Operating Cash Flow
Aflac Operating Cash Flow increased by 207.3% to $968.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 64.3%, from $589.00M to $968.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Operating Cash Flow shows a downward trend with a -15.7% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
Consistently high operating cash flow indicates a healthy, self-sustaining business capable of funding its own growth and returning capital to shareholders.
Detailed definition
Net cash from operating activities measures the total amount of cash generated by a company's core business operations....
Peer comparison
Investors often compare this to capital expenditures to calculate Free Cash Flow, a primary valuation metric for mature tech giants.
cf_net_cash_from_operatingHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | 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 | $962.00M | $1.85B | $870.00M | $1.26B | $510.00M | $1.08B | $1.03B | $708.00M | $379.00M | $1.27B | $833.00M | $849.00M | $255.00M | $1.27B | $333.00M | $589.00M | $399.00M | $1.25B | $315.00M | $968.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +92.6% | -53.0% | +44.8% | -59.5% | +111.0% | -4.0% | -31.5% | -46.5% | +235.1% | -34.4% | +1.9% | -70.0% | +398.0% | -73.8% | +76.9% | -32.3% | +213.8% | -74.8% | +207.3% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -47.0% | -41.9% | +18.7% | -43.8% | -25.7% | +18.0% | -19.4% | +19.9% | -32.7% | +0.0% | -60.0% | -30.6% | +56.5% | -1.4% | -5.4% | +64.3% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Aflac's operating cash flow?
- Aflac (AFL) reported operating cash flow of $968.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Aflac's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Aflac's operating cash flow increased by 64.3% year-over-year, from $589.00M to $968.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Aflac's operating cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Aflac's operating cash flow has grown at a -15.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $5.05B to $2.56B.
- What does operating cash flow mean?
- The actual amount of cash a company brings in from its day-to-day business activities.