Metlife MET
NYSE MET
$93.48 -1.65 (-1.73%)
At close: Aug 20, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Metlife (MET) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026)

Metlife (MET) posted quarterly EBIT Margin of 44.18% for Q1 2026, up 1788.0% year-over-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.

  • In Q1 2026, EBIT Margin rose 1788.0% year-over-year to 44.18%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 32.6% (down 1762.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 29.27%, down 1807.0% from the prior year.
  • EBIT Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 44.18%, up from 24.88% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for EBIT Margin was 54.07% in Q1 2024, with the low at 73.29% in Q4 2024.
  • The 5-year median for EBIT Margin is 28.6% (2022), against an average of 27.22%.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: EBIT Margin plunged 10149 bps in 2024, then jumped 9816 bps in 2025.
  • Metlife's EBIT Margin stood at 28.6% in 2022, then slipped by 1 bps to 28.2% in 2023, then plunged by 360 bps to 73.29% in 2024, then surged by 134 bps to 24.88% in 2025, then jumped by 78 bps to 44.18% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows MET's EBIT Margin at 44.18% in Q1 2026, 24.88% in Q4 2025, and 35.07% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBIT Margin (Qtr)
1 Manulife Financial 70.86 Bn 50.95 Bn - 9.99%
2 Metlife 60.18 Bn 32.86 Bn 7.82 Bn 34.99%
3 Aflac 58.60 Bn -44.40 Bn 2.27 Bn 23.90%
4 Prudential 35.64 Bn 27.32 Bn - -
5 Unum 13.88 Bn 4.33 Bn 1.38 Bn 14.20%
6 Primerica 9.32 Bn 8.68 Bn 717.74 Mn 5.06%
7 Jackson Financial 9.08 Bn 3.09 Bn - 552.38%
8 Lincoln National 8.09 Bn -3.59 Bn 2.62 Bn 35.78%
9 Genworth Financial 3.76 Bn 1.78 Bn 668.00 Mn 43.98%
10 Brighthouse Financial 3.06 Bn -5.00 Bn 1.03 Bn 76.51%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 34.99%
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%