Growth Metrics

Metlife (MET) Debt to Equity (2016 - 2026)

Metlife's Debt to Equity history spans 18 years, with the latest figure at $0.2 for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Debt to Equity rose 561.04% to $0.2 in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $0.2 through Mar 2026, up 561.04% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $0.16 for FY2025, 20.04% up from the prior year.
  • Debt to Equity came in at $0.2 for Q1 2026, 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.
  • The 5-year median for Debt to Equity is $0.03 (2023), against an average of $0.08.
  • Year-over-year, Debt to Equity skyrocketed 964.47% in 2022 and then crashed 77.41% in 2023.
  • Metlife's Debt to Equity stood at $0.11 in 2022, then plummeted by 77.41% to $0.02 in 2023, then skyrocketed by 424.21% to $0.13 in 2024, then rose by 20.04% to $0.16 in 2025, then grew by 27.83% to $0.2 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for MET's Debt to Equity are $0.2 (Q1 2026), $0.16 (Q4 2025), and $0.16 (Q3 2025).