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$1,000 in AFLAC Incorporated in 2012 → $7,633 today

If you'd invested $1,000 in AFLAC Incorporated (AFL) on January 1, 2012 — at the December 2011 month-end close of $15.26 — and held to the latest close (2026-08-), you'd have $7,633. That's a +663.3% total return — beating the S&P 500, where the same $1,000 became $6,129.

$1,000 in 2012$7,633Total return+663.3%Multiple7.6×CAGR+14.9%

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FAQ

How much is $1,000 invested in AFL in 2012 worth today?

$1,000 invested in AFLAC Incorporated (AFL) at the month-end close of 2011-12- would be worth $7,633 at the latest month-end close (2026-08-), a total return of +663.3% with dividends reinvested.

Did $1,000 in AFL in 2012 beat the market?

Over the same span, $1,000 in the S&P 500 index would be worth $6,129 — so AFLAC Incorporated (AFL) beat the index by +24.5%.

What does "month-end close" mean for this calculation?

The scenario invests at the December 2011 month-end close (the price entering 2012) and values the position at the most recent month-end close (2026-08-). Intra-month extremes are shown on the AFL calculator page.

Is the 2012–2026 return in AFL typical?

No single year is typical. AFL's best calendar-year return since 1980 was about +100.0%, and its worst was -31.5%.

Methodology

AFLAC Incorporated (AFL) total-return data from January 2012 through the latest month-end close (2026-08-).

The entry price is the 2011 December month-end close and the exit is the latest available month-end close, both from adjusted (split and dividend) Yahoo Finance historical data.

Month-end resolution, no taxes or fees, and history never guarantees the future. For exact-date precision (including buying at a panic low), use the AFL calculator page.

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Data: Yahoo Finance. As of 2026-08-. Not financial advice.