S&P 500 comparison · Financials

Aflac vs Globe Life

Prices at close . Model readings .

Aflac

$121.75−0.2%
Month: negativeLong run: neutral

Globe Life

$158.37+0.88%
Month: negative
Price change

Price change, with the S&P 500 as a benchmark

Percent change in each close since the start of the chosen range, for both companies and the S&P 500 (SPY). Daily closes over the last year, weekly before that and monthly before five years.

In short

How the two compare

On the latest closes (28 Oct 2026), Aflac is the larger company by market value ($61.55B against $20.18B). Over the past year Aflac returned +15.6% and Globe Life +18%, while the S&P 500 returned +12.7%. The operating margin is 24.9% for Aflac and 18.8% for Globe Life. Over the next 21 sessions the model expects −0.7% for Aflac, with a 47% chance of a rise, and −0.77% for Globe Life, with a 19% chance. Aflac's long-run fair value is $125.61, a gap of +3.2% to its price; the long-run model view is neutral. Globe Life has no published fair value today.

Model view

What the model expects

Expected returns and the chance of a rise from our forecasting models, and the long-run fair value against the price. Readings, not advice.

Model readings:
Expected returnnext 21 sessions
AFL−0.7%
GL−0.77%
Chance of a risenext 21 sessions
AFL47%
GL19%
Expected returnnext 63 sessions
AFL+1.72%
GL−0.09%
Range of outcomes63 sessions, 80% band
AFL−14.5% to +17.9%
GL−20% to +19.8%
Chance of a risenext 63 sessionsMembers only · see plans
Long-run fair valueintrinsic value model
AFL$125.6128 Oct 2026
GL—The valuation was set at a price in another share basis than this close, so its fair value and gap are not printed.
Gap to pricefair value against the close
AFL+3.2%
GL—The valuation was set at a price in another share basis than this close, so its fair value and gap are not printed.
Past readings that matchedsign of the 21-session outcome
AFL43.9%of 269
GL41.6%of 269
Price performance

How the prices moved

Price change over each period, with the S&P 500 (SPY) for comparison.

Closes to
1 monthS&P 500: +1.1%
AFL+7.1%
GL−4.6%
6 monthsS&P 500: +8.5%
AFL+5.8%
GL+4%
Year to dateS&P 500: +13.3%
AFL+12.1%
GL+13.9%
1 yearS&P 500: +12.7%
AFL+15.6%
GL+18%
5 yearsS&P 500: +70.7%
AFL+141.5%
GL+67.3%
1 year against the S&P 500percentage points
AFL+2.9 pts
GL+5.3 pts
Position in the 52-week range0% low, 100% high
AFL70%close $121.75 in $103.27 to $129.57
GL49%close $158.37 in $127.07 to $191.55
Against the 200-day average
AFL+5.9%
GL−0.6%
Valuation

What the market pays

Size and the multiples from the latest filed quarter. A P/E on losses reads n/m.

Filings: quarter to (AFL), (GL)
Market value
AFL$61.55B28 Oct 2026
GL$20.18B28 Oct 2026
Enterprise valueat the last filing
AFL—Not in the latest filing data.
GL$8.74B30 Jun 2015
P/Elatest filed
AFL15.3
GL—Not measured today.
Price to book
AFL1.96
GL1.72
EV / EBITDA
AFL10.95
GL—Not in the latest filing data.
Free cash flow yield
AFL4.47%
GL—Not in the latest filing data.
Dividend yield
AFL2.01%
GL—Not in the latest filing data.
Questions

Aflac or Globe Life: common questions

Which is larger by market value, Aflac or Globe Life?

Aflac, at $61.55B against $20.18B for Globe Life, on the latest closes (28 Oct 2026).

How did Aflac and Globe Life move over the past year against the S&P 500?

Over the past year Aflac returned +15.6% and Globe Life +18%, while the S&P 500 returned +12.7%. Prices at close 28 Oct 2026.

What does the model expect for Aflac and Globe Life over the next month?

−0.7% for Aflac with a 47% chance of a rise, and −0.77% for Globe Life with a 19% chance, over the next 21 sessions. Model readings 28 Oct 2026. These are model readings, not advice.

How do the operating margins of Aflac and Globe Life compare?

The operating margin is 24.9% for Aflac and 18.8% for Globe Life. Filings: quarter to 30 Jun 2026 and 30 Jun 2015.

Do Aflac and Globe Life shares move together?

Over the past year the correlation of their daily returns was 0.50 (often together); 1 means they always move together, 0 unrelated, −1 opposite. Prices at close 28 Oct 2026.

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Model readings are research estimates, not investment advice. Prices: daily closes. Fundamentals: the latest SEC filings. Short interest: FINRA, settlement 30 Sep 2026. A dash means the figure is not in our data; it is never shown as zero. The model view follows a published rule: next month by the sign of the expected return, the long run positive at a fair value 10% or more above the price and negative at 10% or more below it.