Aflac Inc

Company facts

Industry

Accident & Health Insurance

Headquarters

Columbus, Georgia

Most recent report

10-Q, filed Aug 7, 2026

Incorporated

Georgia

Filings on record

1,001+ filings

On EDGAR

CIK 4977

Fiscal year ends

December

Filer status

Large accelerated filer

What to read: Jun 2026 10-Q

SECSift found 2 of 9 sections worth reading, with 2 positive, 6 notable, and 1 negative flags.

• Financial Statements (Item 1)

  Full financials with material events: cyber incidents, new debt, credit losses.
  Positive

  • Share repurchases $2.0B in first half 2026, up from $1.7B in first half 2025.
  Notable

  • Related-party reinsurance: assumed $551M reserves from Japan Post affiliate in March 2026.
  • Issued $500M 5.150% senior notes due 2036 and ¥65.9B in yen notes in May 2026.

• Management's Discussion (Item 2)

  New Japan cyber incident, segment results, and buyback details. Concrete numbers.
  Positive

  • Repurchased $2.0B of stock in H1 2026, with 96.8M shares remaining authorized at June 30.
  Notable

  • Net earnings rose to $825M in Q2 2026 from $599M, but driven by lower investment losses, not operations.
  • Adjusted earnings down 8% to $883M in Q2 2026; weaker yen cost $0.05 per diluted share.
  • Effective tax rate improved to 17.0% in Q2 2026 from 27.0% in Q2 2025, boosting net earnings.
  • New shelf registration filed in June 2026 allowing issuance of various securities through June 2029.
  Negative

  • New June 2026 Japan cyber incident; loss cannot be reasonably estimated yet. Affects Japan systems only.

What changed: Jun 2026 vs. Mar 2026

About 5% of AFL's Jun 2026 10-Q is new information. 41 paragraphs were added, 252 changed, and 20 removed. Below are the most important lines SECSift identified.

• Item 2 116
• Item 1 86
• Item 6 3
• Item 4 1
• Item 5 1