Aflac Inc (AFL) Dividend History
DivTrkr holds 168 recorded AFL dividend payments, running from August 9, 1984 to May 20, 2026 — 43 calendar years. Together those payments total $22.26 per share. AFL has most often paid quarterly.
AFL has increased its payment rate for 15 consecutive complete years.
Over the last five complete years the AFL payment rate compounded at +15.7% a year, and +11.5% a year over the last ten. That is what the payments actually did; it is not a forecast.
Across 43 years of recorded history, AFL's payment rate has never fallen materially from one complete year to the next.
AFL dividends by year
| Year | Total paid per share | Payments | Median payment | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2.32 | 4 | $0.580 | +16.0% |
| 2024 | $2.00 | 4 | $0.500 | +19.0% |
| 2023 | $1.68 | 4 | $0.420 | +5.0% |
| 2022 | $1.60 | 4 | $0.400 | +21.2% |
| 2021 | $1.32 | 4 | $0.330 | +17.9% |
| 2020 | $1.12 | 4 | $0.280 | +3.7% |
| 2019 | $1.08 | 4 | $0.270 | +3.8% |
| 2018 | $1.04 | 4 | $0.260 | +20.9% |
| 2017 | $0.870 | 4 | $0.215 | +4.9% |
| 2016 | $0.830 | 4 | $0.205 | +5.1% |
| 2015 | $0.790 | 4 | $0.195 | +5.4% |
| 2014 | $0.750 | 4 | $0.185 | +5.7% |
| 2013 | $0.710 | 4 | $0.175 | +6.1% |
| 2012 | $0.670 | 4 | $0.165 | +10.0% |
| 2011 | $0.615 | 4 | $0.150 | +7.1% |
| 2010 | $0.570 | 4 | $0.140 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | $0.560 | 4 | $0.140 | +16.7% |
| 2008 | $0.480 | 4 | $0.120 | +17.1% |
| 2007 | $0.400 | 4 | $0.102 | +57.7% |
| 2006 | $0.275 | 4 | $0.0650 | +18.2% |
| 2005 | $0.220 | 4 | $0.0550 | +15.8% |
| 2004 | $0.190 | 4 | $0.0475 | +26.7% |
| 2003 | $0.150 | 4 | $0.0375 | +25.0% |
| 2002 | $0.115 | 4 | $0.0300 | +20.0% |
| 2001 | $0.0963 | 4 | $0.0250 | +17.6% |
| 2000 | $0.0825 | 4 | $0.0213 | +13.3% |
| 1999 | $0.0725 | 4 | $0.0187 | +15.4% |
| 1998 | $0.0631 | 4 | $0.0163 | +13.0% |
| 1997 | $0.0556 | 4 | $0.0144 | +15.0% |
| 1996 | $0.0483 | 4 | $0.0125 | +15.4% |
| 1995 | $0.0421 | 4 | $0.0108 | +13.0% |
| 1994 | $0.0371 | 4 | $0.0096 | +15.0% |
| 1993 | $0.0323 | 4 | $0.0083 | +13.6% |
| 1992 | $0.0287 | 4 | $0.0073 | +22.2% |
| 1991 | $0.0247 | 4 | $0.0060 | +12.5% |
| 1990 | $0.0220 | 4 | $0.0053 | +14.3% |
| 1989 | $0.0193 | 4 | $0.0047 | +16.7% |
| 1988 | $0.0167 | 4 | $0.0040 | +9.1% |
| 1987 | $0.0150 | 4 | $0.0037 | +10.0% |
| 1986 | $0.0128 | 4 | $0.0033 | +17.6% |
| 1985 | $0.0107 | 4 | $0.0028 | — |
| 1984 | $0.0049 | 2 (timing) | $0.0025 | — |
How this growth is measured
Year-over-year growth here compares each year's median payment with the year before, not the calendar-year total. Ex-dividend dates drift, so a quarterly payer can book five ex-dates in one calendar year and four in the next. Comparing raw yearly totals would show a phantom cut of around 25% in a year where the company did nothing but pay slightly earlier. Using the median payment removes that distortion, and also ignores one-off special dividends.
Years marked “timing” booked a different number of payments than AFL's usual cadence, so their total is not directly comparable with neighbouring years.
Recent AFL dividend payments
| Ex-dividend date | Amount per share |
|---|---|
| May 20, 2026 | $0.610 |
| February 18, 2026 | $0.610 |
| November 19, 2025 | $0.580 |
| August 20, 2025 | $0.580 |
| May 21, 2025 | $0.580 |
| February 19, 2025 | $0.580 |
| November 20, 2024 | $0.500 |
| August 21, 2024 | $0.500 |
| May 21, 2024 | $0.500 |
| February 20, 2024 | $0.500 |
| November 14, 2023 | $0.420 |
| August 22, 2023 | $0.420 |
| May 16, 2023 | $0.420 |
| February 14, 2023 | $0.420 |
| November 15, 2022 | $0.400 |
| August 23, 2022 | $0.400 |
| May 17, 2022 | $0.400 |
| February 15, 2022 | $0.400 |
| November 16, 2021 | $0.330 |
| August 17, 2021 | $0.330 |
| May 18, 2021 | $0.330 |
| February 16, 2021 | $0.330 |
| November 17, 2020 | $0.280 |
| August 18, 2020 | $0.280 |
| May 19, 2020 | $0.280 |
| February 18, 2020 | $0.280 |
| November 19, 2019 | $0.270 |
| August 20, 2019 | $0.270 |
| May 21, 2019 | $0.270 |
| February 19, 2019 | $0.270 |
| November 20, 2018 | $0.260 |
| August 21, 2018 | $0.260 |
| May 22, 2018 | $0.260 |
| February 20, 2018 | $0.260 |
| November 14, 2017 | $0.225 |
| August 21, 2017 | $0.215 |
| May 22, 2017 | $0.215 |
| February 13, 2017 | $0.215 |
| November 14, 2016 | $0.215 |
| August 22, 2016 | $0.205 |
| May 16, 2016 | $0.205 |
| February 11, 2016 | $0.205 |
| November 16, 2015 | $0.205 |
| August 17, 2015 | $0.195 |
| May 18, 2015 | $0.195 |
| February 12, 2015 | $0.195 |
| November 17, 2014 | $0.195 |
| August 18, 2014 | $0.185 |
| May 19, 2014 | $0.185 |
| February 12, 2014 | $0.185 |
| November 18, 2013 | $0.185 |
| August 19, 2013 | $0.175 |
| May 20, 2013 | $0.175 |
| February 13, 2013 | $0.175 |
| November 9, 2012 | $0.175 |
| August 13, 2012 | $0.165 |
| May 14, 2012 | $0.165 |
| February 13, 2012 | $0.165 |
| November 14, 2011 | $0.165 |
| August 15, 2011 | $0.150 |
Showing the 60 most recent of 168 recorded payments. The full log is on the page.
AFL dividend history questions
How many dividends has AFL paid?
DivTrkr has 168 recorded AFL dividend payments between August 9, 1984 and May 20, 2026, totalling $22.26 per share across 43 calendar years.
Has AFL ever cut its dividend?
Not in the history DivTrkr holds. Across 43 years of recorded payments the per-payment rate has never fallen by a material amount from one complete year to the next.
How fast is the AFL dividend growing?
The AFL payment rate compounded at +15.7% a year over the last five complete years and +11.5% a year over the last ten.
How often does AFL pay a dividend?
AFL has most often paid quarterly — 4 payments a year. Individual years can show a different count when an ex-date drifts across a year boundary.
See the current AFL dividend yield and next ex-dividend date, or track AFL free with DivTrkr to see what this history pays on your own share count.