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Aflac AFL Dental/vision — Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs

Other product segments

Critical care
$40M+2.6%
Accident
$37M+2.8%
Disability
$31M0.0%
Medical and other health
$23M-8.0%
Hospital indemnity
$21M+10.5%
Life insurance
$19M+11.8%
Other
$1M

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MKLFinancial — Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs, Amortization Expense
$6.23M-0.4%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$4.3B+27.9%
Net income$1.0B+3,414%
EPS (diluted)$1.98+3,860%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$5.7B+8.1%
Total debt$8.0B+1.8%
Total equity$30.0B+13.8%
Total assets$116.28B-3.3%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$968.0M+64.3%

Valuation

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Market cap$65.94B+21.0%
Enterprise value$68.28B+20.7%
P/E14.2×-8.1×
P/S3.6×+0.2×

Profitability

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Net margin25.6%+4.3pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity16.5%+2.1pp
Debt / equity0.3×0.0×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Aflac in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostAmortizationExpense.

The official record: Aflac’s 10-Q, filed May 6, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Aflac's dental/vision — amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs?
Aflac (AFL) reported dental/vision — amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs of $3M in Q1 2026.
How has Aflac's dental/vision — amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs changed year-over-year?
Aflac's dental/vision — amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs decreased by 0.0% year-over-year, from $3M to $3M.
What is the long-term trend for Aflac's dental/vision — amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs?
Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), Aflac's dental/vision — amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs has grown at a -2.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $13M to $12M.
What does dental/vision — amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs mean?
This represents the systematic recognition of previously capitalized acquisition costs as expenses in the income statement over the expected life of the insurance policies. It aligns the expense recognition with the revenue generated from the dental and vision insurance segment. Monitoring this helps evaluate the efficiency of the company's cost recovery process.