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

Metlife's (MET) quarterly Short-term Investments came in at $4.9 billion in Q1 2026, down 10.73% year-on-year from $5.5 billion in Q1 2025, and up 37.41% quarter-over-quarter from $3.6 billion in Q4 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.

  • On a quarterly basis, Short-term Investments fell 10.73% year-over-year to $4.9 billion in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $4.9 billion, a 10.73% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $3.6 billion, down 30.16% from the prior year.
  • Short-term Investments grew to $4.9 billion in Q1 2026 per MET's latest filing, from $3.6 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Short-term Investments topped out at $6.9 billion in Q2 2023 and bottomed at $3.0 billion in Q2 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Short-term Investments is $4.9 billion (2026), against an average of $4.9 billion.
  • Across the five-year window, Short-term Investments slumped 75.01% in 2022 and soared 127.44% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Short-term Investments 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 slumped by 30.16% to $3.6 billion in 2025, then surged by 37.41% to $4.9 billion in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest MET Short-term Investments figures stand at $4.9 billion (Q1 2026), $3.6 billion (Q4 2025), and $6.0 billion (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Prudential 75.05 Bn 67.97 Bn -
2 Aflac 63.80 Bn 58.14 Bn 2.51 Bn
3 Metlife 60.34 Bn 44.39 Bn 256.00 Mn
4 Manulife Financial 52.65 Bn 53.78 Bn -
5 Unum 14.19 Bn 4.23 Bn 1.40 Bn
6 Primerica 9.76 Bn 9.08 Bn 770.81 Mn
7 Jackson Financial 8.17 Bn 3.03 Bn -
8 Lincoln National 7.81 Bn -1.09 Bn 3.25 Bn
9 F&G Annuities & Life 3.87 Bn 1.67 Bn 1.15 Bn
10 Genworth Financial 3.84 Bn 2.75 Bn 553.00 Mn

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