Aflac Other operating expenses decreased by 7.4% to $1.29B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 1.5%, from $1.31B to $1.29B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Other operating expenses shows relatively stable performance with a -2.3% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
An increase suggests unexpected operational costs or one-time charges that may negatively impact operating margins.
Other operating expenses capture miscellaneous costs incurred during the normal course of business that are not categori...
Varies widely by company based on accounting policies and the frequency of non-recurring events.
other_operating_expenses| 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 | |
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| Value | $1.54B | $1.52B | $1.29B | $1.40B | $1.33B | $1.30B | $1.36B | $1.31B | $1.25B | $1.29B | $1.39B | $1.26B | $1.20B | $1.26B | $1.34B | $1.31B | $1.33B | $1.31B | $1.39B | $1.29B |
| QoQ Change | — | -1.5% | -15.1% | +8.6% | -4.5% | -2.6% | +4.4% | -3.5% | -4.5% | +2.9% | +7.9% | -9.4% | -4.6% | +5.3% | +6.5% | -2.7% | +1.5% | -1.4% | +6.3% | -7.4% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -13.3% | -14.3% | +5.4% | -6.3% | -6.3% | -1.1% | +2.2% | -4.0% | -4.1% | -1.8% | -3.0% | +4.1% | +10.9% | +3.8% | +3.6% | -1.5% |