Growth Metrics

Metlife (MET) Operating Margin (2016 - 2026)

Metlife's Operating Margin history spans 18 years, with the latest figure at 44.18% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Operating Margin rose 251.0% to 44.18% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 36.26% through Mar 2026, down 183.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 45.32% for FY2025, 201.0% down from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin came in at 44.18% for Q1 2026, up from 35.49% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 54.07% in Q1 2024 to a low of 16.09% in Q3 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 32.65% (2025), against an average of 34.53%.
  • The largest YoY upside for Operating Margin was 8179bps in 2022 against a maximum downside of -4280bps in 2022.
  • Metlife's Operating Margin stood at 28.6% in 2022, then fell by -1bps to 28.2% in 2023, then soared by 52bps to 42.84% in 2024, then decreased by -17bps to 35.49% in 2025, then increased by 24bps to 44.18% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for MET's Operating Margin are 44.18% (Q1 2026), 35.49% (Q4 2025), and 35.07% (Q3 2025).