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Aflac (AFL) Q4 FY2025 earnings: revenue $4.9 billion, down 10.0% on the year

Aflac Inc. (AFL) reported revenue of $4.9 billion for Q4 FY2025, the quarter ended 31 December 2025, down 10.0% on the same quarter a year earlier. Net income was $1.4 billion, down 27.5% on the year, and diluted earnings per share $2.58. The figures are the company's own, from the 10-K it filed with the SEC on 25 February 2026.

Revenue
$4.9 billion
-10.0% on the year · +2.7% on the quarter
Q1 FY2024Q4 FY2025
Operating margin
32.3%
39.5% a year earlier
Q1 FY2024Q4 FY2025
Net income
$1.4 billion
-27.5% on the year · -15.9% on the quarter
Q1 FY2024Q4 FY2025
Diluted EPS
$2.58
-25.2% on the year · -16.2% on the quarter
Q1 FY2024Q4 FY2025

this quarterthe same quarter a year earlierHover a bar for its figure.

What management said

Guidance figures: 1 raised.

  • Net earnings fell on lower investment gains: Q4 net earnings were $1.4 billion, or $2.64 per diluted share, against $1.9 billion, or $3.42, a year earlier. Net investment gains were $537 million, against $1.0 billion.
  • Adjusted earnings per share edged up: Adjusted earnings were $818 million, down 5.4% from $865 million. Adjusted earnings per diluted share rose 0.6% to $1.57.
  • Japan margin dipped to 31.3%: Japan pretax adjusted earnings were ¥109.8 billion, down 3.5% reported and 4.4% currency-neutral. The Japan pretax adjusted profit margin was 31.3%, against 31.6% a year earlier.
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Income statement (profit and loss)

$ millionQ4 FY2025Q3 FY2025Q4 FY2024On the quarterOn the yearLast 8 quarters
Revenue4,8664,7405,404+2.7%-10.0%
Selling, general and administrative866781834+10.9%+3.8%
Operating income1,5721,9942,136-21.2%-26.4%
Operating margin32.3%42.1%39.5%
Interest expense61.056.049.0+8.9%+24.5%
Pre-tax income1,5721,9942,136-21.2%-26.4%
Income tax193355234-45.6%-17.5%
Effective tax rate12.3%17.8%11.0%
Net income1,3791,6391,902-15.9%-27.5%
Net margin28.3%34.6%35.2%
Diluted EPS$2.58$3.08$3.45-16.2%-25.2%
$ million except per share.
Read moreFourth quarters are the year less the first three quarters. Free cash flow is operating cash flow less capital expenditure; the effective tax rate is income tax over pre-tax income; margins are the line over revenue. Gross profit is revenue less cost of revenue, and operating income is revenue less the company's own total costs, where the statement does not print those lines. Those four are arithmetic on the filed numbers; everything else is as filed. Money is in $ million as the company files it, or in $ billion by the switch above the tables; per share figures and share counts are as they are.

Cash flow

$ millionQ4 FY2025Q3 FY2025Q4 FY2024On the quarterOn the yearLast 8 quarters
Operating cash flow3151,252333-74.8%-5.4%
Cash from investing35928.01,517+1,182.1%-76.3%
Cash from financing-1,184-1,462-1,084
Buybacks8011,000750-19.9%+6.8%
Dividends paid292299267-2.3%+9.4%
Dividend per sharen/a$0.58n/a
Diluted shares, weighted535m532m565m+0.5%-5.3%
Shares outstanding at period end519m526m550m-1.3%-5.7%

Cash flow lines for the quarter; where the company files them year to date, the quarter is the difference between two filings.

Balance sheet

$ millionQ4 FY2025Q3 FY2025Q4 FY2024On the quarterOn the yearLast 8 quarters
Shareholders' equity29,49028,68826,098+2.8%+13.0%
Debt8,3308,5987,402-3.1%+12.5%
Other liabilities78,65085,02084,066-7.5%-6.4%
Total liabilities and equity116,470122,306117,566-4.8%-0.9%
Fixed assets351367387-4.4%-9.3%
Goodwill260n/a263-1.1%
Securities held for sale or to maturity80,24684,23681,240-4.7%-1.2%
Securities borrowed3,9455,3772,001-26.6%+97.2%
Cash and equivalents6,2456,7686,229-7.7%+0.3%
Other assets25,42325,55827,446-0.5%-7.4%
Total assets116,470122,306117,566-4.8%-0.9%

Questions

What was Aflac's revenue in Q4 FY2025?

Aflac (AFL) reported revenue of $4.9 billion for Q4 FY2025, the quarter ended 31 December 2025, down 10.0% on the same quarter a year earlier.

How much did Aflac earn in Q4 FY2025?

Net income for Q4 FY2025 was $1.4 billion, down 27.5% on the year, and diluted earnings per share $2.58.

When did Aflac report Q4 FY2025 results?

Aflac filed its 10-K for the year that ended with the quarter on 25 February 2026; the fourth quarter is the year less the first three.

Quarterly results, the last 20 quarters

Q4 FY2021 *Q1 FY2022 †Q2 FY2022 †Q3 FY2022 †Q4 FY2022 †Q1 FY2023Q2 FY2023Q3 FY2023Q4 FY2023Q1 FY2024Q2 FY2024Q3 FY2024Q4 FY2024 *Q1 FY2025Q2 FY2025Q3 FY2025Q4 FY2025 *Q1 FY2026Q2 FY2026Q3 FY2026
Revenue5,4365,1735,3154,7043,9484,8005,1724,9503,7775,4365,1382,9495,4043,3984,1604,7404,8664,3464,1173,271
SG&A962833802779835775728785877739694747834802804781866771749805
Operating income9941,1431,1348801,0001,1331,1391,2982892,1702,01992.02,1361458221,9941,5721,225995500
Operating margin18%22%21%19%25%24%22%26%8%40%39%3%40%4%20%42%32%28%24%15%
Interest expense57.056.055.059.056.048.051.049.047.047.050.049.049.049.051.056.061.059.063.068.0
Pre-tax income1,1191,2941,7081,3295381,3421,8251,8052892,1702,01992.02,1361458221,9941,5721,225995500
Tax rate17%19%18%-34%64%11%10%13%7%13%13%201%11%80%27%18%12%17%17%39%
Net income1,0391,0471,3941,7811961,1881,6341,5692681,8791,755-93.01,90229.05991,6391,3791,019825303
Net margin19%20%26%38%5%25%32%32%7%35%34%-3%35%1%14%35%28%23%20%9%
Diluted EPS$1.58$1.60$2.17$2.82$0.31$1.94$2.71$2.64$0.46$3.25$3.10-$0.17$3.45$0.05$1.11$3.08$2.58$1.98$1.63$0.61
Operating cash flow8701,2605101,0761,0337083791,2708338492551,2703335893991,2523159681121,197
Buybacks6255006506516007007007007017508005007509008291,0008011,000984803
Dividends paid208250248242239248243239236278272270267306301299292304299295
Shares outstanding652m645m635m624m615m606m596m587m578m570m561m557m550m542m535m526m519m511m502m496m
Filing10-K10-Q10-Q10-Q10-K10-Q10-Q10-Q10-K10-Q10-Q10-Q10-K10-Q10-Q10-Q10-K10-Q10-Q10-Q
Each quarter as filed, linked to its filing.
Read more* The fourth quarter is the full year less the first three quarters, because the company files the year and not the quarter on its own. A quarter marked † is shown as the company last restated it in a later filing, so it compares with the quarters around it on one basis; rest on a figure for the one first filed. EPS is as filed. Money is in $ million as the company files it, or in $ billion by the switch above the tables; per share figures and the share count are as they are. Free cash flow is operating cash flow less capital expenditure; the effective tax rate is income tax over pre-tax income; margins are the line over revenue. Gross profit is revenue less cost of revenue, and operating income is revenue less the company's own total costs, where the statement does not print those lines. Cash flow lines filed year to date are the difference between two filings. Shares outstanding are at the period end where the balance sheet tags them, otherwise the count on the filing's cover page. A derived fourth-quarter EPS is left blank when a split in the year makes the arithmetic meaningless.

10-K for the period ended 31 December 2025, filed 25 February 2026: the filing.