Metlife (MET) Dividends Paid - Common (2012 - 2026)
Metlife's (MET) quarterly Dividends Paid - Common came in at $372.0 million in Q1 2026, down 0.53% year-on-year from $374.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 0.8% quarter-over-quarter from $375.0 million in Q4 2025.
Metlife (MET) Dividends Paid - Common (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Metlife's Dividends Paid - Common history runs 15 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $372.0 million for Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Dividends Paid - Common fell 0.53% year-over-year to $372.0 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $1.5 billion, a 1.12% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $1.5 billion, down 1.18% from the prior year.
- Dividends Paid - Common eased to $372.0 million in Q1 2026 per MET's latest filing, from $375.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Dividends Paid - Common topped out at $408.0 million in Q2 2022 and bottomed at $372.0 million in Q1 2026.
- The 5-year median for Dividends Paid - Common is $386.0 million (2023), against an average of $386.6 million.
- Across the five-year window, Dividends Paid - Common slipped 3.15% in 2022 and slipped 0.53% in 2026, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Dividends Paid - Common stood at $393.0 million in 2022, then retreated by 1.78% to $386.0 million in 2023, then declined by 2.07% to $378.0 million in 2024, then dropped by 0.79% to $375.0 million in 2025, then dropped by 0.8% to $372.0 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest MET Dividends Paid - Common figures stand at $372.0 million (Q1 2026), $375.0 million (Q4 2025), and $378.0 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Dividends Paid - Common (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prudential | 75.05 Bn | 67.97 Bn | - | -91.00 Mn |
| 2 | Aflac | 63.80 Bn | 58.14 Bn | 2.51 Bn | 304.00 Mn |
| 3 | Metlife | 60.34 Bn | 44.39 Bn | 256.00 Mn | 372.00 Mn |
| 4 | Manulife Financial | 52.65 Bn | 53.78 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Unum | 14.19 Bn | 4.23 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 78.20 Mn |
| 6 | Primerica | 9.76 Bn | 9.08 Bn | 770.81 Mn | 38.12 Mn |
| 7 | Jackson Financial | 8.17 Bn | 3.03 Bn | - | 64.00 Mn |
| 8 | Lincoln National | 7.81 Bn | -1.09 Bn | 3.25 Bn | 86.00 Mn |
| 9 | F&G Annuities & Life | 3.87 Bn | 1.67 Bn | 1.15 Bn | 38.00 Mn |
| 10 | Genworth Financial | 3.84 Bn | 2.75 Bn | 553.00 Mn | 18.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 372.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 372.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 375.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 375.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 378.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 378.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 382.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 382.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 374.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 374.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 378.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 378.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 383.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 383.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 389.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 389.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 377.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 377.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 386.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 386.00 Mn |