Globe Life (GL) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Globe Life's Debt Ratio was 0.10 in Q3 2026, up 9.8% from 0.09 a year earlier and up 4.7% from the prior quarter.
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Globe Life (GL) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Debt Ratio at Globe Life came in at 0.09, down 9.6% from FY2024.
- In earlier years, Debt Ratio was 0.09 in FY2024 (+24.9%), 0.08 in FY2023 (-5.6%), 0.08 in FY2022 (+17.4%) and 0.07 in FY2021 (+2.8%).
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Debt Ratio in data going back to Q4 2009.
- Compared with a year earlier, Debt Ratio was higher in four of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 5.6%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Debt Ratio over five years was Q4 2024 (growth of 24.9%); the worst was Q4 2025 (a decline of 9.6%).
- Per Business Quant data, GL's Debt Ratio in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was 0.09 (Q2 2026), 0.09 (Q1 2026) and 0.09 (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berkshire Hathaway | 1,248.67 Bn | -185.49 Bn | 56.71 Bn | 0.10 |
| 2 | Chubb | 141.22 Bn | 92.15 Bn | 8.67 Bn | 0.07 |
| 3 | Progressive | 134.26 Bn | 109.78 Bn | 8.29 Bn | 0.07 |
| 4 | Marsh & Mclennan Companies | 98.32 Bn | 90.72 Bn | - | 0.34 |
| 5 | Travelers Companies | 82.09 Bn | 59.57 Bn | 5.93 Bn | 0.07 |
| 6 | Manulife Financial | 75.36 Bn | -19.02 Bn | - | 0.06 |
| 7 | Arthur J. Gallagher | 72.54 Bn | 67.17 Bn | 3.33 Bn | 0.16 |
| 8 | Aon | 71.33 Bn | 50.56 Bn | - | 0.43 |
| 9 | Allstate | 65.04 Bn | 22.10 Bn | -9.85 Bn | 0.06 |
| 10 | Globe Life | 12.52 Bn | 10.82 Bn | 901.84 Mn | 0.10 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 0.10 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.09 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.09 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.09 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.09 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.09 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.09 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.09 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.09 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.08 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.08 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.08 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.09 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.08 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.08 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.08 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.08 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.08 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.07 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.07 |
API Access
Globe Life Debt Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=debt-ratio&ticker=GL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "debt-ratio", "ticker": "GL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=debt-ratio&ticker=GL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();