Metlife (MET) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2026)

Metlife (MET) recorded quarterly Short-term Investments of $4.9 billion in Q1 2026, up 37.41% quarter-over-quarter from $3.6 billion in Q4 2025, and down 10.73% on a YoY basis from $5.5 billion in Q1 2025.

Metlife (MET) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Metlife's Short-term Investments history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $4.9 billion for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Short-term Investments fell 10.73% year-over-year to $4.9 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $4.9 billion (down 10.73% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $3.6 billion, down 30.16% from the prior year.
  • Short-term Investments was $4.9 billion for Q1 2026 at Metlife, up from $3.6 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Short-term Investments ranged from a high of $6.9 billion in Q2 2023 to a low of $3.0 billion in Q2 2022.
  • Historically, Short-term Investments has averaged $4.9 billion across 5 years, with a median of $4.9 billion in 2026.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Short-term Investments slumped 75.01% in 2022, then jumped 127.44% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Short-term Investments shows it stood at $4.9 billion in 2022, then advanced by 22.49% to $6.0 billion in 2023, then slipped by 14.71% to $5.2 billion in 2024, then plunged by 30.16% to $3.6 billion in 2025, then surged by 37.41% to $4.9 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Short-term Investments figures came in at $4.9 billion (Q1 2026), $3.6 billion (Q4 2025), and $6.0 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Manulife Financial 568.62 Bn 568.62 Bn -
2 Aflac 59.20 Bn 53.55 Bn 1.48 Bn
3 Metlife 55.45 Bn 39.51 Bn 256.00 Mn
4 Unum 14.44 Bn 4.48 Bn 1.40 Bn
5 Globe Life 12.48 Bn 11.80 Bn 1.45 Bn
6 Primerica 8.62 Bn 8.62 Bn 770.81 Mn
7 Jackson Financial 7.51 Bn 1.67 Bn -
8 Lincoln National 6.79 Bn -8.89 Bn 3.25 Bn
9 CNO Financial 4.58 Bn 4.24 Bn 754.30 Mn
10 Prudential 4.22 Bn 4.22 Bn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 4.95 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 3.60 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 5.96 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 5.30 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 5.54 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 5.16 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 4.61 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 3.80 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 4.88 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 6.05 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 6.50 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 6.92 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 4.18 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 4.94 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 5.27 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 3.04 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 3.15 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 7.18 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 7.15 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 12.18 Bn