Globe Life (GL) Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Dec 2007, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
$10,000 invested in Globe Life (GL) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $27,244 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 10.5% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $70,891 reinvested (11.0% a year), or $63,744 taking the dividends as cash, $4,606 of it paid out along the way.
GL became
$70,891
S&P 500: $72,756
Return a year
11.0%
S&P 500: 11.1%
Payouts reinvested
$5,191
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Worst drop
-67.9%
S&P 500: -48.2%
$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | GL total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | +14.7% | $577 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | +26.5% | $482 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | −7.5% | $401 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | +1.8% | $401 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | +29.7% | $370 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | −0.5% | $334 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | −8.9% | $341 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | +42.3% | $306 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | −17.2% | $271 | −4.6% |
| 2017 | +23.9% | $256 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | +30.3% | $232 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | +6.3% | $175 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | +5.0% | $212 | +13.5% |
| 2013 | +53.2% | $236 | +32.3% |
| 2012 | +20.5% | $159 | +16.0% |
| 2011 | +10.2% | $129 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | +37.6% | $110 | +15.1% |
| 2009 | −0.5% | $80 | +26.4% |
| 2008 | −25.2% | $119 | −36.8% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: GL total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in Globe Life (GL) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $70,891 at the end of Oct 2026: 11.0% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, GL turned $10,000 into $27,244 with dividends reinvested, 10.5% a year.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, GL returned 13.3% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking GL's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $63,744, including $4,606 of cash received; reinvesting added $7,147.
- GL's best calendar year in that time was 2013 (53.2%) and its worst 2008 (-25.2%), with dividends reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "Globe Life (GL) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/GL/total-return
GL total return questions
If I invested $10,000 in GL 10 years ago, how much would I have?
About $27,244 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 10.5% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $25,088 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.
What is GL's total return since Dec 2007?
609% in total, or 11.0% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 491%.
How much of GL's return came from dividends?
About 10% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $7,147 better off on a $10,000 start.
What was GL's worst year?
2008, at -25.2% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -36.8%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -67.9%.
How is total return calculated here?
From month-end prices: the adjusted price counts every dividend reinvested in the month it was paid; the plain price doesn't. The S&P 500 is SPY with its dividends reinvested. No trading costs or taxes.