Globe Life (GL) Return on Equity [ROE] (2011 - 2026)
Globe Life (GL) reported Return on Equity [ROE] of 19.81% for Q2 2026, up 0.16 percentage points from 19.65% a year earlier and up 0.28 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Powered by 
Analysis
Globe Life (GL) Return on Equity [ROE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Globe Life posted Return on Equity [ROE] of 20.59%, down 1.28 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] has declined for three consecutive years, though with a five-year change of +11.48 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 21.87% in FY2024 (-1.14 pp), 23.01% in FY2023 (-7.03 pp), 30.05% in FY2022 (+16.22 pp) and 13.83% in FY2021 (+4.72 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] spans a low of 10.44% in Q3 2021 and a high of 59.37% in Q1 2022.
- Year over year, Return on Equity [ROE] gained in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.56 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Equity [ROE] in five years was Q1 2022 (a gain of 49.91 percentage points); the low point was Q1 2023 (a drop of 31.60 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 19.52% (Q1 2026), 19.91% (Q4 2025) and 20.71% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berkshire Hathaway | 1,073.91 Bn | -343.57 Bn | 55.86 Bn | 11.64% |
| 2 | Chubb | 125.44 Bn | 77.50 Bn | 9.13 Bn | 14.32% |
| 3 | Progressive | 120.54 Bn | 96.37 Bn | 9.04 Bn | 35.24% |
| 4 | Marsh & Mclennan Companies | 81.59 Bn | 73.34 Bn | - | 26.91% |
| 5 | Travelers Companies | 74.40 Bn | 50.64 Bn | 6.23 Bn | 25.51% |
| 6 | Manulife Financial | 72.53 Bn | 73.74 Bn | - | 17.86% |
| 7 | Metlife | 60.06 Bn | -46.42 Bn | 7.82 Bn | 13.22% |
| 8 | Aon | 58.71 Bn | 51.95 Bn | - | 40.61% |
| 9 | Arthur J. Gallagher | 58.49 Bn | 52.93 Bn | - | 6.62% |
| 10 | Globe Life | 15.28 Bn | 14.52 Bn | 801.48 Mn | 19.81% |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 19.81% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 19.52% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 19.91% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 20.71% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 19.65% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 19.96% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 21.54% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 23.36% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 22.75% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 24.65% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 26.22% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 26.83% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 27.35% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 27.76% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 29.16% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 40.56% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 47.92% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 59.37% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 24.02% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 10.44% |
API Access
Globe Life Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=GL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=GL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();