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Aflac Incorporated Announces Third Quarter Results, Upwardly Revises 2017 Operating EPS Outlook, Increases Fourth Quarter Cash Dividend 4.7%
October 25, 2017 4:32 PM EDTCOLUMBUS, Ga., Oct. 25, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --Â Aflac Incorporated today reported its third quarter results.
Total revenues were $5.5 billion during the third quarter of 2017, compared with $5.7 billion in the third quarter of 2016. Net earnings were $716 million, or $1.80 per diluted share, compared with $629 million, or $1.53 per diluted share a year ago. The increase in net earnings in the third quarter of 2017 primarily reflects realized investment gains compared with third quarter 2016.
Net earnings in the third quarter of 2017 included pretax net realized investment gains of $71 million, or $0.18 per diluted share on a pretax basis, compared with pretax net... More

