Metlife (MET) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Metlife's (MET) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at $2.7 billion in Q1 2026, down 36.95% year-on-year from $4.3 billion in Q1 2025, and down 62.03% quarter-over-quarter from $7.1 billion in Q4 2025.

Metlife (MET) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Metlife's Free Cash Flow history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $2.7 billion for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Free Cash Flow fell 36.95% year-over-year to $2.7 billion in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $15.5 billion, a 6.14% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $17.1 billion, up 17.08% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow slipped to $2.7 billion in Q1 2026 per MET's latest filing, from $7.1 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $7.1 billion in Q4 2025 and bottomed at $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.
  • Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow slumped 54.8% in 2022 and jumped 125.21% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Free Cash Flow stood at $2.3 billion in 2022, then soared by 125.21% to $5.2 billion in 2023, then slipped by 11.02% to $4.6 billion in 2024, then soared by 53.46% to $7.1 billion in 2025, then slumped by 62.03% to $2.7 billion in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest MET Free Cash Flow figures stand at $2.7 billion (Q1 2026), $7.1 billion (Q4 2025), and $3.6 billion (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Prudential 75.05 Bn 67.97 Bn - 104.00 Mn
2 Aflac 63.80 Bn 58.14 Bn 2.51 Bn 968.00 Mn
3 Metlife 60.34 Bn 44.39 Bn 256.00 Mn 2.69 Bn
4 Manulife Financial 52.65 Bn 53.78 Bn - 3.02 Bn
5 Unum 14.19 Bn 4.23 Bn 1.40 Bn 301.20 Mn
6 Primerica 9.76 Bn 9.08 Bn 770.81 Mn 156.79 Mn
7 Jackson Financial 8.17 Bn 3.03 Bn - 321.00 Mn
8 Lincoln National 7.81 Bn -1.09 Bn 3.25 Bn 138.00 Mn
9 F&G Annuities & Life 3.87 Bn 1.67 Bn 1.15 Bn 741.00 Mn
10 Genworth Financial 3.84 Bn 2.75 Bn 553.00 Mn 91.00 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 2.69 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 2.69 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 7.08 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 7.08 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 3.57 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 3.57 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 2.19 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 2.19 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 4.26 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 4.26 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 4.61 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 4.61 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 4.17 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 4.17 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 3.49 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 3.49 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 2.33 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 2.33 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 5.18 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 5.18 Bn