Metlife (MET) FCF Payout Ratio (2012 - 2026)

Metlife's (MET) quarterly FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.14 in Q1 2026, up 57.77% year-on-year from 0.09 in Q1 2025, and up 161.24% quarter-over-quarter from 0.05 in Q4 2025.

Metlife (MET) FCF Payout Ratio (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Metlife's FCF Payout Ratio history runs 15 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.14 for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, FCF Payout Ratio rose 57.77% year-over-year to 0.14 in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 0.1, a 5.35% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 0.09, down 15.6% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio climbed to 0.14 in Q1 2026 per MET's latest filing, from 0.05 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, FCF Payout Ratio topped out at 0.19 in Q1 2022 and bottomed at 0.05 in Q4 2025.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Payout Ratio is 0.11 (2024), against an average of 0.12.
  • Across the five-year window, FCF Payout Ratio jumped 114.7% in 2022 and slumped 56.39% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.17 in 2022, then plunged by 56.39% to 0.07 in 2023, then increased by 10.05% to 0.08 in 2024, then slumped by 35.35% to 0.05 in 2025, then soared by 161.24% to 0.14 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest MET FCF Payout Ratio figures stand at 0.14 (Q1 2026), 0.05 (Q4 2025), and 0.11 (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Prudential 75.05 Bn 67.97 Bn - -0.88
2 Aflac 63.80 Bn 58.14 Bn 2.51 Bn 0.31
3 Metlife 60.34 Bn 44.39 Bn 256.00 Mn 0.14
4 Manulife Financial 52.65 Bn 53.78 Bn - -
5 Unum 14.19 Bn 4.23 Bn 1.40 Bn 0.26
6 Primerica 9.76 Bn 9.08 Bn 770.81 Mn 0.24
7 Jackson Financial 8.17 Bn 3.03 Bn - 0.20
8 Lincoln National 7.81 Bn -1.09 Bn 3.25 Bn 0.62
9 F&G Annuities & Life 3.87 Bn 1.67 Bn 1.15 Bn 0.05
10 Genworth Financial 3.84 Bn 2.75 Bn 553.00 Mn 0.20

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.14
Dec 31, 2025 0.05
Sep 30, 2025 0.11
Jun 30, 2025 0.17
Mar 31, 2025 0.09
Dec 31, 2024 0.08
Sep 30, 2024 0.09
Jun 30, 2024 0.11
Mar 31, 2024 0.16
Dec 31, 2023 0.07
Sep 30, 2023 0.11
Jun 30, 2023 0.13
Mar 31, 2023 0.19
Dec 31, 2022 0.17
Sep 30, 2022 0.09
Jun 30, 2022 0.09
Mar 31, 2022 0.19
Dec 31, 2021 0.08
Sep 30, 2021 0.12
Jun 30, 2021 0.19