Metlife (MET) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Metlife's (MET) quarterly Interest Expenses came in at $31.4 billion in Q1 2026, up 1804.98% year-on-year from $1.6 billion in Q1 2025, and up 663.59% quarter-over-quarter from -$5.6 billion in Q4 2025.

Metlife (MET) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Metlife's Interest Expenses history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $31.4 billion for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Interest Expenses rose 1804.98% year-over-year to $31.4 billion in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $31.4 billion, a 7863.2% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $28.2 billion, down 9.75% from the prior year.
  • Interest Expenses grew to $31.4 billion in Q1 2026 per MET's latest filing, from -$5.6 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Interest Expenses topped out at $31.4 billion in Q1 2026 and bottomed at -$7.7 billion in Q4 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Interest Expenses is $2.0 billion (2024), against an average of $4.0 billion.
  • Across the five-year window, Interest Expenses slumped 1800.96% in 2024 and soared 1804.98% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Interest Expenses stood at -$7.7 billion in 2022, then jumped by 104.03% to $311.0 million in 2023, then slumped by 1800.96% to -$5.3 billion in 2024, then slipped by 5.24% to -$5.6 billion in 2025, then surged by 663.59% to $31.4 billion in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest MET Interest Expenses figures stand at $31.4 billion (Q1 2026), -$5.6 billion (Q4 2025), and $2.6 billion (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Expense (Qtr)
1 Prudential 75.05 Bn 67.97 Bn - -176.00 Mn
2 Aflac 63.80 Bn 58.14 Bn 2.51 Bn 6.66 Bn
3 Metlife 60.34 Bn 44.39 Bn 256.00 Mn 31.38 Bn
4 Manulife Financial 52.65 Bn 53.78 Bn - 255.95 Mn
5 Unum 14.19 Bn 4.23 Bn 1.40 Bn 2.85 Bn
6 Primerica 9.76 Bn 9.08 Bn 770.81 Mn 5.86 Mn
7 Jackson Financial 8.17 Bn 3.03 Bn - 315.00 Mn
8 Lincoln National 7.81 Bn -1.09 Bn 3.25 Bn 999.00 Mn
9 F&G Annuities & Life 3.87 Bn 1.67 Bn 1.15 Bn 3.56 Bn
10 Genworth Financial 3.84 Bn 2.75 Bn 553.00 Mn 95.00 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 31.38 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 31.38 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 -5.57 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 -5.57 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 2.56 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 2.56 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 29.08 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 29.08 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 1.65 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 1.65 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 -5.29 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 -5.29 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 2.04 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 2.04 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 2.00 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 2.00 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 2.29 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 2.29 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 311.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 311.00 Mn