Metlife (MET) Shares Outstanding (Diluted) (2009 - 2026)
Metlife (MET) reported Shares Outstanding (Diluted) of 646.9 million for Q2 2026, down 4.2% from 675 million a year earlier and down 1.3% from the prior quarter.
Metlife (MET) Shares Outstanding (Diluted) (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Metlife posted Shares Outstanding (Diluted) of 673.3 million, down 5.3% from FY2024.
- Shares Outstanding (Diluted) has declined for 11 consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -5.9% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Shares Outstanding (Diluted) came in at 711.1 million in FY2024 (-6.7%), 762.3 million in FY2023 (-5.8%), 808.9 million in FY2022 (-7.0%) and 869.4 million in FY2021 (-4.8%).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Shares Outstanding (Diluted) in data going back to Q1 2009.
- Year over year, Shares Outstanding (Diluted) has now declined in each of the last 46 quarters, with an average decline of 5.5% over the last eight quarters.
- Across the past five years, year-over-year decline in Shares Outstanding (Diluted) ran from 4.2% in Q2 2026 to 7.4% in Q2 2022.
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 655.7 million (Q1 2026), 673.3 million (Q4 2025) and 669.1 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Dil.) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chubb | 134.72 Bn | 81.30 Bn | 9.13 Bn | 391.25 Mn |
| 2 | Progressive | 130.41 Bn | 106.24 Bn | 9.04 Bn | 584.20 Mn |
| 3 | Marsh & Mclennan Companies | 85.49 Bn | 76.98 Bn | - | 482.00 Mn |
| 4 | Travelers Companies | 78.59 Bn | 54.84 Bn | 6.23 Bn | 213.60 Mn |
| 5 | Manulife Financial | 73.78 Bn | -21.10 Bn | - | 1.71 Bn |
| 6 | Metlife | 64.71 Bn | -42.07 Bn | 7.82 Bn | 646.90 Mn |
| 7 | Allstate | 60.59 Bn | 21.86 Bn | 8.73 Bn | 259.10 Mn |
| 8 | Arthur J. Gallagher | 60.16 Bn | 54.57 Bn | - | 258.70 Mn |
| 9 | Aon | 58.80 Bn | 52.02 Bn | - | 213.90 Mn |
| 10 | Aflac | 58.68 Bn | 33.89 Bn | 2.27 Bn | 505.58 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 646.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 655.70 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 673.30 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 669.10 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 675.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 687.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 711.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 703.70 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 714.70 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 728.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 762.30 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 755.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 769.60 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 781.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 808.90 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 800.70 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 814.50 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 830.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 869.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 861.20 Mn |
Metlife Shares Outstanding (Diluted) 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-diluted&ticker=MET&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding-diluted", "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-diluted&ticker=MET&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();