AFLAC Incorporated (AFL) Dividends
Dividend Yield and Dividend History Highlights
- AFL's average cash flow over the past 5.76 years is greater than 93.88% of current dividend paying stocks in the US.
- Regarding free cash flow variation: AFL reports less variability in its cash flow than 99.77% of dividend stocks in our set.
- AFL is producing more trailing twelve month cash flow than 92.75% of US dividend stocks.
- If you want to include this stock in your dividend portfolio, here are some dividend stocks that are NOT correlated with AFL that may be suitable potential portfolio mates: BAH, ORA, ATRI, DOGZ and WEN.
AFL Price Forecast Based on Dividend Discount Model
| Current Price | DDM Fair Value Target: | Forecasted Gain: |
| $52.82 | $24.16 | -47.8% |
The Dividend Discount Model (DDM) is a valuation model that attempts to determine a fair share price for a stock, based on the dividend it provides in comparison to several company-specific metrics indicative of the riskiness of the stock and the financial health of the company. As for AFL, the dividend discount model StockNews created for the company implies a negative return of 47.8%. To help understand and contextualize the model's evaluation of AFL, investors may wish to consider are:
- Aflac Inc's market cap of $32 billion US dollars puts it in the large-sized market cap class; here, it has a lower equity discount rate than 25.61% of stocks.
- Compared to other dividend issuers in the large-sized market cap category, AFL has a beta lower than 25.42% of them.
- Based on dividend growth rate, Aflac Inc has been increasing its dividends at a faster rate than just 24.07% of US-listed dividend-issuing stocks we observed.
AFL Dividend Chart
AFL Dividend History
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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 | UNM | Unum Group | 4.22% |
| 2 | AFL | AFLAC Incorporated | 2.53% |
| 3 | EIG | Employers Holdings Inc | 2.44% |
| 4 | CNO | CNO Financial Group, Inc. | 2.30% |
| 5 | AIZ | Assurant, Inc. | 1.75% |
| 6 | PRA | ProAssurance Corporation | 0.86% |
| 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