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GLOBE LIFE INC. (GL)

Every FINRA and SEC series the site collects for GLOBE LIFE INC.: short interest with days to cover, daily short sale volume, fails to deliver and Form 4 insider trades. Listed on NYSE, classified by the SEC as life insurance.

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1.8M

Short interest

settlement 2026-08-14

3.2

Days to cover

+9.8% vs prior

61.1%

Short share of volume

2026-09-11

255

Fails to deliver

settlement 2026-08-14

-$29.8M

Insider flow, 90 days

0 buys, 18 sells

As of 2026-09-11.

Short interest

FINRA, twice a month; the last 12 months shown, all 48 settlements in the JSON

As of 14 August 2026, short interest in GL is 1,795,899 shares, down 5,644 shares over the last month. Over the last 48 readings it ranged from 1,223,002 shares (31 March 2025) to 2,193,139 shares (13 December 2024). At the reported average volume of 558K shares a day that is 3.2 days to cover.

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SettlementShares shortChangeAvg daily volumeDays to cover
2026-08-141,795,899+9.8%557,7583.22
2026-07-311,635,636-9.2%796,2532.05
2026-07-151,801,543+8.8%566,5113.18
2026-06-301,655,949-10.3%829,2122.00
2026-06-151,847,021+6.0%522,9133.53
2026-05-291,743,261+7.7%603,4972.89
2026-05-151,618,470-0.2%548,2532.95
2026-04-301,621,179+9.8%562,5502.88
2026-04-151,476,641-2.2%457,8013.23
2026-03-311,509,769+10.1%502,4713.00
2026-03-131,371,421-3.6%496,4342.76
2026-02-271,422,562-7.7%460,5103.09
2026-02-131,541,098+16.7%556,9742.77
2026-01-301,320,115+0.1%532,5942.48
2026-01-151,318,334-4.6%500,6562.63
2025-12-311,381,633-11.8%481,4512.87
2025-12-151,565,773-3.9%514,9633.04
2025-11-281,629,173+5.2%477,4973.41
2025-11-141,548,677+6.7%548,9302.82
2025-10-311,451,906-0.5%634,5012.29
2025-10-151,459,733-14.0%623,5782.34
2025-09-301,696,817+7.8%589,8152.88
2025-09-151,573,796-3.6%433,8123.63
2025-08-291,632,188-0.3%470,8643.47

Daily short volume

FINRA Reg SHO, last 60 sessions. JSON

As of 11 September 2026, the short share of GL volume is 61.1%, up 13.0 points over the last five sessions. Over the last 52 readings it ranged from 34.5% (22 July 2026) to 80.2% (27 August 2026). The latest reading is in line with the 30-session average of 59.5%, on 121K shares reported.

DateShort volumeTotal volumeShort shareExempt
2026-09-1174K121K61.1%11
2026-09-1056K107K52.1%6
2026-09-0970K121K57.7%0
2026-09-0875K143K52.3%8
2026-09-0437K63K58.8%350
2026-09-0344K92K48.1%120
2026-09-0268K101K67.3%370
2026-09-0188K118K74.0%2,515
2026-08-31127K202K63.1%0
2026-08-28112K143K78.4%0
2026-08-27120K150K80.2%0
2026-08-26105K141K74.2%225
2026-08-2578K155K50.2%2
2026-08-2485K183K46.1%264
2026-08-21122K172K70.8%219
2026-08-20112K165K67.6%19
2026-08-19113K287K39.5%0
2026-08-1873K115K62.8%0
2026-08-1772K137K52.3%0
2026-08-1454K113K47.5%568
2026-08-1383K236K35.2%3
2026-08-1255K134K40.8%215
2026-08-1199K284K35.0%14
2026-08-10103K191K54.2%0
2026-08-07169K246K69.0%881
2026-08-06162K213K76.0%0
2026-08-05163K230K70.9%0
2026-08-0494K137K68.3%0
2026-08-03154K220K69.7%501
2026-07-31130K214K60.7%74

Fails to deliver

SEC, by settlement date. JSON

As of 14 August 2026, the fails-to-deliver balance in GL is 255 shares, up 230 shares over the last settlement date. Over the last 52 readings it ranged from 3 shares (15 April 2026) to 77,350 shares (12 June 2026). The latest reading sits at the bottom of that range.

SettlementShares failedPriceValue
2026-08-14255$180.67$46K
2026-08-1325$177.91$4K
2026-08-1213$181.04$2K
2026-08-1114$183.26$3K
2026-08-06104$183.86$19K
2026-08-0582$183.90$15K
2026-08-04104$184.09$19K
2026-07-2920,968$179.17$3.8M
2026-07-1752$184.56$10K
2026-07-16252$181.51$46K
2026-07-1064$178.86$11K
2026-07-0950$177.07$9K
2026-07-0844$176.67$8K
2026-06-291,637$179.31$294K
2026-06-2610$176.40$2K
2026-06-2425$175.58$4K
2026-06-1863$171.25$11K
2026-06-1277,350$165.10$12.8M
2026-06-1128,160$162.52$4.6M
2026-06-0945$157.13$7K
2026-04-29224$152.67$34K
2026-04-2824$152.07$4K
2026-04-2739$152.56$6K
2026-04-2424$153.97$4K
2026-04-153$148.20$445
2026-04-142,302$147.55$340K
2026-04-09433$147.85$64K
2026-04-02326$140.43$46K
2026-03-258$138.58$1K
2026-03-16200$138.46$28K

Insider trades

SEC Form 4, newest first, 50 of 100 shown. JSON

Insiders at GL reported 18 open-market sells worth $29.8M in the last 90 days and no open-market buys. Sells alone are a weak signal; insiders sell for tax, diversification and estate reasons all the time. Latest filing: MITCHELL ROBERT BRIAN (EVP, General Counsel and CRO) on 2026-08-07.

DateInsiderTitleTypeSharesPriceValueOwned after
2026-08-07MITCHELL ROBERT BRIANEVP, General Counsel and CROSell1K$184.75$188K8K
2026-08-07MITCHELL ROBERT BRIANEVP, General Counsel and CROSell11K$183.83$1.9M9K
2026-08-07MITCHELL ROBERT BRIANEVP, General Counsel and CROSell11K$182.77$2.1M20K
2026-08-07MITCHELL ROBERT BRIANEVP, General Counsel and CROOption exercise23K$103.23$2.4M31K
2026-07-31Darden James MatthewCo-Chairman &amp; CEOSell400$183.36$73K58K
2026-07-31Darden James MatthewCo-Chairman &amp; CEOSell50K$182.43$9.0M59K
2026-07-31Darden James MatthewCo-Chairman &amp; CEOOption exercise50K$98.32$4.9M108K
2026-07-30Kalmbach Thomas PeterEVP &amp; CFOSell3K$181.81$507K51K
2026-07-30Kalmbach Thomas PeterEVP &amp; CFOSell3K$181.23$480K53K
2026-07-30Kalmbach Thomas PeterEVP &amp; CFOSell5K$180.08$872K56K
2026-07-30Kalmbach Thomas PeterEVP &amp; CFOSell11K$179.30$1.9M61K
2026-07-30Kalmbach Thomas PeterEVP &amp; CFOOption exercise11K$120.49$1.3M72K
2026-07-30Kalmbach Thomas PeterEVP &amp; CFOOption exercise10K$103.23$1.0M61K
2026-07-29MAJORS MICHAEL CLAYEVP - Chief Strategy OfficerSell4K$179.35$628K54K
2026-07-29MAJORS MICHAEL CLAYEVP - Chief Strategy OfficerSell34K$178.56$6.0M57K
2026-07-29MAJORS MICHAEL CLAYEVP - Chief Strategy OfficerOption exercise37K$103.23$3.8M91K
2026-07-28Kalmbach Thomas PeterEVP &amp; CFOSell4K$179.42$681K51K
2026-07-28Kalmbach Thomas PeterEVP &amp; CFOSell12K$178.73$2.2M54K
2026-07-28Kalmbach Thomas PeterEVP &amp; CFOSell10K$178.06$1.7M67K
2026-07-28Kalmbach Thomas PeterEVP &amp; CFOOption exercise12K$128.40$1.5M76K
2026-07-28Kalmbach Thomas PeterEVP &amp; CFOOption exercise14K$120.49$1.7M65K
2026-06-25Alston Cheryln/aSell3K$180.57$463K17K
2026-06-25Alston Cheryln/aSell2K$180.13$348K19K
2026-06-25Alston Cheryln/aSell1K$178.71$180K21K
2026-06-25Alston Cheryln/aSell3K$177.56$488K22K
2026-06-25Alston Cheryln/aOption exercise14K$105.56$1.5M25K
2026-05-29MITCHELL ROBERT BRIANEVP, General Counsel and CROSell100$155.57$16K45K
2026-05-29MITCHELL ROBERT BRIANEVP, General Counsel and CROSell500$155.55$78K45K
2026-05-27MITCHELL ROBERT BRIANEVP, General Counsel and CROGift320$0.00$045K
2026-05-22Kalmbach Thomas PeterEVP &amp; CFOSell8K$156.59$1.2M50K
2026-05-22Kalmbach Thomas PeterEVP &amp; CFOOption exercise10K$103.23$1.0M58K
2026-05-22SVOBODA FRANK MCo-Chairman &amp; CEOSell2K$157.05$250K54K
2026-05-22SVOBODA FRANK MCo-Chairman &amp; CEOSell18K$156.65$2.9M56K
2026-05-22SVOBODA FRANK MCo-Chairman &amp; CEOOption exercise20K$100.74$2.0M74K
2026-05-19Kalmbach Thomas PeterEVP &amp; CFOSell12K$156.61$1.9M48K
2026-05-19Kalmbach Thomas PeterEVP &amp; CFOOption exercise15K$103.23$1.5M60K
2026-05-11Kalmbach Thomas PeterEVP &amp; CFOSell2K$154.16$271K45K
2026-05-11Kalmbach Thomas PeterEVP &amp; CFOSell14K$153.59$2.1M47K
2026-05-11Kalmbach Thomas PeterEVP &amp; CFOOption exercise20K$98.32$2.0M61K
2026-05-08Kalmbach Thomas PeterEVP &amp; CFOSell441$152.41$67K41K
2026-05-08Kalmbach Thomas PeterEVP &amp; CFOSell11K$152.01$1.7M41K
2026-05-08Kalmbach Thomas PeterEVP &amp; CFOOption exercise15K$98.32$1.5M53K
2026-05-06HENRIE MICHAEL SHANESVP &amp; Chief Accounting OfficerSell505$155.78$79K3K
2026-05-06HENRIE MICHAEL SHANESVP &amp; Chief Accounting OfficerSell2K$155.01$255K4K
2026-05-06HENRIE MICHAEL SHANESVP &amp; Chief Accounting OfficerOption exercise2K$128.40$276K6K
2026-05-05SVOBODA FRANK MCo-Chairman &amp; CEOSell1K$154.07$169K54K
2026-05-05SVOBODA FRANK MCo-Chairman &amp; CEOSell12K$153.56$1.8M55K
2026-05-05SVOBODA FRANK MCo-Chairman &amp; CEOOption exercise13K$100.74$1.3M67K
2026-05-05Darden James MatthewCo-Chairman &amp; CEOSell9K$154.29$1.4M58K
2026-05-05Darden James MatthewCo-Chairman &amp; CEOSell13K$153.53$2.0M68K

Form 4 filings are due within two business days of the trade. Insiders sell for many reasons that say nothing about the company; open-market buys are the rarer, stronger signal.

Planned sales (Form 144)

Newest first. JSON

5 Form 144 notices on file for GL worth $30.5M at the prices reported; 5 in the last 90 days worth $30.5M. Latest: Frank M. Svoboda filed on 2026-08-13 to sell 16,500 shares ($2.9M) from 2026-08-14.

FiledSellerSharesMarket valueOf outstandingSale fromBroker
2026-08-13Frank M. SvobodaCo-CEO17K$2.9M0.021%2026-08-14APEX CLEARING
2026-08-05MITCHELL ROBERT BRIANOFFICER23K$4.2M0.030%2026-08-05APEX CLEARING
2026-07-29James Matt DardenCo-CEO50K$9.0M0.065%2026-07-29APEX CLEARING
2026-07-27Thomas KalmbachExecutive Officer47K$8.1M0.061%2026-07-27APEX CLEARING350
2026-07-24Michael C. MajorsOFFICER37K$6.3M0.048%2026-07-24APEX CLEARING

13F holders

Tracked managers holding GL at their latest 13F. JSON

7 of the 30 tracked managers held GL at their latest 13F, $403.8M in total at quarter-end prices. AQR Capital Management is the largest at $270.9M (0.1% of its portfolio) as of 2026-06-30. Over the prior quarter 6 added shares and 1 cut.

FundQuarterSharesValueOf portfolioChange in shares
AQR Capital Management2026-06-301.5M$270.9M0.09%+318K
Two Sigma Investments2026-06-30308K$55.1M0.04%+204K
Millennium Management2026-06-30185K$33.0M0.01%+31K
Citadel Advisors2026-06-30179K$32.0M0.00%-161K
Bridgewater Associates2026-06-3066K$11.8M0.05%+61K
D. E. Shaw & Co.2026-06-304K$644K0.00%+575
Fisher Asset Management2026-06-302K$289K0.00%+181

Only the 30 tracked managers on the funds hub; a 13F reports long positions in US listed stock at quarter end, 45 days late, and says nothing about shorts or positions sold since.

Financials

SEC XBRL, as filed. JSON

In Q2 2026 (quarter ended 2026-06-30) GLOBE LIFE INC. reported revenue of $1.60B, up 8.0% from the same quarter a year earlier, and net income of $287.7M (3.65 diluted EPS). In FY 2025 it generated $1.40B of operating cash flow and spent $881.0M on buybacks and $86.1M on dividends.

Debt
$2.67B
Equity
$6.16B
Total assets
$31.56B
Shares outstanding
76,849,447

Quarterly, last 8 quarters

QuarterPeriod endRevenueNet incomeMarginDiluted EPS
Q2 20262026-06-30$1.60B$287.7M18.0%3.65
Q1 20262026-03-31$1.56B$270.5M17.3%3.39
Q4 2025derived2025-12-31$1.52B$266.1M17.5%n/a
Q3 20252025-09-30$1.51B$387.8M25.6%4.73
Q2 20252025-06-30$1.48B$252.7M17.1%3.05
Q1 20252025-03-31$1.48B$254.6M17.2%3.01
Q4 2024derived2024-12-31$1.47B$255.2M17.4%n/a
Q3 20242024-09-30$1.46B$303.0M20.8%3.44

Fiscal years, with buybacks and dividends

Fiscal yearEndsRevenueNet incomeOperating cash flowCapexBuybacksDividends
FY 20252025-12-31$5.99B$1.16B$1.40B$142.5M$881.0M$86.1M
FY 20242024-12-31$5.78B$1.07B$1.40B$71.0M$1.00B$85.5M
FY 20232023-12-31$5.45B$970.8M$1.48B$49.6M$511.1M$84.1M
FY 20222022-12-31$5.23B$894.4M$1.42B$27.9M$454.6M$80.5M
FY 20212021-12-31$5.11B$1.03B$1.44B$38.2M$541.4M$80.0M

Quarters are the three-month figures the company reports; a fourth quarter marked derived is the fiscal year less the three reported quarters, since companies report it only inside the 10-K. Fiscal years are the annual figures. Buybacks are cash paid to repurchase common stock in the year (XBRL PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock), not authorizations. Balance sheet lines are as of 2026-06-30; shares outstanding as of 2026-07-31 from the cover page.

What this page is

GLOBE LIFE INC. in the regulatory record

Regulators publish company data in separate files that never sit next to each other: FINRA's twice-monthly short interest, its daily short sale volume, the SEC's fails-to-deliver counts, and each insider's Form 4. A company page pulls every series the site collects for one ticker onto one URL, keyed by the SEC's own ticker list, so the short position, the daily flow, the settlement fails and what insiders are doing can be read together.

Each section has its own history table, a summary sentence built from the rows (last value, change, range with dates) and its own JSON and CSV links. Nothing on the page is written by a model; the sentences change only when the data does. A page exists only for companies with data in at least two series, and every section says when its source last updated.

This page follows GLOBE LIFE INC. (GL), SEC CIK 320335, listed on NYSE, classified by the SEC as life insurance. The cross-market tables live on the short interest and insider transactions hubs.

Source and method

Short interest
FINRA consolidated short interestTwice a month, about eight business days after settlement. Latest 2026-08-14.JSON and CSV
Daily short volume
FINRA Reg SHO daily filesEvery trading day, loaded the following morning. Latest 2026-09-11.JSON and CSV
Fails to deliver
SEC fails-to-deliver dataTwice a month, a few weeks after the half month ends. Latest 2026-08-14.JSON and CSV
Planned sales
SEC EDGAR Form 144EDGAR read every 30 minutes; a notice is filed on or before the sell order. Latest 2026-08-13.JSON and CSV
13F holders
SEC EDGAR Form 13F-HRQuarterly, filed within 45 days of quarter end; 30 tracked managers. Latest 2026-06-30.JSON and CSV
Financials
SEC XBRL company factsRefreshed weekly from the SEC's structured data; values are as filed in the 10-Q and 10-K. Latest 2026-06-30.JSON and CSV
Insider trades
SEC EDGAR Form 4EDGAR read every 30 minutes; filings are due two business days after the trade. Latest 2026-08-07.JSON and CSV
Company record
EDGAR filing index for CIK 320335Ticker, name and exchange from the SEC's company list, refreshed weekly.
Rate limits
30 requests a minute without a key, 120 a minute with a key from a free account.

Data checks. Every dataset is checked against its source once a day. This dataset passed the last run, 13 Sep 09:50 UTC.

How to read it

  • Read the position against the flow: rising short interest with a high daily short share is new shorting; rising short interest with a normal short share is old shorts holding on.
  • Insider buys next to a crowded short are the combination that has historically preceded squeezes; insider sells next to a crowded short are common and mean little.
  • Fails to deliver matter relative to the float, not in absolute shares; a million failed shares in a mega cap is noise.

Analysis of what the data shows, not advice. XOOMAR does not recommend buying, selling or holding anything.

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Datasets

Frequently Asked Questions

How much of GL is sold short?
1,795,899 shares were held short at the 2026-08-14 settlement, 3.2 days of average volume. FINRA publishes the next count about eight business days after the 15th and the last business day of the month.
What is GL's daily short volume?
On 2026-09-11, 73,739 of the 120,625 GL shares reported to FINRA were sold short, 61.1% of the day's reported volume. Short volume is a flow for one day, not a position.
Does GL have fails to deliver?
The SEC's latest file shows 255 GL shares failed to deliver at settlement 2026-08-14. Fails are reported per settlement date and published twice a month with a lag.
Are GL insiders buying or selling?
Insiders at GL reported 18 open-market sells worth $29.8M in the last 90 days and no open-market buys. Sells alone are a weak signal; insiders sell for tax, diversification and estate reasons all the time. Latest filing: MITCHELL ROBERT BRIAN (EVP, General Counsel and CRO) on 2026-08-07.
Have GL insiders filed to sell?
5 Form 144 notices on file for GL worth $30.5M at the prices reported; 5 in the last 90 days worth $30.5M. Latest: Frank M. Svoboda filed on 2026-08-13 to sell 16,500 shares ($2.9M) from 2026-08-14.
What did GL report last quarter?
In Q2 2026 (quarter ended 2026-06-30) GLOBE LIFE INC. reported revenue of $1.60B, up 8.0% from the same quarter a year earlier, and net income of $287.7M (3.65 diluted EPS). In FY 2025 it generated $1.40B of operating cash flow and spent $881.0M on buybacks and $86.1M on dividends.
Which funds hold GL?
7 of the 30 tracked managers held GL at their latest 13F, $403.8M in total at quarter-end prices. AQR Capital Management is the largest at $270.9M (0.1% of its portfolio) as of 2026-06-30. Over the prior quarter 6 added shares and 1 cut.

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