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), Prudential Financial is the larger company by market value ($40.16B against $20.18B). Over the past year Globe Life returned +18% and Prudential Financial +17.5%, while the S&P 500 returned +12.7%. The operating margin is 18.8% for Globe Life and -7.6% for Prudential Financial. Over the next 21 sessions the model expects −0.77% for Globe Life, with a 19% chance of a rise, and −0.62% for Prudential Financial, with a 43% chance. Globe Life has no published fair value today. Prudential Financial's long-run fair value is $127.53, a gap of +10.5% to its price; the long-run model view is positive.
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:
MeasureGlobe Life · GLPrudential Financial · PRU
Expected returnnext 21 sessions
GL−0.77%
PRU−0.62%
Chance of a risenext 21 sessions
GL19%
PRU43%
Expected returnnext 63 sessions
GL−0.09%
PRU+1.74%
Range of outcomes63 sessions, 80% band
GL−20% to +19.8%
PRU−16.5% to +20%
Chance of a risenext 63 sessionsMembers only · see plans
Long-run fair valueintrinsic value model
GL—The valuation was set at a price in another share basis than this close, so its fair value and gap are not printed.
PRU$127.5328 Oct 2026
Gap to pricefair value against the close
GL—The valuation was set at a price in another share basis than this close, so its fair value and gap are not printed.
PRU+10.5%
Past readings that matchedsign of the 21-session outcome
GL41.6%of 269
PRU43.1%of 269
Price performance
How the prices moved
Price change over each period, with the S&P 500 (SPY) for comparison.
Closes to
MeasureGlobe Life · GLPrudential Financial · PRU
1 monthS&P 500: +1.1%
GL−4.6%
PRU+0.3%
6 monthsS&P 500: +8.5%
GL+4%
PRU+21.3%
Year to dateS&P 500: +13.3%
GL+13.9%
PRU+5%
1 yearS&P 500: +12.7%
GL+18%
PRU+17.5%
5 yearsS&P 500: +70.7%
GL+67.3%
PRU+27.7%
1 year against the S&P 500percentage points
GL+5.3 pts
PRU+4.8 pts
Position in the 52-week range0% low, 100% high
GL49%close $158.37 in $127.07 to $191.55
PRU67%close $115.37 in $90.65 to $127.72
Against the 200-day average
GL−0.6%
PRU+7%
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 (GL), (PRU)
MeasureGlobe Life · GLPrudential Financial · PRU
Market value
GL$20.18B28 Oct 2026
PRU$40.16B28 Oct 2026
Enterprise valueat the last filing
GL$8.74B30 Jun 2015
PRU$43.03B30 Jun 2026
P/Elatest filed
GL—Not measured today.
PRU9.3
Price to book
GL1.72
PRU1.18
EV / EBITDA
GL—Not in the latest filing data.
PRU-95.83
Free cash flow yield
GL—Not in the latest filing data.
PRU29.2%
Dividend yield
GL—Not in the latest filing data.
PRU5.18%
Profitability
How much of revenue becomes profit
Margins and returns on capital from the latest filing; revenue, net income and earnings per share over the trailing twelve months.
Filings: quarter to (GL), (PRU)
MeasureGlobe Life · GLPrudential Financial · PRU
Gross margin
GL—Not in the latest filing data.
PRU—Not in the latest filing data.
Operating margin
GL18.8%
PRU−7.6%
Net margin
GL12.3%
PRU6.3%
Return on equity
GL—Not in the latest filing data.
PRU12.6%
Return on invested capital
GL2.3%
PRU−1.9%
Revenuetrailing twelve months
GL—Not in the latest filing data.
PRU$62.71B
Net incometrailing twelve months
GL—Not in the latest filing data.
PRU$4.03B
Earnings per sharetrailing twelve months
GL—Not in the latest filing data.
PRU$11.57
Growth
How fast the business grew
Change against the same quarter a year earlier.
Filings: quarter to (GL), (PRU)
MeasureGlobe Life · GLPrudential Financial · PRU
Revenue growthyear over year
GL—Not in the latest filing data.
PRU+14.1%
Earnings growthyear over year
GL—Not in the latest filing data.
PRU+84.8%
Free cash flow growthyear over year
GL—Not in the latest filing data.
PRU+349.6%
Financial health
Balance sheet and quality scores
Leverage, liquidity and two published scores: Altman Z (below 1.8 the distress zone, above 3 the safe zone) and Piotroski F (0 to 9).
Filings: quarter to (GL), (PRU)
MeasureGlobe Life · GLPrudential Financial · PRU
Debt to equity
GL0.32
PRU0.65
Current ratiocurrent assets over current liabilities
GL—Not in the latest filing data.
PRU—Not in the latest filing data.
Altman Z-score
GL0.62
PRU0.11
Piotroski F-scoreout of 9
GL4 of 9
PRU5 of 9
Trading and risk
How the shares trade
Volatility, sensitivity to the market, the deepest fall, short interest and how closely the two move together.
Closes to ; FINRA settlement
MeasureGlobe Life · GLPrudential Financial · PRU
Volatility21 sessions, annualised
GL32.4%
PRU20.6%
Betaagainst the S&P 500, 5 years
GL0.55
PRU0.96
Deepest fallpeak to trough, 5 years
GL−61.6%
PRU−33.1%
Market regimeour reading at each model date
GLStrong risk-off
PRUStrong risk-off
Short interestshare of the float
GL—Not measured today.
PRU4.3%settled 30 Sep 2026
Days to covershort shares over average volume
GL4.5
PRU9.3
Average volume3 months, shares a day
GL516.23K
PRU1.69M
Moving togethercorrelation of daily returns, past year0.42, loosely together−1 opposite0 unrelated+1 together
Questions
Globe Life or Prudential Financial: common questions
Which is larger by market value, Globe Life or Prudential Financial?
Prudential Financial, at $40.16B against $20.18B for Globe Life, on the latest closes (28 Oct 2026).
How did Globe Life and Prudential Financial move over the past year against the S&P 500?
Over the past year Globe Life returned +18% and Prudential Financial +17.5%, while the S&P 500 returned +12.7%. Prices at close 28 Oct 2026.
What does the model expect for Globe Life and Prudential Financial over the next month?
−0.77% for Globe Life with a 19% chance of a rise, and −0.62% for Prudential Financial with a 43% chance, over the next 21 sessions. Model readings 28 Oct 2026. These are model readings, not advice.
How do the operating margins of Globe Life and Prudential Financial compare?
The operating margin is 18.8% for Globe Life and -7.6% for Prudential Financial. Filings: quarter to 30 Jun 2015 and 30 Jun 2026.
Do Globe Life and Prudential Financial shares move together?
Over the past year the correlation of their daily returns was 0.42 (loosely 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.