Aflac (AFL) Tops Q2 EPS by 35c

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Aflac Incorporated Announces Second Quarter Results, Reports Second Quarter Net Earnings of $1.1 Billion, Declares Third Quarter Cash Dividend

July 28, 2021 4:05 PM EDT

COLUMBUS, Ga., July 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Aflac Incorporated (NYSE: AFL) today reported its second quarter results.

Total revenues were $5.6 billion in the second quarter of 2021, compared with $5.4 billion in the second quarter of 2020. Net earnings were $1.1 billion, or $1.62 per diluted share, compared with $805 million, or $1.12 per diluted share a year ago, driven by higher net investment gains.

Net earnings in the second quarter of 2021 included pretax adjusted net investment gains* of $85 million, or $0.12 per diluted share, compared with pretax adjusted net investment losses of $166 million, or $0.23 per... More