Globe Life Inc. GL
- Market cap
- $12.9B
- P/E
- 10.9×
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Globe Life Inc. (GL) Return on equity
Globe Life Inc.'s return on equity over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 21.0%, up 0.4 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (20.6%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 9.11% (fiscal 2020) to 26.9% (fiscal 2017); the current reading is higher than 73% of that period. That is above the Insurance Life industry median of 8.67% and above the Financial sector median of 9.01%.
Return on equity, annual
Annual
| Period | Return on equity | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 20.6% | (1.28) |
| FY2024 | 21.9% | (1.14) |
| FY2023 | 23.0% | 8.80 |
| FY2022 | 14.2% | 2.37 |
| FY2021 | 11.8% | 2.73 |
| FY2020 | 9.11% | (2.86) |
| FY2019 | 12.0% | (0.08) |
| FY2018 | 12.1% | (14.89) |
| FY2017 | 26.9% | 14.19 |
| FY2016 | 12.8% | 0.71 |
Against its own ten years
Return on equity against peers
| Company | Return on equity |
|---|---|
| PRI Primerica, Inc. compare | 33.0% |
| LNC Lincoln National Corporation compare | 24.0% |
| GL Globe Life Inc. | 21.0% |
| PRU Prudential Financial, Inc. compare | 12.5% |
| CNO CNO Financial Group, Inc. compare | 10.9% |
| UNM Unum Group compare | 6.35% |
| GNW Genworth Financial, Inc. compare | 2.17% |
| JXN Jackson Financial Inc. compare | 0.59% |
| PUK Prudential Public Limited Company compare | 0.00% |
| Insurance Life industry median | 8.67% |
| Financial sector median | 9.01% |
| Market median | 1.76% |
What Return on equity is
ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.
Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)
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- Price to free cash flow
- EV/EBITDA
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- Return on assets
- Return on invested capital
- Debt to equity
- Current ratio
- Total debt
- Shares outstanding
- Book value per share
- Revenue growth
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