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
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |