What If You Invested $1,000 in Globe Life (GL)?
Enter any amount and start date. We use historical prices to show your hypothetical return.
Globe Life
GL
Historical extremes
Maximum profit (buy at all-time low, sell at peak), maximum drawdown (peak to trough), and total return from IPO to current price.
Max profit
+12085.38% (121.9 times)
- Buy
- Nov 7, 1980
- $1.21
- Sell
- Feb 5, 2026
- $146.95
Buying GL at the all-time low and selling at the peak would have turned $1,000 into $121,853.81.
Max drawdown
-89.06% (fell to 11% of peak)
- Peak
- Feb 5, 2026
- $146.95
- Trough
- Mar 12, 2026
- $16.08
The worst decline for GL was -89.06% (fell to 11% of peak) from peak to trough.
IPO to current
+10205.91% (103.1 times)
- IPO
- Oct 1, 1980
- $1.36
- Current
- Mar 16, 2026
- $139.82
A $1,000 investment in GL at IPO would be worth $103,059.1 today.
Dollar amounts based on selected investment ($1,000)
Frequently asked questions
What is Globe Life (GL) stock's all-time high and all-time low?
- Globe Life (GL) stock's all-time low was $1.21 on Nov 7, 1980. The all-time high was $146.95 on Feb 5, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Globe Life (GL) stock at the all-time low?
- Buying Globe Life (GL) stock at the all-time low ($1.21 on Nov 7, 1980) and selling at the peak ($146.95 on Feb 5, 2026) would have turned $1,000 into $121,853.81. Historical return: +12085.38% (121.9 times).
What are Globe Life (GL)'s best buy and sell dates for maximum profit?
- The best buy date for Globe Life (GL) stock was Nov 7, 1980 (all-time low at $1.21). The best sell date was Feb 5, 2026 at $146.95. This investment would have returned +12085.38% (121.9 times).
What was Globe Life (GL) stock's maximum drawdown?
- Globe Life (GL) stock's worst decline was -89.06% (fell to 11% of peak) from peak to trough. Peak: $146.95 on Feb 5, 2026. Trough: $16.08 on Mar 12, 2026. A $1,000 investment at the peak would have been worth $109.42 at the trough.
What if you bought Globe Life (GL) stock at IPO?
- A $1,000 investment in Globe Life (GL) stock at IPO ($1.36 on Oct 1, 1980) would be worth $103,059.1 today. Historical return: +10205.91% (103.1 times). Current stock price: $139.82 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Globe Life (GL) 5 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Globe Life (GL) stock 5 years ago ($95.53 on Mar 16, 2021) would be worth $1,463.6 today. Historical return: +46.36% (1.46 times). Current stock price: $139.82 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Globe Life (GL) 10 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Globe Life (GL) stock 10 years ago ($50.59 on Mar 16, 2016) would be worth $2,763.51 today. Historical return: +176.35% (2.76 times). Current stock price: $139.82 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Globe Life (GL) 20 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Globe Life (GL) stock 20 years ago ($21.09 on Mar 16, 2006) would be worth $6,631.03 today. Historical return: +563.10% (6.63 times). Current stock price: $139.82 as of Mar 16, 2026.
About this data
- How does the investment calculator work?
- Enter an investment amount and a start date. We use historical stock prices to calculate how many shares you would have bought, then apply the current price to show your hypothetical portfolio value and return.
- What are Historical extremes?
- Max profit: buy at all-time low, sell at the highest price after. Max drawdown: the largest peak-to-trough decline in price. IPO to current: total return from IPO date to the latest price.
- What is Max drawdown?
- Maximum drawdown is the largest peak-to-trough decline in price. It shows the worst drop from any prior high to a subsequent low. Peak and Trough are the dates and prices at which this decline occurred.
- Does this include dividends?
- The calculator uses adjusted closing prices when available, which account for stock splits and dividends. For the most accurate results, we recommend using data that includes dividend adjustments.
- Where does the price data come from?
- Historical prices are from Yahoo Finance, adjusted for stock splits and dividends. We use adjusted close for all calculations.
- How are the dollar amounts in the cards calculated?
- The dollar amounts in Historical extremes use the investment amount you select in the calculator above (e.g. $1,000). They show what your investment would have been worth at the Buy/Peak/IPO date versus the Sell/Trough/Current date.
- What date range can I use?
- The available date range depends on our historical price data for GL. You can select any date between our first and most recent data point.