GLOBE LIFE INC. (GL) closed fiscal year 2025 with 92.2 M shares outstanding and a dividend of 1.28 USD per share.
GLOBE LIFE INC. (GL) closed fiscal year 2025 with 92.2 M shares outstanding and a dividend of 1.28 USD per share. Over the year the share count fell by 5.00 M shares on a net basis. Since 2009 the share count has shrunk by 50.5 %. The dividend per share was 1.28 USD, up 12.5 % year on year. Total dividends paid came to 86.1 M USD, spread over 4 payments. The series covers 19 fiscal years, from 2007 to 2025. Per-share amounts are stated in USD. Share counts and dividends come from as-reported SEC EDGAR filings, with no restatements or adjustments of our own.
Fiscal year end: December
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shares outstanding, year-end | — | 186M | 185M | 151M | 141M | 140M | 128M | 122M | 118M | 115M | 121M | 117M | 113M | 109M | 105M | 102M | 97.2M | 92.2M |
| Shares issued — SBC/options | — | — | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 6.63M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M |
| Shares issued (%) | — | — | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 5.47 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % |
| Shares repurchased | — | — | -1.71M | -33.8M | -9.52M | -1.79M | -11.6M | -5.56M | -4.34M | -3.44M | 0.00M | -4.00M | -4.00M | -4.00M | -4.00M | -3.00M | -5.00M | -5.00M |
| Shares repurchased (%) | — | — | -0.92 % | -22.41 % | -6.73 % | -1.28 % | -9.09 % | -4.54 % | -3.68 % | -3.00 % | 0.00 % | -3.41 % | -3.53 % | -3.66 % | -3.80 % | -2.93 % | -5.14 % | -5.42 % |
| Net addition/reduction | — | — | -1.71M | -33.8M | -9.52M | -1.79M | -11.6M | -5.56M | -4.34M | -3.44M | 6.63M | -4.00M | -4.00M | -4.00M | -4.00M | -3.00M | -5.00M | -5.00M |
| Net addition/reduction (%) | — | — | -0.92 % | -22.41 % | -6.73 % | -1.28 % | -9.09 % | -4.54 % | -3.68 % | -3.00 % | 5.47 % | -3.41 % | -3.53 % | -3.66 % | -3.80 % | -2.93 % | -5.14 % | -5.42 % |
Fiscal year end: December
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend per share (DPS) | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.32 | 0.36 | 0.48 | 0.53 | 0.61 | 0.64 | 0.67 | 0.71 | 0.76 | 0.82 | 0.89 | 0.94 | 0.99 | 1.07 | 1.14 | 1.28 |
| Payout Ratio (%) | 10.79 % | 11.51 % | 10.03 % | 9.88 % | 10.49 % | 11.53 % | 11.97 % | 12.69 % | 12.17 % | 4.73 % | 10.18 % | 9.75 % | 10.69 % | 7.76 % | 9.01 % | 8.67 % | 7.98 % | 7.41 % |
| Number of payments | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Dividends paid (total) | 48.8M | 46.6M | 50.1M | 49.1M | 55.5M | 60.9M | 65.0M | 66.9M | 66.9M | 68.8M | 71.4M | 74.2M | 78.2M | 80.0M | 80.5M | 84.1M | 85.5M | 86.1M |
| Dividend Yield (%) | 1.57 % | 1.55 % | 1.21 % | 1.28 % | 1.40 % | 1.02 % | 1.10 % | 1.12 % | 0.90 % | 0.78 % | 1.03 % | 0.77 % | 0.95 % | 1.00 % | 0.82 % | 0.88 % | 1.04 % | 0.90 % |
Figures in USD
