Metlife (MET) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026)
Metlife (MET) reported Return on Assets [ROA] of 0.49% for Q2 2026, down 0.13 percentage points from 0.62% a year earlier and unchanged from the prior quarter.
Metlife (MET) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Metlife posted Return on Assets [ROA] of 0.48%, down 0.17 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] has a five-year change of -0.23 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 0.65% in FY2024 (+0.41 pp), 0.24% in FY2023 (-0.51 pp), 0.75% in FY2022 (-0.14 pp) and 0.88% in FY2021 (+0.18 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] spans a low of 0.24% in Q4 2023 and a high of 1.10% in Q1 2022.
- Year over year, Return on Assets [ROA] has now declined in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.07 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Assets [ROA] in five years was Q1 2022 (a gain of 0.92 percentage points); the low point was Q4 2023 (a drop of 0.57 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 0.49% (Q1 2026), 0.46% (Q4 2025) and 0.54% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berkshire Hathaway | 1,248.67 Bn | -185.49 Bn | 56.71 Bn | 6.03% |
| 2 | Chubb | 141.22 Bn | 92.15 Bn | 8.67 Bn | 3.94% |
| 3 | Progressive | 134.26 Bn | 109.78 Bn | 8.29 Bn | 9.20% |
| 4 | Marsh & Mclennan Companies | 98.32 Bn | 90.72 Bn | - | 6.90% |
| 5 | Travelers Companies | 82.09 Bn | 59.57 Bn | 5.93 Bn | 5.83% |
| 6 | Manulife Financial | 75.36 Bn | -19.02 Bn | - | 0.77% |
| 7 | Arthur J. Gallagher | 72.54 Bn | 67.17 Bn | 3.33 Bn | 2.12% |
| 8 | Aon | 71.33 Bn | 50.56 Bn | - | 6.76% |
| 9 | Allstate | 65.04 Bn | 22.10 Bn | -9.85 Bn | 95.90% |
| 10 | Metlife | 64.67 Bn | -43.29 Bn | 9.05 Bn | 0.69% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 0.69% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.49% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.49% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.46% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.54% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.62% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.66% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.64% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.55% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.43% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.35% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.24% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.39% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.48% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.56% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.81% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.80% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.82% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.10% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.90% |
Metlife Return on Assets [ROA] 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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=MET&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=MET&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();