Metlife (MET) Shares Outstanding (2009 - 2026)

Metlife (MET) recorded quarterly Shares Outstanding of $646.0 million in Q1 2026, down 1.42% quarter-over-quarter from $655.3 million in Q4 2025, and down 4.05% on a YoY basis from $673.3 million in Q1 2025.

Metlife (MET) Shares Outstanding (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Metlife's Shares Outstanding history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $646.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Shares Outstanding fell 4.05% year-over-year to $646.0 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $646.0 million (down 4.05% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $655.3 million, down 4.92% from the prior year.
  • Shares Outstanding was $646.0 million for Q1 2026 at Metlife, down from $655.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Shares Outstanding ranged from a high of $1.2 billion in Q1 2026 to a low of $666.8 million in Q2 2025.
  • Historically, Shares Outstanding has averaged $951.6 million across 5 years, with a median of $814.8 million in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Shares Outstanding surged 52.97% in 2023, then tumbled 44.66% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Shares Outstanding shows it stood at $779.1 million in 2022, then soared by 52.97% to $1.2 billion in 2023, then tumbled by 42.17% to $689.2 million in 2024, then declined by 4.92% to $655.3 million in 2025, then fell by 1.42% to $646.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Shares Outstanding figures came in at $646.0 million (Q1 2026), $655.3 million (Q4 2025), and $660.7 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Shares Outstanding (Qtr)
1 Manulife Financial 575.36 Bn 575.36 Bn - -
2 Aflac 60.03 Bn 54.38 Bn 1.48 Bn 1.36 Bn
3 Metlife 56.29 Bn 40.35 Bn 256.00 Mn 1.20 Bn
4 Unum 14.92 Bn 4.96 Bn 1.40 Bn 196.64 Mn
5 Globe Life 12.80 Bn 12.12 Bn 1.45 Bn 92.22 Mn
6 Primerica 8.79 Bn 8.79 Bn 770.81 Mn 31.34 Mn
7 Jackson Financial 7.51 Bn 1.68 Bn - 70.27 Mn
8 Lincoln National 6.95 Bn -8.74 Bn 3.25 Bn 191.21 Mn
9 CNO Financial 4.67 Bn 4.33 Bn 754.30 Mn 93.80 Mn
10 Prudential 4.24 Bn 4.24 Bn - 2.55 Bn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 646.02 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 1.20 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 1.20 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 1.20 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 1.20 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 646.02 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 646.02 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 646.02 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 655.33 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 655.33 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 655.33 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 655.33 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 1.20 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 1.20 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 1.20 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 1.20 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 660.72 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 1.20 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 1.20 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 1.20 Bn