Metlife (MET) Long-Term Deferred Tax (2009 - 2026)

Metlife's (MET) quarterly Long-Term Deferred Tax came in at $2.9 billion in Q1 2026, up 14.94% year-on-year from $2.5 billion in Q1 2025, and up 12.22% quarter-over-quarter from $2.6 billion in Q4 2025.

Metlife (MET) Long-Term Deferred Tax (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Metlife's Long-Term Deferred Tax history runs 11 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $2.9 billion for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Long-Term Deferred Tax rose 14.94% year-over-year to $2.9 billion in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $2.9 billion, a 14.94% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $2.6 billion, down 13.66% from the prior year.
  • Long-Term Deferred Tax grew to $2.9 billion in Q1 2026 per MET's latest filing, from $2.6 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Long-Term Deferred Tax topped out at $3.2 billion in Q3 2023 and bottomed at $2.3 billion in Q1 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Long-Term Deferred Tax is $2.7 billion (2024), against an average of $2.7 billion.
  • Across the five-year window, Long-Term Deferred Tax soared 1190.48% in 2022 and dropped 22.21% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Long-Term Deferred Tax stood at $2.4 billion in 2022, then advanced by 7.09% to $2.6 billion in 2023, then gained by 14.62% to $3.0 billion in 2024, then slipped by 13.66% to $2.6 billion in 2025, then climbed by 12.22% to $2.9 billion in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest MET Long-Term Deferred Tax figures stand at $2.9 billion (Q1 2026), $2.6 billion (Q4 2025), and $2.7 billion (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Prudential 76.77 Bn 68.45 Bn -
2 Manulife Financial 73.65 Bn 73.65 Bn -
3 Aflac 64.60 Bn 58.94 Bn 2.51 Bn
4 Metlife 62.19 Bn 46.05 Bn 256.00 Mn
5 Unum 14.29 Bn 4.33 Bn 1.40 Bn
6 Primerica 10.02 Bn 9.34 Bn 770.81 Mn
7 Jackson Financial 8.50 Bn 2.96 Bn -
8 Lincoln National 8.10 Bn -799.20 Mn 3.25 Bn
9 F&G Annuities & Life 4.00 Bn 1.68 Bn 1.15 Bn
10 Genworth Financial 3.87 Bn 1.75 Bn 553.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 2.90 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 2.59 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 2.72 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 2.93 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 2.52 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 2.99 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 2.47 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 2.68 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 2.75 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 2.61 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 3.17 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 2.38 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 2.26 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 2.44 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 2.70 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 189.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 118.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 -8.60 Bn
Mar 31, 2012 -6.38 Bn
Dec 31, 2011 -6.40 Bn