Metlife (MET-PE) Debt to Equity (2009 - 2026)

Metlife (MET-PE) recorded quarterly Debt to Equity of $0.2 in Q1 2026, up 27.83% quarter-over-quarter from $0.16 in Q4 2025, and up 561.04% on a YoY basis from $0.03 in Q1 2025.

Metlife (MET-PE) Debt to Equity (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Metlife's Debt to Equity history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $0.2 for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Debt to Equity rose 561.04% year-over-year to $0.2; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $0.2 (up 561.04% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $0.16, up 20.04% from the prior year.
  • Debt to Equity was $0.2 for Q1 2026 at Metlife, up from $0.16 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Debt to Equity ranged from a high of $0.2 in Q1 2026 to a low of $0.02 in Q1 2024.
  • Historically, Debt to Equity has averaged $0.08 across 5 years, with a median of $0.03 in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Debt to Equity surged 964.47% in 2022, then slumped 77.41% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Debt to Equity shows it stood at $0.11 in 2022, then plunged by 77.41% to $0.02 in 2023, then surged by 424.21% to $0.13 in 2024, then gained by 20.04% to $0.16 in 2025, then increased by 27.83% to $0.2 in 2026.
  • The last three Debt to Equity figures came in at $0.2 (Q1 2026), $0.16 (Q4 2025), and $0.16 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt/Equity (Qtr)
1 Manulife Financial 568.62 Bn 568.62 Bn - 0.12
2 Aflac 59.20 Bn 53.55 Bn 1.48 Bn -
3 Metlife 55.45 Bn 39.51 Bn 256.00 Mn 0.20
4 Unum 14.44 Bn 4.48 Bn 1.40 Bn 0.35
5 Globe Life 12.48 Bn 11.80 Bn 1.45 Bn 0.46
6 Primerica 8.62 Bn 8.62 Bn 770.81 Mn -
7 Jackson Financial 7.51 Bn 1.67 Bn - 0.05
8 Lincoln National 6.79 Bn -8.89 Bn 3.25 Bn 0.04
9 CNO Financial 4.58 Bn 4.24 Bn 754.30 Mn -
10 Metlife - - 256.00 Mn 0.20

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.20
Dec 31, 2025 0.16
Sep 30, 2025 0.16
Jun 30, 2025 0.03
Mar 31, 2025 0.03
Dec 31, 2024 0.13
Sep 30, 2024 0.11
Jun 30, 2024 0.13
Mar 31, 2024 0.02
Dec 31, 2023 0.02
Sep 30, 2023 0.03
Jun 30, 2023 0.03
Mar 31, 2023 0.03
Dec 31, 2022 0.11
Sep 30, 2022 0.03
Jun 30, 2022 0.10
Mar 31, 2022 0.03
Dec 31, 2021 0.07
Sep 30, 2021 0.05
Jun 30, 2021 0.01