Globe Life Inc.
$15.56B- Market cap
- $13.39B
- Debt
- +$2.63B
- Cash
- −$459.42M
Capital structure 84% equity / 16% debt · EV / Revenue 2.60x · EV / EBITDA 8.88x
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Decision snapshot: GL stock price at premium vs PLAY $174.27 current versus $11.25 implied using P/S multiple.
Quick read
Each company valued on the other's multiple, then compared with the market price.
Implied fair value · at PLAY's multiple
Implied fair value · at GL's multiple
Snapshot Sep 4, 4:00 PM ET
Metric by metric
Where each company leads, and how wide the gap is.
Growth edge
Pricing power
Operating leverage
Multiple premium
Not comparable
Lower leverage
Statements
Core statements aligned to each company's latest fiscal year.
SEC periods: GL FY 2025 (ended Dec 31, 2025) · PLAY FY 2026 (ended Feb 3, 2026). Fiscal years are not aligned.
Trendline
Eight fiscal years of revenue, earnings, and margins before underwriting a re-rating.
Price framework
Market cap plus debt, less cash.
Capital structure 84% equity / 16% debt · EV / Revenue 2.60x · EV / EBITDA 8.88x
Capital structure 16% equity / 84% debt · EV / Revenue 0.88x · EV / EBITDA 5.46x
GL carries the larger enterprise value at $15.56B against $1.85B; PLAY trades on the lower EV / Revenue multiple (0.88x vs 2.60x); PLAY on the lower EV / EBITDA (5.46x vs 8.88x).
Price framework
The same filing-backed model used on each company's valuation page, with company-specific inputs and calculated scenarios.
GLOBE LIFE INC. · implied price per share
Debt and bridge-cash inputs are required to translate enterprise value into equity value.
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Latest annual free cash flow must be positive to qualify the filing-backed baseline.
Balance sheet health
Financial health checks to separate durable balance sheets from potential value traps.
Financial strength on a 0–9 scale.
Bankruptcy-risk signal from balance sheet and earnings power.
Not enough data to score either balance sheet.
Debt / equity
Total debt against shareholders' equity
0.44x
17.10x
Net debt / EBITDA
Leverage against operating earnings
1.24x
4.57x
Cash and equivalents
Liquid reserves on the balance sheet
$459.42M
$16.60M
Total debt
Interest-bearing obligations outstanding
$2.63B
$1.56B
Comparable set
Where the pair sits against the wider comparable set.
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