Globe Life (Globe Life) Debt-to-Equity : 0.47 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Globe Life Debt-to-Equity?

Globe Life's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $486 Mil. Globe Life's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,630 Mil. Globe Life's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $4,487 Mil. Globe Life's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.47.

A high debt to equity ratio generally means that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. This can result in volatile earnings as a result of the additional interest expense.

The historical rank and industry rank for Globe Life's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

GL' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.22 Med: 0.28 Max: 0.53
Current: 0.47

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Globe Life was 0.53. The lowest was 0.22. And the median was 0.28.

GL's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
71.47% of 382 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 0.25 vs GL: 0.47

Globe Life Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Globe Life's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

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Globe Life Debt-to-Equity Chart

Globe Life Annual Data

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Debt-to-Equity

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0.23

0.22

0.23

0.53

0.47

Globe Life Quarterly Data
	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23	Mar24
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.56	0.52	0.49	0.47	N/A

Competitive Comparison of Globe Life's Debt-to-Equity

For the Insurance - Life subindustry, Globe Life's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-Equity data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Globe Life's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Globe Life's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Globe Life's Debt-to-Equity falls into.

Globe Life Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Globe Life's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(486.113	+	1629.559)	/	4486.803
	=	0.47

Globe Life's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(486.113	+	1629.559)	/	4486.803
	=	0.47

Globe Life (NYSE:GL) Debt-to-Equity Explanation

In the calculation of Debt to Equity, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by Total Stockholders Equity. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.

Be Aware

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high ROE % companies.

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Globe Life (Globe Life) Business Description

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Address

3700 South Stonebridge Drive, McKinney, TX, USA, 75070

Website

https://www.globelifeinsurance.com

Globe Life Inc is an insurance holding company. It provides a variety of life and supplemental health insurance products and annuities to a broad base of customers. The company's core operations are organized into four reportable segments: life insurance, supplemental health insurance, annuities, and investments. Investment activities, conducted by the investment segment, focus on seeking investments with a yield and term appropriate to support the insurance product obligations. These investments generally consist of fixed maturities and, over the long term, the expected yields are considered when setting insurance premium rates and product profitability expectations.

Executives

Jennifer Allison Haworth	officer: EVP & Chief Marketing Officer	3700 S. STONEBRIDGE DRIVE, MCKINNEY TX 75070
Melissa Jane Buchan	director	1920 MAIN STREET, SUITE 500, IRVINE CA 92614
Dolores L Skarjune	officer: EVP & Chief Admin. Officer	3700 S. STONEBRIDGE DRIVE, MCKINNEY TX 75070
Rebecca E Zorn	officer: EVP & Chief Talent Officer	3700 S. STONEBRIDGE DRIVE, MCKINNEY TX 75070
Michael Clay Majors	officer: EVP - Investor Rel. & Admin.	UNITED AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY, 3700 SOUTH STONEBRIDGE DRIVE, MCKINNEY TX 75070
Frank M Svoboda	officer: EVP & CFO	3340 PECAN HOLLOW CT, GRAPEVINE TX 76051
James Matthew Darden	officer: EVP, Chief Strategy Officer	2904 BELCLAIRE DRIVE, FRISCO TX 75034
Michael Shane Henrie	officer: SVP & Chief Accounting Officer	UNITED AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY, 3700 SOUTH STONEBRIDGE DRIVE, MCKINNEY TX 75070
Robert Brian Mitchell	officer: EVP, General Counsel and CRO	3120 HARVEY PKWY, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73118
Cheryl Alston	director	3700 S. STONEBRIDGE DRIVE, MCKINNEY TX 75070
David A Rodriguez	director	10400 FERNWOOD ROAD, BETHESDA MD 20817
Alice S Cho	director	P.O. BOX 30918, BILLINGS MT 59116-0918
Steven John Dichiaro	other: Exec. Officer of Principal Sub	2152 SEVEN LAKES DR, LOVELAND CO 80538
Gary L Coleman	director, officer: Co-Chairman & CEO
Larry M Hutchison	director, officer: Co-Chaiman & CEO	P O BOX 8080, MCKINNEY TX 75010