CIA vs GL
CIA: A niche life insurance provider specializing in whole life and endowment products for international and domestic markets, generating steady income from premiums and investment returns. GL: Globe Life is a heritage life and health insurance company distributing individual and supplemental coverage through direct-to-consumer, exclusive agent, and independent agent channels to working families and lower-middle-income Americans.
Side-by-side fundamentals
| Metric | CIA | GL | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price as of 2026-07-22 close | $5.10 | $184.00 | |
| Market cap as of 2026-07-23 | $260M | $14.2B | |
| P/E as of 2026-07-23 | 14.09 | 12.07 | GL lower |
| PEG as of 2026-07-23 | 0.13 | 0.72 | CIA lower |
| Net margin as of 2026-07-23 | +7.1% | +19.4% | GL higher |
| Operating margin as of 2026-07-23 | +8.3% | +26.3% | GL higher |
| ROE as of 2026-07-23 | +8.0% | +20.3% | GL higher |
| ROA as of 2026-07-23 | +1.1% | +3.9% | GL higher |
| Debt / equity as of 2026-07-23 | 0.00 | 0.46 | CIA lower |
| Revenue growth (YoY) as of 2026-07-23 | +6.9% | +4.0% | CIA higher |
| Revenue CAGR (3y) SEC XBRL | +3.2% | +4.7% | GL higher |
| Dividend yield as of 2026-07-23 | n/a | +0.7% | |
| Dividend streak (yrs) SEC XBRL | n/a | 5 | |
| Beta as of 2026-07-23 | 0.47 | 0.47 | |
| 1-year return as of 2026-07-22 close | +33.9% | +49.8% | GL higher |
Fundamentals: Finnhub, as of 2026-07-23. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-07-22.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & Finnhub, shown with their as-of date; "Edge" cells are a pure numeric comparison, not a recommendation.