Aflac (AFL) Reports Earnings Tomorrow: What To Expect

Supplemental insurance provider Aflac (NYSE:AFL) will be announcing earnings results this Wednesday after market close. Here’s what to expect.

Aflac missed analysts’ revenue expectations by 0.9% last quarter, reporting revenues of $4.41 billion, up 2.8% year on year. It was a very strong quarter for the company, with an impressive beat of analysts’ book value per share estimates and a beat of analysts’ EPS estimates.

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This quarter, analysts are expecting Aflac’s revenue to grow 2% year on year to $4.41 billion, in line with the 2.3% increase it recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings are expected to come in at $1.69 per share.

Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings. Aflac has missed Wall Street’s revenue estimates five times over the last two years.

Looking at Aflac’s peers in the insurance segment, some have already reported their Q4 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. Hartford delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 6.7%, beating analysts’ expectations by 49.9%, and AXIS Capital reported revenues up 8.9%, topping estimates by 1.8%. Hartford traded up 2% following the results while AXIS Capital’s stock price was unchanged.

Read our full analysis of Hartford’s results here and AXIS Capital’s results here.

Debates over possible tariffs and corporate tax adjustments have raised questions about economic stability in 2025. While some of the insurance stocks have shown solid performance in this choppy environment, the group has generally underperformed, with share prices down 2.6% on average over the last month. Aflac’s stock price was unchanged during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $110.69 (compared to the current share price of $111.87).

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