Latest period
515M
YoY change
-5.8%
5Y CAGR
-5.8%
Peak year (FY1993)
1.26B
Latest annual
532M
Shares Outstanding history chart for Aflac (AFL) from 2016 to 2025
Latest: 532M
Shares Outstanding growth chart for Aflac (AFL) from 2016 to 2025
Latest: -5.8%
Shares Outstanding history table for Aflac (AFL) from 1985 to 2025
| FY2025 | 532M | -5.8% | -33M | ||
| FY2024 | 565M | -5.6% | -33.7M | ||
| FY2023 | 599M | -6.1% | -38.9M | ||
| FY2022 | 638M | -5.8% | -39.1M | ||
| FY2021 | 677M | -5.5% | -39.5M | ||
| FY2020 | 716M | -4.1% | -30.2M | ||
| FY2019 | 746M | -3.6% | -28.2M | ||
| FY2018 | 775M | -2.9% | -23.2M | ||
| FY2017 | 798M | -3.6% | -30M | ||
| FY2016 | 828M | -4.4% | -38.5M | ||
| FY2015 | 866M | -4.6% | -41.7M | ||
| FY2014 | 908M | -2.9% | -26.8M | ||
| FY2013 | 935M | -0.4% | -3.76M | ||
| FY2012 | 939M | -0.0% | -166K | ||
| FY2011 | 939M | -0.8% | -7.43M | ||
| FY2010 | 946M | +0.9% | +8.04M | ||
| FY2009 | 938M | -2.0% | -19.5M | ||
| FY2008 | 958M | -3.1% | -30.3M | ||
| FY2007 | 988M | -1.6% | -15.7M | ||
| FY2006 | 1B | -1.2% | -11.8M | ||
| FY2005 | 1.02B | -1.7% | -17.4M | ||
| FY2004 | 1.03B | -1.1% | -11.4M | ||
| FY2003 | 1.04B | -1.2% | -12.4M | ||
| FY2002 | 1.06B | -1.7% | -18.1M | ||
| FY2001 | 1.07B | -1.4% | -15M | ||
| FY2000 | 1.09B | -1.1% | -11.9M | ||
| FY1999 | 1.1B | -0.2% | -1.8M | ||
| FY1998 | 1.1B | -1.9% | -21.5M | ||
| FY1997 | 1.13B | -2.9% | -33.8M | ||
| FY1996 | 1.16B | -2.1% | -24.6M | ||
| FY1995 | 1.18B | -4.7% | -58.1M | ||
| FY1994 | 1.24B | -1.6% | -20.2M | ||
| FY1993 | 1.26B | +3.2% | +39.1M | ||
| FY1992 | 1.22B | -1.3% | -16.5M | ||
| FY1991 | 1.24B | +0.4% | +5.48M | ||
| FY1990 | 1.23B | +6.9% | +79.4M | ||
| FY1989 | 1.15B | -4.6% | -55.7M | ||
| FY1988 | 1.21B | +3.8% | +43.8M | ||
| FY1987 | 1.17B | -3.1% | -36.8M | ||
| FY1986 | 1.2B | -0.1% | -1.37M | ||
| FY1985 | 1.2B | — | — |
- FY2025532M-5.8%
- FY2024565M-5.6%
- FY2023599M-6.1%
- FY2022638M-5.8%
- FY2021677M-5.5%
- FY2020716M-4.1%
- FY2019746M-3.6%
- FY2018775M-2.9%
- FY2017798M-3.6%
- FY2016828M-4.4%
- FY2015866M-4.6%
- FY2014908M-2.9%
- FY2013935M-0.4%
- FY2012939M-0.0%
- FY2011939M-0.8%
- FY2010946M+0.9%
- FY2009938M-2.0%
- FY2008958M-3.1%
- FY2007988M-1.6%
- FY20061B-1.2%
- FY20051.02B-1.7%
- FY20041.03B-1.1%
- FY20031.04B-1.2%
- FY20021.06B-1.7%
- FY20011.07B-1.4%
- FY20001.09B-1.1%
- FY19991.1B-0.2%
- FY19981.1B-1.9%
- FY19971.13B-2.9%
- FY19961.16B-2.1%
- FY19951.18B-4.7%
- FY19941.24B-1.6%
- FY19931.26B+3.2%
- FY19921.22B-1.3%
- FY19911.24B+0.4%
- FY19901.23B+6.9%
- FY19891.15B-4.6%
- FY19881.21B+3.8%
- FY19871.17B-3.1%
- FY19861.2B-0.1%
- FY19851.2B—
Shares Outstanding values are taken from Aflac's reported income statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.
About Shares Outstanding at Aflac (AFL)
According to Aflac's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported diluted shares outstanding is 515M. Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding is the share count used to compute per-share metrics like EPS. Buybacks lower it; new issuance, stock-based compensation, and convertible securities raise it. Multiply by the stock price for market capitalization.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
The 2025 reading of Aflac (AFL) diluted shares outstanding is 532M – declined 5.8% year-over-year.
Over 2020–2025 (5 years), Aflac diluted shares outstanding expanded at a -5.8% compound annual rate, with a net decline across the window.
Aflac diluted shares outstanding peaked at 1.26B in 1993; the latest annual figure is 532M in 2025 (57.8% below peak).
1.26B stands as the all-time-high annual diluted shares outstanding, posted in 1993, against a low of 532M during 2025.
Aflac Shares Outstanding by Year
Aflac Shares Outstanding 2025: 532M
2025's diluted shares outstanding for Aflac came in at 532M, declined 5.8% below 2024. This figure represents the lowest annual value in the available history.
Aflac Shares Outstanding 2024: 565M
Aflac posted diluted shares outstanding of 565M in 2024, declined 5.6% below 2023.
Aflac Shares Outstanding 2023: 599M
In 2023, Aflac reported diluted shares outstanding of 599M, declined 6.1% below 2022.
Aflac Shares Outstanding 2022: 638M
Aflac diluted shares outstanding in 2022 was 638M, declined 5.8% below 2021.
Aflac Shares Outstanding 2021: 677M
Aflac diluted shares outstanding in 2021 was 677M.
See more financial history for Aflac (AFL).
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| 898M | |
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