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Globe Life GL Share Buybacks

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$1.6B+5.3%
Net income$270.5M+6.3%
EPS (diluted)$3.39+12.6%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$255.2M+9.9%
Total debt$3.2B-1.3%
Total equity$6.1B+12.1%
Total assets$31.0B+4.2%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$420.9M-2.5%
CapEx$24.9M+112%
Free cash flow$396.0M-5.7%

Valuation

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Market cap$13.26B-0.4%
Enterprise value$16.24B-0.8%
P/E11.3×-1.2×
P/S2.2×-0.1×

Profitability

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Net margin19.4%+1.0pp
FCF margin20.2%-3.9pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity20.5%0.0pp
Debt / equity0.5×-0.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Globe Life in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock.

The official record: Globe Life’s 10-Q, filed May 7, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Globe Life's share buybacks?
Globe Life (GL) reported share buybacks of $240.47M in Q1 2026.
How has Globe Life's share buybacks changed year-over-year?
Globe Life's share buybacks decreased by 9.1% year-over-year, from $264.54M to $240.47M.
What is the long-term trend for Globe Life's share buybacks?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Globe Life's share buybacks has grown at a 12.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $541.44M to $880.98M.
What does share buybacks mean?
Cash spent by the company to buy back its own stock.
How do you interpret share buybacks?
High repurchases often signal management's belief that the stock is undervalued or that they have excess capital to return to investors.
How does share buybacks compare across companies?
Commonly used by mature insurance companies to manage equity capital levels relative to regulatory requirements.