Metlife (MET) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)
Metlife (MET) posted Tax Rate of 24.73% for Q2 2026, up 8.04% on a QoQ basis from 22.89% in Q1 2026, and down 27.0% year-over-year from 33.88% in Q2 2025.
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Metlife (MET) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Metlife has reported Tax Rate for 18 years, with the latest figure at 24.73% in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Tax Rate fell 27.0% year-over-year to 24.73% in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 24.85%, a 19.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 26.99%, up 604.0% from the prior year.
- Tax Rate was 24.73% for Q2 2026 at Metlife, up from 22.89% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Tax Rate was 66.93% in Q1 2023, with the low at 3.31% in Q4 2022.
- Average Tax Rate over 5 years is 21.29%, with a median of 21.8% recorded in 2024.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Tax Rate soared 5163 bps in 2023, then sank 5066 bps in 2024.
- Over 5 years, Tax Rate stood at 3.31% in 2022, then jumped by 1151 bps to 34.75% in 2023, then sank by 78 bps to 7.68% in 2024, then jumped by 251 bps to 26.95% in 2025, then dropped by 8 bps to 24.73% in 2026.
- The last three Tax Rate figures came in at 24.73% (Q2 2026), 22.89% (Q1 2026), and 26.95% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Metlife | 62.16 Bn | 34.84 Bn | 7.82 Bn | 24.73% |
| 2 | Manulife Financial | 24.69 Bn | 25.90 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Equitable Holdings | 14.62 Bn | -4.31 Bn | 1.22 Bn | 28.40% |
| 4 | Jackson Financial | 9.71 Bn | 3.72 Bn | - | 0.75% |
| 5 | Corebridge Financial | 9.48 Bn | -296.14 Bn | 2.79 Bn | 96.15% |
| 6 | Primerica | 9.02 Bn | 8.38 Bn | 717.74 Mn | 21.66% |
| 7 | Sun Life Financial | 8.56 Bn | 3.96 Bn | - | 20.91% |
| 8 | Brookfield Wealth Solutions | 8.52 Bn | -4.26 Bn | 1.92 Bn | -19.02% |
| 9 | Lincoln National | 8.41 Bn | -3.27 Bn | 2.62 Bn | 18.93% |
| 10 | Prudential Financial | 5.23 Bn | -26.69 Bn | 7.91 Bn | 18.51% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 24.73% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 22.89% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 26.95% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 25.45% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 25.00% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 29.84% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 7.68% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 32.75% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 20.72% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 16.27% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 34.75% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 7.30% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 5.12% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 66.93% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -3.31% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 17.53% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 7.39% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 15.30% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -3.12% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 22.18% |