Metlife Inc (MET) Dividend Coverage Ratio (2012 - 2026)
Metlife's (MET) Dividend Coverage Ratio came in at 1.84 for Q2 2026, up 0.7% from 1.83 a year earlier but down 39.9% from the prior quarter.
Metlife Inc (MET) Dividend Coverage Ratio (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Dividend Coverage Ratio at Metlife was 2.28, down 15.4% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 2.10, down 24.0% from FY2024.
- In prior years, Metlife's Dividend Coverage Ratio was 2.77 in FY2024 (+214.1%), 0.88 in FY2023 (-72.4%), 3.19 in FY2022 (-21.0%) and 4.04 in FY2021 (+29.0%).
- Quarterly Dividend Coverage Ratio has run from a low of 0.04 in Q1 2023 to a high of 3.96 in Q1 2022 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Dividend Coverage Ratio increased in five of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 34.7%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Dividend Coverage Ratio in the past five years was Q1 2022, with growth of 456.7%; the weakest was Q1 2023, with a decline of 99.1%.
- According to Business Quant data, Dividend Coverage Ratio for the three prior quarters was 3.06 (Q1 2026), 2.07 (Q4 2025) and 2.16 (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.84 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.06 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.07 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.16 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.83 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.35 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.28 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.33 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.34 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.12 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.49 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.08 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.93 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.04 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.94 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.75 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.16 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.96 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.65 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 3.68 |
Metlife Inc Dividend Coverage Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=dividend-coverage-ratio&ticker=MET&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividend-coverage-ratio", "ticker": "MET", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=dividend-coverage-ratio&ticker=MET&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();