Metlife (MET) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026)
Metlife (MET) posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of -102.80% for Q2 2026, down 9.64 percentage points from -93.16% a year earlier and down 1.00 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Metlife (MET) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Metlife's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at -101.97%, down 6.66 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has declined for five consecutive years, with a five-year change of -65.50 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Metlife's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was -95.31% in FY2024 (-1.45 pp), -93.86% in FY2023 (-11.20 pp), -82.66% in FY2022 (-40.30 pp) and -42.36% in FY2021 (-5.89 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since Q1 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has declined in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.42 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the past five years was Q3 2023, with a gain of 19.90 percentage points; the weakest was Q3 2022, with a drop of 77.01 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] for the three prior quarters was -101.80% (Q1 2026), -98.33% (Q4 2025) and -96.18% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berkshire Hathaway | 1,083.21 Bn | -334.26 Bn | 55.86 Bn | - |
| 2 | Chubb | 127.58 Bn | 79.64 Bn | 9.13 Bn | -11.59% |
| 3 | Progressive | 122.25 Bn | 98.08 Bn | 9.04 Bn | - |
| 4 | Marsh & Mclennan Companies | 81.29 Bn | 73.03 Bn | - | 12.87% |
| 5 | Travelers Companies | 75.19 Bn | 51.44 Bn | 6.23 Bn | - |
| 6 | Manulife Financial | 73.16 Bn | 74.37 Bn | - | 11.21% |
| 7 | Metlife | 60.22 Bn | -46.26 Bn | 7.82 Bn | -102.80% |
| 8 | Arthur J. Gallagher | 57.98 Bn | 52.41 Bn | - | 5.67% |
| 9 | Aon | 57.16 Bn | 50.40 Bn | - | 14.78% |
| 10 | Allstate | 56.84 Bn | 18.09 Bn | 8.73 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -102.80% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -101.80% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -98.33% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -96.18% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -93.16% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -97.08% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -93.58% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -85.96% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -101.78% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -103.41% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -100.20% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -97.05% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -99.88% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -100.59% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -108.20% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -116.95% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -79.88% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -54.09% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -44.21% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -39.93% |
API Access
Metlife Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=MET&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=MET&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();