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$1,000 in AFLAC Incorporated in 2019 → $3,046 today

If you'd invested $1,000 in AFLAC Incorporated (AFL) on January 1, 2019 — at the December 2018 month-end close of $38.25 — and held to the latest close (2026-08-), you'd have $3,046. That's a +204.6% total return — trailing the S&P 500, where the same $1,000 became $3,075.

$1,000 in 2019$3,046Total return+204.6%Multiple3.0×CAGR+15.6%

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FAQ

How much is $1,000 invested in AFL in 2019 worth today?

$1,000 invested in AFLAC Incorporated (AFL) at the month-end close of 2018-12- would be worth $3,046 at the latest month-end close (2026-08-), a total return of +204.6% with dividends reinvested.

Did $1,000 in AFL in 2019 beat the market?

Over the same span, $1,000 in the S&P 500 index would be worth $3,075 — so AFLAC Incorporated (AFL) trailed the index by +0.9%.

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

The scenario invests at the December 2018 month-end close (the price entering 2019) 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 2019–2026 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 2019 through the latest month-end close (2026-08-).

The entry price is the 2018 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.