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Globe LifeGL

Life & Health Insurance · McKinney, Texas · In the S&P 500
Solid businessCheaper than peers
$159.08−0.85%After hours: $159.08 (0.00%)At the close, 30 Oct · Prices from CNBC, may be delayed
▲ 20.8% over 1 year
Globe Life over 1 yearDaily close, $, to 30 Oct 2026
$140$180Nov2026MarMayJulSep$159.08$150$175NovMarJul$159.08
Source: Nasdaq daily closes
Market value$12.22B
Price to earnings10.6x
Forward P/E9.8x
Dividend yield0.83%
Year to date+13.7%
One year+20.8%
Next earningsNot scheduled
SectorFinancials
52-week range (closes)
$130.37$186.02

Quality and valuation

How Globe Life compares with other financials stocks. A description, not a recommendation.

Globe Life and 4 life & health insurance peers. Across: valuation (P/E) against the sector. Up: business quality against the sector. Hover or tap a logo for its numbers.

Business quality: about averageValuation: cheaper than most

An average business among financials companies, priced below most of them.

Globe Life trades at 9.8 times the next 12 months of expected earnings, against a median of 13.0x for the 84 financials stocks we cover. The quality score blends where it ranks on revenue growth, gross margin, operating margin and free-cash-flow margin (net margin for banks and insurers) over the last 12 months, from SEC filings.

  • Revenue grew slower than the sector median: +5.2% vs +10.2%
  • Turns less of its sales into cash: 19.9% vs 20.3%
  • Keeps less of its revenue as profit (net margin): 19.6% vs 20.7%
GL trades at 9.8x forward earnings, below the sector medianForward p/e, Life & Health Insurance peers
PRU8.8xMET9.3xGL9.8xPFG11.6xAFL16.8xSector median 13.0xPRU8.8xMET9.3xGL9.8xPFG11.6xAFL16.8xSector median 13.0x
Source: CNBC quotes; Mostly Markets
At 10.6x earnings, GL is pricier than its average since Aug 2024Price over the last 12 months of reported (GAAP) diluted EPS
P/EUsual range (±1 s.d.)
8x10x12xAverage 10.4x2025202610.6x8x10x12xAverage 10.4x2025202610.6x
Source: Nasdaq prices; SEC filings

Financials

From Globe Life's SEC filings, through the quarter ending 30 Jun 2026. Hover or tap a bar for its value.

Revenue grew 8.0% from a year earlierQuarterly revenue, $bn, latest Q2 ’26
$0.0bn$0.5bn$1.0bn$1.5bnQ3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’25$1.6bnQ2 ’26$0bn$1bnQ3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’25$1.6bnQ2 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Growth sped up to +8.0% last quarterRevenue growth, year on year, %
0%2%4%6%8%Q3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’258.0%Q2 ’260%5%Q3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’258.0%Q2 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Free cash flow was $1.2 billion over 12 monthsQuarterly free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex), $m
$0m$200m$400mQ3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’25$298mQ2 ’26$0m$200m$400mQ3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’25$298mQ2 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Diluted EPS was $3.65 last quarterQuarterly diluted earnings per share, $
$0$2$4Q3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’25$3.65Q2 ’26$0$2$4Q3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’25$3.65Q2 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Last 12 monthsGLSector median
Revenue growth+5.2%+10.2%
Free cash flow margin19.9%20.3%
Price to earnings10.6x14.6x

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