Metlife (MET) Shares Outstanding (2009 - 2026)
Metlife (MET) recorded Shares Outstanding of 642.6 million in Q2 2026, down 4.2% from 670.8 million a year earlier and down 1.4% from the prior quarter.
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Metlife (MET) Shares Outstanding (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Metlife reported Shares Outstanding of 668.9 million, down 5.3% from FY2024.
- Annual Shares Outstanding has declined for 11 straight years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -5.9% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Shares Outstanding came in at 706.4 million in FY2024 (-6.8%), 757.7 million in FY2023 (-5.7%), 803.2 million in FY2022 (-6.9%) and 862.7 million in FY2021 (-5.0%).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Shares Outstanding in data going back to Q1 2009.
- On a year-over-year basis, Shares Outstanding has declined for 46 consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 5.5% over the last eight quarters.
- Over the past five years, the year-over-year decline in Shares Outstanding ranged from 4.2% (Q2 2026) to 7.3% (Q2 2022).
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 652 million (Q1 2026), 668.9 million (Q4 2025) and 664.7 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chubb | 134.30 Bn | 80.89 Bn | 9.13 Bn | 387.41 Mn |
| 2 | Progressive | 130.32 Bn | 106.15 Bn | 9.04 Bn | 583.00 Mn |
| 3 | Marsh & Mclennan Companies | 85.17 Bn | 76.66 Bn | - | 480.00 Mn |
| 4 | Travelers Companies | 78.40 Bn | 54.65 Bn | 6.23 Bn | 210.50 Mn |
| 5 | Manulife Financial | 73.81 Bn | -21.07 Bn | - | 1.70 Bn |
| 6 | Metlife | 64.41 Bn | -42.37 Bn | 7.82 Bn | 642.60 Mn |
| 7 | Allstate | 60.46 Bn | 21.73 Bn | 8.73 Bn | 256.00 Mn |
| 8 | Arthur J. Gallagher | 60.04 Bn | 54.44 Bn | - | 256.70 Mn |
| 9 | Aon | 58.69 Bn | 51.91 Bn | - | 213.20 Mn |
| 10 | Aflac | 58.66 Bn | 33.88 Bn | 2.27 Bn | 504.12 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 642.60 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 652.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 668.90 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 664.70 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 670.80 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 682.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 706.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 699.30 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 710.50 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 723.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 757.70 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 751.40 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 765.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 775.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 803.20 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 795.80 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 809.70 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 823.80 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 862.70 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 854.90 Mn |
API Access
Metlife Shares Outstanding 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=shares-outstanding&ticker=MET&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding", "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=shares-outstanding&ticker=MET&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();