Aflac

AFL

Market cap $58.3B

The ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrat ETF (NOBL) is up 9.39% YTD in 2026, decisively outperforming SPY's 1.08%. Dividend Aristocrats are regaining momentum after a weak 2025, with 55 outpacing SPY and 39 posting double-digit gains this year already. Dividend growth is lagging, with 2026's average increase currently at 3.22%, below last year's trend and potentially signaling headwinds.

There's a group of stocks out there that most people think yield just 2%—or less.

In December, we received a dividend income total of $8,010.54. The retirement accounts are composed of HSA investments, ROTH and traditional IRAs, as well as our work 401(k) accounts. In total, dividend increases created $4.44 in additional passive dividend income.

Aflac Incorporated (AFL) Presents at UBS Financial Services Conference 2026 Transcript

Trade rotation has been the big stock market story so far in 2026. AI hyperscalers are still allocating significant capital toward their goals, but these ambitions aren't being rewarded as they were in previous years.

Aflac Incorporated (AFL) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript

AFL posts Q4 EPS of $1.57, missing estimates despite modest growth, as lower investment income and higher costs weigh on results.

Although the revenue and EPS for Aflac (AFL) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended December 2025, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.

Aflac (AFL) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.57 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.71 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.56 per share a year ago.

COLUMBUS, Ga., Feb. 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Aflac Incorporated (NYSE: AFL) today reported its fourth quarter results.