Globe Life reported third quarter 2026 results with diluted net income of $4.62 per share, down from $4.73 a year earlier, while net operating income rose to $4.84 per share from $4.81. The company adjusted its full-year 2026 earnings guidance to $15.35 to $15.65 per share, citing high-severity claims at Evry and a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services claims processing delay at its United American General Agency division, and raised its 2026 share repurchase expectation to $725 million to $775 million.
Q3 2026 net income was $361.1 million, compared with $387.8 million in Q3 2025; total premium revenue rose 7% to $1.31 billion.
Health underwriting margin at United American was a loss of $6.4 million, reflecting an Evry underwriting loss of about $16 million and about $7 million of excess Medicare Supplement claims.
Full-year 2026 earnings guidance was adjusted to $15.35 to $15.65 per share; the company estimates 2027 net operating income of $16.10 to $17.10 per share.
During Q3 2026 the company repurchased 1.1 million shares for $185 million, and now expects 2026 repurchases of $725 million to $775 million, up from $670 million to $700 million.
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From Globe Life's 10-Q and 10-K filings (SEC XBRL). YoY compares each quarter with the same quarter a year earlier; it is blank when the year-ago figure is missing or negative.
Annual results
Fiscal year
Revenue
Growth
EPS (diluted)
Growth
Net margin
FY2025
$5.99B
+3.7%
$14.07
+17.8%
19.4%
FY2024
$5.78B
+6.1%
$11.94
+18.6%
18.5%
FY2023
$5.45B
+4.2%
$10.07
+11.4%
17.8%
FY2022
$5.23B
+2.2%
$9.04
-9.5%
17.1%
FY2021
$5.11B
+7.9%
$9.99
+46.5%
20.2%
Frequently asked questions
When is Globe Life's next earnings date?
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What did Globe Life earn last quarter?
For the quarter ended Sep 2026, Globe Life reported diluted EPS of $4.62 (-2.3% year over year) on revenue of $1.60B (+5.5%).
Where do these numbers come from?
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