Aflac Incorporated Mean Deviation
| AFL Stock | | | USD 114.69 0.23 0.20% |
The mean deviation of the equity instrument is the first measure of the distances between each value of security historical prices and the mean. It gives us an idea of how spread out from the center the distribution of returns. Below is Aflac Incorporated's current Mean Deviation with peer comparisons and related risk metrics.
Current Mean Deviation Value
Aflac Incorporated carries a Mean Deviation of 0.847, consistent with low price variability. This places Aflac Incorporated at the lower end of the volatility range for Stock.
Mean Deviation | = | SUM(RET DEV)N |
| = | 0.847 | |
| SUM | = | Summation notation |
| RET DEV | = | Sum of return deviations of Aflac Incorporated |
| N | = | Number of calculation points for selected time horizon |
Mean Deviation Peers Comparison
Aflac Incorporated's Mean Deviation of 0.847 falls below the 1.34 peer average. Values range from 0.5024 (Brighthouse Financial) to 2.1 (FG Annuities Life), with wide dispersion across the group. Aflac Incorporated has exhibited less price dispersion than the peer average over the measured period.
Mean Deviation Relative To Other Indicators
The chart below plots Mean Deviation against Maximum Drawdown for Aflac Incorporated and its peers. Each point represents one equity — position along the horizontal axis shows Mean Deviation while the vertical axis shows Maximum Drawdown. Equities that cluster in different quadrants carry distinct risk-return profiles. Use the dropdowns to swap in other indicators for either axis.
The Maximum Drawdown-to-Mean Deviation ratio for Aflac Incorporated sits near
7.98 , with Mean Deviation at
0.85 and Maximum Drawdown at
6.76 . This indicates Maximum Drawdown substantially exceeds Mean Deviation for Aflac Incorporated.
Methodology, Assumptions & Data Sources
Aflac Incorporated's Mean Deviation currently stands at 0.847. The Mean Deviation for Aflac Incorporated is produced by transforming raw price history into a standardized measure according to the indicator's defined methodology. All inputs are based on exchange-reported closing prices, with adjustments for stock splits, dividends, and other corporate actions. The calculation assumes continuous price data across the selected period. All readings are presented as reference data.
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