Financing Cash Flow
Aflac Financing Cash Flow decreased by 48.8% to -$1.76B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 39.7%, from -$1.26B to -$1.76B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Financing Cash Flow shows a downward trend with a 10.4% CAGR.
Analysis
How to read this metric
A large negative value typically indicates a company is returning capital to shareholders or paying down debt, while a positive value suggests the company is raising external capital to fund operations or acquisitions.
Detailed definition
This metric represents the net flow of cash between a company and its capital providers, including shareholders and lend...
Peer comparison
Large-cap peers like Microsoft or Alphabet similarly show large negative financing outflows due to aggressive share repurchase programs and dividend distributions.
cf_net_cash_from_financingHistorical 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 | -$671.00M | -$756.00M | -$842.00M | -$737.00M | -$907.00M | -$612.00M | -$1.30B | -$933.00M | -$1.01B | -$992.00M | -$787.00M | -$256.00M | -$1.32B | -$826.00M | -$1.08B | -$1.26B | -$162.00M | -$1.46B | -$1.18B | -$1.76B |
| QoQ Change | — | -12.7% | -11.4% | +12.5% | -23.1% | +32.5% | -111.6% | +28.0% | -8.4% | +1.9% | +20.7% | +67.5% | -415.6% | +37.4% | -31.2% | -16.3% | +87.2% | -802.5% | +19.0% | -48.8% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -35.2% | +19.0% | -53.8% | -26.6% | -11.5% | -62.1% | +39.2% | +72.6% | -30.6% | +16.7% | -37.7% | -392.6% | +87.7% | -77.0% | -9.2% | -39.7% |
Financing Cash Flow at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Aflac's financing cash flow?
- Aflac (AFL) reported financing cash flow of -$1.76B in Q1 2026.
- How has Aflac's financing cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Aflac's financing cash flow decreased by 39.7% year-over-year, from -$1.26B to -$1.76B.
- What is the long-term trend for Aflac's financing cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Aflac's financing cash flow has grown at a 10.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$2.74B to -$4.07B.
- What does financing cash flow mean?
- The total amount of money a company spends or receives from borrowing debt and managing its own shares and dividends.