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

Metlife (MET) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)

Metlife (MET) posted quarterly Gross Margin of 2.11% for Q1 2026, down 3431.0% year-over-year from 0.06% in Q1 2025, and down 92.85% quarter-over-quarter from 29.55% in Q4 2025.

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

Metlife's Gross Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 2.11% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Gross Margin fell 3431.0% year-over-year to 2.11%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 29.53% (up 4213.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 35.5%, up 3502.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 2.11%, down from 29.55% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Gross Margin was 270.47% in Q4 2024, with the low at 2.95% in Q1 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 28.96% (2023), against an average of 37.66%.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Gross Margin jumped 23237 bps in 2024, then sank 24091 bps in 2025.
  • Metlife's Gross Margin stood at 41.6% in 2022, then retreated by 8 bps to 38.1% in 2023, then soared by 610 bps to 270.47% in 2024, then tumbled by 89 bps to 29.55% in 2025, then sank by 93 bps to 2.11% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows MET's Gross Margin at 2.11% in Q1 2026, 29.55% in Q4 2025, and 40.27% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Manulife Financial 70.86 Bn 50.95 Bn - -
2 Metlife 60.18 Bn 32.86 Bn 7.82 Bn 40.82%
3 Aflac 58.60 Bn -44.40 Bn 2.27 Bn 55.02%
4 Prudential 35.64 Bn 27.32 Bn - -
5 Unum 13.88 Bn 4.33 Bn 1.38 Bn 40.91%
6 Primerica 9.32 Bn 8.68 Bn 717.74 Mn 82.97%
7 Jackson Financial 9.08 Bn 3.09 Bn - -
8 Lincoln National 8.09 Bn -3.59 Bn 2.62 Bn 57.73%
9 Genworth Financial 3.76 Bn 1.78 Bn 668.00 Mn 35.14%
10 Brighthouse Financial 3.06 Bn -5.00 Bn 1.03 Bn 63.56%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 40.82%
Mar 31, 2026 2.11%
Dec 31, 2025 29.55%
Sep 30, 2025 40.27%
Jun 30, 2025 37.91%
Mar 31, 2025 36.42%
Dec 31, 2024 270.47%
Sep 30, 2024 42.53%
Jun 30, 2024 1.23%
Mar 31, 2024 -0.21%
Dec 31, 2023 38.10%
Sep 30, 2023 0.89%
Jun 30, 2023 28.96%
Mar 31, 2023 -2.95%
Dec 31, 2022 41.60%
Sep 30, 2022 21.00%
Jun 30, 2022 24.94%
Mar 31, 2022 27.47%
Dec 31, 2021 67.10%
Sep 30, 2021 -6.85%