Metlife MET
NYSE MET
$95.47 -2.15 (-2.20%)
As of: Sep 8, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Metlife (MET) Payout Ratio (2012 - 2026)

Metlife (MET) posted Payout Ratio of 0.54 for Q2 2026, up 66.48% on a QoQ basis from 0.33 in Q1 2026, and down 0.73% year-over-year from 0.55 in Q2 2025.

Analysis

Metlife (MET) Payout Ratio (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Metlife has reported Payout Ratio for 15 years, with the latest figure at 0.54 in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Payout Ratio fell 0.73% year-over-year to 0.54 in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 0.44, a 18.18% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 0.48, up 31.62% from the prior year.
  • Payout Ratio was 0.54 for Q2 2026 at Metlife, up from 0.33 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Payout Ratio was 27.79 in Q1 2023, with the low at 0.25 in Q1 2022.
  • Average Payout Ratio over 5 years is 2.0, with a median of 0.46 recorded in 2025.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Payout Ratio soared 10895.3% in 2023, then slumped 98.3% in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Payout Ratio stood at 0.25 in 2022, then jumped by 165.05% to 0.67 in 2023, then tumbled by 54.63% to 0.31 in 2024, then jumped by 57.99% to 0.48 in 2025, then advanced by 12.71% to 0.54 in 2026.
  • The last three Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.54 (Q2 2026), 0.33 (Q1 2026), and 0.48 (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Manulife Financial 73.85 Bn 73.85 Bn -
2 Metlife 61.35 Bn 34.04 Bn 7.82 Bn
3 Sun Life Financial 44.75 Bn 40.00 Bn -
4 Equitable Holdings 14.45 Bn -4.49 Bn 1.22 Bn
5 Jackson Financial 9.56 Bn 3.58 Bn -
6 Corebridge Financial 9.50 Bn -296.13 Bn 2.79 Bn
7 Primerica 9.07 Bn 8.43 Bn 717.74 Mn
8 Brookfield Wealth Solutions 8.81 Bn -3.97 Bn 1.92 Bn
9 Lincoln National 8.35 Bn -3.33 Bn 2.62 Bn
10 Prudential Financial 5.31 Bn -26.61 Bn 7.91 Bn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 0.54
Mar 31, 2026 0.33
Dec 31, 2025 0.48
Sep 30, 2025 0.46
Jun 30, 2025 0.55
Mar 31, 2025 0.43
Dec 31, 2024 0.31
Sep 30, 2024 0.30
Jun 30, 2024 0.43
Mar 31, 2024 0.47
Dec 31, 2023 0.67
Sep 30, 2023 0.93
Jun 30, 2023 1.08
Mar 31, 2023 27.79
Dec 31, 2022 0.25
Sep 30, 2022 0.36
Jun 30, 2022 0.46
Mar 31, 2022 0.25
Dec 31, 2021 0.27
Sep 30, 2021 0.27