Aflac (AFL) 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio : 5.50% (As of Mar. 2025)

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What is Aflac 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio?

Shares Outstanding (EOP) are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them.

3-Year Share Buyback Ratio measures the average annual proportion of a company's outstanding shares repurchased over the past three years. It is calculated as the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from three years ago to the current year. A positive ratio may indicate share buybacks over the period, while a zero or negative ratio may reflect no repurchases or potential share issuance. Aflac's current 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was 5.50%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Aflac's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

AFL' s 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -0.5 Med: 1.3 Max: 5.8
Current: 5.5

During the past 13 years, Aflac's highest 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was 5.80%. The lowest was -0.50%. And the median was 1.30%.

AFL's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio is ranked better than
93.82% of 275 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: -0.1 vs AFL: 5.50

Competitive Comparison of Aflac's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio

For the Insurance - Life subindustry, Aflac's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio 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's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Aflac's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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Aflac 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Calculation

This is the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from three years ago to the current year. The annualized percentage change is calculated with expontential compound based on the latest four years of annual data on Shares Outstanding (EOP).

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Aflac (NYSE:AFL) 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Explanation

A negative number means the company might be issuing new shares. A positive number indicates that the company is buying back shares.

Be Aware

Investors usually like share buybacks. But as pointed by Warren Buffett, only if a company buys back shares at the prices below the stock's intrinsic value, it rewards remaining shareholders. If a company buys its overvalued stocks back, it destroys shareholder value.

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Aflac Business Description

Industry

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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 United States and Japan. In addition to its cancer policies, the company has broadened its product offerings to include accident, dental and vision, disability, and long-term-care insurance. It markets its products through independent distributors, selling the majority of its policies directly to consumers at their places of work, and also reaches out to its customers outside of their worksite through digital mediums. The company has two reportable business segments; Aflac Japan which generates the majority of the revenue, and Aflac U.S.

Executives

Masatoshi Koide	officer: Deputy President, Aflac Japan	1932 WYNNTON RD, COLUMBUS GA 31999
Arthur Reginald Collins	director	3911 LORCOM LANE, ARLINGTON VA 22207
Thomas J Kenny	director	FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC, 901 MARINERS ISLAND BLVD 6TH FLOOR, SAN MATEO CA 94404
Joseph L Moskowitz	director	1932 WYNNTON ROAD, COLUMBUS GA 31999
Lake Charles D Ii	officer: President AFLAC Japan	AFLAC INC, 1932 WYNNTON RD, COLUMBUS GA 31999
Audrey B Tillman	officer: Executive Vice President	1932 WYNNTON RD, COLUMBUS GA 31999
Albert Riggieri	officer: SVP, Corporate Actuary	1932 WYNNTON RD, COLUMBUS GA 31999
Karole Lloyd	director	1932 WYNNTON ROAD, COLUMBUS GA 31999
William P Bowers	director	600 NORTH 18TH STREET, BIN 15N-8170, BIRMINGHAM AL 35203
Barbara K Rimer	director	1932 WYNNTON ROAD, COLUMBUS GA 31999
Steven Kent Beaver	officer: SVP, CFO, Aflac US	1932 WYNNTON ROAD, COLUMBUS GA 31999
June P Howard	officer: Sr. Vice President	1932 WYNNTON RD, COLUMBUS GA 31999
Frederick John Crawford	officer: EVP, Chief Financial Officer	AFLAC INCORPORATED, COLUMBUS GA 31999
Simard Frederic Jean Guy	officer: SVP, CFO, Aflac U.S.	1932 WYNNTON ROAD, COLUMBUS GA 31999
James Todd Daniels	officer: Sr. Vice President	1932 WYNNTON ROAD, COLUMBUS GA 31999