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Aflac AFL Dental/vision — Effect of changes in discount rate assumptions

Other product segments

Medical and other health
-$1.4B-238%
Critical care
-$360M+7.5%
Life insurance
-$345M-321%
Accident
-$148M+7.5%
Hospital indemnity
-$75M+12.8%
Disability
-$62M+13.9%
Other
-$21M-262%

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-$16M-129%

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$58.77B-6.9%
Enterprise value$61.11B-7.0%
P/E12.7×-4.9×
P/S3.2×-0.5×

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:AociLiabilityForFuturePolicyBenefitExpectedNetPremiumBeforeTax.

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 — effect of changes in discount rate assumptions?
Aflac (AFL) reported dental/vision — effect of changes in discount rate assumptions of -$9M in Q1 2026.
How has Aflac's dental/vision — effect of changes in discount rate assumptions changed year-over-year?
Aflac's dental/vision — effect of changes in discount rate assumptions increased by 18.2% year-over-year, from -$11M to -$9M.
What is the long-term trend for Aflac's dental/vision — effect of changes in discount rate assumptions?
Over 2 years (2023 to 2025), Aflac's dental/vision — effect of changes in discount rate assumptions has grown at a -30.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$66M to -$32M.
What does dental/vision — effect of changes in discount rate assumptions mean?
The change in the value of future insurance liabilities caused by updating the interest rate used for calculations.
How do you interpret dental/vision — effect of changes in discount rate assumptions?
A decrease in the liability due to higher discount rates can improve the balance sheet position, while lower rates increase the liability burden.
How does dental/vision — effect of changes in discount rate assumptions compare across companies?
Highly sensitive metric for all insurers under modern long-duration accounting standards.