Products & Services · Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs
Other — Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs
Aflac Other — Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs remained flat by 0.0% to $1.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Over 3 years (FY 2022 to FY 2025), Other — Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs shows an upward trend with a 44.2% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Analysis
StatementSegment
CategoryProfitability
SignalLower is better
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ1 2022
Last reportedQ1 2026
How to read this metric
Rising amortization may signal a larger book of business or a change in the expected life of policies, impacting net income.
Detailed definition
The periodic expense recognized in the income statement resulting from the systematic write-down of capitalized acquisit...
Peer comparison
Standard expense line item for all life and supplemental insurance carriers.
Metric ID:
afl_segment_other_amortization_of_deferred_policy_acquisition_costsHistorical Data
17 periods
| Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | -$250.00K | -$250.00K | -$250.00K | -$250.00K | -$1.00M | $1.00M | -$1.00M | $0.00 | $1.00M | $1.00M | $0.00 | $2.00M | $0.00 | $2.00M | $0.00 | $1.00M | $1.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -300.0% | +200.0% | -200.0% | +100.0% | — | +0.0% | -100.0% | — | -100.0% | — | -100.0% | — | +0.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -300.0% | +500.0% | -300.0% | +100.0% | +200.0% | +0.0% | +100.0% | — | -100.0% | +100.0% | — | -50.0% | — |
Range-$1.00M – $2.00M
CAGR+41.4%
Avg YoY Growth+25.0%
Median YoY Growth+50.0%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Aflac's other — amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs?
- Aflac (AFL) reported other — amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs of $1.00M in Q1 2026.
- What is the long-term trend for Aflac's other — amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs?
- Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), Aflac's other — amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs has grown at a 44.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$1.00M to $3.00M.
- What does other — amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs mean?
- The annual expense recognized from previously capitalized policy acquisition costs.