Globe Life Inc. (GL) dividend history

GLNYSELife InsuranceFiscal year ends December 31Also trades as GL.PD

Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Nov 4, 2026Score 13/301% above fair value

$160.74+0.63 (+0.39%)

Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $12.35BP/E 10.8Yield 0.67%

Dividends

Dividend declared per share by fiscal year, adjusted for stock splits

Per share, FY2025

$1.08

+12.5% on the prior year

Consecutive increases

15 years

Every year since FY2010

Dividend yield

0.67%

Latest annual dividend ÷ share price

Payout ratio, FY2025

7.4%

Dividends paid ÷ net income

Dividend payments

Every dividend Globe Life has paid, newest first. Shares held at the close of the last day with dividend receive it; shares bought on the ex-dividend date or later do not.

Ex-dividend	Last day to buy	Record	Payable	Declared	Per share	Source
Oct 5, 2026	Oct 2, 2026	Oct 5, 2026	Oct 30, 2026	Aug 5, 2026	$0.33	10-Q
Jul 6, 2026	Jul 2, 2026	Jul 6, 2026	Jul 31, 2026	Apr 30, 2026	$0.33	10-Q
Apr 2, 2026	Apr 1, 2026	Apr 3, 2026	May 1, 2026	Feb 26, 2026	$0.33	10-Q
Jan 5, 2026	Jan 2, 2026	Jan 5, 2026	Jan 30, 2026	Nov 6, 2025	$0.27	10-K
Oct 3, 2025	Oct 2, 2025	Oct 3, 2025	Oct 31, 2025	Aug 7, 2025	$0.27	10-Q
Jul 3, 2025	Jul 2, 2025	Jul 3, 2025	Aug 1, 2025	Apr 24, 2025	$0.27	10-Q
Apr 3, 2025	Apr 2, 2025	Apr 3, 2025	May 1, 2025	Feb 27, 2025	$0.27	10-Q
Jan 6, 2025	Jan 3, 2025	Jan 6, 2025	Jan 31, 2025	Nov 15, 2024	$0.24	10-K
Oct 4, 2024	Oct 3, 2024	Oct 4, 2024	Nov 1, 2024	Aug 8, 2024	$0.24	10-Q
Jul 5, 2024	Jul 3, 2024	Jul 5, 2024	Aug 1, 2024	May 6, 2024	$0.24	10-Q
Apr 4, 2024	Apr 3, 2024	Apr 5, 2024	May 1, 2024	Mar 18, 2024	$0.24	10-Q
Jan 4, 2024	Jan 3, 2024	Jan 5, 2024	Feb 1, 2024	Nov 14, 2023	$0.225	10-K
Oct 5, 2023	Oct 4, 2023	Oct 6, 2023	Nov 1, 2023	Sep 12, 2023	$0.225	10-Q
Jul 3, 2023	Jun 30, 2023	Jul 5, 2023	Aug 1, 2023	Jun 21, 2023	$0.225	10-Q
Mar 31, 2023	Mar 30, 2023	Apr 3, 2023	May 1, 2023	Feb 23, 2023	$0.225	10-Q
Jan 5, 2023	Jan 4, 2023	Jan 6, 2023	Feb 1, 2023	Dec 13, 2022	$0.208	10-K
Oct 6, 2022	Oct 5, 2022	Oct 7, 2022	Nov 1, 2022	Sep 7, 2022	$0.208	10-Q
Jul 1, 2022	Jun 30, 2022	Jul 5, 2022	Aug 1, 2022	May 17, 2022	$0.208	10-Q
Apr 1, 2022	Mar 31, 2022	Apr 4, 2022	Apr 29, 2022	Mar 8, 2022	$0.208	10-Q
Jan 6, 2022	Jan 5, 2022	Jan 7, 2022	Feb 1, 2022	Nov 4, 2021	$0.198	10-K
Oct 1, 2021	Sep 30, 2021	Oct 4, 2021	Nov 1, 2021	Aug 23, 2021	$0.198	10-Q
Jul 1, 2021	Jun 30, 2021	Jul 5, 2021	Jul 30, 2021	May 3, 2021	$0.198	10-Q
Apr 1, 2021	Mar 31, 2021	Apr 5, 2021	Apr 30, 2021	Mar 26, 2021	$0.198	10-Q
Jan 7, 2021	Jan 6, 2021	Jan 8, 2021	Feb 1, 2021	Dec 21, 2020	$0.188	10-K
Oct 2, 2020	Oct 1, 2020	Oct 5, 2020	Oct 30, 2020	Aug 21, 2020	$0.188	10-Q
Jul 2, 2020	Jul 1, 2020	Jul 6, 2020	Jul 31, 2020	May 15, 2020	$0.188	10-Q
Apr 2, 2020	Apr 1, 2020	Apr 3, 2020	May 1, 2020	Mar 5, 2020	$0.188	10-Q
Jan 2, 2020	Dec 31, 2019	Jan 3, 2020	Jan 31, 2020	Nov 18, 2019	$0.173	10-K
Oct 3, 2019	Oct 2, 2019	Oct 4, 2019	Nov 1, 2019	Sep 3, 2019	$0.173	10-Q
Jul 3, 2019	Jul 2, 2019	Jul 5, 2019	Aug 1, 2019	May 2, 2019	$0.173	10-Q
Apr 4, 2019	Apr 3, 2019	Apr 5, 2019	May 1, 2019	Mar 22, 2019	$0.173	10-Q
Jan 3, 2019	Jan 2, 2019	Jan 4, 2019	Feb 1, 2019	Nov 16, 2018	$0.16	10-K
Oct 4, 2018	Oct 3, 2018	Oct 5, 2018	Nov 1, 2018	Aug 9, 2018	$0.16	10-Q
Jul 3, 2018	Jul 2, 2018	Jul 5, 2018	Aug 1, 2018	May 11, 2018	$0.16	10-Q
Apr 2, 2018	Mar 29, 2018	Apr 3, 2018	May 1, 2018	Mar 1, 2018	$0.16	10-Q
Jan 4, 2018	Jan 3, 2018	Jan 5, 2018	Feb 1, 2018	Nov 13, 2017	$0.15	10-K
Oct 5, 2017	Oct 4, 2017	Oct 6, 2017	Nov 1, 2017	Aug 28, 2017	$0.15	10-Q
Jun 30, 2017	Jun 29, 2017	Jul 5, 2017	Aug 1, 2017	May 18, 2017	$0.15	10-Q
Mar 30, 2017	Mar 29, 2017	Apr 3, 2017	May 1, 2017	–	$0.15	10-Q
Jan 4, 2017	Jan 3, 2017	Jan 6, 2017	Feb 1, 2017	Nov 11, 2016	$0.14	10-K
Oct 5, 2016	Oct 4, 2016	Oct 7, 2016	Nov 1, 2016	Sep 8, 2016	$0.14	10-Q
Jun 29, 2016	Jun 28, 2016	Jul 1, 2016	Aug 1, 2016	May 20, 2016	$0.14	10-Q
Mar 31, 2016	Mar 30, 2016	Apr 4, 2016	Apr 29, 2016	Mar 1, 2016	$0.14	10-Q
Jan 4, 2016	Dec 31, 2015	Jan 6, 2016	Feb 1, 2016	–	$0.135	10-Q
Sep 30, 2015	Sep 29, 2015	Oct 2, 2015	Oct 30, 2015	Sep 14, 2015	$0.135	10-Q
Jun 30, 2015	Jun 29, 2015	Jul 2, 2015	Jul 31, 2015	–	$0.135	10-Q
Mar 31, 2015	Mar 30, 2015	Apr 2, 2015	May 1, 2015	Mar 18, 2015	$0.135	10-Q
Dec 31, 2014	Dec 30, 2014	Jan 5, 2015	Jan 30, 2015	Nov 11, 2014	$0.127	10-K
Oct 1, 2014	Sep 30, 2014	Oct 3, 2014	Oct 31, 2014	Aug 20, 2014	$0.127	10-Q
May 29, 2014	May 28, 2014	Jun 2, 2014	Aug 1, 2014	Apr 29, 2014	$0.1267	10-Q
Apr 1, 2014	Mar 31, 2014	Apr 3, 2014	May 1, 2014	Mar 17, 2014	$0.1267	10-Q
Dec 31, 2013	Dec 30, 2013	Jan 3, 2014	Jan 31, 2014	Nov 8, 2013	$0.1133	10-K
Oct 2, 2013	Oct 1, 2013	Oct 4, 2013	Nov 1, 2013	Aug 15, 2013	$0.1133	10-Q
Jul 2, 2013	Jul 1, 2013	Jul 5, 2013	Aug 1, 2013	Apr 30, 2013	$0.1133	10-Q
Apr 3, 2013	Apr 2, 2013	Apr 5, 2013	May 1, 2013	Mar 7, 2013	$0.1133	10-Q
Jan 2, 2013	Dec 31, 2012	Jan 4, 2013	Feb 1, 2013	Nov 26, 2012	$0.10	10-K
Oct 3, 2012	Oct 2, 2012	Oct 5, 2012	Nov 1, 2012	–	$0.10	10-K
Jul 3, 2012	Jul 2, 2012	Jul 6, 2012	Aug 1, 2012	–	$0.10	10-Q
Apr 3, 2012	Apr 2, 2012	Apr 5, 2012	May 1, 2012	–	$0.10	10-Q
Jan 4, 2012	Jan 3, 2012	Jan 6, 2012	Feb 1, 2012	–	$0.08	10-Q
Oct 5, 2011	Oct 4, 2011	Oct 7, 2011	Nov 1, 2011	–	$0.08	10-K
May 27, 2011	May 26, 2011	Jun 1, 2011	Aug 1, 2011	–	$0.0733	10-Q
Mar 30, 2011	Mar 29, 2011	Apr 1, 2011	Apr 29, 2011	–	$0.0711	10-Q
Jan 4, 2011	Jan 3, 2011	Jan 6, 2011	Feb 1, 2011	–	$0.0711	10-Q
Sep 29, 2010	Sep 28, 2010	Oct 2, 2010	Nov 1, 2010	–	$0.0711	10-Q
Jun 30, 2010	Jun 29, 2010	Jul 2, 2010	Jul 30, 2010	–	$0.0667	10-Q
Mar 30, 2010	Mar 29, 2010	Apr 2, 2010	Apr 30, 2010	–	$0.0667	Release
Jan 4, 2010	Dec 31, 2009	Jan 6, 2010	Feb 1, 2010	–	$0.0667	10-Q
Sep 30, 2009	Sep 29, 2009	Oct 2, 2009	Oct 30, 2009	–	$0.0622	10-Q
Jul 1, 2009	Jun 30, 2009	Jul 6, 2009	Jul 31, 2009	–	$0.0622	10-Q
Apr 1, 2009	Mar 31, 2009	Apr 3, 2009	May 1, 2009	–	$0.0622	10-Q
Dec 30, 2008	Dec 29, 2008	Jan 2, 2009	Jan 30, 2009	–	$0.0622	10-K
Oct 1, 2008	Sep 30, 2008	Oct 3, 2008	Oct 31, 2008	–	$0.0622	10-K
Jul 2, 2008	Jul 1, 2008	Jul 7, 2008	Aug 1, 2008	–	$0.0622	10-Q
Apr 2, 2008	Apr 1, 2008	Apr 4, 2008	May 1, 2008	–	$0.0622	10-Q
Jan 2, 2008	Dec 31, 2007	Jan 4, 2008	Feb 1, 2008	–	$0.0578	10-Q
Oct 3, 2007	Oct 2, 2007	Oct 5, 2007	Nov 1, 2007	–	$0.0578	10-K
Jul 3, 2007	Jul 2, 2007	Jul 6, 2007	Aug 1, 2007	–	$0.0578	10-Q
Apr 3, 2007	Apr 2, 2007	Apr 6, 2007	May 1, 2007	–	$0.0578	10-Q
Jan 3, 2007	Dec 29, 2006	Jan 5, 2007	Feb 1, 2007	–	$0.0578	10-Q
Oct 4, 2006	Oct 3, 2006	Oct 6, 2006	Nov 1, 2006	–	$0.0578	10-K
Jul 5, 2006	Jul 3, 2006	Jul 7, 2006	Aug 1, 2006	–	$0.0578	10-Q
Apr 5, 2006	Apr 4, 2006	Apr 7, 2006	May 1, 2006	–	$0.0489	10-Q
Jan 3, 2006	Dec 30, 2005	Jan 5, 2006	Feb 1, 2006	–	$0.0489	10-Q
Oct 3, 2005	Sep 30, 2005	Oct 5, 2005	Nov 1, 2005	–	$0.0489	10-K
Jul 1, 2005	Jun 30, 2005	Jul 6, 2005	Aug 1, 2005	–	$0.0489	10-Q
Mar 30, 2005	Mar 29, 2005	Apr 1, 2005	Apr 29, 2005	–	$0.0489	10-Q
Jan 3, 2005	Dec 31, 2004	Jan 5, 2005	Feb 1, 2005	–	$0.0489	10-Q
Oct 4, 2004	Oct 1, 2004	Oct 6, 2004	Nov 1, 2004	–	$0.0489	10-K
Jun 30, 2004	Jun 29, 2004	Jul 2, 2004	Jul 30, 2004	–	$0.0489	10-Q
Mar 31, 2004	Mar 30, 2004	Apr 2, 2004	Apr 30, 2004	–	$0.0489	10-Q
Jan 5, 2004	Jan 2, 2004	–	–	–	$0.0489	10-Q
Oct 1, 2003	Sep 30, 2003	–	–	–	$0.0489	10-K
Jul 1, 2003	Jun 30, 2003	–	–	–	$0.04	10-Q
Apr 1, 2003	Mar 31, 2003	–	–	–	$0.04	10-Q
Jan 6, 2003	Jan 3, 2003	–	–	–	$0.04	10-Q
Oct 2, 2002	Oct 1, 2002	–	–	–	$0.04	10-K
Jul 2, 2002	Jul 1, 2002	–	–	–	$0.04	10-Q
Apr 3, 2002	Apr 2, 2002	–	–	–	$0.04	10-Q
Jan 8, 2002	Jan 7, 2002	–	–	–	$0.04	10-Q
Oct 3, 2001	Oct 2, 2001	–	–	–	$0.0178	10-K
Jul 3, 2001	Jul 2, 2001	–	–	–	$0.04	10-Q
Apr 4, 2001	Apr 3, 2001	–	–	–	$0.04	10-Q
Jan 5, 2001	Jan 4, 2001	–	–	–	$0.04	10-Q
Oct 6, 2000	Oct 5, 2000	–	–	–	$0.04	10-K
Jul 5, 2000	Jul 3, 2000	–	–	–	$0.04	10-Q
Apr 5, 2000	Apr 4, 2000	–	–	–	$0.04	10-Q
Jan 5, 2000	Jan 4, 2000	–	–	–	$0.04	–
Oct 6, 1999	Oct 5, 1999	–	–	–	$0.04	–
Jul 7, 1999	Jul 6, 1999	–	–	–	$0.04	–
Apr 7, 1999	Apr 6, 1999	–	–	–	$0.04	–
Jan 6, 1999	Jan 5, 1999	–	–	–	$0.04	–
Nov 9, 1998	Nov 6, 1998	–	–	–	Special$2.7609	–
Oct 21, 1998	Oct 20, 1998	–	–	–	$0.0578	–
Jul 8, 1998	Jul 7, 1998	–	–	–	$0.0667	–
Apr 7, 1998	Apr 6, 1998	–	–	–	$0.0667	–
Dec 30, 1997	Dec 29, 1997	–	–	–	$0.0667	–
Oct 1, 1997	Sep 30, 1997	–	–	–	$0.0667	–
Jun 27, 1997	Jun 26, 1997	–	–	–	$0.0644	–
Apr 2, 1997	Apr 1, 1997	–	–	–	$0.0644	–
Dec 31, 1996	Dec 30, 1996	–	–	–	$0.0644	–
Oct 2, 1996	Oct 1, 1996	–	–	–	$0.0644	–
Jul 2, 1996	Jul 1, 1996	–	–	–	$0.0644	–
Apr 2, 1996	Apr 1, 1996	–	–	–	$0.0644	–
Jan 3, 1996	Jan 2, 1996	–	–	–	$0.0644	–
Oct 4, 1995	Oct 3, 1995	–	–	–	$0.0644	–
Jul 5, 1995	Jul 3, 1995	–	–	–	$0.0622	–
Apr 3, 1995	Mar 31, 1995	–	–	–	$0.0622	–
Dec 30, 1994	Dec 29, 1994	–	–	–	$0.0622	–
Oct 3, 1994	Sep 30, 1994	–	–	–	$0.0622	–
Jul 1, 1994	Jun 30, 1994	–	–	–	$0.0622	–
Apr 4, 1994	Mar 31, 1994	–	–	–	$0.0622	–
Jan 3, 1994	Dec 31, 1993	–	–	–	$0.0622	–
Oct 4, 1993	Oct 1, 1993	–	–	–	$0.0622	–
Jul 2, 1993	Jul 1, 1993	–	–	–	$0.0593	–
Apr 2, 1993	Apr 1, 1993	–	–	–	$0.0593	–
Jan 4, 1993	Dec 31, 1992	–	–	–	$0.0593	–
Oct 9, 1992	Oct 8, 1992	–	–	–	$0.0593	–
Jul 6, 1992	Jul 2, 1992	–	–	–	$0.0593	–
Apr 6, 1992	Apr 3, 1992	–	–	–	$0.0593	–
Jan 6, 1992	Jan 3, 1992	–	–	–	$0.0593	–
Oct 3, 1991	Oct 2, 1991	–	–	–	$0.0593	–
Jul 3, 1991	Jul 2, 1991	–	–	–	$0.0593	–
Apr 4, 1991	Apr 3, 1991	–	–	–	$0.0519	–
Jan 4, 1991	Jan 3, 1991	–	–	–	$0.0519	–
Oct 3, 1990	Oct 2, 1990	–	–	–	$0.0519	–
Jul 3, 1990	Jul 2, 1990	–	–	–	$0.0519	–
Apr 4, 1990	Apr 3, 1990	–	–	–	$0.0519	–
Jan 4, 1990	Jan 3, 1990	–	–	–	$0.0519	–
Oct 4, 1989	Oct 3, 1989	–	–	–	$0.0519	–
Jul 5, 1989	Jul 3, 1989	–	–	–	$0.0444	–
Apr 5, 1989	Apr 4, 1989	–	–	–	$0.0444	–
Jan 5, 1989	Jan 4, 1989	–	–	–	$0.0444	–
Oct 7, 1988	Oct 6, 1988	–	–	–	$0.0444	–
Jul 11, 1988	Jul 8, 1988	–	–	–	$0.0444	–
Apr 4, 1988	Mar 31, 1988	–	–	–	$0.037	–
Jan 7, 1988	Jan 6, 1988	–	–	–	$0.037	–
Oct 8, 1987	Oct 7, 1987	–	–	–	$0.037	–
Jul 9, 1987	Jul 8, 1987	–	–	–	$0.037	–
Apr 6, 1987	Apr 3, 1987	–	–	–	$0.037	–
Jan 8, 1987	Jan 7, 1987	–	–	–	$0.037	–

Per share as declared at the time. Source document: the dividend announcement filed with the SEC (press release or 8-K) where one exists, otherwise the quarterly or annual report covering the declaration.

By fiscal year

Dividend per share, cash paid and payout ratio from annual filings

Fiscal year	Per share	Change	Cash paid	Payout ratio
FY2025	$1.08	+12.5%	$86.07M	7.4%
FY2024	$0.96	+6.7%	$85.49M	8.0%
FY2023	$0.90	+8.4%	$84.12M	8.7%
FY2022	$0.83	+5.1%	$80.55M	9.0%
FY2021	$0.79	+5.3%	$80.04M	7.8%
FY2020	$0.75	+8.7%	$78.19M	10.7%
FY2019	$0.69	+7.8%	$74.19M	9.8%
FY2018	$0.64	+6.7%	$71.42M	10.2%
FY2017	$0.60	+7.1%	$68.83M	4.7%
FY2016	$0.56	+3.7%	$66.93M	12.2%
FY2015	$0.54	+5.9%	$66.90M	12.7%
FY2014	$0.51	+13.3%	$65.01M	12.0%
FY2013	$0.45	+12.5%	$60.91M	11.5%
FY2012	$0.40	+30.4%	$55.53M	10.5%
FY2011	$0.31	+12.2%	$49.13M	9.9%

Where these numbers come from

Parsed from the XBRL in Globe Life's annual and quarterly filings with the SEC
Per-share figures adjusted for the 3-for-2 split on Jul 2, 2014
Fourth quarters derived from the annual report minus nine months
Every figure in the statements links to its source filing

Against peers

Trailing twelve months. Peers are matched on business description, industry and size. Ticks are peers, the dot is GL.

Compare: GL vs ANG.PD · GL vs FG · GL vs GNW · GL vs PRI · GL vs BHF

Revenue growth5.6% · median -0.4%

Net margin18.9% · median 15.4%

Company	Revenue	Growth
ANG.PD	$7.29B	+5.3%
GNW	$7.26B	-0.6%
GL	$6.27B	+5.6%
BHF	$5.69B	-9.4%
FG	$5.50B	-0.4%
PRI	$3.49B	+8.3%

Company

Next earnings (est.): Feb 3, 2027, during market hours
Exchange: NYSE
Industry: Life Insurance
Fiscal year ends: December 31
Employees: 3,695
Auditor: Deloitte & Touche LLP
SEC CIK: 320335

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