Aflac (NYSE:AFL) Total Payout Yield %

: 7.58 (As of Today)

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Total Payout Yield % is the percent a company has paid to its shareholders through net repurchases of shares and dividends based on its Market Cap. It is a measure of shareholder return.

Aflac's current Total Payout Yield % is 7.58%.

Aflac Total Payout Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Aflac's Total Payout Yield % can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Aflac Annual Data

Trend

Dec13

Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Total Payout Yield %

5.92

6.11

7.38

8.22

7.60

Aflac Quarterly Data
	Dec18	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23
Total Payout Yield %																10.13	7.56	9.68	9.04	8.30

Competitive Comparison

For the Insurance - Life subindustry, Aflac's Total Payout Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Total Payout Yield % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Aflac Total Payout Yield % Distribution

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Aflac's Total Payout Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Aflac's Total Payout Yield % falls into.

Aflac Total Payout Yield % Calculation

Total Payout Yield % is a measure of shareholder return.

Aflac's Total Payout Yield % for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Total Payout Yield %	=	- (Repurchase of Stock	+	Issuance of Stock	+	Cash Flow for Dividends)	/	Market Cap
	=	- (-2401	+	17	+	-979)	/	44261.51664
	=	7.60%

Aflac's annualized Total Payout Yield % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Total Payout Yield %	=	- (Repurchase of Stock	+	Issuance of Stock	+	Cash Flow for Dividends)	*	Annualized Factor	/	Market Cap
	=	- (-700	+	4	+	-239)	*	4	/	45044.34475
	=	8.30%

Aflac Total Payout Yield % Explanation

Similar to Dividend Yield, Total Payout Yield % is a measurement of shareholder return. Dividends is not the only way that companies are able to distribute their excess cash back to the shareholders. The other way to distribute the cash is a stock repurchase. The stock repurchase buys back the company's own shares from the marketplace. This results in a reduced number of oustanding shares, making each share worth a greater percentage of the corporation.

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Aflac (NYSE:AFL) Business Description

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Address

1932 Wynnton Road, Columbus, GA, USA, 31999

Website

https://www.aflac.com

Aflac Inc offers supplemental health insurance and life insurance in the two largest insurance markets in the world, the U.S. and Japan. In addition to its cancer policies, the company has broadened its product offerings to include accident, disability, and long-term-care insurance. It markets its products through independent distributors, selling most of its policies directly to consumers at their places of work.

Executives

Simard Frederic Jean Guy	officer: SVP, CFO, Aflac U.S.	1932 WYNNTON ROAD, COLUMBUS GA 31999
Miwako Hosoda	director	1932 WYNNTON ROAD, COLUMBUS GA 31999
Virgil Raynard Miller	officer: President, Aflac U.S.	1932 WYNNTON ROAD, COLUMBUS GA 31999
Bradley Eugene Dyslin	officer: Executive Vice President	1932 WYNNTON ROAD, COLUMBUS GA 31999
Arthur Reginald Collins	director	3911 LORCOM LANE, ARLINGTON VA 22207
Nobuchika Mori	director	1932 WYNNTON ROAD, COLUMBUS GA 31999
Georgette D. Kiser	director	1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW, WASHINGTON DC 20004-2505
Steven Kent Beaver	officer: SVP, CFO, Aflac US	1932 WYNNTON ROAD, COLUMBUS GA 31999
Richard Jr Williams	officer: Executive V.P.	1932 WYNNTON RD, COLUMBUS GA 31999
Albert Riggieri	officer: SVP, Corporate Actuary	1932 WYNNTON RD, COLUMBUS GA 31999
Katherine Rohrer	director	1932 WYNNTON RD, COLUMBUS GA 31999
Masatoshi Koide	officer: Deputy President, Aflac Japan	1932 WYNNTON RD, COLUMBUS GA 31999
Max Broden	officer: Senior Vice President	1932 WYNNTON RD, COLUMBUS GA 31999
Karole Lloyd	director	1932 WYNNTON ROAD, COLUMBUS GA 31999
Toshihiko Fukuzawa	director	1932 WYNNTON RD, COLUMBUS GA 31999