{
  "url": "https://struct.news/briefs/aflacs-profit-jumped-38-on-lower-revenue-the-share-count-did-some-work",
  "title": "Aflac's profit jumped 38% on lower revenue. The share count did some work",
  "summary": "Diluted shares fell 6.1%, pushing EPS up 46.8% while cash dropped 12.1%.",
  "published_at": "2026-08-07T13:20:57.675129+00:00",
  "publisher": "Struct",
  "usage": "Figures are as reported by the company. Quote with attribution to the source filing.",
  "company": {
    "name": "AFLAC Incorporated",
    "ticker": "AFL",
    "cik": "1628280",
    "sector": "Financial Services",
    "industry": "Insurance - Life"
  },
  "source_filing": {
    "form": "10-Q",
    "filed": "2026-08-07",
    "accession": "0001628280-26-054618",
    "url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/4977/000162828026054618/afl-20260630.htm"
  },
  "comparison_filing": {
    "form": "10-Q",
    "filed": "2025-08-05",
    "url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/4977/000000497725000132/afl-20250630.htm"
  },
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    {
      "group": "The filing in three numbers",
      "label": "Revenue",
      "value": 17164000000,
      "display": "$17.2B",
      "unit": "usd",
      "period": "2025-12-31",
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      "group": "The filing in three numbers",
      "label": "Revenue YoY",
      "value": -9.314735562952393,
      "display": "-9.3%",
      "unit": "percent",
      "period": "2025-12-31",
      "detail": null,
      "source": {
        "kind": "jodie_calculation",
        "label": "Calculated from filed company results",
        "form": "10-Q",
        "accession": "0001628280-26-054618",
        "filing_date": "2026-08-07"
      }
    },
    {
      "group": "The filing in three numbers",
      "label": "Net margin",
      "value": 21.242134700536006,
      "display": "+21.2%",
      "unit": "percent",
      "period": "2025-12-31",
      "detail": null,
      "source": {
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  "watch_next": [
    {
      "type": "interest_rates",
      "statement": "Management disclosed lower adjusted net investment income and higher interest expense as pressures on pretax adjusted earnings in the latest three-month period.",
      "importance": "medium",
      "evidence": "Pretax adjusted earnings decreased primarily due to lower adjusted net investment income, higher interest expense, and reinsurance-related impacts.",
      "source_date": "2026-08-07"
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  ],
  "related_tickers": [
    "AFL"
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  "disclaimer": "Descriptive reporting of filed results. Not investment advice, and contains no forecast or recommendation."
}