Growth Metrics

Globe Life (GL) Operating Margin (2016 - 2026)

Globe Life filings provide 18 years of Operating Margin readings, the most recent being 18.58% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Operating Margin fell 37.0% to 18.58% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 19.61% through Mar 2026, down 582.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 18.85% for FY2025, 548.0% down from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin hit 18.58% in Q1 2026 for Globe Life, roughly flat from 18.52% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Margin topped out at 79.68% in Q4 2024 and bottomed at 18.52% in Q4 2025.
  • Average Operating Margin over 5 years is 25.0%, with a median of 22.72% recorded in 2022.
  • The largest annual shift saw Operating Margin soared 6050bps in 2024 before it crashed -6116bps in 2025.
  • Globe Life's Operating Margin stood at 19.14% in 2022, then grew by 0bps to 19.19% in 2023, then surged by 315bps to 79.68% in 2024, then tumbled by -77bps to 18.52% in 2025, then increased by 0bps to 18.58% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for GL's Operating Margin are 18.58% (Q1 2026), 18.52% (Q4 2025), and 18.9% (Q3 2025).