Globe Life (GL-PD) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)

Globe Life (GL-PD) reported Operating Margin of 18.58% for Q1 2026, down 37.0% on a YoY basis from 29.5% in Q1 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from 18.52% in Q4 2025.

Globe Life (GL-PD) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Globe Life has reported Operating Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 18.58% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Margin fell 37.0% year-over-year to 18.58%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 19.61% (down 582.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 18.85%, down 548.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 18.58%, roughly flat from 18.52% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Margin was 79.68% in Q4 2024, with the low at 18.52% in Q4 2025.
  • Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 25.0% across 5 years, with a median of 22.72% in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Operating Margin surged 6050 bps — and 2025, when it tumbled 6116 bps.
  • Globe Life's Operating Margin stood at 19.14% in 2022, then rose by 0 bps to 19.19% in 2023, then jumped by 315 bps to 79.68% in 2024, then tumbled by 77 bps to 18.52% in 2025, then gained by 0 bps to 18.58% in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 18.58% (Q1 2026), 18.52% (Q4 2025), and 18.9% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 Manulife Financial 568.62 Bn 568.62 Bn - -
2 Aflac 59.20 Bn 53.55 Bn 1.48 Bn 28.88%
3 Metlife 55.45 Bn 39.51 Bn 256.00 Mn 44.18%
4 Unum 14.44 Bn 4.48 Bn 1.40 Bn 14.41%
5 Globe Life 12.48 Bn 11.80 Bn 1.45 Bn 18.58%
6 Primerica 8.62 Bn 8.62 Bn 770.81 Mn 4.96%
7 Jackson Financial 7.51 Bn 1.67 Bn - 2,642.86%
8 Lincoln National 6.79 Bn -8.89 Bn 3.25 Bn 30.25%
9 CNO Financial 4.58 Bn 4.24 Bn 754.30 Mn 3.69%
10 Globe Life - - 1.45 Bn 18.58%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 18.58%
Dec 31, 2025 18.52%
Sep 30, 2025 18.90%
Jun 30, 2025 23.17%
Mar 31, 2025 18.96%
Dec 31, 2024 79.68%
Sep 30, 2024 19.58%
Jun 30, 2024 24.47%
Mar 31, 2024 24.67%
Dec 31, 2023 19.19%
Sep 30, 2023 28.78%
Jun 30, 2023 19.70%
Mar 31, 2023 23.10%
Dec 31, 2022 19.14%
Sep 30, 2022 22.86%
Jun 30, 2022 22.72%
Mar 31, 2022 23.00%
Dec 31, 2021 23.41%
Sep 30, 2021 21.66%
Jun 30, 2021 18.75%