Metlife (MET) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Metlife's (MET) quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio came in at 0.17 in Q1 2026, down 94.25% year-on-year from 2.97 in Q1 2025, and up 116.04% quarter-over-quarter from 1.06 in Q4 2025.

Metlife (MET) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Metlife's Interest Coverage Ratio history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.17 for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Interest Coverage Ratio fell 94.25% year-over-year to 0.17 in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 0.73, a 98.6% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 0.8, up 17.5% from the prior year.
  • Interest Coverage Ratio rose to 0.17 in Q1 2026 per MET's latest filing, from 1.06 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Interest Coverage Ratio topped out at 17.25 in Q4 2023 and bottomed at 1.06 in Q4 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Interest Coverage Ratio is 1.52 (2023), against an average of 2.53.
  • Across the five-year window, Interest Coverage Ratio plunged 224.26% in 2022 and soared 3082.73% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Interest Coverage Ratio stood at 0.58 in 2022, then surged by 3082.73% to 17.25 in 2023, then plunged by 105.92% to 1.02 in 2024, then retreated by 4.15% to 1.06 in 2025, then jumped by 116.04% to 0.17 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest MET Interest Coverage Ratio figures stand at 0.17 (Q1 2026), 1.06 (Q4 2025), and 2.38 (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Cover (Qtr)
1 Prudential 75.05 Bn 67.97 Bn - -15.75
2 Aflac 63.80 Bn 58.14 Bn 2.51 Bn 0.14
3 Metlife 60.34 Bn 44.39 Bn 256.00 Mn 0.17
4 Manulife Financial 52.65 Bn 53.78 Bn - 5.18
5 Unum 14.19 Bn 4.23 Bn 1.40 Bn 0.17
6 Primerica 9.76 Bn 9.08 Bn 770.81 Mn 7.38
7 Jackson Financial 8.17 Bn 3.03 Bn - 2.35
8 Lincoln National 7.81 Bn -1.09 Bn 3.25 Bn 1.61
9 F&G Annuities & Life 3.87 Bn 1.67 Bn 1.15 Bn 0.20
10 Genworth Financial 3.84 Bn 2.75 Bn 553.00 Mn 8.06

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.17
Dec 31, 2025 -1.06
Sep 30, 2025 2.38
Jun 30, 2025 0.19
Mar 31, 2025 2.97
Dec 31, 2024 -1.02
Sep 30, 2024 2.57
Jun 30, 2024 2.60
Mar 31, 2024 2.37
Dec 31, 2023 17.25
Sep 30, 2023 1.51
Jun 30, 2023 2.62
Mar 31, 2023 1.52
Dec 31, 2022 -0.58
Sep 30, 2022 1.25
Jun 30, 2022 6.80
Mar 31, 2022 1.47
Dec 31, 2021 0.47
Sep 30, 2021 1.94
Jun 30, 2021 3.49