ4 2025$1.0B$968MQ1 2026$825M$112MQ2 2026$303M$1.2BQ3 2026
Latest (Q3 2026): Net income $303M, Operating cash flow $1.2B.
Aflac: diluted shares by fiscal yearAflac: diluted shares by fiscal year716MFY2020677MFY2021638MFY2022599MFY2023565MFY2024535MFY2025
-25.3% since FY2020: buybacks shrank the count.
Aflac: long-term debt falling due (FY2025)Aflac: long-term debt falling due (FY2025)$700M2026$458M2027$539M2029$1.5B2030$5.2BLater
Cash $6.2B, short-term investments —, long-term debt — at 2025-12-31.
Aflac in its industry: growth against margin (5 companies, SIC 6321)Aflac in its industry: growth against margin (5 companies, SIC 6321)revenue growth, year over year →↑ operating marginmedian -9%median 15%PFGUNMCNOPRCHAFL (-31%, 15%)
Accident & Health Insurance; dot size is quarterly revenue; dashed lines are the industry's medians.

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About Aflac

(1) Unless specifically noted, the respective executive officer has held the occupation(s) set forth in the table for at least the last five years. Each executive officer is appointed annually by the board of directors and serves until his or her successor is chosen and qualified, or until his or her death, resignation or removal.

In its own words, from its 10-K, filed Feb 25, 2026.

Aflac against its Accident & Health Insurance peers

The largest companies of the same SEC industry, each at its latest quarter. Revenue growth: -31% against the peers' median -9%. Operating margin: 15.3% against the peers' median 15.3%.

CompanyQuarterRevenueY/YOp. margin
AFL AflacQ3 2026$3.3B-31%15.3%
PFG Principal Financial GroupQ3 2026$4.6B+25%18.2%
UNM UnumQ3 2026$2.5B-25%-21.6%
CNO CNO Financial GroupQ3 2026$1.1B-9%20.3%
PRCH Porch GroupQ3 2026$144M+13%12.6%

Source: Aflac 10-Q on SEC EDGAR · CIK 4977 · Accident & Health Insurance

Guidance and outlook

Aflac: what its forward-looking statements are about (10-Q filed 2026-11-05)Aflac: what its forward-looking statements are about (10-Q filed 2026-11-05)Other7Costs4The economy2Financing1Supply chain1
15 statements; tone +0.13 (−1 all cautious, +1 all confident); 4 hedged.
Aflac: outlook statements against the filing beforeAflac: outlook statements against the filing beforeConfident4Cautious2

13F: who owns AFL and who is buying

Largest holders of AFL (13F)Largest holders of AFL (13F)Vanguard Group$6.3BJapan Post Holdings$6.0BBlackRock$4.1BVanguard Capital Management LLC$3.5BVanguard Portfolio Management LLC$2.9BState Street$2.8BGeode Capital Management, LLC$1.2BWells Fargo$1.0BMorgan Stanley$943MNorthern Trust$737M
Funds' net buying of AFL by quarter (13F)Funds' net buying of AFL by quarter (13F)−$409M2024-09−$267M2024-12−$365M2025-03−$352M2025-06−$1.1B2025-09−$213M2025-12−$139M2026-03−$87.6M2026-06
Value of shares 13F filers added minus the value they sold, each quarter (quarters with most filings in).

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