Aflac (AFL) Lags Q4 Earnings Estimates

分组1 - Aflac reported quarterly earnings of $1.57 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.71 per share, representing an earnings surprise of -8.10% [1] - The company posted revenues of $4.87 billion for the quarter, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 8.70%, compared to year-ago revenues of $4.31 billion [2] - Aflac has surpassed consensus EPS estimates two times over the last four quarters and topped consensus revenue estimates three times during the same period [2] 分组2 - The current consensus EPS estimate for the coming quarter is $1.79 on revenues of $4.44 billion, and for the current fiscal year, it is $7.36 on revenues of $17.55 billion [7] - The Zacks Industry Rank for Insurance - Accident and Health is currently in the bottom 30% of over 250 Zacks industries, indicating potential underperformance compared to higher-ranked industries [8] - Aflac shares have added about 1.6% since the beginning of the year, outperforming the S&P 500's gain of 1.1% [3]