AFLAC Incorporated (AFL) Dividends
Dividend Yield and Dividend History Highlights
- AFL's average cash flow over the past 5.5 years is greater than 93.83% of current dividend paying stocks in the US.
- If you care about predictable cash flow, note that AFL reports less variability in its free cash flow than 99.72% of the dividend stocks we're tracking.
- As for stocks whose price is uncorrelated with AFL's price and thus may be suitable peers for a diversified dividend portfolio, check out the following: CPB, IRS, PINC, HCC and WPG.
AFL Price Forecast Based on Dividend Discount Model
| Current Price | DDM Fair Value Target: | Forecasted Gain: |
| $104.71 | $62.71 | -1.61% |
For dividend yielding stocks, the Dividend Discount Model (DDM) is a common valuation tool; it attempts to extrapolate a fair share price based primarily on the dividend the stock provides relative to a number of other quantiative aspects of its business. In the case of AFL, the dividend discount model StockNews created for the company implies a negative return of 1.61%. To help understand and contextualize the model's evaluation of AFL, investors may wish to consider are:
- Given its market cap of around 42 billion US dollars, this puts the stock in the large-sized market cap class, and its dividend yield is greater than 62.26% of dividend yielding stocks in the same market cap class.
- Beta, a measure of volatility relative to the stock market overall, is lower for Aflac Inc than it is for 39.49% of other dividend issuers in the Financial Services sector.
- Based on dividend growth rate, AFL boasts a higher growth rate in terms of its annual cash distributed to its owners than 39.52% of the dividend issuers in our set.
AFL Dividend History
| Ex-Dividend Date | Type | Payout Amount | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-20 | Dividend | $0.50 | -- |
| 2024-05-21 | Dividend | $0.50 | -- |
| 2024-02-20 | Dividend | $0.50 | +19.05% |
| 2023-11-14 | Dividend | $0.42 | -- |
| 2023-08-22 | Dividend | $0.42 | -- |
| 2023-05-16 | Dividend | $0.42 | -- |
| 2023-02-14 | Dividend | $0.42 | +5.00% |
| 2022-11-15 | Dividend | $0.40 | -- |
| 2022-08-23 | Dividend | $0.40 | -- |
| 2022-05-17 | Dividend | $0.40 | -- |
| 2022-02-15 | Dividend | $0.40 | +21.21% |
| 2021-11-16 | Dividend | $0.33 | -- |
| 2021-08-17 | Dividend | $0.33 | -- |
| 2021-05-18 | Dividend | $0.33 | -- |
| 2021-02-16 | Dividend | $0.33 | +17.86% |
| 2020-11-17 | Dividend | $0.28 | -- |
| 2020-08-18 | Dividend | $0.28 | -- |
| 2020-05-19 | Dividend | $0.28 | -- |
| 2020-02-18 | Dividend | $0.28 | +3.70% |
| 2019-11-19 | Dividend | $0.27 | -- |
| 2019-08-20 | Dividend | $0.27 | -- |
| 2019-05-21 | Dividend | $0.27 | -- |
| 2019-02-19 | Dividend | $0.27 | +3.85% |
| 2018-11-20 | Dividend | $0.26 | -- |
| 2018-08-21 | Dividend | $0.26 | -- |
| 2018-05-22 | Dividend | $0.26 | +100.00% |
| 2018-03-19 | Split | 2-1-for-1 Stock Split | N/A |
| 2018-02-20 | Dividend | $0.26 | -42.22% |
| 2017-11-14 | Dividend | $0.45 | +4.65% |
| 2017-08-21 | Dividend | $0.43 | -- |
| 2017-05-22 | Dividend | $0.43 | -- |
| 2017-02-13 | Dividend | $0.43 | -- |
| 2016-11-14 | Dividend | $0.43 | +4.88% |
| 2016-08-22 | Dividend | $0.41 | -- |
| 2016-05-16 | Dividend | $0.41 | -- |
| 2016-02-11 | Dividend | $0.41 | -- |
| 2015-11-16 | Dividend | $0.41 | +5.13% |
| 2015-08-17 | Dividend | $0.39 | -- |
| 2015-05-18 | Dividend | $0.39 | -- |
| 2015-02-12 | Dividend | $0.39 | -- |
| 2014-11-17 | Dividend | $0.39 | +5.41% |
| 2014-08-18 | Dividend | $0.37 | -- |
| 2014-05-19 | Dividend | $0.37 | -- |
| 2014-02-12 | Dividend | $0.37 | -- |
| 2013-11-18 | Dividend | $0.37 | +5.71% |
| 2013-08-19 | Dividend | $0.35 | -- |
| 2013-05-20 | Dividend | $0.35 | -- |
| 2013-02-13 | Dividend | $0.35 | -- |
| 2012-11-09 | Dividend | $0.35 | +6.06% |
| 2012-08-13 | Dividend | $0.33 | -- |
| 2012-05-14 | Dividend | $0.33 | -- |
| 2012-02-13 | Dividend | $0.33 | -- |
| 2011-11-14 | Dividend | $0.33 | +10.00% |
| 2011-08-15 | Dividend | $0.30 | -- |
| 2011-05-16 | Dividend | $0.30 | -- |
| 2011-02-11 | Dividend | $0.30 | -- |
| 2010-11-15 | Dividend | $0.30 | +7.14% |
| 2010-08-16 | Dividend | $0.28 | -- |
| 2010-05-17 | Dividend | $0.28 | -- |
| 2010-02-11 | Dividend | $0.28 | -- |
| 2009-11-16 | Dividend | $0.28 | -- |
| 2009-08-17 | Dividend | $0.28 | -- |
| 2009-05-18 | Dividend | $0.28 | -- |
| 2009-02-13 | Dividend | $0.28 | +16.67% |
| 2008-11-17 | Dividend | $0.24 | -- |
| 2008-08-18 | Dividend | $0.24 | -- |
| 2008-05-19 | Dividend | $0.24 | -- |
| 2008-02-15 | Dividend | $0.24 | +17.07% |
| 2007-11-14 | Dividend | $0.21 | -- |
| 2007-08-15 | Dividend | $0.21 | -- |
| 2007-05-16 | Dividend | $0.21 | +10.81% |
| 2007-02-14 | Dividend | $0.19 | +15.63% |
| 2006-11-15 | Dividend | $0.16 | +23.08% |
| 2006-08-16 | Dividend | $0.13 | -- |
| 2006-05-17 | Dividend | $0.13 | -- |
| 2006-02-15 | Dividend | $0.13 | +18.18% |
| 2005-11-16 | Dividend | $0.11 | -- |
| 2005-08-17 | Dividend | $0.11 | -- |
| 2005-05-18 | Dividend | $0.11 | -- |
| 2005-02-16 | Dividend | $0.11 | +15.79% |
| 2004-11-09 | Dividend | $0.10 | -- |
| 2004-08-11 | Dividend | $0.10 | -- |
| 2004-05-12 | Dividend | $0.10 | -- |
| 2004-02-11 | Dividend | $0.10 | +18.75% |
| 2003-11-10 | Dividend | $0.08 | -- |
| 2003-08-12 | Dividend | $0.08 | +14.29% |
| 2003-05-13 | Dividend | $0.07 | +16.67% |
| 2002-11-12 | Dividend | $0.06 | -- |
| 2002-08-13 | Dividend | $0.06 | -- |
| 2002-05-14 | Dividend | $0.06 | +20.00% |
| 2002-02-12 | Dividend | $0.05 | -- |
| 2001-11-13 | Dividend | $0.05 | -- |
| 2001-08-14 | Dividend | $0.05 | -- |
| 2001-05-15 | Dividend | $0.05 | +11.11% |
| 2001-03-19 | Split | 2-1-for-1 Stock Split | N/A |
| 2001-02-13 | Dividend | $0.09 | -- |
| 2000-11-14 | Dividend | $0.09 | -- |
| 2000-08-15 | Dividend | $0.09 | -- |
| 2000-05-16 | Dividend | $0.09 | +13.33% |
| 2000-02-15 | Dividend | $0.08 | -- |
| 1999-11-16 | Dividend | $0.08 | -- |
| 1999-08-17 | Dividend | $0.08 | -- |
| 1999-05-18 | Dividend | $0.08 | +15.38% |
| 1999-02-16 | Dividend | $0.07 | +100.00% |
| 1998-11-17 | Dividend | $0.03 | -- |
| 1998-08-18 | Dividend | $0.03 | +100.00% |
| 1998-06-09 | Split | 2-1-for-1 Stock Split | N/A |
| 1998-05-19 | Dividend | $0.03 | +13.04% |
| 1998-02-17 | Dividend | $0.03 | -- |
| 1997-11-18 | Dividend | $0.03 | -- |
| 1997-08-19 | Dividend | $0.03 | -- |
| 1997-05-20 | Dividend | $0.03 | +15.00% |
| 1997-02-18 | Dividend | $0.03 | -- |
| 1996-11-13 | Dividend | $0.03 | -- |
| 1996-08-14 | Dividend | $0.03 | -- |
| 1996-05-15 | Dividend | $0.03 | +350.00% |
| 1996-03-18 | Split | 3-2-for-1 Stock Split | N/A |
| 1996-02-14 | Dividend | $0.02 | -- |
| 1995-11-15 | Dividend | $0.02 | -- |
| 1995-08-16 | Dividend | $0.02 | -- |
| 1995-05-15 | Dividend | $0.02 | +13.04% |
| 1995-02-13 | Dividend | $0.02 | -- |
| 1994-11-14 | Dividend | $0.02 | -- |
| 1994-08-15 | Dividend | $0.02 | -- |
| 1994-05-16 | Dividend | $0.02 | +15.07% |
| 1994-02-14 | Dividend | $0.02 | -- |
| 1993-11-05 | Dividend | $0.02 | -- |
| 1993-08-09 | Dividend | $0.02 | -- |
| 1993-05-10 | Dividend | $0.02 | +13.64% |
| 1993-02-08 | Dividend | $0.01 | -- |
| 1992-11-06 | Dividend | $0.01 | -- |
| 1992-08-10 | Dividend | $0.01 | -- |
| 1992-05-11 | Dividend | $0.01 | +9.98% |
| 1992-02-10 | Dividend | $0.01 | -- |
| 1991-11-08 | Dividend | $0.01 | +11.08% |
| 1991-08-12 | Dividend | $0.01 | -- |
| 1991-05-13 | Dividend | $0.01 | -- |
| 1991-02-11 | Dividend | $0.01 | -- |
| 1990-11-09 | Dividend | $0.01 | +12.57% |
| 1990-08-13 | Dividend | $0.01 | -- |
| 1990-05-14 | Dividend | $0.01 | -- |
| 1990-02-12 | Dividend | $0.01 | -- |
| 1989-11-13 | Dividend | $0.01 | +14.26% |
| 1989-08-14 | Dividend | $0.01 | -- |
| 1989-05-15 | Dividend | $0.01 | -- |
| 1989-02-13 | Dividend | $0.01 | -- |
| 1988-11-14 | Dividend | $0.01 | +16.63% |
| 1988-08-08 | Dividend | $0.01 | -- |
| 1988-05-09 | Dividend | $0.01 | -- |
| 1988-02-08 | Dividend | $0.01 | -- |
| 1987-11-09 | Dividend | $0.01 | -- |
| 1987-02-03 | Split | ||
| 1986-03-03 | Split | ||
| 1985-06-04 | Split |
AFL Dividends vs. Peers
AFL's dividend yield currently ranks #2 of 10 vs. its peers in the Insurance - Accident & Supplemental category.
| Rank | Symbol | Name | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GTS | Triple-S Management Corporation Class B | 0.00% |
| 2 | AFL | AFLAC Incorporated | 0.00% |
| 3 | AIZ | Assurant Inc. | 0.00% |
| 4 | PRA | ProAssurance Corporation | 0.00% |
| 5 | CNO | CNO Financial Group, Inc. | 0.00% |
| 6 | GLRE | Greenlight Reinsurance, Ltd. - Class A Ordinary Shares | 0.00% |
| 7 | EIG | Employers Holdings Inc | 0.00% |
| 8 | UNM | Unum Group | 0.00% |
| 9 | MILE | Metromile Inc. | 0.00% |
| 10 | BLHEY | Bâloise Holding AG | 0.00% |
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