AFLAC INC (AFL) closed fiscal year 2025 with 519 M shares outstanding and a dividend of 2.35 USD per share.
AFLAC INC (AFL) closed fiscal year 2025 with 519 M shares outstanding and a dividend of 2.35 USD per share. Over the year the share count fell by 31.3 M shares on a net basis. Since 2008 the share count has grown by 11.2 %. The dividend per share was 2.35 USD, up 13.0 % year on year. Total dividends paid came to 1,198 M USD, spread over 4 payments. The series covers 19 fiscal years, from 2007 to 2025. Per-share amounts are stated in USD. Share counts and dividends come from as-reported SEC EDGAR filings, with no restatements or adjustments of our own.
Fiscal year end: December
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shares outstanding, year-end | 467M | 469M | 470M | 466M | 468M | 459M | 442M | 424M | 812M | 781M | 755M | 727M | 692M | 652M | 615M | 578M | 550M | 519M |
| Shares issued — SBC/options | 0.00M | 1.95M | 1.09M | 0.00M | 1.48M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 387M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M |
| Shares issued (%) | 0.00 % | 0.42 % | 0.23 % | 0.00 % | 0.32 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 47.71 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % |
| Shares repurchased | -27.4M | 0.00M | 0.00M | -3.35M | 0.00M | -8.37M | -17.0M | -18.1M | 0.00M | -30.7M | -25.6M | -28.5M | -34.3M | -40.3M | -36.9M | -36.8M | -28.5M | -31.3M |
| Shares repurchased (%) | -5.86 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | -0.72 % | 0.00 % | -1.82 % | -3.84 % | -4.26 % | 0.00 % | -3.93 % | -3.39 % | -3.92 % | -4.96 % | -6.18 % | -5.99 % | -6.36 % | -5.18 % | -6.03 % |
| Net addition/reduction | -27.4M | 1.95M | 1.09M | -3.35M | 1.48M | -8.37M | -17.0M | -18.1M | 387M | -30.7M | -25.6M | -28.5M | -34.3M | -40.3M | -36.9M | -36.8M | -28.5M | -31.3M |
| Net addition/reduction (%) | -5.86 % | 0.42 % | 0.23 % | -0.72 % | 0.32 % | -1.82 % | -3.84 % | -4.26 % | 47.71 % | -3.93 % | -3.39 % | -3.92 % | -4.96 % | -6.18 % | -5.99 % | -6.36 % | -5.18 % | -6.03 % |
Fiscal year end: December
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend per share (DPS) | 0.48 | 0.56 | 0.57 | 0.62 | 0.67 | 0.71 | 0.75 | 0.79 | 0.83 | 0.87 | 1.04 | 1.08 | 1.12 | 1.32 | 1.62 | 1.76 | 2.08 | 2.35 |
| Payout Ratio (%) | 34.61 % | 35.00 % | 22.98 % | 28.50 % | 21.04 % | 20.11 % | 22.16 % | 25.90 % | 24.75 % | 14.36 % | 27.16 % | 23.34 % | 16.09 % | 20.21 % | 22.16 % | 20.73 % | 19.97 % | 32.86 % |
| Number of payments | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Dividends paid (total) | 434M | 524M | 535M | 552M | 603M | 635M | 654M | 656M | 658M | 661M | 793M | 771M | 769M | 855M | 979M | 966M | 1,087M | 1,198M |
| Dividend Yield (%) | 2.19 % | 2.39 % | 2.00 % | 2.90 % | 2.56 % | 2.11 % | 2.42 % | 2.62 % | 2.38 % | 1.97 % | 2.31 % | 2.05 % | 2.55 % | 2.26 % | 2.27 % | 2.14 % | 2.01 % | 2.14 % |
Figures in USD
