McKinney, TX, July 23, 2025—Globe Life Inc. (NYSE: GL) reported today that for the quarter ended June 30, 2025, net income was $3.05 per diluted common share, compared with $2.83 per diluted common share for the year-ago quarter. Net operating income was $3.27 per diluted common share, compared with $2.97 per diluted common share for the year-ago quarter.
HIGHLIGHTS:
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Net income as an ROE was 18.8% for the six months ended June 30, 2025. Net operating income as an ROE excluding accumulated other comprehensive income (AOCI) was 14.4% for the same period.
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Net income per share increased 8% and net operating income per share increased 10% over the year-ago quarter.
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At the American Income Life and Liberty National Divisions, life premiums increased 5% over the year-ago quarter.
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At the Family Heritage Division, health net sales increased 20% and health premiums increased 9% over the year-ago quarter. Additionally, the average producing agent count increased 10% over the year-ago quarter.
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At the Direct to Consumer Division, life net sales increased 2% over the year-ago quarter and 24% over the first quarter of 2025. Life underwriting margin grew 8% over the year-ago quarter to $69 million.
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Life underwriting margin increased 6% over the year-ago quarter.
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1.9 million shares of Globe Life Inc. common stock at a total cost of $226 million were repurchased during the quarter.
Note: As used in the earnings release, "Globe Life," the "Company," "we," "our," and "us" refer to Globe Life Inc., a Delaware corporation incorporated in 1979, its subsidiaries and affiliates.
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GL Q2 2025 Earnings Release
GLOBE LIFE INC.
Earnings Release—Q2 2025
(Dollar amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)
(Unaudited)
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Net operating income, a non-GAAP(1) financial measure, has been used consistently by Globe Life’s management for many years to evaluate the operating performance of the Company, and is a measure commonly used in the life insurance industry. It differs from net income primarily because it excludes certain non-operating items such as realized investment gains and losses and certain significant and unusual items included in net income. Management believes an analysis of net operating income is important in understanding the profitability and operating trends of the Company’s business. Net income is the most directly comparable GAAP measure.
The following table represents Globe Life's operating summary for the three months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024:
Operating Summary
Per Share
Three Months Ended June 30,
Three Months Ended June 30,
2025
2024
% Chg.
2025
2024
% Chg.
Insurance underwriting income(2)
$
4.28
$
3.72
15
$
354,176
$
340,437
4
Excess investment income(2)
0.42
0.47
(11)
34,828
42,791
(19)
Interest on debt
(0.42)
(0.34)
24
(34,885)
(31,404)
11
Parent company expense
(0.04)
(0.03)
(3,555)
(3,130)
Income tax expense
(0.82)
(0.75)
9
(68,062)
(68,857)
(1)
Stock compensation benefit (expense), net of tax
(0.14)
(0.09)
(11,407)
(8,620)
Net operating income
3.27
2.97
10
271,095
271,217
—
Reconciling items, net of tax:
Realized gain (loss)
(0.18)
(0.11)
(14,674)
(9,945)
Non-operating expenses
—
(0.01)
—
(993)
Legal proceedings
(0.04)
(0.02)
(3,672)
(1,924)
Net income(3)
$
3.05
$
2.83
$
252,749
$
258,355
Weighted average diluted shares outstanding
82,793
91,441
(1)GAAP is defined as accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
(2)Definitions included within this document.
(3)A GAAP-basis condensed consolidated statement of operations is included in the appendix of this report.
Note: Tables in this earnings release may not sum due to rounding.
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GL Q2 2025 Earnings Release
GLOBE LIFE INC.
Earnings Release—Q2 2025
(Dollar amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)
(Unaudited)
MANAGEMENT VS. GAAP MEASURES
Shareholders' equity, excluding AOCI, and book value per share, excluding AOCI, are non-GAAP measures that are utilized by management to view the business without the effect of changes in AOCI, which are primarily attributable to fluctuation in interest rates. Management views the business in this manner because it creates more meaningful and easily identifiable trends, as we exclude fluctuations resulting from changes in interest rates. Shareholders' equity and book value per share are the most directly comparable GAAP measures.
Six Months Ended June 30,
2025
2024
Net income
$
507,312
$
512,572
Net operating income
530,432
535,316
Net income as an ROE(1)
18.8
%
20.8
%
Net operating income as an ROE (excluding AOCI)(1)
14.4
%
14.5
%
June 30,
2025
2024
Shareholders' equity
$
5,419,030
$
5,227,754
Impact of adjustment to exclude AOCI
1,983,868
2,189,620
Shareholders' equity, excluding AOCI
$
7,402,898
$
7,417,374
Book value per share
$
66.07
$
58.06
Impact of adjustment to exclude AOCI
24.19
24.32
Book value per share, excluding AOCI
$
90.26
$
82.38
(1) Calculated using average shareholders' equity for the measurement period.
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GL Q2 2025 Earnings Release
GLOBE LIFE INC.
Earnings Release—Q2 2025
(Dollar amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)
(Unaudited)
INSURANCE OPERATIONS:
Life insurance accounted for 78% of the Company’s insurance underwriting margin for the quarter and 69% of total premium revenue.
Health insurance accounted for 22% of the Company's insurance underwriting margin for the quarter and 31% of total premium revenue.
Net sales of life insurance increased 1% for the quarter, and net health sales increased 19%.
The following table summarizes Globe Life's premium revenue by product type for the three months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024:
Insurance Premium Revenue
Quarter Ended
June 30, 2025
June 30, 2024
% Chg.
Life insurance
$
839,544
$
815,482
3
Health insurance
378,099
351,643
8
Total
$
1,217,643
$
1,167,125
4
INSURANCE UNDERWRITING INCOME
Insurance underwriting margin is management’s measure of profitability of the Company's life and health segments’ underwriting performance, and consists of premiums less policy obligations (excluding interest on policy liabilities), commissions and other acquisition expenses. Insurance underwriting income is the sum of the insurance underwriting margins of the life and health segments, plus annuity and other income, less administrative expenses. It excludes the investment segment, interest on debt, Parent Company expense, stock compensation expense and income taxes. Management believes this information helps provide a better understanding of the business and a more meaningful analysis of underwriting results by distribution channel. Insurance underwriting income, a non-GAAP measure, is a component of net operating income, which is reconciled to net income in the Results of Operations section above.
The following table summarizes Globe Life's insurance underwriting income by segment for the three months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024:
Insurance Underwriting Income
Quarter Ended
June 30, 2025
% of Premium
June 30, 2024
% of Premium
% Chg.
Insurance underwriting margins:
Life
$
340,074
41
$
320,323
39
6
Health
98,057
26
100,488
29
(2)
438,131
420,811
4
Annuity and other income
2,092
1,822
Administrative expenses
(86,047)
(82,196)
Insurance underwriting income
$
354,176
$
340,437
4
Per share
$
4.28
$
3.72
15
The ratio of administrative expenses to premium was 7.1%, compared with 7.0% for the year-ago quarter.
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GL Q2 2025 Earnings Release
GLOBE LIFE INC.
Earnings Release—Q2 2025
(Dollar amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)
(Unaudited)
LIFE INSURANCE RESULTS BY DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL
Our distribution channels consist of the following exclusive divisions: American Income Life Division (American Income), Liberty National Division (Liberty National), Family Heritage Division (Family Heritage), Direct to Consumer Division (Direct to Consumer); and an independent agency, United American Division (United American).
Total premium, underwriting margins, first-year collected premium and net sales by all distribution channels are shown at https://investors.globelifeinsurance.com at "Financial Reports and Other Financial Information."
Life Underwriting Margin
Quarter Ended
June 30,
2025
2024
Amount
% of Premium
Amount
% of Premium
% Chg.
American Income
$
204,533
46
$
192,662
45
6
Direct to Consumer
68,959
28
63,848
26
8
Liberty National
33,446
34
31,072
34
8
Other
33,136
66
32,741
64
1
Total
$
340,074
41
$
320,323
39
6
Life Premium
Quarter Ended
June 30,
2025
2024
% Chg.
American Income
$
445,511
$
423,534
5
Direct to Consumer
246,223
248,839
(1)
Liberty National
97,263
92,197
5
Other
50,547
50,912
(1)
Total
$
839,544
$
815,482
3
Life Net Sales(1)
Quarter Ended
June 30,
2025
2024
% Chg.
American Income
$
96,227
$
94,668
2
Direct to Consumer
31,096
30,614
2
Liberty National
24,615
25,889
(5)
Other
2,947
2,332
26
Total
$
154,885
$
153,503
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(1)Net sales is calculated as annualized premium issued, net of cancellations in the first thirty days after issue, except in the case of Direct to Consumer, where net sales is annualized premium issued at the time the first full premium is paid after any introductory offer period (typically 1 month) has expired. Management considers net sales to be a better indicator of the rate of premium growth than annualized premium issued since annualized premium issued excludes cancellations, and cancellations do not contribute to premium income.
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GL Q2 2025 Earnings Release
GLOBE LIFE INC.
Earnings Release—Q2 2025
(Dollar amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)
(Unaudited)
HEALTH INSURANCE RESULTS BY DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL
Health Underwriting Margin
Quarter Ended
June 30,
2025
2024
Amount
% of Premium
Amount
% of Premium
% Chg.
United American
$
12,402
8
$
16,571
11
(25)
Family Heritage
40,927
35
36,611
35
12
Liberty National
24,372
51
26,400
55
(8)
American Income
19,325
62
19,092
62
1
Direct to Consumer
1,031
5
1,814
10
(43)
Total
$
98,057
26
$
100,488
29
(2)
Health Premium
Quarter Ended
June 30,
2025
2024
% Chg.
United American
$
163,978
$
149,230
10
Family Heritage
115,856
105,855
9
Liberty National
47,631
47,705
—
American Income
31,422
30,721
2
Direct to Consumer
19,212
18,132
6
Total
$
378,099
$
351,643
8
Health Net Sales(1)
Quarter Ended
June 30,
2025
2024
% Chg.
United American
$
25,454
$
18,228
40
Family Heritage
29,561
24,570
20
Liberty National
8,182
8,356
(2)
American Income
4,749
5,792
(18)
Direct to Consumer
786
839
(6)
Total
$
68,732
$
57,785
19
(1)Net sales is calculated as annualized premium issued, net of cancellations in the first thirty days after issue, except in the case of Direct to Consumer, where net sales is annualized premium issued at the time the first full premium is paid after any introductory offer period (typically 1 month) has expired. Management considers net sales to be a better indicator of the rate of premium growth than annualized premium issued since annualized premium issued excludes cancellations, and cancellations do not contribute to premium income.
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GL Q2 2025 Earnings Release
GLOBE LIFE INC.
Earnings Release—Q2 2025
(Dollar amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)
(Unaudited)
PRODUCING EXCLUSIVE AGENT COUNT RESULTS BY DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL
Quarterly Average
Producing Agent Count(1)
Quarter Ended
Quarter Ended
June 30,
March 31,
2025
2024
% Chg.
2025
American Income
12,241
11,869
3
11,510
Liberty National
3,882
3,700
5
3,688
Family Heritage
1,498
1,361
10
1,417
(1) The quarterly average producing agent count is based on the actual count at the beginning and end of each week during the period.
INVESTMENTS
Management uses excess investment income as the measure to evaluate the performance of the investment segment. It is defined as net investment income less the required interest attributable to policy liabilities. We also view excess investment income per diluted common share as an important and useful measure to evaluate performance of the investment segment, since it takes into consideration our stock repurchase program.
The following table summarizes Globe Life's investment income, excess investment income, and excess investment income per diluted common share.
Excess Investment Income
Quarter Ended
June 30,
2025
2024
% Chg.
Net investment income
$
282,169
$
285,636
(1)
Interest on policy liabilities(1)
(247,341)
(242,845)
2
Excess investment income
$
34,828
$
42,791
(19)
Per share
$
0.42
$
0.47
(11)
(1)Interest on policy liabilities, at original discount rates, is a component of total policyholder benefits, a GAAP measure.
Net investment income declined 1% while average invested assets were relatively flat. Required interest on policy liabilities and average policy liabilities both increased 2%.
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GL Q2 2025 Earnings Release
GLOBE LIFE INC.
Earnings Release—Q2 2025
(Dollar amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)
(Unaudited)
The composition of the investment portfolio at book value at June 30, 2025 is as follows:
Investment Portfolio
As of
June 30, 2025
Amount
% of Total
Fixed maturities at fair value(1)
$
17,365,354
87
Mortgage loans
455,767
2
Policy loans
718,621
4
Other long-term investments(2)
1,268,624
6
Short-term investments
116,724
1
Total
$
19,925,090
(1) As of June 30, 2025, fixed maturities at amortized cost were $18.9 billion, net of $10.4 million of allowance for credit losses.
(2) Includes $1.02 billion of investments accounted for under the fair value option which have a cost of $1.01 billion as of June 30, 2025.
Fixed maturities at amortized cost, net of allowance for credit losses, by asset class as of June 30, 2025 are as follows:
Fixed Maturity Portfolio by Sector
As of
June 30, 2025
Investment Grade
Below Investment Grade
Total Amortized Cost, net
Corporate bonds
$
14,628,153
$
491,174
$
15,119,327
Municipals
3,303,151
—
3,303,151
Government, agencies, and GSEs(1)
450,798
—
450,798
Collateralized debt obligations
—
—
—
Other asset-backed securities
64,518
11,648
76,166
Total
$
18,446,620
$
502,822
$
18,949,442
(1) Government-Sponsored Enterprises
Below are fixed maturities available for sale by amortized cost, allowance for credit losses, and fair value at June 30, 2025 and the corresponding amounts of net unrealized gains and losses recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).
As of
Amortized Cost
Allowance for Credit Losses
Net Unrealized Gains (Losses)
Fair Value
June 30, 2025
$
18,959,797
$
(10,355)
$
(1,584,088)
$
17,365,354
At amortized cost, net of allowance for credit losses, and at fair value, 97% of fixed maturities were rated “investment grade.” The fixed maturity portfolio earned an annual taxable equivalent effective yield of 5.29% during the second quarter of 2025, compared with 5.26% in the year-ago quarter.
Globe Life is not a party to any credit default swaps and does not participate in securities lending.
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GL Q2 2025 Earnings Release
GLOBE LIFE INC.
Earnings Release—Q2 2025
(Dollar amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)
(Unaudited)
Comparable information for acquisitions of fixed maturity and other investments is as follows:
Fixed Maturity Acquisitions
Quarter Ended
June 30,
2025
2024
Amount
$
263,252
$
240,669
Average annual effective yield
6.4
%
6.2
%
Average rating
A
A-
Average life (in years) to:
Next call
31.2
32.2
Maturity
33.8
34.8
Other Investment Acquisitions
Quarter Ended
June 30,
2025
2024
Limited partnerships
$
36,985
$
81,725
Mortgage loans
31,215
33,761
Common stock
1,342
2,044
Other invested assets
—
1,500
Total
$
69,542
$
119,030
SHARE REPURCHASE:
During the quarter, the Company repurchased 1.9 million shares of Globe Life Inc. common stock at a total cost of $226 million and an average share price of $121.13.
LIQUIDITY/CAPITAL:
Globe Life's operations consist primarily of writing basic protection life and supplemental health insurance policies which generate strong and stable cash flows. These cash flows are not impacted by volatile equity markets. Liquidity at the Parent Company is sufficient to meet additional capital needs of the insurance companies.
EARNINGS GUIDANCE FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2025:
Globe Life projects net operating income between $14.25 to $14.65 per diluted common share for the year ending December 31, 2025, reaffirming the previous guidance.
NON-GAAP MEASURES:
In this news release, Globe Life includes non-GAAP measures to enhance investors' understanding of management's view of the business. The non-GAAP measures are not a substitute for GAAP, but rather a supplement to increase transparency by providing broader perspective. Globe Life's definitions of non-GAAP measures may differ from other companies' definitions. More detailed financial information, including various GAAP and non-GAAP measurements, is located at https://investors.globelifeinsurance.com on the Investors page under “Financial Reports and Other Financial Information."
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GL Q2 2025 Earnings Release
CAUTION REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS:
This press release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. These prospective statements reflect management’s current expectations, but are not guarantees of future performance. Whether or not actual results differ materially from forward-looking statements may depend on numerous foreseeable and unforeseeable events or developments, which may be national in scope, related to the insurance industry generally, or applicable to the Company specifically. Such events or developments could include, but are not necessarily limited to:
1) Economic and other conditions, including the impact of inflation, immigration, geopolitical events, escalating tariff and non-tariff trade measures imposed by the U.S. and other countries, and other governmental actions on the U.S. economy and/or U.S. consumer confidence, leading to unexpected changes in lapse rates and/or sales of our policies, as well as levels of mortality, morbidity, and utilization of health care services that differ from Globe Life's assumptions;
2) Regulatory developments, including changes in accounting standards or governmental regulations (particularly those impacting taxes and changes to the Federal Medicare program that would affect Medicare Supplement);
3) Market trends in the senior-aged health care industry that provide alternatives to traditional Medicare (such as Health Maintenance Organizations and other managed care or private plans) and that could affect the sales of traditional Medicare Supplement insurance;
5) General economic, industry sector or individual debt issuers’ financial conditions (including developments and volatility arising from geopolitical events, particularly in certain industries that may compromise part of our investment portfolio) that may affect the current market value of securities we own, or that may impair an issuer’s ability to make principal and/or interest payments due on those securities;
6) Changes in the competitiveness of the Company's products and pricing;
7) Litigation results;
8) Levels of administrative and operational efficiencies that differ from our assumptions (including any reduction in efficiencies resulting from increased costs arising from the impact of higher than anticipated inflation);
9) The ability to obtain timely and appropriate premium rate increases for health insurance policies from our regulators;
10) The customer response to new products and marketing initiatives;
11) Reported amounts in the consolidated financial statements which are based on management estimates and judgments which may differ from the actual amounts ultimately realized;
12) Compromise by a malicious actor or other event that causes a loss of secure data from, or inaccessibility to, our computer and other information technology systems;
13) The impact of any reputational damage on the Company including the impact on the Company's ability to attract and retain agents;
14) The severity, magnitude, and impact of natural or man-made catastrophic events, including but not limited to pandemics, tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes, war and terrorism, on our operations and personnel, commercial activity and demand for our products; and
15) Globe Life’s ability to access the commercial paper and debt markets, particularly if such markets become unpredictable or unstable for a certain period.
Readers are also directed to consider other risks and uncertainties described in other documents on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including those described in the "Risk Factors" section of our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K. Globe Life specifically disclaims any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement because of new information, future developments or otherwise.
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GL Q2 2025 Earnings Release
EARNINGS RELEASE CONFERENCE CALL WEBCAST:
Globe Life will provide a live audio webcast of its second quarter 2025 earnings release conference call with financial analysts at 11:00 pm (Eastern) tomorrow, July 24, 2025. Access to the live webcast and replay will be available at https://investors.globelifeinsurance.com on the Calls and Meetings page, at the Conference Calls on the Web icon. Immediately following this press release, supplemental financial reports will be available before the conference call on the Investors page menu of the Globe Life website at “Financial Reports.”
For additional information contact:
Mike Majors, Executive Vice President - Policy Acquisition and Chief Strategy Officer
Globe Life Inc.
3700 South Stonebridge Drive
P. O. Box 8080
McKinney, Texas 75070-8080
Phone: 972-569-3627 or email: investors@globe.life
Website: https://investors.globelifeinsurance.com
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GL Q2 2025 Earnings Release
GLOBE LIFE INC.
Earnings Release—Q2 2025
(Dollar amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)
(Unaudited)
APPENDIX
GLOBE LIFE INC.
GAAP CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
Three Months Ended June 30,
Six Months Ended June 30,
2025
2024
2025
2024
Revenue:
Life premium
$
839,544
$
815,482
$
1,669,407
$
1,619,747
Health premium
378,099
351,643
747,890
692,662
Other premium
—
—
—
—
Total premium
1,217,643
1,167,125
2,417,297
2,312,409
Net investment income
282,169
285,636
562,783
568,214
Realized gains (losses)
(18,574)
(12,589)
(18,489)
(24,388)
Other income
49
74
118
150
Total revenue
1,481,287
1,440,246
2,961,709
2,856,385
Benefits and expenses:
Life policyholder benefits(1)
519,355
518,792
1,029,111
1,038,663
Health policyholder benefits(2)
229,924
205,423
463,853
407,750
Other policyholder benefits
6,719
11,479
13,799
21,074
Total policyholder benefits
755,998
735,694
1,506,763
1,467,487
Amortization of deferred acquisition costs
111,401
101,915
216,916
201,393
Commissions, premium taxes, and non-deferred acquisition costs
157,411
149,802
321,734
297,912
Other operating expense
108,293
99,108
217,039
192,322
Interest expense
34,885
31,404
69,877
60,025
Total benefits and expenses
1,167,988
1,117,923
2,332,329
2,219,139
Income before income taxes
313,299
322,323
629,380
637,246
Income tax benefit (expense)
(60,550)
(63,968)
(122,068)
(124,674)
Net income
$
252,749
$
258,355
$
507,312
$
512,572
Basic net income per common share
$
3.09
$
2.83
$
6.13
$
5.53
Diluted net income per common share
$
3.05
$
2.83
$
6.07
$
5.51
(1)Net of total remeasurement gain of $16.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025, and a total remeasurement gain of $12.4 million for the same period in 2024. Net of total remeasurement gain of $25.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025, and a total remeasurement gain of $17.3 million for the same period in 2024.
(2)Net of a total remeasurement gain of $3.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025, and a total remeasurement gain of $3.2 million for the same period in 2024. Net of a total remeasurement gain of $4.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025, and a total remeasurement gain of $6.5 million for the same period in 2024.
