Metlife (MET-PA) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026)

Metlife (MET-PA) recorded quarterly Retained Earnings of -$19.2 billion in Q1 2026, down 6.32% quarter-over-quarter from -$18.1 billion in Q4 2025, and up 5.04% on a YoY basis from -$18.3 billion in Q1 2025.

Metlife (MET-PA) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Metlife's Retained Earnings history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$19.2 billion for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Retained Earnings rose 5.04% year-over-year to -$19.2 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$19.2 billion (up 5.04% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$18.1 billion, up 14.64% from the prior year.
  • Retained Earnings was -$19.2 billion for Q1 2026 at Metlife, down from -$18.1 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Retained Earnings ranged from a high of $43.9 billion in Q3 2025 to a low of -$24.3 billion in Q3 2023.
  • Historically, Retained Earnings has averaged -$5.3 billion across 5 years, with a median of -$19.2 billion in 2026.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Retained Earnings slumped 822.93% in 2022, then soared 310.74% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Retained Earnings shows it stood at -$22.6 billion in 2022, then jumped by 277.47% to $40.1 billion in 2023, then sank by 152.77% to -$21.2 billion in 2024, then climbed by 14.64% to -$18.1 billion in 2025, then declined by 6.32% to -$19.2 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Retained Earnings figures came in at -$19.2 billion (Q1 2026), -$18.1 billion (Q4 2025), and $43.9 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Retained Earnings (Qtr)
1 Manulife Financial 568.62 Bn 568.62 Bn - 3.67 Bn
2 Aflac 59.20 Bn 53.55 Bn 1.48 Bn 55.70 Bn
3 Metlife 55.45 Bn 39.51 Bn 256.00 Mn -19.23 Bn
4 Unum 14.44 Bn 4.48 Bn 1.40 Bn 13.50 Bn
5 Globe Life 12.48 Bn 11.80 Bn 1.45 Bn -1.70 Bn
6 Primerica 8.62 Bn 8.62 Bn 770.81 Mn 2.44 Bn
7 Jackson Financial 7.51 Bn 1.67 Bn - -2.73 Bn
8 Lincoln National 6.79 Bn -8.89 Bn 3.25 Bn -4.47 Bn
9 CNO Financial 4.58 Bn 4.24 Bn 754.30 Mn -1.22 Bn
10 Metlife - - 256.00 Mn -19.23 Bn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -19.23 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 -18.08 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 43.89 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 -19.86 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 -20.25 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 -21.19 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 41.77 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 -20.74 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 40.35 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 40.15 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 -24.25 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 -20.39 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 -19.15 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 -22.62 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 -22.53 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 -18.11 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 -10.04 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 -2.45 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 12.11 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 12.31 Bn