Metlife (MET) Preferred Dividend Payments (2009 - 2026)
Metlife's (MET) quarterly Preferred Dividend Payments came in at $45.0 million in Q1 2026, down 31.82% year-on-year from $66.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 75.27% quarter-over-quarter from $182.0 million in Q4 2025.
Metlife (MET) Preferred Dividend Payments (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Metlife's Preferred Dividend Payments history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $45.0 million for Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Preferred Dividend Payments fell 31.82% year-over-year to $45.0 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $324.0 million, a 145.45% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $194.0 million, down 3.0% from the prior year.
- Preferred Dividend Payments declined to $45.0 million in Q1 2026 per MET's latest filing, from $182.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Preferred Dividend Payments topped out at $182.0 million in Q4 2025 and bottomed at $29.0 million in Q2 2022.
- The 5-year median for Preferred Dividend Payments is $54.0 million (2022), against an average of $56.6 million.
- Across the five-year window, Preferred Dividend Payments jumped 468.75% in 2025 and sank 31.82% in 2026, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Preferred Dividend Payments stood at $29.0 million in 2022, then grew by 13.79% to $33.0 million in 2023, then retreated by 3.03% to $32.0 million in 2024, then soared by 468.75% to $182.0 million in 2025, then slumped by 75.27% to $45.0 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest MET Preferred Dividend Payments figures stand at $45.0 million (Q1 2026), $182.0 million (Q4 2025), and $66.0 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Pref Dividends (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prudential | 75.05 Bn | 67.97 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Aflac | 63.80 Bn | 58.14 Bn | 2.51 Bn | - |
| 3 | Metlife | 60.34 Bn | 44.39 Bn | 256.00 Mn | 45.00 Mn |
| 4 | Manulife Financial | 52.65 Bn | 53.78 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Unum | 14.19 Bn | 4.23 Bn | 1.40 Bn | - |
| 6 | Primerica | 9.76 Bn | 9.08 Bn | 770.81 Mn | - |
| 7 | Jackson Financial | 8.17 Bn | 3.03 Bn | - | 11.00 Mn |
| 8 | Lincoln National | 7.81 Bn | -1.09 Bn | 3.25 Bn | 34.00 Mn |
| 9 | F&G Annuities & Life | 3.87 Bn | 1.67 Bn | 1.15 Bn | 4.00 Mn |
| 10 | Genworth Financial | 3.84 Bn | 2.75 Bn | 553.00 Mn | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 45.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 182.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 66.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 31.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 66.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 32.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 34.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 67.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 33.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 67.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 32.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 66.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 29.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 64.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 29.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 63.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -160.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 63.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 35.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 68.00 Mn |