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 | 1,168.75 Bn | -248.72 Bn | 55.86 Bn | -10.42% |
| 2 | Chubb | 136.94 Bn | 89.00 Bn | 9.13 Bn | -9.62% |
| 3 | Progressive | 132.57 Bn | 108.40 Bn | 9.04 Bn | -78.36% |
| 4 | Marsh & Mclennan Companies | 93.82 Bn | 86.22 Bn | - | 13.08% |
| 5 | Travelers Companies | 83.08 Bn | 59.33 Bn | 6.23 Bn | -27.73% |
| 6 | Manulife Financial | 75.37 Bn | -18.34 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Arthur J. Gallagher | 68.71 Bn | 63.14 Bn | - | 5.67% |
| 8 | Aon | 64.39 Bn | 57.63 Bn | - | 14.78% |
| 9 | Allstate | 64.30 Bn | 25.55 Bn | 8.73 Bn | -37.39% |
| 10 | Metlife | 63.02 Bn | -43.46 Bn | 7.82 Bn | -101.90% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -101.90% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -87.76% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -84.76% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -94.98% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -91.88% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -81.26% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -78.74% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -84.57% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -99.97% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -86.33% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -82.96% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -95.05% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -97.94% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -85.52% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -91.39% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -114.55% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -78.48% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -48.48% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -40.50% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -39.49% |
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();