AFL
Aflac Incorporated
AFL's fundamentals are weak and it looks expensive: trading at 19x earnings, about twice its usual 10x. Its downside scenario is about five times its upside.
IREN
IREN Limited
There isn't enough reported data to score IREN yet.
AFL Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Under pressure | |
| Healthy | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
AFL's profitability is currently healthy, but its revenue is under pressure. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like AFL.
IREN Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Under pressure | |
| Weak | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
IREN's revenue and profitability are currently under pressure. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like IREN.
AFL PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 8.5x | $57.77 | -54% |
| Fair | 10x | $68.92 | -46% |
| Expensive | 14x | $98.12 | -22% |
| Forward | 17x | $127 | — |
| Current | 19x | $127 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
AFL's PE is in its expensive range at 19x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 17x next year's earnings.
IREN PE Valuation
IREN has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
AFL Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect AFL's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady.
IREN Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses growing | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect IREN's losses to grow, with revenue growing. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
AFL Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $7.62 | +12% |
| Q3 2026 | $6.80 | -12% |
| Q2 2026 | $9.27 | +109% |
| Q1 2026 | $8.75 | +36% |
| Q4 2025 | $6.82 | -29% |
| Q3 2025 | $7.69 | +16% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.44 | -53% |
| Q1 2025 | $6.43 | -29% |
| Q4 2024 | $9.63 | +24% |
AFL has the edge over IREN on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
IREN Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$3.96 | -347% |
| Q2 2026 | -$2.22 | -988% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.51 | +$1.10 |
| Q4 2025 | $1.18 | +$1.62 |
| Q3 2025 | $1.60 | +$1.99 |
| Q2 2025 | $0.25 | +$0.45 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.59 | -$0.43 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.44 | -$0.15 |
IREN has swung to a loss: it lost $3.96 per share over the past year, after a profit the year before.
AFL Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $3.3B | -31% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.1B | -1% |
| Q1 2026 | $4.3B | +28% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.9B | -9.9% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.7B | +61% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.2B | -19% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.4B | -37% |
| Q4 2024 | $5.4B | +43% |
AFL's revenue has slid since its 2020 peak: $3.3B last quarter, down 31% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 15% | -27 points |
| Q2 2026 | 24% | +4.4 points |
| Q1 2026 | 28% | +24 points |
| Q4 2025 | 32% | -7.2 points |
| Q3 2025 | 42% | +39 points |
| Q2 2025 | 20% | -20 points |
| Q1 2025 | 4.3% | -36 points |
| Q4 2024 | 40% | +32 points |
AFL has the edge over IREN on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
IREN Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $228M | -5.1% |
| Q2 2026 | $137.2M | -27% |
| Q1 2026 | $144.8M | 0% |
| Q4 2025 | $184.7M | +59% |
| Q3 2025 | $240.3M | +355% |
| Q2 2025 | $187.3M | +230% |
| Q1 2025 | $144.8M | +168% |
| Q4 2024 | $116.1M | +176% |
IREN has the edge over AFL on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -82% | -50 points |
| Q2 2026 | -452% | -461 points |
| Q1 2026 | -161% | -180 points |
| Q4 2025 | -63% | -79 points |
| Q3 2025 | -32% | +57 points |
| Q2 2025 | 9% | +49 points |
| Q1 2025 | 19% | +8 points |
| Q4 2024 | 15% | +21 points |
IREN's operating margin was −82% last quarter, down 50 points from the same quarter a year ago.
AFL Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.2B | -4.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $112M | -72% |
| Q1 2026 | $968M | +64% |
| Q4 2025 | $315M | -5.4% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.3B | -1.4% |
| Q2 2025 | $399M | +56% |
| Q1 2025 | $589M | -31% |
| Q4 2024 | $333M | -60% |
AFL has the edge over IREN on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
IREN Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$1.6B | -$1.6B |
| Q2 2026 | $482.2M | +2895% |
| Q1 2026 | -$873.8M | -$523.1M |
| Q4 2025 | -$468M | -$334M |
| Q3 2025 | -$38M | +$349.4M |
| Q2 2025 | $16.1M | +$179M |
| Q1 2025 | -$350.7M | -$128.7M |
| Q4 2024 | -$134M | -$105.2M |
IREN's free cash flow was −$2.5B over the past year, against −$507M the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like IREN.
AFL Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1.4% | -6.9M shares |
| 1 year | -6.3% | -33.3M shares |
| 3 years | -16% | -94.9M shares |
| 5 years | -26% | -173M shares |
| Available history | -33% | -248M shares |
AFL has the edge over IREN on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $803M |
| Q2 2026 | $984M |
| Q1 2026 | $1B |
| Q4 2025 | $801M |
| Q3 2025 | $1B |
| Q2 2025 | $829M |
| Q1 2025 | $900M |
| Q4 2024 | $750M |
AFL spent $3.6B buying back its own shares over the past year, up 3.1% from the year before.
IREN Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +26% | +82.4M shares |
| 1 year | +10% | +36.9M shares |
| 3 years | +511% | +333M shares |
| 5 years | +624% | +344M shares |
| Available history | +2346% | +382M shares |
IREN has 399M diluted shares, up 10% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | — |
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
AFL Net Leverage
IREN Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | 157.6x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 22.2x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 4.1x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 2.0x | Moderate |
| Q1 2025 | 3.3x | Elevated |
| Q4 2024 | -4.6x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2024 | -16.7x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2024 | -15.9x | Net Cash |
IREN's net debt is more than 20 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 3.3 years a year ago. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like IREN.
AFL Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 63.7 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 71.0 | Neutral |
AFL's weekly RSI is 64 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 71 (neutral).
IREN Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 33.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 8.2 | Oversold |
IREN's weekly RSI is 33 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 8 (oversold).
AFL PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | AFL | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 19x | 13x | 43% above |
| PE % | 96 | 63 | 33 pts above |
AFL is trading at 19x earnings, a 43% premium to the Financial Services sector's median of 13x.
IREN PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | IREN | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 13x | — |
IREN has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
AFL Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $119.3 | 6% above |
| 20 week MA | $120.1 | 5.3% above |
| 50 week MA | $115.5 | 9.5% above |
| 100 week MA | $110.8 | 14% above |
| 200 week MA | $97.3 | 30% above |
AFL has the edge over IREN on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
IREN Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $29.8 | 35% below |
| 20 week MA | $36.2 | 46% below |
| 50 week MA | $42.8 | 54% below |
| 100 week MA | $32.0 | 39% below |
| 200 week MA | $19.1 | 2.1% above |
IREN has fallen below most of its moving averages, though it's still 2.1% above its 200-week average.
AFL Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $52.6 | $43.8 | -17% |
| 2021 | $43.8 | $57.7 | +32% |
| 2022 | $57.7 | $71.8 | +24% |
| 2023 | $71.8 | $82.5 | +15% |
| 2024 | $82.5 | $103.4 | +25% |
| 2025 | $103.4 | $109.9 | +6.3% |
| 2026 YTD | $109.9 | $126.5 | +15% |
AFL has the edge over IREN on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
IREN Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $24.8 | $17.2 | -31% |
| 2022 | $17.2 | $1.19 | -93% |
| 2023 | $1.19 | $7.15 | +501% |
| 2024 | $7.15 | $10.7 | +50% |
| 2025 | $10.7 | $40.3 | +276% |
| 2026 YTD | $40.3 | $19.5 | -52% |
IREN's yearly returns have swung widely, from +501% in 2023 to −93% in 2022. It's down 52% so far in 2026.