Metlife (MET-PE) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)
Metlife (MET-PE) recorded quarterly Tax Rate of 22.89% in Q1 2026, down 15.04% quarter-over-quarter from 26.95% in Q4 2025, and down 694.0% on a YoY basis from 3.85% in Q1 2025.
Metlife (MET-PE) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Metlife's Tax Rate history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 22.89% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Tax Rate fell 694.0% year-over-year to 22.89%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 24.91% (up 110.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 26.99%, up 604.0% from the prior year.
- Tax Rate was 22.89% for Q1 2026 at Metlife, down from 26.95% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Tax Rate ranged from a high of 66.93% in Q1 2023 to a low of 3.31% in Q4 2022.
- Historically, Tax Rate has averaged 21.09% across 5 years, with a median of 20.72% in 2024.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Tax Rate surged 5163 bps in 2023, then slumped 5066 bps in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Tax Rate shows it stood at 3.31% in 2022, then soared by 1151 bps to 34.75% in 2023, then slumped by 78 bps to 7.68% in 2024, then soared by 251 bps to 26.95% in 2025, then declined by 15 bps to 22.89% in 2026.
- The last three Tax Rate figures came in at 22.89% (Q1 2026), 26.95% (Q4 2025), and 25.45% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manulife Financial | 568.62 Bn | 568.62 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Aflac | 59.20 Bn | 53.55 Bn | 1.48 Bn | 16.82% |
| 3 | Metlife | 55.45 Bn | 39.51 Bn | 256.00 Mn | 22.89% |
| 4 | Unum | 14.44 Bn | 4.48 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 23.36% |
| 5 | Globe Life | 12.48 Bn | 11.80 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 19.04% |
| 6 | Primerica | 8.62 Bn | 8.62 Bn | 770.81 Mn | 23.78% |
| 7 | Jackson Financial | 7.51 Bn | 1.67 Bn | - | -5.00% |
| 8 | Lincoln National | 6.79 Bn | -8.89 Bn | 3.25 Bn | 30.08% |
| 9 | CNO Financial | 4.58 Bn | 4.24 Bn | 754.30 Mn | 22.11% |
| 10 | Metlife | - | - | 256.00 Mn | 22.89% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 22.89% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 22.89% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 26.95% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 26.95% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 25.45% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 25.45% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 25.00% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 25.00% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 29.84% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 29.84% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 7.68% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 7.68% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 32.75% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 32.75% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 20.72% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 20.72% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 16.27% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 16.27% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 34.75% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 34.75% |