Metlife (MET) Payout Ratio (2012 - 2026)
Metlife's (MET) Payout Ratio came in at 0.44 for Q2 2026, up 18.2% from 0.37 a year earlier but down 0.1% from the prior quarter.
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Metlife (MET) Payout Ratio (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Metlife's Payout Ratio stood at 0.48, up 31.6% from FY2024.
- In prior years, Metlife's Payout Ratio was 0.36 in FY2024 (-68.2%), 1.13 in FY2023 (+262.1%), 0.31 in FY2022 (+26.6%) and 0.25 in FY2021 (-22.5%).
- Quarterly Payout Ratio has run from a low of 0.21 in Q1 2022 to a high of 1.13 in Q4 2023 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Payout Ratio has increased in each of the last three quarters, with an average decline of 14.9% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Payout Ratio in the past five years was Q4 2023, with growth of 262.1%; the weakest was Q1 2022, with a decline of 86.2%.
- According to Business Quant data, Payout Ratio for the three prior quarters was 0.44 (Q1 2026), 0.48 (Q4 2025) and 0.42 (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berkshire Hathaway | 1,082.55 Bn | -334.93 Bn | 55.86 Bn |
| 2 | Chubb | 128.03 Bn | 80.09 Bn | 9.13 Bn |
| 3 | Progressive | 122.38 Bn | 98.22 Bn | 9.04 Bn |
| 4 | Marsh & Mclennan Companies | 81.46 Bn | 73.20 Bn | - |
| 5 | Travelers Companies | 75.77 Bn | 52.02 Bn | 6.23 Bn |
| 6 | Manulife Financial | 73.91 Bn | 75.11 Bn | - |
| 7 | Metlife | 60.71 Bn | -45.77 Bn | 7.82 Bn |
| 8 | Aon | 58.53 Bn | 51.77 Bn | - |
| 9 | Arthur J. Gallagher | 58.38 Bn | 52.82 Bn | - |
| 10 | Allstate | 57.25 Bn | 18.50 Bn | 8.73 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.44 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.44 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.48 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.42 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.37 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.35 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.36 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.43 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.57 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.72 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.13 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.67 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.52 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.45 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.31 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.32 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.30 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.21 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.25 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.31 |
API Access
Metlife Payout Ratio 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=payout-ratio&ticker=MET&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payout-ratio", "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=payout-ratio&ticker=MET&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();