Globe Life (GL) Return on Assets [ROA] (2011 - 2026)
Globe Life's Return on Assets [ROA] was 3.88% in Q2 2026, up 0.30 percentage points from 3.58% a year earlier and up 0.07 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Globe Life (GL) Return on Assets [ROA] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
From Q1 2011 onward, Globe Life has reported Return on Assets [ROA] for 62 quarters.
- Return on Assets [ROA] has now increased for four consecutive years, with a five-year change of +1.22 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Assets [ROA] was 3.75% in FY2024 (+0.16 pp), 3.59% in FY2023 (+0.38 pp), 3.21% in FY2022 (+0.68 pp) and 2.53% in FY2021 (-0.13 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since Q3 2024.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Assets [ROA] has increased for three straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.22 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Assets [ROA] over five years was Q3 2022 (a gain of 2.32 percentage points); the worst was Q2 2023 (a drop of 1.07 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, GL's Return on Assets [ROA] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 3.81% (Q1 2026), 3.79% (Q4 2025) and 3.81% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berkshire Hathaway | 1,073.91 Bn | -343.57 Bn | 55.86 Bn | 6.84% |
| 2 | Chubb | 125.44 Bn | 77.50 Bn | 9.13 Bn | 4.13% |
| 3 | Progressive | 120.54 Bn | 96.37 Bn | 9.04 Bn | 9.46% |
| 4 | Marsh & Mclennan Companies | 81.59 Bn | 73.34 Bn | - | 6.88% |
| 5 | Travelers Companies | 74.40 Bn | 50.64 Bn | 6.23 Bn | 5.81% |
| 6 | Manulife Financial | 72.53 Bn | 73.74 Bn | - | 0.91% |
| 7 | Metlife | 60.06 Bn | -46.42 Bn | 7.82 Bn | 0.49% |
| 8 | Aon | 58.71 Bn | 51.95 Bn | - | 7.61% |
| 9 | Arthur J. Gallagher | 58.49 Bn | 52.93 Bn | - | 1.97% |
| 10 | Globe Life | 15.28 Bn | 14.52 Bn | 801.48 Mn | 3.88% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 3.88% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.81% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.79% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.81% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.58% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.64% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.65% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.98% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.11% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.15% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.40% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.36% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.99% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.09% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.30% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.36% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 5.06% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 4.66% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.30% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 3.04% |
Globe Life Return on Assets [ROA] 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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=GL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=GL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();