TTM
24.9%
YoY change
+1.42pp
Trough year (1999)
18.1%
Peak year (1986)
98.9%
Latest annual
24.4%
Operating Margin history chart for Globe Life (GL) from 1985 to 2025
Latest: 24.4%
Operating Margin change chart for Globe Life (GL) from 1985 to 2025
Latest: +1.42pp
Operating Margin history table for Globe Life (GL) from 1985 to 2025
| 2025 | 24.4% | +1.42pp | ||
| 2024 | 23.0% | +1.04pp | ||
| 2023 | 21.9% | +0.84pp | ||
| 2022 | 21.1% | -3.80pp | ||
| 2021 | 24.9% | +5.97pp | ||
| 2020 | 18.9% | -1.65pp | ||
| 2019 | 20.6% | +0.55pp | ||
| 2018 | 20.0% | -2.21pp | ||
| 2017 | 22.2% | +2.60pp | ||
| 2016 | 19.6% | -0.72pp | ||
| 2015 | 20.3% | -1.33pp | ||
| 2014 | 21.7% | +0.06pp | ||
| 2013 | 21.6% | +0.28pp | ||
| 2012 | 21.3% | -0.09pp | ||
| 2011 | 21.4% | -0.86pp | ||
| 2010 | 22.3% | +3.76pp | ||
| 2009 | 18.5% | -1.14pp | ||
| 2008 | 19.7% | -3.19pp | ||
| 2007 | 22.9% | +0.24pp | ||
| 2006 | 22.6% | -0.79pp | ||
| 2005 | 23.4% | -0.07pp | ||
| 2004 | 23.5% | +1.18pp | ||
| 2003 | 22.3% | +0.91pp | ||
| 2002 | 21.4% | -0.85pp | ||
| 2001 | 22.2% | -0.25pp | ||
| 2000 | 22.5% | +4.40pp | ||
| 1999 | 18.1% | -2.64pp | ||
| 1998 | 20.7% | -16.26pp | ||
| 1997 | 37.0% | +14.52pp | ||
| 1996 | 22.4% | +1.74pp | ||
| 1995 | 20.7% | -11.89pp | ||
| 1994 | 32.6% | -56.38pp | ||
| 1993 | 89.0% | +55.01pp | ||
| 1992 | 34.0% | -1.03pp | ||
| 1991 | 35.0% | +0.41pp | ||
| 1990 | 34.6% | -0.09pp | ||
| 1989 | 34.7% | -62.86pp | ||
| 1988 | 97.5% | -0.42pp | ||
| 1987 | 98.0% | -0.89pp | ||
| 1986 | 98.9% | +0.03pp | ||
| 1985 | 98.8% | — |
- 202524.4%+1.42pp
- 202423.0%+1.04pp
- 202321.9%+0.84pp
- 202221.1%-3.80pp
- 202124.9%+5.97pp
- 202018.9%-1.65pp
- 201920.6%+0.55pp
- 201820.0%-2.21pp
- 201722.2%+2.60pp
- 201619.6%-0.72pp
- 201520.3%-1.33pp
- 201421.7%+0.06pp
- 201321.6%+0.28pp
- 201221.3%-0.09pp
- 201121.4%-0.86pp
- 201022.3%+3.76pp
- 200918.5%-1.14pp
- 200819.7%-3.19pp
- 200722.9%+0.24pp
- 200622.6%-0.79pp
- 200523.4%-0.07pp
- 200423.5%+1.18pp
- 200322.3%+0.91pp
- 200221.4%-0.85pp
- 200122.2%-0.25pp
- 200022.5%+4.40pp
- 199918.1%-2.64pp
- 199820.7%-16.26pp
- 199737.0%+14.52pp
- 199622.4%+1.74pp
- 199520.7%-11.89pp
- 199432.6%-56.38pp
- 199389.0%+55.01pp
- 199234.0%-1.03pp
- 199135.0%+0.41pp
- 199034.6%-0.09pp
- 198934.7%-62.86pp
- 198897.5%-0.42pp
- 198798.0%-0.89pp
- 198698.9%+0.03pp
- 198598.8%—
Operating Margin values are taken from Globe Life's reported income statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.
About Operating Margin at Globe Life (GL)
According to Globe Life's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported operating margin is 24.9%. Operating margin is operating income divided by revenue — the share of each sales dollar left after cost of goods sold and operating expenses (SG&A, R&D), but before interest and taxes. It isolates how profitable the core business is before financing and tax decisions, so it is comparable across companies with different capital structures.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
In 2025, Globe Life (GL) operating margin totalled 24.38% – expanded 1.4 percentage points year-over-year.
The record annual operating margin stands at 98.86%, reached in 1986; the historical low of 18.07% was recorded in 1999.
Globe Life Operating Margin by Year
Globe Life Operating Margin 2025: 24.4%
Globe Life posted operating margin of 24.38% in 2025, expanded 1.4 percentage points from 2024.
Globe Life Operating Margin 2024: 23.0%
In 2024, Globe Life reported operating margin of 22.96%, expanded 1.0 percentage points from 2023.
Globe Life Operating Margin 2023: 21.9%
Globe Life operating margin in 2023 was 21.92%, expanded 0.8 percentage points from 2022.
Globe Life Operating Margin 2022: 21.1%
2022's operating margin for Globe Life came in at 21.09%, contracted 3.8 percentage points from 2021.
Globe Life Operating Margin 2021: 24.9%
Globe Life operating margin in 2021 was 24.89%.
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Sector peers by Operating Margin
Financial Services peers of Globe Life (GL), ranked by their latest operating margin
| 61.1% | |
| 59.4% | |
| 26.2% | |
| 22.9% | |
| 20.5% | |
| 20.5% | |
| 19.5% | |
| 16.1% |
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- 59.4%
- 26.2%
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