Metlife (MET-PE) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Metlife (MET-PE) recorded quarterly Free Cash Flow of $2.7 billion in Q1 2026, down 62.03% quarter-over-quarter from $7.1 billion in Q4 2025, and down 36.95% on a YoY basis from $4.3 billion in Q1 2025.

Metlife (MET-PE) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Metlife's Free Cash Flow history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $2.7 billion for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow fell 36.95% year-over-year to $2.7 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $15.5 billion (down 6.14% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $17.1 billion, up 17.08% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow was $2.7 billion for Q1 2026 at Metlife, down from $7.1 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $7.1 billion in Q4 2025 to a low of $2.0 billion in Q1 2023.
  • Historically, Free Cash Flow has averaged $3.6 billion across 5 years, with a median of $3.5 billion in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Free Cash Flow slumped 54.8% in 2022, then surged 125.21% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at $2.3 billion in 2022, then soared by 125.21% to $5.2 billion in 2023, then slipped by 11.02% to $4.6 billion in 2024, then soared by 53.46% to $7.1 billion in 2025, then plunged by 62.03% to $2.7 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $2.7 billion (Q1 2026), $7.1 billion (Q4 2025), and $3.6 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Manulife Financial 568.62 Bn 568.62 Bn - 2.58 Bn
2 Aflac 59.20 Bn 53.55 Bn 1.48 Bn 968.00 Mn
3 Metlife 55.45 Bn 39.51 Bn 256.00 Mn 2.69 Bn
4 Unum 14.44 Bn 4.48 Bn 1.40 Bn 301.20 Mn
5 Globe Life 12.48 Bn 11.80 Bn 1.45 Bn 396.03 Mn
6 Primerica 8.62 Bn 8.62 Bn 770.81 Mn 156.79 Mn
7 Jackson Financial 7.51 Bn 1.67 Bn - 321.00 Mn
8 Lincoln National 6.79 Bn -8.89 Bn 3.25 Bn 138.00 Mn
9 CNO Financial 4.58 Bn 4.24 Bn 754.30 Mn 148.80 Mn
10 Metlife - - 256.00 Mn 2.69 Bn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 2.69 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 2.69 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 7.08 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 7.08 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 3.57 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 3.57 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 2.19 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 2.19 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 4.26 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 4.26 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 4.61 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 4.61 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 4.17 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 4.17 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 3.49 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 3.49 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 2.33 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 2.33 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 5.18 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 5.18 Bn