Growth Metrics

Metlife (MET) Free Cash Flow (2016 - 2026)

Metlife's Free Cash Flow history spans 18 years, with the latest figure at $2.7 billion for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Free Cash Flow fell 36.95% to $2.7 billion in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $15.5 billion through Mar 2026, down 6.14% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $17.1 billion for FY2025, 17.08% up from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow came in at $2.7 billion for Q1 2026, down from $7.1 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $7.1 billion in Q4 2025 to a low of $2.0 billion in Q1 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $3.5 billion (2024), against an average of $3.6 billion.
  • Year-over-year, Free Cash Flow plummeted 54.8% in 2022 and then skyrocketed 125.21% in 2023.
  • Metlife's Free Cash Flow stood at $2.3 billion in 2022, then surged by 125.21% to $5.2 billion in 2023, then decreased by 11.02% to $4.6 billion in 2024, then surged by 53.46% to $7.1 billion in 2025, then crashed by 62.03% to $2.7 billion in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for MET's Free Cash Flow are $2.7 billion (Q1 2026), $7.1 billion (Q4 2025), and $3.6 billion (Q3 2025).