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AFL Aflac Incorporated — dividend yield, history & ex-dividend dates

NYSE· Quarterly dividend· Common Stock · Financial Services / Insurance - Life

$115.28 ▲ $0.81(0.71%) as of Sep 13, 2026 06:20 UTC
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Aflac Incorporated, operating through its various subsidiary companies, focuses on delivering supplementary health and life insurance policies. The firm's business activities are structured into two primary divisions: Aflac Japan and Aflac U.S. In Japan, the company offers a diverse range of insurance products, including coverage for cancer, medical expenses, income support for nursing care, and the distinct GIFT plan. This segment also provides traditional whole and term life insurance, along with savings-oriented plans like WAYS and child endowment products. Meanwhile, the Aflac U.S. division caters to the American market, furnishing policies that address cancer, accidents, short-term disability, critical illness, and hospital stays. Additionally, it provides dental, vision, long-term care, disability, and both term and whole life insurance options. Aflac distributes its comprehensive suite of products through multiple channels, which include dedicated sales associates, independent brokers, various corporate and individual agencies, and affiliated agencies. Established in 1955, the company maintains its corporate headquarters in Columbus, Georgia.

Dividend Snapshot

StatusGrowing
Latest Dividend$0.6100
Forward Annual$2.44
FrequencyQuarterly
Last Ex-DateAug 19, 2026
1-Yr Growth16.0%
10-Yr Growth11.4%

Key Metrics

Current Yield

2.12%

The annual dividend as a percentage of the share price. A 3% yield is about $3 of dividends a year for every $100 invested at today's price.

Annualized Dividend

$2.4400

The most recent payment scaled to a full year by how often it's paid. A $0.25 quarterly dividend annualizes to $1.00.

Frequency

Q Quarterly

How often the dividend is paid: Q = quarterly (4x a year), M = monthly, S = semi-annual, A = annual.

Rank Score

66.7

Our 0-100 house score blending yield, payout safety, growth and momentum. Higher means a stronger profile on those factors in our model — a research score, not advice or a recommendation to buy.

RSI (14)

39

Relative Strength Index (0-100), a price-momentum gauge. Above 70 is often called 'overbought', below 30 'oversold'. A technical signal, not a dividend metric.

52-Week Range

$105.70 – $129.55

The lowest and highest price over the past year — shows where today's price sits in its recent range.

Payout Ratio

32.86%

The share of GAAP earnings paid out as dividends. Lower leaves more cushion; above 100% means paying out more than the company earns. It shows n/a for BDCs, REITs and funds, which pay out of cash flow / net investment income rather than GAAP earnings, so this ratio doesn't apply.

Years Paying

42

How many years of payments we have on record. This can understate very long histories where our data doesn't reach far enough back.

Price / Book

1.98

Price-to-book ratio: share price divided by book value per share. A rough valuation gauge, most useful for asset-heavy sectors like REITs, banks and insurers.

S.A.F.E. Dividend Read

S.A.F.E. is our quick durability read on a dividend — the same four-check test used across the screener and our ranked lists. Solid: the payout is well covered and the overall model profile is strong. Accelerating: the dividend has grown over time, not stalled. Flawless: an unbroken record with no cuts or suspensions. Enduring: a long enough paying history to weather a cycle. All four met earns the S.A.F.E. flag.
S Solid
Below the Solid check (model rank 70+ and yield 2%+): rank 67/100, yield 2.12%.
A Accelerating
29 consecutive years of dividend increases.
F Flawless
No dividend cut in the available payment record.
E Enduring
42 years of dividend payments on record.

Quote & Key Data

ExchangeNYSEThe stock exchange where the shares trade, such as NYSE or Nasdaq.
Volume1,408,600How many shares changed hands in the latest session — a rough read on trading activity.
Open$115.72The price at the start of the latest trading session.
Day Range$114.30 – $115.77The lowest and highest price during the latest trading session.
Prev Close$114.47The closing price from the previous trading session.
Market Cap$58.45BThe company's total market value: share price times shares outstanding.
Shares Out507.01MThe total number of shares the company has issued.
EPS$6.88Earnings per share — profit divided by shares outstanding. Dividends are paid out of these earnings.
P/E16.8Price-to-earnings ratio: share price divided by earnings per share. A rough gauge of how richly the stock is valued.
Ex-DividendAug 19, 2026Buy before this date to receive the upcoming payment. Buy on or after it and the seller keeps that one.
Pay DateSep 01, 2026The date the dividend is actually paid into shareholders' accounts.

Dividend Growth

3-Yr Growth (CAGR)13.2%The dividend's average annual growth rate over the period, compounded. Steady growth signals a healthy, rising payout.
5-Yr Growth (CAGR)15.7%The dividend's average annual growth rate over the period, compounded. Steady growth signals a healthy, rising payout.
Consecutive Increases41 yrsThe number of years in a row the dividend has increased — a track record of reliability.

Why the Yield Moved (90 Days)

AFL's dividend yield rose from 2.08% to 2.12% over the past ~90 days (+0.04 pp). Of that move, +0.00 pp came from changes in the dividend rate and +0.04 pp from the share price ($117.41 → $115.28). A yield that rises because the price fell is not an improvement in the payout itself.

Yield vs Its Own History

Current2.12%
1-Yr Average2.10%
Low / High1.88% – 2.37%
Percentile42%

Across 334 daily observations over the past 16 months, AFL's current yield is higher than approximately 42% of them. Our stored price history for AFL covers the past 16 months; 3- and 5-year averages are not yet computable from it and are deliberately not shown.

Adjusted Price History

Dividend History

Dividend Payment History

Ex-dividend calendar →
Amount Type Declared Ex-Date Record Pay
$0.6100 Q Regular Aug 06, 2026 Aug 19, 2026 Aug 19, 2026 Sep 01, 2026
$0.6100 Q Regular Apr 27, 2026 May 20, 2026 May 20, 2026 Jun 01, 2026
$0.6100 Q Regular Nov 11, 2025 Feb 18, 2026 Feb 18, 2026 Mar 02, 2026
$0.5800 Q Regular Nov 04, 2025 Nov 19, 2025 Nov 19, 2025 Dec 01, 2025
$0.5800 Q Regular Aug 05, 2025 Aug 20, 2025 Aug 20, 2025 Sep 02, 2025
$0.5800 Q Regular Apr 30, 2025 May 21, 2025 May 21, 2025 Jun 02, 2025
$0.5800 Q Regular Dec 02, 2024 Feb 19, 2025 Feb 19, 2025 Mar 03, 2025
$0.5000 Q Regular Oct 30, 2024 Nov 20, 2024 Nov 20, 2024 Dec 02, 2024
$0.5000 Q Regular Jul 31, 2024 Aug 21, 2024 Aug 21, 2024 Sep 02, 2024
$0.5000 Q Regular May 01, 2024 May 21, 2024 May 22, 2024 Jun 03, 2024
$0.5000 Q Regular Nov 01, 2023 Feb 20, 2024 Feb 21, 2024 Mar 01, 2024
$0.4200 Q Regular Nov 01, 2023 Nov 14, 2023 Nov 15, 2023 Dec 01, 2023
$0.4200 Q Regular Jul 31, 2023 Aug 22, 2023 Aug 23, 2023 Sep 01, 2023
$0.4200 Q Regular Apr 26, 2023 May 16, 2023 May 17, 2023 Jun 01, 2023
$0.4200 Q Regular Nov 08, 2022 Feb 14, 2023 Feb 15, 2023 Mar 01, 2023
$0.4000 Q Regular Oct 31, 2022 Nov 15, 2022 Nov 16, 2022 Dec 01, 2022
$0.4000 Q Regular Aug 01, 2022 Aug 23, 2022 Aug 24, 2022 Sep 01, 2022
$0.4000 Q Regular Apr 27, 2022 May 17, 2022 May 18, 2022 Jun 01, 2022
$0.4000 Q Regular Nov 15, 2021 Feb 15, 2022 Feb 16, 2022 Mar 01, 2022
$0.3300 Q Regular Oct 27, 2021 Nov 16, 2021 Nov 17, 2021 Dec 01, 2021
$0.3300 Q Regular Jul 28, 2021 Aug 17, 2021 Aug 18, 2021 Sep 01, 2021
$0.3300 Q Regular Apr 28, 2021 May 18, 2021 May 19, 2021 Jun 01, 2021
$0.3300 Q Regular Nov 18, 2020 Feb 16, 2021 Feb 17, 2021 Mar 01, 2021
$0.2800 Q Regular Oct 27, 2020 Nov 17, 2020 Nov 18, 2020 Dec 01, 2020
$0.2800 Q Regular Jul 28, 2020 Aug 18, 2020 Aug 19, 2020 Sep 01, 2020
$0.2800 Q Regular Apr 29, 2020 May 19, 2020 May 20, 2020 Jun 01, 2020
$0.2800 Q Regular Feb 04, 2020 Feb 18, 2020 Feb 19, 2020 Mar 02, 2020
$0.2700 Q Regular Oct 24, 2019 Nov 19, 2019 Nov 20, 2019 Dec 02, 2019
$0.2700 Q Regular Jul 25, 2019 Aug 20, 2019 Aug 21, 2019 Sep 03, 2019
$0.2700 Q Regular Apr 25, 2019 May 21, 2019 May 22, 2019 Jun 03, 2019
$0.2700 Q Regular Jan 31, 2019 Feb 19, 2019 Feb 20, 2019 Mar 01, 2019
$0.2600 Q Regular Oct 24, 2018 Nov 20, 2018 Nov 21, 2018 Dec 03, 2018
$0.2600 Q Regular Jul 26, 2018 Aug 21, 2018 Aug 22, 2018 Sep 01, 2018
$0.2600 Q Regular Apr 25, 2018 May 22, 2018 May 23, 2018 Jun 01, 2018
$0.5200 Q Regular Jan 31, 2018 Feb 20, 2018 Feb 21, 2018 Mar 01, 2018
$0.4500 Q Regular Oct 24, 2017 Nov 14, 2017 Nov 15, 2017 Dec 01, 2017
$0.4300 Q Regular Jul 28, 2017 Aug 21, 2017 Aug 23, 2017 Sep 01, 2017
$0.4300 Q Regular Apr 28, 2017 May 22, 2017 May 24, 2017 Jun 01, 2017
$0.4300 Q Regular Feb 01, 2017 Feb 13, 2017 Feb 15, 2017 Mar 01, 2017
$0.4300 Q Regular Oct 28, 2016 Nov 14, 2016 Nov 16, 2016 Dec 01, 2016
$0.4100 Q Regular Jul 29, 2016 Aug 22, 2016 Aug 24, 2016 Sep 01, 2016
$0.4100 Q Regular Apr 27, 2016 May 16, 2016 May 18, 2016 Jun 01, 2016
$0.4100 Q Regular Feb 01, 2016 Feb 11, 2016 Feb 16, 2016 Mar 01, 2016
$0.4100 Q Regular Oct 27, 2015 Nov 16, 2015 Nov 18, 2015 Dec 01, 2015
$0.3900 Q Regular Jul 29, 2015 Aug 17, 2015 Aug 19, 2015 Sep 01, 2015
$0.3900 Q Regular Apr 29, 2015 May 18, 2015 May 20, 2015 Jun 01, 2015
$0.3900 Q Regular Feb 03, 2015 Feb 12, 2015 Feb 17, 2015 Mar 02, 2015
$0.3900 Q Regular Oct 28, 2014 Nov 17, 2014 Nov 19, 2014 Dec 01, 2014
$0.3700 Q Regular Jul 29, 2014 Aug 18, 2014 Aug 20, 2014 Sep 02, 2014
$0.3700 Q Regular Apr 29, 2014 May 19, 2014 May 21, 2014 Jun 02, 2014
$0.3700 Q Regular Feb 04, 2014 Feb 12, 2014 Feb 14, 2014 Mar 03, 2014
$0.3700 Q Regular Oct 30, 2013 Nov 18, 2013 Nov 20, 2013 Dec 02, 2013
$0.3500 Q Regular Jul 30, 2013 Aug 19, 2013 Aug 21, 2013 Sep 03, 2013
$0.3500 Q Regular Apr 24, 2013 May 20, 2013 May 22, 2013 Jun 03, 2013
$0.3500 Q Regular Feb 05, 2013 Feb 13, 2013 Feb 15, 2013 Mar 01, 2013
$0.3500 Q Regular Oct 23, 2012 Nov 09, 2012 Nov 14, 2012 Dec 03, 2012
$0.3300 Q Regular Jul 24, 2012 Aug 13, 2012 Aug 15, 2012 Sep 04, 2012
$0.3300 Q Regular Apr 24, 2012 May 14, 2012 May 16, 2012 Jun 01, 2012
$0.3300 Q Regular Jan 31, 2012 Feb 13, 2012 Feb 15, 2012 Mar 01, 2012
$0.3300 Q Regular Oct 26, 2011 Nov 14, 2011 Nov 16, 2011 Dec 01, 2011
$0.3000 Q Regular Jul 27, 2011 Aug 15, 2011 Aug 17, 2011 Sep 01, 2011
$0.3000 Q Regular Apr 27, 2011 May 16, 2011 May 18, 2011 Jun 01, 2011
$0.3000 Q Regular Feb 01, 2011 Feb 11, 2011 Feb 15, 2011 Mar 01, 2011
$0.3000 Q Regular Aug 11, 2010 Nov 15, 2010 Nov 17, 2010 Dec 01, 2010
$0.2800 Q Regular Jul 28, 2010 Aug 16, 2010 Aug 18, 2010 Sep 01, 2010
$0.2800 Q Regular Apr 28, 2010 May 17, 2010 May 19, 2010 Jun 01, 2010
$0.2800 Q Regular Feb 03, 2010 Feb 11, 2010 Feb 16, 2010 Mar 01, 2010
$0.2800 Q Regular Oct 28, 2009 Nov 16, 2009 Nov 18, 2009 Dec 01, 2009
$0.2800 Q Regular Jul 29, 2009 Aug 17, 2009 Aug 19, 2009 Sep 01, 2009
$0.2800 Q Regular Apr 29, 2009 May 18, 2009 May 20, 2009 Jun 01, 2009
$0.2800 Q Regular Oct 23, 2008 Feb 13, 2009 Feb 18, 2009 Mar 02, 2009
$0.2400 Q Regular Oct 23, 2008 Nov 17, 2008 Nov 19, 2008 Dec 01, 2008
$0.2400 Q Regular Jul 23, 2008 Aug 18, 2008 Aug 20, 2008 Sep 02, 2008
$0.2400 Q Regular Apr 23, 2008 May 19, 2008 May 21, 2008 Jun 02, 2008
$0.2400 Q Regular Jan 29, 2008 Feb 15, 2008 Feb 20, 2008 Mar 03, 2008
$0.2050 Q Regular Oct 23, 2007 Nov 14, 2007 Nov 16, 2007 Dec 03, 2007
$0.2050 Q Regular Jul 25, 2007 Aug 15, 2007 Aug 17, 2007 Sep 04, 2007
$0.2050 Q Regular Apr 24, 2007 May 16, 2007 May 18, 2007 Jun 01, 2007
$0.1850 Q Regular Oct 24, 2006 Feb 14, 2007 Feb 16, 2007 Mar 01, 2007
$0.1600 Q Regular Oct 24, 2006 Nov 15, 2006 Nov 17, 2006 Dec 01, 2006
$0.1300 Q Regular Jul 25, 2006 Aug 16, 2006 Aug 18, 2006 Sep 01, 2006
$0.1300 Q Regular Apr 25, 2006 May 17, 2006 May 19, 2006 Jun 01, 2006
$0.1300 Q Regular Jan 30, 2006 Feb 15, 2006 Feb 17, 2006 Mar 01, 2006
$0.1100 Q Regular Oct 24, 2005 Nov 16, 2005 Nov 18, 2005 Dec 01, 2005
$0.1100 Q Regular Jul 26, 2005 Aug 17, 2005 Aug 19, 2005 Sep 01, 2005
$0.1100 Q Regular Apr 26, 2005 May 18, 2005 May 20, 2005 Jun 01, 2005
$0.1100 Q Regular Jan 31, 2005 Feb 16, 2005 Feb 18, 2005 Mar 01, 2005
$0.0950 Q Regular Oct 26, 2004 Nov 09, 2004 Nov 12, 2004 Dec 01, 2004
$0.0950 Q Regular Jul 27, 2004 Aug 11, 2004 Aug 13, 2004 Sep 01, 2004
$0.0950 Q Regular Apr 27, 2004 May 12, 2004 May 14, 2004 Jun 01, 2004
$0.0950 Q Regular Feb 02, 2004 Feb 11, 2004 Feb 13, 2004 Mar 01, 2004
$0.0800 Q Regular Oct 22, 2003 Nov 10, 2003 Nov 13, 2003 Dec 01, 2003
$0.0800 Q Regular Jul 24, 2003 Aug 12, 2003 Aug 14, 2003 Sep 02, 2003
$0.0700 Q Regular Apr 23, 2003 May 13, 2003 May 15, 2003 Jun 02, 2003
$0.0700 Q Regular Jan 30, 2003 Feb 12, 2003 Feb 14, 2003 Mar 03, 2003
$0.0600 Q Regular Oct 22, 2002 Nov 12, 2002 Nov 14, 2002 Dec 02, 2002
$0.0600 Q Regular Jul 25, 2002 Aug 13, 2002 Aug 15, 2002 Sep 03, 2002
$0.0600 Q Regular Feb 12, 2002 May 14, 2002 May 16, 2002 Jun 03, 2002
$0.0500 Q Regular Jan 31, 2002 Feb 12, 2002 Feb 14, 2002 Mar 01, 2002
$0.0500 Q Regular Oct 22, 2001 Nov 13, 2001 Nov 15, 2001 Dec 03, 2001
$0.0500 Q Regular Jul 24, 2001 Aug 14, 2001 Aug 16, 2001 Sep 04, 2001
$0.0500 Q Regular Feb 14, 2001 May 15, 2001 May 17, 2001 Jun 01, 2001
$0.0850 Q Regular Jan 29, 2001 Feb 13, 2001 Feb 15, 2001 Mar 01, 2001
$0.0850 Q Regular Oct 24, 2000 Nov 14, 2000 Nov 16, 2000 Dec 01, 2000
$0.0850 Q Regular Jul 25, 2000 Aug 15, 2000 Aug 17, 2000 Sep 01, 2000
$0.0850 Q Regular May 01, 2000 May 16, 2000 May 18, 2000 Jun 01, 2000
$0.0750 Q Regular Jan 27, 2000 Feb 15, 2000 Feb 17, 2000 Mar 01, 2000
$0.0750 Q Regular Oct 25, 1999 Nov 16, 1999 Nov 18, 1999 Dec 01, 1999
$0.0750 Q Regular Jul 27, 1999 Aug 17, 1999 Aug 19, 1999 Sep 01, 1999
$0.0750 Q Regular May 03, 1999 May 18, 1999 May 20, 1999 Jun 01, 1999
$0.0650 Q Regular Jan 28, 1999 Feb 16, 1999 Feb 18, 1999 Mar 01, 1999
$0.0650 Q Regular Oct 26, 1998 Nov 17, 1998 Nov 19, 1998 Dec 01, 1998
$0.0650 Q Regular Jul 27, 1998 Aug 18, 1998 Aug 20, 1998 Sep 01, 1998
$0.1300 Q Regular May 04, 1998 May 19, 1998 May 21, 1998 Jun 01, 1998
$0.1150 Q Regular Jan 30, 1998 Feb 17, 1998 Feb 19, 1998 Mar 02, 1998
$0.1150 Q Regular Oct 21, 1997 Nov 18, 1997 Nov 20, 1997 Dec 01, 1997
$0.1150 Q Regular Jul 22, 1997 Aug 19, 1997 Aug 21, 1997 Sep 02, 1997
$0.1150 Q Regular May 05, 1997 May 20, 1997 May 22, 1997 Jun 02, 1997
$0.1000 Q Regular Jan 29, 1997 Feb 18, 1997 Feb 20, 1997 Mar 03, 1997
$0.1000 Q Regular Oct 22, 1996 Nov 13, 1996 Nov 15, 1996 Dec 02, 1996

Peer Comparison

Selected Insurance - Life dividend payers we cover, strongest DividendRank first — for context, not a recommendation.

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CINSF China Taiping Insurance Holdings Company Limited 5.03% 2.9% 2 yrs 83
LNC Lincoln National Corporation 4.11% 2.4% 0 yrs 79
TDHOF T&D Holdings, Inc. 3.55% 15.4% 4 yrs 76
JPPIF Japan Post Insurance Co., Ltd. 3.19% 8.7% 3 yrs 72

AFL dividend — frequently asked questions

Does Aflac Incorporated pay a dividend?

Yes. Aflac Incorporated (AFL) currently pays a dividend. The annualized dividend is about $2.44 per share, a yield of approximately 2.12%.

What is Aflac Incorporated's dividend yield?

Aflac Incorporated's dividend yield is approximately 2.12%, based on the most recent regular payment annualized against the current share price. Yields move as the share price changes.

How often does Aflac Incorporated pay dividends?

Aflac Incorporated pays dividends quarterly — 4 times per year.

How long has Aflac Incorporated paid dividends?

Aflac Incorporated has 42 years of dividend payments on record, and has increased its dividend for 41 consecutive years.

Data updated Sep 13, 2026. This research page is generated from Dividendly's structured market and dividend dataset using the approach described on our methodology and data sources pages. Data is automatically validated using defined rules and may also be periodically reviewed. Research only, not investment advice. Spotted a data error? Report it.

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