Metlife (MET) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026)

Metlife's (MET) quarterly EBIT Margin came in at 44.18% in Q1 2026, up 1788.0% year-on-year from 2.34% in Q1 2025, and up 77.61% quarter-over-quarter from 24.88% in Q4 2025.

Metlife (MET) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Metlife's EBIT Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 44.18% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, EBIT Margin rose 1788.0% year-over-year to 44.18% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 32.6%, a 1762.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 29.27%, down 1807.0% from the prior year.
  • EBIT Margin grew to 44.18% in Q1 2026 per MET's latest filing, from 24.88% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, EBIT Margin topped out at 54.07% in Q1 2024 and bottomed at 73.29% in Q4 2024.
  • The 5-year median for EBIT Margin is 28.6% (2022), against an average of 27.22%.
  • Across the five-year window, EBIT Margin sank 10149 bps in 2024 and jumped 9816 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, EBIT Margin stood at 28.6% in 2022, then dropped by 1 bps to 28.2% in 2023, then tumbled by 360 bps to 73.29% in 2024, then soared by 134 bps to 24.88% in 2025, then surged by 78 bps to 44.18% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest MET EBIT Margin figures stand at 44.18% (Q1 2026), 24.88% (Q4 2025), and 35.07% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBIT Margin (Qtr)
1 Prudential 75.05 Bn 67.97 Bn - -
2 Aflac 63.80 Bn 58.14 Bn 2.51 Bn 22.00%
3 Metlife 60.34 Bn 44.39 Bn 256.00 Mn 44.18%
4 Manulife Financial 52.65 Bn 53.78 Bn - -
5 Unum 14.19 Bn 4.23 Bn 1.40 Bn 14.41%
6 Primerica 9.76 Bn 9.08 Bn 770.81 Mn 4.96%
7 Jackson Financial 8.17 Bn 3.03 Bn - 25.50%
8 Lincoln National 7.81 Bn -1.09 Bn 3.25 Bn 30.25%
9 F&G Annuities & Life 3.87 Bn 1.67 Bn 1.15 Bn 60.91%
10 Genworth Financial 3.84 Bn 2.75 Bn 553.00 Mn 43.11%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 44.18%
Dec 31, 2025 24.88%
Sep 30, 2025 35.07%
Jun 30, 2025 32.65%
Mar 31, 2025 26.31%
Dec 31, 2024 -73.29%
Sep 30, 2024 28.35%
Jun 30, 2024 44.76%
Mar 31, 2024 54.07%
Dec 31, 2023 28.20%
Sep 30, 2023 42.97%
Jun 30, 2023 30.51%
Mar 31, 2023 48.44%
Dec 31, 2022 28.60%
Sep 30, 2022 16.09%
Jun 30, 2022 23.15%
Mar 31, 2022 27.81%
Dec 31, 2021 13.15%
Sep 30, 2021 58.89%
Jun 30, 2021 57.82%