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Side-by-side financial comparison of Globe Life (GL) and Sinclair, Inc. (SBGI). Click either name above to swap in a different company.

Globe Life is the larger business by last-quarter revenue ($1.6B vs $807.0M, roughly 1.9× Sinclair, Inc.). Globe Life runs the higher net margin — 17.3% vs 2.5%, a 14.9% gap on every dollar of revenue. On growth, Globe Life posted the faster year-over-year revenue change (5.3% vs 4.0%). Over the past eight quarters, Globe Life's revenue compounded faster (4.1% CAGR vs -1.3%).

Globe Life Inc. (GL) is an American financial services holding company listed on the New York Stock Exchange which operates through its wholly owned subsidiaries providing life insurance, annuity, and supplemental health insurance products. The company is based in McKinney, Texas.

Sinclair, Inc., doing business as Sinclair Broadcast Group, is a publicly traded American telecommunications conglomerate that is controlled by the descendants of company founder Julian Sinclair Smith. Headquartered in the Baltimore suburb of Cockeysville, Maryland, the company is the second-largest television station operator in the United States by number of stations after Nexstar Media Group, owning or operating 193 stations across the country in over 100 markets, covering 40% of American ...

GL vs SBGI — Head-to-Head

Bigger by revenue
GL
GL
1.9× larger
GL
$1.6B
$807.0M
SBGI
Growing faster (revenue YoY)
GL
GL
+1.3% gap
GL
5.3%
4.0%
SBGI
Higher net margin
GL
GL
14.9% more per $
GL
17.3%
2.5%
SBGI
Faster 2-yr revenue CAGR
GL
GL
Annualised
GL
4.1%
-1.3%
SBGI

Income Statement — Q1 FY2026 vs Q1 FY2026

Metric
GL
GL
SBGI
SBGI
Revenue
$1.6B
$807.0M
Net Profit
$270.5M
$20.0M
Gross Margin
Operating Margin
0.0%
Net Margin
17.3%
2.5%
Revenue YoY
5.3%
4.0%
Net Profit YoY
EPS (diluted)
$3.39
$0.28

Green = leading value per metric. Periods may differ when fiscal calendars don't align.

8-Quarter Revenue & Profit Trend

Side-by-side quarterly history. Quarters aligned by calendar period so offset fiscal years line up.

Revenue
GL
GL
SBGI
SBGI
Q1 26
$1.6B
$807.0M
Q4 25
$1.5B
$836.0M
Q3 25
$1.5B
$773.0M
Q2 25
$1.5B
$784.0M
Q1 25
$1.5B
$776.0M
Q4 24
$1.5B
$1.0B
Q3 24
$1.5B
$917.0M
Q2 24
$1.4B
$829.0M
Net Profit
GL
GL
SBGI
SBGI
Q1 26
$270.5M
$20.0M
Q4 25
$266.1M
$109.0M
Q3 25
$387.8M
$-1.0M
Q2 25
$252.7M
$-64.0M
Q1 25
$254.6M
$-156.0M
Q4 24
$255.2M
$176.0M
Q3 24
$303.0M
$94.0M
Q2 24
$258.4M
$17.0M
Gross Margin
GL
GL
SBGI
SBGI
Q1 26
Q4 25
Q3 25
Q2 25
Q1 25
Q4 24
Q3 24
26.1%
Q2 24
23.3%
Operating Margin
GL
GL
SBGI
SBGI
Q1 26
0.0%
Q4 25
21.7%
9.6%
Q3 25
31.5%
7.5%
Q2 25
21.2%
2.7%
Q1 25
21.4%
1.8%
Q4 24
21.3%
26.5%
Q3 24
26.3%
19.5%
Q2 24
23.5%
7.7%
Net Margin
GL
GL
SBGI
SBGI
Q1 26
17.3%
2.5%
Q4 25
17.5%
13.0%
Q3 25
25.6%
-0.1%
Q2 25
17.1%
-8.2%
Q1 25
17.2%
-20.1%
Q4 24
17.4%
17.5%
Q3 24
20.8%
10.3%
Q2 24
17.9%
2.1%
EPS (diluted)
GL
GL
SBGI
SBGI
Q1 26
$3.39
$0.28
Q4 25
$3.28
$1.62
Q3 25
$4.73
$-0.02
Q2 25
$3.05
$-0.91
Q1 25
$3.01
$-2.30
Q4 24
$3.00
$2.64
Q3 24
$3.44
$1.43
Q2 24
$2.83
$0.27

Balance Sheet & Financial Strength

Snapshot of each company's liquidity, leverage and book value from the latest quarter.

Metric
GL
GL
SBGI
SBGI
Cash + ST InvestmentsLiquidity on hand
$183.8M
Total DebtLower is stronger
Stockholders' EquityBook value
$6.1B
Total Assets
Debt / EquityLower = less leverage

8-quarter trend — quarters aligned by calendar period.

Cash + ST Investments
GL
GL
SBGI
SBGI
Q1 26
$183.8M
Q4 25
$314.7M
$866.0M
Q3 25
$62.8M
$526.0M
Q2 25
$116.7M
$616.0M
Q1 25
$134.1M
$631.0M
Q4 24
$85.0M
$697.0M
Q3 24
$100.5M
$536.0M
Q2 24
$100.6M
$378.0M
Total Debt
GL
GL
SBGI
SBGI
Q1 26
Q4 25
$4.4B
Q3 25
$4.1B
Q2 25
$4.1B
Q1 25
$4.2B
Q4 24
$4.1B
Q3 24
$4.1B
Q2 24
$4.1B
Stockholders' Equity
GL
GL
SBGI
SBGI
Q1 26
$6.1B
Q4 25
$6.0B
$443.0M
Q3 25
$5.7B
$347.0M
Q2 25
$5.4B
$361.0M
Q1 25
$5.4B
$436.0M
Q4 24
$5.3B
$583.0M
Q3 24
$4.6B
$415.0M
Q2 24
$5.2B
$340.0M
Total Assets
GL
GL
SBGI
SBGI
Q1 26
Q4 25
$30.8B
$5.9B
Q3 25
$30.5B
$5.6B
Q2 25
$29.8B
$5.7B
Q1 25
$29.7B
$5.8B
Q4 24
$29.1B
$5.9B
Q3 24
$29.6B
$5.8B
Q2 24
$28.3B
$5.7B
Debt / Equity
GL
GL
SBGI
SBGI
Q1 26
Q4 25
9.84×
Q3 25
11.75×
Q2 25
11.30×
Q1 25
9.56×
Q4 24
7.02×
Q3 24
9.86×
Q2 24
12.08×

Financial Flow Comparison

Revenue → gross profit → operating profit → net profit for each company.

Revenue Breakdown by Segment

GL
GL

Life premium$853.2M55%
Health premium$416.9M27%
Other$289.5M19%

SBGI
SBGI

Media revenue$701.0M87%
Other$82.0M10%
Political advertising revenue$18.0M2%
Non-media revenue$6.0M1%

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