Aflac Incorporated AFL
113.72
(0.29)
(0.25%)
as of 25 Sep
- Market cap
- $57.2B
- P/E
- 12.1×
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Aflac Incorporated (AFL) Return on equity
Aflac Incorporated's return on equity over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 16.9%, up 3.8 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (13.1%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 12.2% (fiscal 2018) to 22.6% (fiscal 2024); the current reading is higher than 36% of that period. That is above the Insurance Life industry median of 8.67% and above the Financial sector median of 9.01%.
Return on equity, annual
Annual
| Period | Return on equity | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 13.1% | (9.52) |
| FY2024 | 22.6% | 0.52 |
| FY2023 | 22.1% | 5.57 |
| FY2022 | 16.6% | 3.88 |
| FY2021 | 12.7% | (2.62) |
| FY2020 | 15.3% | 2.68 |
| FY2019 | 12.6% | 0.46 |
| FY2018 | 12.2% | (8.28) |
| FY2017 | 20.4% | 6.50 |
| FY2016 | 13.9% | (0.12) |
Against its own ten years
Low 12.2%
High 22.6%
Ten-year median
14.1%
Current reading's percentile
36
Return on equity against peers
| Company | Return on equity |
|---|---|
| PRI Primerica, Inc. compare | 33.0% |
| LNC Lincoln National Corporation compare | 24.0% |
| GL Globe Life Inc. compare | 21.0% |
| AFL Aflac Incorporated | 16.9% |
| PRU Prudential Financial, Inc. compare | 12.5% |
| MET MetLife, Inc. compare | 12.4% |
| UNM Unum Group compare | 6.35% |
| JXN Jackson Financial Inc. compare | 0.59% |
| PUK Prudential Public Limited Company compare | 0.00% |
| Insurance Life industry median | 8.67% |
| Financial sector median | 9.01% |
| Market median | 1.76% |
What Return on equity is
ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.
Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)
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