Metlife MET
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At close: Aug 20, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Metlife (MET) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)

Metlife (MET) posted quarterly EBT Margin of 12.43% for Q1 2026, up 514.0% year-over-year from 2.03% in Q1 2025, and up 165.09% quarter-over-quarter from 4.69% in Q4 2025.

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

Metlife's EBT Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 12.43% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, EBT Margin rose 514.0% year-over-year to 12.43%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 6.82% (down 756.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 6.05%, down 646.0% from the prior year.
  • EBT Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 12.43%, up from 4.69% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for EBT Margin was 12.98% in Q4 2022, with the low at 18.73% in Q4 2024.
  • The 5-year median for EBT Margin is 6.38% (2022), against an average of 6.06%.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: EBT Margin slumped 4275 bps in 2022, then soared 2342 bps in 2025.
  • Metlife's EBT Margin stood at 12.98% in 2022, then sank by 62 bps to 4.95% in 2023, then plunged by 479 bps to 18.73% in 2024, then surged by 125 bps to 4.69% in 2025, then soared by 165 bps to 12.43% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows MET's EBT Margin at 12.43% in Q1 2026, 4.69% in Q4 2025, and 6.97% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBT Margin (Qtr)
1 Manulife Financial 70.86 Bn 50.95 Bn - 9.99%
2 Metlife 60.18 Bn 32.86 Bn 7.82 Bn 5.40%
3 Aflac 58.60 Bn -44.40 Bn 2.27 Bn 24.17%
4 Prudential 35.64 Bn 27.32 Bn - -
5 Unum 13.88 Bn 4.33 Bn 1.38 Bn 9.78%
6 Primerica 9.32 Bn 8.68 Bn 717.74 Mn 29.85%
7 Jackson Financial 9.08 Bn 3.09 Bn - 395.83%
8 Lincoln National 8.09 Bn -3.59 Bn 2.62 Bn 36.17%
9 Genworth Financial 3.76 Bn 1.78 Bn 668.00 Mn 5.73%
10 Brighthouse Financial 3.06 Bn -5.00 Bn 1.03 Bn 75.59%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 5.40%
Mar 31, 2026 12.43%
Dec 31, 2025 4.69%
Sep 30, 2025 6.97%
Jun 30, 2025 5.65%
Mar 31, 2025 7.29%
Dec 31, 2024 -18.73%
Sep 30, 2024 10.81%
Jun 30, 2024 10.34%
Mar 31, 2024 10.39%
Dec 31, 2023 4.95%
Sep 30, 2023 4.76%
Jun 30, 2023 2.59%
Mar 31, 2023 2.68%
Dec 31, 2022 12.98%
Sep 30, 2022 6.35%
Jun 30, 2022 6.38%
Mar 31, 2022 12.56%
Dec 31, 2021 4.27%
Sep 30, 2021 21.60%