GL Stock — Globe Life Inc.

Globe Life Inc. (GL)

GL is a Stock. its distribution rate is 0.69%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.71%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 100/100 (Safe). Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 10.9%.

At the current 0.69% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $69 per year, or about $17.25 per quarter if the next payment matches the last regular one.

Globe Life Inc. is an insurance company that provides life and supplemental health insurance products to lower middle- and middle-income families in the United States, operating through three segments: Life Insurance, Supplemental Health Insurance, and Investments. The company distributes dividends quarterly at a modest current rate. Globe Life appeals to income investors seeking exposure to the insurance sector with regular dividend payments.

GL performance

Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 10.9%.

GL key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

100 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.69%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

10/01/1980

Distribution rate

0.69%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

0.71%

5-year average yield

0.8

Last close

$169.43 (as of 2026-09-22)

Market cap

$13,020,601,805

Average volume

389765.0

Next dividend

$0.33

Next ex-dividend date

10/05/2026

Next payment date

10/30/2026

Beta

0.462

Payout ratio

0.0827

P/E ratio

11.27

Forward P/E

10.4822

EPS

$15.04

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.69%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (0.71%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

GL risks and drawbacks

GL's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 10.9%.

Who may consider GL — and who may not

GL may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (GL pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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