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: |
| $56.24 | $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 Chart
AFL Dividend History
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AFL Dividends vs. Peers
AFL's dividend yield currently ranks #3 of 10 vs. its peers in the Insurance - Accident & Supplemental category.
| Rank | Symbol | Name | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNM | Unum Group | 3.53% |
| 2 | CNO | CNO Financial Group, Inc. | 3.10% |
| 3 | AFL | AFLAC Incorporated | 2.89% |
| 4 | EIG | Employers Holdings Inc | 2.48% |
| 5 | AIZ | Assurant, Inc. | 1.57% |
| 6 | PRA | ProAssurance Corporation | 0.85% |
| 7 | GTS | Triple-S Management Corporation Class B | 0.00% |
| 8 | GLRE | Greenlight Reinsurance, Ltd. - Class A Ordinary Shares | 0.00% |
| 9 | MILE | Metromile Inc. | 0.00% |
| 10 | BLHEY | Bâloise Holding AG | 0.00% |
Looking for More Information on AFL dividends?
Want to see what other sources are saying about Aflac Inc's dividends? Try the links below:Aflac Inc Common Stock (AFL) Dividend History | Nasdaq
Dividend History for Aflac Inc (AFL) - Dividend Investor
Aflac Inc (AFL) Dividend History - Seeking Alpha