Metlife (MET) Long-Term Deferred Tax (2021 - 2026)
Metlife (MET) recorded Long-Term Deferred Tax of $3.17 billion in Q2 2026, up 8.3% from $2.93 billion a year earlier and up 9.2% from the prior quarter.
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Metlife (MET) Long-Term Deferred Tax (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Metlife reported Long-Term Deferred Tax of $2.59 billion, down 13.7% from FY2024.
- Annual Long-Term Deferred Tax has a four-year compound annual growth rate of 92.3% (FY2021 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Long-Term Deferred Tax came in at $2.99 billion in FY2024 (+14.6%), $2.61 billion in FY2023 (+7.1%), $2.44 billion in FY2022 and $189 million in FY2021.
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Long-Term Deferred Tax since Q3 2023.
- On a year-over-year basis, Long-Term Deferred Tax rose in five of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 1.6%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Long-Term Deferred Tax in the last five years was growth of 21.9% in Q1 2024, against a decline of 22.2% in Q3 2024 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $2.9 billion (Q1 2026), $2.59 billion (Q4 2025) and $2.72 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chubb | 134.07 Bn | 80.65 Bn | 9.13 Bn |
| 2 | Progressive | 129.71 Bn | 105.55 Bn | 9.04 Bn |
| 3 | Marsh & Mclennan Companies | 85.23 Bn | 76.72 Bn | - |
| 4 | Travelers Companies | 78.57 Bn | 54.82 Bn | 6.23 Bn |
| 5 | Manulife Financial | 73.77 Bn | -21.12 Bn | - |
| 6 | Metlife | 64.61 Bn | -42.17 Bn | 7.82 Bn |
| 7 | Allstate | 60.51 Bn | 21.78 Bn | 8.73 Bn |
| 8 | Arthur J. Gallagher | 59.88 Bn | 54.28 Bn | - |
| 9 | Aflac | 58.72 Bn | 33.93 Bn | 2.27 Bn |
| 10 | Aon | 58.62 Bn | 51.84 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 3.17 Bn |
| 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 |
API Access
Metlife Long-Term Deferred Tax 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=long-term-deferred-tax&ticker=MET&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "long-term-deferred-tax", "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=long-term-deferred-tax&ticker=MET&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();