Metlife (MET) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Metlife's Interest Expenses was $3.07 billion in Q2 2026, up 27.8% from $2.4 billion a year earlier and up 83.2% from the prior quarter.
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Metlife (MET) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Metlife's Interest Expenses was $9.64 billion through Jun 30, 2026, up 19.1% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $8.95 billion, up 7.3% from FY2024.
- Interest Expenses has now increased for three consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 8.2% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Interest Expenses was $8.34 billion in FY2024 (+6.1%), $7.86 billion in FY2023 (+101.8%), $3.89 billion in FY2022 (-39.3%) and $6.42 billion in FY2021 (+6.1%).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Interest Expenses in data going back to Q1 2009.
- Compared with a year earlier, Interest Expenses has increased for five straight quarters, with growth averaging 8.7% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Interest Expenses over five years was Q2 2023 (growth of 266.8%); the worst was Q2 2022 (a decline of 65.2%).
- Per Business Quant data, MET's Interest Expenses in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was $1.67 billion (Q1 2026), $2.34 billion (Q4 2025) and $2.56 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Int Expense (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berkshire Hathaway | 1,073.91 Bn | -343.57 Bn | 55.86 Bn | 1.34 Bn |
| 2 | Chubb | 125.44 Bn | 77.50 Bn | 9.13 Bn | 200.00 Mn |
| 3 | Progressive | 120.54 Bn | 96.37 Bn | 9.04 Bn | 88.00 Mn |
| 4 | Marsh & Mclennan Companies | 81.59 Bn | 73.34 Bn | - | 250.00 Mn |
| 5 | Travelers Companies | 74.40 Bn | 50.64 Bn | 6.23 Bn | 113.00 Mn |
| 6 | Manulife Financial | 72.53 Bn | 73.74 Bn | - | -280.50 Mn |
| 7 | Metlife | 60.06 Bn | -46.42 Bn | 7.82 Bn | 3.07 Bn |
| 8 | Aon | 58.71 Bn | 51.95 Bn | - | 179.00 Mn |
| 9 | Arthur J. Gallagher | 58.49 Bn | 52.93 Bn | - | 168.00 Mn |
| 10 | Allstate | 56.37 Bn | 17.62 Bn | 8.73 Bn | 96.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 3.07 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.67 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.34 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.56 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.40 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.65 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.01 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.04 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.00 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.29 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.41 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.66 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.93 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.86 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.73 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.01 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 527.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 626.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.42 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.29 Bn |
API Access
Metlife Interest Expenses API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=interest-expenses&ticker=MET&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "interest-expenses", "ticker": "MET", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=interest-expenses&ticker=MET&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();