Metlife (MET) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026)

Metlife's (MET) quarterly Retained Earnings came in at $45.1 billion in Q1 2026, up 33.23% year-on-year from $33.8 billion in Q1 2025, and up 37.13% quarter-over-quarter from $32.9 billion in Q4 2025.

Metlife (MET) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Metlife's Retained Earnings history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $45.1 billion for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Retained Earnings rose 33.23% year-over-year to $45.1 billion in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $45.1 billion, a 33.23% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $32.9 billion, down 2.76% from the prior year.
  • Retained Earnings advanced to $45.1 billion in Q1 2026 per MET's latest filing, from $32.9 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Retained Earnings topped out at $45.1 billion in Q1 2026 and bottomed at -$24.3 billion in Q3 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Retained Earnings is $33.6 billion (2022), against an average of $16.6 billion.
  • Biggest YoY gain for Retained Earnings was 1471.52% in 2022; the steepest drop was 286.0% in 2022.
  • Year by year, Retained Earnings stood at $33.6 billion in 2022, then increased by 0.22% to $33.7 billion in 2023, then increased by 0.3% to $33.8 billion in 2024, then slipped by 2.76% to $32.9 billion in 2025, then soared by 37.13% to $45.1 billion in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest MET Retained Earnings figures stand at $45.1 billion (Q1 2026), $32.9 billion (Q4 2025), and $32.9 billion (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Retained Earnings (Qtr)
1 Prudential 75.05 Bn 67.97 Bn - -
2 Aflac 63.80 Bn 58.14 Bn 2.51 Bn 55.70 Bn
3 Metlife 60.34 Bn 44.39 Bn 256.00 Mn 45.06 Bn
4 Manulife Financial 52.65 Bn 53.78 Bn - 137.82 Mn
5 Unum 14.19 Bn 4.23 Bn 1.40 Bn 13.50 Bn
6 Primerica 9.76 Bn 9.08 Bn 770.81 Mn 2.44 Bn
7 Jackson Financial 8.17 Bn 3.03 Bn - 6.39 Bn
8 Lincoln National 7.81 Bn -1.09 Bn 3.25 Bn -4.47 Bn
9 F&G Annuities & Life 3.87 Bn 1.67 Bn 1.15 Bn 2.78 Bn
10 Genworth Financial 3.84 Bn 2.75 Bn 553.00 Mn 1.73 Bn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 45.06 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 32.86 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 32.86 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 33.82 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 33.82 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 33.79 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 41.77 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 40.87 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 33.72 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 33.69 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 -24.25 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 -20.39 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 -19.15 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 33.62 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 -22.53 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 -18.11 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 -10.04 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 -2.45 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 12.11 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 12.31 Bn