Metlife (MET) Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd (2009 - 2026)
Metlife (MET) recorded Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd of $383 million in Q2 2026, up 0.3% from $382 million a year earlier and up 3.0% from the prior quarter.
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Metlife (MET) Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Metlife's Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd came in at $1.51 billion as of Jun 30, 2026, down 0.6% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $1.51 billion, down 1.2% from FY2024.
- Annual Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd has declined for five straight years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -1.9% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd came in at $1.53 billion in FY2024 (-2.5%), $1.57 billion in FY2023 (-2.0%), $1.6 billion in FY2022 (-3.0%) and $1.65 billion in FY2021 (-0.6%).
- Quarterly Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd has ranged from $372 million in Q1 2026 to $413 million in Q3 2021 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd rose in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 1.2%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd in the last five years was growth of 0.3% in Q2 2026, against a decline of 3.1% in Q3 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $372 million (Q1 2026), $375 million (Q4 2025) and $378 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Div Paid (Total) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berkshire Hathaway | 1,178.60 Bn | -238.88 Bn | 55.86 Bn | - |
| 2 | Chubb | 140.37 Bn | 92.42 Bn | 9.13 Bn | 379.00 Mn |
| 3 | Progressive | 133.48 Bn | 109.32 Bn | 9.04 Bn | 58.00 Mn |
| 4 | Marsh & Mclennan Companies | 94.69 Bn | 87.08 Bn | - | 476.00 Mn |
| 5 | Travelers Companies | 84.57 Bn | 60.82 Bn | 6.23 Bn | 263.00 Mn |
| 6 | Manulife Financial | 77.66 Bn | -16.05 Bn | - | -658.58 Mn |
| 7 | Arthur J. Gallagher | 69.43 Bn | 63.86 Bn | - | 179.00 Mn |
| 8 | Metlife | 66.04 Bn | -40.44 Bn | 7.82 Bn | 414.00 Mn |
| 9 | Allstate | 65.83 Bn | 27.08 Bn | 8.73 Bn | 310.00 Mn |
| 10 | Aon | 65.06 Bn | 58.30 Bn | - | 175.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 414.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 417.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 406.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 444.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 413.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 440.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 410.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 450.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 423.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 444.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 419.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 459.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 431.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 455.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 422.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 464.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 437.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 460.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 434.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 476.00 Mn |
API Access
Metlife Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd 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=dividends-paid-common-and-prefferd&ticker=MET&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividends-paid-common-and-prefferd", "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=dividends-paid-common-and-prefferd&ticker=MET&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();