Metlife (MET) Net Margin (2009 - 2026)

Metlife's (MET) quarterly Net Margin came in at 9.41% in Q1 2026, up 467.0% year-on-year from 1.66% in Q1 2025, and up 187.91% quarter-over-quarter from 3.27% in Q4 2025.

Metlife (MET) Net Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Metlife's Net Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 9.41% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Net Margin rose 467.0% year-over-year to 9.41% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 4.86%, a 557.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 4.12%, down 529.0% from the prior year.
  • Net Margin climbed to 9.41% in Q1 2026 per MET's latest filing, from 3.27% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Net Margin topped out at 10.2% in Q1 2022 and bottomed at 16.8% in Q4 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Net Margin is 4.73% (2025), against an average of 4.23%.
  • Across the five-year window, Net Margin sank 3117 bps in 2022 and soared 2007 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Net Margin stood at 9.92% in 2022, then tumbled by 70 bps to 3.02% in 2023, then sank by 657 bps to 16.8% in 2024, then soared by 119 bps to 3.27% in 2025, then jumped by 188 bps to 9.41% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest MET Net Margin figures stand at 9.41% (Q1 2026), 3.27% (Q4 2025), and 4.71% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Margin (Qtr)
1 Prudential 75.05 Bn 67.97 Bn - -
2 Aflac 63.80 Bn 58.14 Bn 2.51 Bn 23.45%
3 Metlife 60.34 Bn 44.39 Bn 256.00 Mn 9.41%
4 Manulife Financial 52.65 Bn 53.78 Bn - -
5 Unum 14.19 Bn 4.23 Bn 1.40 Bn 7.90%
6 Primerica 9.76 Bn 9.08 Bn 770.81 Mn 21.78%
7 Jackson Financial 8.17 Bn 3.03 Bn - -14.99%
8 Lincoln National 7.81 Bn -1.09 Bn 3.25 Bn -3.88%
9 F&G Annuities & Life 3.87 Bn 1.67 Bn 1.15 Bn 20.56%
10 Genworth Financial 3.84 Bn 2.75 Bn 553.00 Mn -0.06%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 9.41%
Dec 31, 2025 3.27%
Sep 30, 2025 4.71%
Jun 30, 2025 4.03%
Mar 31, 2025 4.73%
Dec 31, 2024 -16.80%
Sep 30, 2024 6.91%
Jun 30, 2024 7.84%
Mar 31, 2024 7.96%
Dec 31, 2023 3.02%
Sep 30, 2023 3.76%
Jun 30, 2023 2.23%
Mar 31, 2023 0.15%
Dec 31, 2022 9.92%
Sep 30, 2022 4.93%
Jun 30, 2022 5.69%
Mar 31, 2022 10.20%
Dec 31, 2021 3.71%
Sep 30, 2021 16.09%
Jun 30, 2021 36.86%