GL — what changed in the latest 10-Q
A section-by-section comparison of GL's newest periodic SEC filing (10-K/10-Q) against the prior same-form filing: paragraphs added and removed per section, with verbatim excerpts. Purely a deterministic text diff — no similarity scores, no directional read, not investment advice.
Comparing 10-Q · 2026-08-05 vs the prior 10-Q · 2026-05-07
| Section | Outcome | Added | Removed | Minor | Unchanged |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD&A | Text added/removed | +22 | −20 | ~74 | 71 |
| Market risk (Item 3) | Text added/removed | 0 | 0 | ~1 | 0 |
| Controls & procedures | Text added/removed | 0 | 0 | ~2 | 1 |
| Legal proceedings | No paragraph-level changes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Other information | Text added/removed | 0 | 0 | ~1 | 0 |
Counts are paragraphs; added/removed means text added or removed vs the prior filing — no direction or judgement implied.
Not shown (absent or not faithfully extractable): Risk factors
Representative excerpts
Up to 5 excerpts of about 300 characters per section, quoted verbatim from the two SEC filings.
MD&A
Text added vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-08-05
•On a diluted basis, net income per common share increased 16% from $6.07 to $7.04 and net operating income per common share increased from $6.34 to $7.04, an 11% increase as of June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively.
•Net income as a return on equity (ROE) for the six months ended June 30, 2026 was 18.4% and net operating income as an ROE, excluding accumulated other comprehensive income(1), was 14.3%.
•Total premium increased 6% over the same period in the prior year. Life premium increased 3% for the period from $1.67 billion in 2025 to $1.71 billion in 2026. Health premium increased 14% to $854 million from $748 million over the prior-year period.
•Total net sales increased 10% over the same period in the prior year from $439 million in 2025 to $484 million in 2026. Average producing agent count increased by 9% at both Liberty National and Family Heritage Divisions. However, total average producing agent count across all of the exclusive agen…
•Book value per share increased 18% over the same period in the prior year from $66.07 to $78.18. Book value per share, excluding accumulated other comprehensive income(1), increased 11% over the prior year from $90.26 in 2025 to $100.04 in 2026.
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-05-07
•Net income as a return on equity (ROE) for the three months ended March 31, 2026 was 17.9% and net operating income as an ROE, excluding accumulated other comprehensive income(1), was 14.0%.
•Total premium increased 6% over the same period in the prior year. Life premium increased 3% for the period from $830 million in 2025 to $853 million in 2026. Health premium increased 13% to $417 million from $370 million over the prior-year period.
•Total net sales increased 22% over the same period in the prior year from $216 million in 2025 to $264 million in 2026. The average producing agent count across all of the exclusive agencies remained flat over the prior year.
•Book value per share increased 19% over the same period in the prior year from $64.50 to $77.03. Book value per share, excluding accumulated other comprehensive income(1), increased 12% over the prior year from $87.92 in 2025 to $98.56 in 2026.
•For the three months ended March 31, 2026, the Company repurchased 1.4 million shares of Globe Life Inc. common stock at a total cost of $203 million for an average share price of $141.24.
How to read Risk Factors (Item 1A) in a 10-Q
A 10-Q risk-factor section usually takes one of three forms; this page classifies it as one of:
- Pointer — the filer states there have been no material changes and points back to the annual 10-K risk factors; there is no own risk text to compare this quarter.
- Partial update — the filer carves out specific updated risks ("except as set forth below"); the excerpts show exactly what is new this quarter.
- Restated in full — the quarter carries the complete risk-factor text. When the prior quarter was only a pointer there is no prior full text to diff against, so the page flags the section as restated instead.
This describes the filing structure only — it is never a judgement on whether risk went up or down.
Source: text-level diff of the two SEC EDGAR filings · deterministic (no AI-generated content) · for reference only · not investment advice